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The Cloud, Andorra Telecom Headquarters

Project Partners

ARID

Client

Andorra Telecom

Location

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Year

2016-in progress

Surface

15000 m²

Overview

The Cloud, the new building of Andorra Telecom, seeks to be the new architectural reference in Andorra, easily to identify by its shape that suits the topography of the city and the natural environment. At the same time, The Cloud seeks to be a reference in terms of architectural innovation and it will shape the desire for change and progress in the country.
The building includes different programs inside its single volume. With a shape close to a circle, suspended in the air, it leaves the ground floor free and generates public space at its front and rear. A large indoor public space organizes the different programs and areas, both functional and spatially. On the ground floor, the building frees the whole site to the city, while a level below the street, the auditorium and restoration activities are located. This represents one of the most important facts about the building in relation to the city as it acts with great generosity to the citizens. The perception of the building from the street is very important. Moving media and images will be changing the edges of the building, similar to what happens in Times Square or other urban intersections, while the two side facades are technological and communication spaces. The building aims to become an architectural landmark in technology and media.

The Cloud, the new building of Andorra Telecom, seeks to be the new architectural reference in Andorra, easily to identify by its shape that suits the topography of the city and the natural environment. At the same time, The Cloud seeks to be a reference in terms of architectural innovation and it will shape the desire for change and progress in the country.
The building includes different programs inside its single volume. With a shape close to a circle, suspended in the air, it leaves the ground floor free and generates public space at its front and rear. A large indoor public space organizes the different programs and areas, both functional and spatially. On the ground floor, the building frees the whole site to the city, while a level below the street, the auditorium and restoration activities are located. This represents one of the most important facts about the building in relation to the city as it acts with great generosity to the citizens. The perception of the building from the street is very important. Moving media and images will be changing the edges of the building, similar to what happens in Times Square or other urban intersections, while the two side facades are technological and communication spaces. The building aims to become an architectural landmark in technology and media.

Overview

The Cloud, the new building of Andorra Telecom, seeks to be the new architectural reference in Andorra, easily to identify by its shape that suits the topography of the city and the natural environment. At the same time, The Cloud seeks to be a reference in terms of architectural innovation and it will shape the desire for change and progress in the country.
The building includes different programs inside its single volume. With a shape close to a circle, suspended in the air, it leaves the ground floor free and generates public space at its front and rear. A large indoor public space organizes the different programs and areas, both functional and spatially. On the ground floor, the building frees the whole site to the city, while a level below the street, the auditorium and restoration activities are located. This represents one of the most important facts about the building in relation to the city as it acts with great generosity to the citizens. The perception of the building from the street is very important. Moving media and images will be changing the edges of the building, similar to what happens in Times Square or other urban intersections, while the two side facades are technological and communication spaces. The building aims to become an architectural landmark in technology and media.

Concept

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