The "E.T." Building

Tsui Design & Research Inc., Headquarters Emeryville, California USA

This 700 square meter office currently contains two levels of office and laboratory facilities. Completed construction will add another 1250 square meters of space with four storeys. When completed the entranceway features a 7 meter high waterfall through which visitors enter into the "wave wall" reception area. Floor elevations change with a series of ramps leading to work stations, a full circular kitchen, conference area and countertop storage areas. A driveway ramp leads to a loading area and many tension cable shelves line the space for library and reference books. A central 200 square meter open space accommodates exhibitions, structural model experiments, parties and lecture gatherings.

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