B&B Italia Offices

B&B Italia Offices

The building is designed and built in the same years as the Center Pompidou (1971-77) and it rapresents a small-scale general test in view of the Beaubourg.The offices of B & B Italia in Novedrate, near Como, share a lot with the Centre Georges Pompidou: the structure of prefabricated elements; the completely open plan; the expressive and playful use of color; the structure and service components arranged on the outside, surrounding the building like a second case and crossing the structure.

Project data

Design

1971

Construction

1971-1973

Site area

827 m2

Total floor area

1230 m2

Height

6,50 m

Floors

1 + 1 basement

Credits

Client

B & B Italia

Architect

Piano & Rogers; Design team: C. Brullmann, S. Cereda, G. Fascioli

Consultants

Amman Impianti (services); F. Marano (structure & site supervision)