你如何在一块相当小的土地上为数百名员工创建一个面向未来的企业总部、一个停车场和一个新的绿色空间？2018年，OYO通过为全球最大的马铃薯产品制造商和分销商之一Agristo提出并回答这个问题，赢得了投标（并被提名为英国建筑性能评估体系优秀认证）。

How do you create a future-proof corporate HQ for hundreds of employees, a car park, and a new green space on a fairly modest plot of land? In 2018 OYO won the pitch (and is nominated for the BREEAM EXCELLENT accreditation) by asking and answering this question for Agristo, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of potato products in the world.

我们的概念涉及将所有3个元素集中到一个结构中，最大限度地增加可用的发展空间，同时将其与繁忙的工厂工作流程分开。要做到这一点，设计必须打破传统的方形/矩形布局。我们创造了一个有机的形状，以充分利用指定的地块，并操纵体积，为所有员工提供全天的自然光。

Our concept involved concentrating all 3 elements into 1 structure, maximizing the available space for development, and at the same time separating this from busy factory workflows. To do this, the design had to break with conventional square/rectangular layouts. We created an organic shape to take full advantage of the designated plot and manipulated the volumetry to provide all staff with natural light throughout the day.

其次，看到公司对 “绿色空间 “的渴望的真正含义（对员工健康的投资），OYO决定使绿色空间成为建筑本身的一个重要和考虑的特征。大楼每一层的露台为员工提供了平等和方便的户外活动，让每个人都更接近自然。植物群也环绕着大楼，提供更多可见的绿色，鼓励更多的生物多样性。

Secondly, seeing the company’s desire for a “green space” for what it really was (an investment in employee wellbeing) OYO decided to make green spaces an important and considered feature of the building itself. Terraces on each level of the building provide employees with equal and easy access to the outdoors, getting everyone closer to nature. Flora also encircles the building, providing more visible greenery and encouraging greater biodiversity.

第三，OYO向Agristo展示了未来的流动性将发生变化。10年后，围绕公司汽车的战略可能会有所不同，越来越少的人将自己开车去上班–这使得大型专用停车场结构变得过时。忠实于我们的口号 “可持续性就是适应性”，停车场被放置在结构的低层，但其设计方式意味着这些低层可以很容易地转变为办公空间以支持未来的业务增长。

Thirdly, OYO showed Agristo that in the future mobility would change. In 10yrs time the strategy around company cars would likely be different, and fewer people would be driving their own car to work – making a large dedicated parking structure obsolete. True to our mantra “sustainability is adaptability”, the parking lot was placed within the lower levels of the structure but designed in a way that means these lower levels can easily be transformed into office space to support future business growth.

该结构与现有厂房的协同作用也得到了考虑，生态系统的思维导致了对新建筑供暖和制冷的有效想法。我们在设计中加入了热阱，将Agristo的工业冰箱/烤箱中多余的冷/热空气输送到新结构中。这种想法说明了适应性设计和可持续发展的做法是如何融入到设计的每个方面的–这就是为什么该建筑将成为该国第一批获得英国建筑性能评估体系（BREEAM）优秀认证的建筑之一。

The structure’s synergy with the existing factory building was also considered, with ecosystem thinking leading to an efficient idea for heating and cooling the new building. Heat traps were included in our designs to funnel excess cool/hot air from Agristo’s industrial fridges/ovens to the new structure. This kind of thinking illustrates how adaptive design and sustainable practices were woven into every aspect of the design – which is why the building will become one of the first in the country to achieve the BREEAM EXCELLENT accreditation.

但可以说，该建筑的设计中最令人印象深刻的方面是它的内部，它的设计考虑到了不同的空间目的。这不是一个真正的办公室。它是一个具有多个区域的空间，旨在促进专注、协作、放松或社交。这些区域战略性地放置在整个建筑中，鼓励员工的流动和跨部门的合作。是的，下班后的酒吧也对此有一定的帮助…

But arguably the most impressive aspect of the building’s design is its interior which has been created with diverse spatial purposes in mind. It’s not really an office. It is a space with multiple areas designed to facilitate focus, collaboration, relaxation, or socialization. Placed strategically throughout the building, these areas encourage the circulation of staff and cross-departmental collaboration. And yes, the after-hours bar helps this a bit too…

尽管Agristo的规模很大，但它仍然是一个家庭经营的企业，它喜欢把它的员工视为家庭成员。它认为它有真正的责任来照顾它的员工，它认为员工是这个家庭的延伸。这就是为什么我们设计了一个以人为本的结构，鼓励人们在不同的空间之间移动，忽略部门之间的隔阂，走到一起。其巨大的中庭使大楼充满了自然光，并使员工感到自己是某个大事物的一部分。而今天，它的酒吧、咖啡馆、重点区域、协作站和绿色露台加起来，为阿里斯托家族提供了一个自然和健康的家。

Despite Agristo’s size, it’s still a family-run business and it likes to think of its employees as family members. It believes it has a genuine responsibility to look after its staff, which it sees as an extension of that family. That’s why we designed a singular human-centered structure that encourages people to move between different spaces, ignore departmental silos and come together. Its huge atrium fills the building with natural light and makes staff feel a part of something large. And today, its bar, cafes, focus areas, collaboration stations, and green terraces add up to a natural and healthy home for the Agristo family.

Architects: OYO
Area : 21750 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Tim Van de Velde
Manufacturers : Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), Unilin, Aliberico, Decospan, Enjoy Concrete, Maars Jansen, Petac, Stradus
Stability Engineer : Establis
Technical Engineers : Boydens
Acoustics Engineers : De Fonseca
Creative Director : Nigel Jooren
Design Director : Ferran Massip
Site Manager : Jonas De Vreese
Interior Architect : Jolien De Baets
Architects : Fiona Deziron, Antoine Le Gouyer, Thomas Cotton, Miguel Sousa
Architects Assistants : Koen Maertens
General Contractor : Alheembouw
City : Wielsbeke
Country : Belgium