The Basajaun demo building is being built in Bordeaux (France) in cooperation with the Departement de Gironde. The demonstration is devoted to products manufacturing regarding scalability and replicability in a system prototype within an operational environment.
About the Basajaun Research – Architectural design
UNStudio, an international architectural design office, led the design, inspired by Southern France’s landscape and the school complex. The initial design of the southern demo building is based on collaboration with local architecture firm BPM. The function consists of three connected houses for the teachers at the adjacent school within the overall campus designed by BPM.
UNStudio adapted the original design to the Basajaun construction system in wood and biobased materials through a coordination process with the Basajaun partners and BPM architects.
The resulting proposal results in three high quality and fully wood residences. The living rooms of the two houses on the sides have double height spaces and every house has a private terrace on the first floor. The main architectural feature of the building is the roof edge, which protects the façade from the summer heat and relates to the neighboring constructions.
The design works have been a prime example of intensive collaboration on the European scale. The main coordination tool for the architectural design process was the software revit. Each partner generated their own models which were brought together in one combined model for coordination.
The project is currently under construction and will soon be completed.
About UNStudio
Working in the realm of public and private architectural works since 1988, UNStudio specializes in innovative architecture, planning and design projects at all scales; from bridges to public buildings, mixed-use projects, residences, exhibitions, products and interior designs. The name UNStudio stands for United Network Studio and refers to the collaborative nature of the practice.
UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is an international network with six full-service internation-al offices in Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Dubai, Melbourne, Austin and over 300 employees from 27 countries, our streamlined structure enables us to spend less time organising and more time designing & collaborating with our clients.
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