v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom

 

airbus group is a multinational leading corporation of aerospace and defense- with its headquarters based in leiden, netherlands. on september 19 2016, the airbus group leadership university project was inaugurated by tom enders -chief executive of the corporation- in toulouse bagnac, france. 

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the airbus group leadership university campus is designed to bring together top managers for training
all images © philippe chancel

 

 

 

designed by valode & pistre architectes and developed by vp & greenthe project is located in the large airport hub of toulouse and features a restaurant as well as training/convention/event centres for members of the corporation. the university campus gives airbus group executives a chance to come together in one central venue. at first, the biggest challenge was to create a complex which reflected both the site scale and cultural identity of the corporation. but in the end, architecture and art successfully combined to offer visitors a lasting impression of their ‘airbus home’- even after only one stay. such an experience is manifested through a dramatic structural design, which provides an artistic character to the aeronautic culture.

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the curved facade is brought to life through a unique lighting by yann kerzalé

 

 

 

the striking architecture of the university is first highlighted by its curved facade of large white slats, forming a 360 degrees sculptural structure: the final shape is an abstract reminder of airflow along an aircraft wing. a spacious central garden also echoes the scale of the site, and symbolically gathers different functions in an 80m (diameter) circle surrounded by a gallery. finally, all components of the complex are finished with a special lighting design by yann kerzalé.

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
bird’s eye view of the central garden

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
detail showing the bent white slats along the facade

 

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night view of the central garden

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
the complex as seen from an airplane

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
main entrance

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
library space

v&p green airbus group leadership university toulouse designboom
lighting detail

 

 

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edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom