{"id":31700,"date":"2021-06-09T10:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/portfolio\/orange\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T17:18:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:18:11","slug":"orange","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/portfolio\/orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627485767032{margin-top: 100px !important;padding-top: 10vh !important;padding-bottom: 10vh !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\">Orange<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\">Rehabilitation of Biella\u2019s former paper factory<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<p>Orange Communications decided to create a third call-centre in Bienne, Switzerland, linked to the development of fibre optics and 3G telephone networks.<\/p>\n<p>The selected building was the former factory of Biella, maker of the renowned Swiss binders. It has a structure of solid concrete which permitted it to be raised.<\/p>\n<p>The architectural approach was to expose the existing concrete structure and to add a steel structure with perforated metal, sun-shading and a ventilated fa\u00e7ade which would house the technical rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The building is composed of an administrative section and a call-centre; the volumes are treated differently to reflect their functions. The central core topped by stretched canvas contains the primary meeting spaces. The building is a nod towards technological evolution of time, moving away from paper-based work towards new forms of communication.<\/p>\n<p>The technical elements are highlighted, the vertical shafts cladded with the same material inside out. A system of industrial cooling beams was used for the ventilation and the first systems of optical fibre were used for the interior lighting.<\/p>\n<p>The existing loading dock was transformed into a new volume for the reception area.<\/p>\n<p>The rehabilitation of this building was the start of an evolving disused neighbourhood of Bienne\u2019s city. The resulting improvements to the local streets and paths created a new neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #999999;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #999999;\">Photos \u00a9Luca Fascini<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_masonry_media_grid gap=&#8221;3&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1627985781361-494023f8-5072-9&#8243; include=&#8221;30701,30700,30699,30698,30697,30694,30695,30686,30687,30692,30690,30691,30696,30693,30689,30688&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row thb_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627485767032{margin-top: 100px !important;padding-top: 10vh !important;padding-bottom: 10vh !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Orange [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rehabilitation of Biella\u2019s former paper factory [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Orange Communications decided to create a third call-centre in Bienne, Switzerland, linked to the development of fibre optics and 3G telephone networks. The selected building was the former factory of Biella, maker of the renowned Swiss binders.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-31700","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-category-offices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/31700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31700"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/31700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31708,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/31700\/revisions\/31708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tjca.swiss\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}