New Forms Taschen 211

Pages 222/723 Valode & Pistre LOreal Factory Aulnay-sous-Bois. France, 1988-91

Although the initial design was inspired by the form of a three-petalcd orchid (Phalcnopsis), the resulting shape, yisible in one of the origmal drawmgs by Denis Valode (left), took on a futuristic allure. which enabled the architects to provide bnght, column-free workspace around the central garden.

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