Onoffice magazine

Nestled in a patch of parkland in Groningen, the Netherlands, sits a new office building that has been touted as one of the greenest in Europe. It’s certainly one of the most flamboyant. The 92m-tall tower, designed for the city’s Education Executive Agency and Tax Office, has the sort of aerodynamic expression generally reserved for pavilions, museums or modern churches – not sensible offices built during straightened times. The structure’s undulating curves, accented by horizontal fins flowing across the facade,…

Yushi Uehara has a manifesto with three main statements: firstly that architecture should be a logical construction to materialise the experience of the user’s activities; secondly that shocking colours change little – to make an impact you need to scrutinise the form; and thirdly, he pursues architecture that is the built equivalent of blue jeans. Got it? Luckily his buildings are a lot clearer to read. Monolithic, cantilevered structures, such as his latest office building, Shaken Office in Groningen, conclusively…