Studio Yione Reimagines St. Louis's Columbia Building
Studio Yione under the direction of architect Yi Wang has developed Fluxwork, a proposal for one Office charge Above the historic Columbia building in the city center St. Louis. The project introduces a fresh, light volume, which is hung over the cut remains of the milestone from 1892, which is supported by three slim columns and a elevator shaft. The founded basis is newly programmed as a public hub and contains a lobby, an auditorium and a garden on the roof, while the new structure offers a flexible, data -controlled workplace.
The Columbia building, originally designed by Isaac Taylor, was completed in 1892 as a nine-story Romanesque structure in the 8th and Locust Street. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in North America, the optimism of growth in the late 19th century of the late 19th century was reflected. After the economic decline and widespread demolition in the middle of the 20th century, the building was cut off in 1976, whereby only a two -story fragment was left. Fluxwork tries to re -engage this architectural history and at the same time present a model for the future of work. The design creates a visual dialogue between the solidity of the historical basis and the openness of the new, chief addition. The lower part is anchored in the use of community, while the adaptable work areas in the attachment quantity. The lower four floors are organized for individual, focused work, while the upper three levels are designed with open layouts that promote cooperation. Between the middle Mezzanin areas next to a shear staircase, informal collective points and the flexibility of the circulation flexibility offer.
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The historical basis meets the floating volume in the fluxwork office
Material strategies followed by Studio Yione's Architectural team Emphasize contrast and performance. The structure uses a hybrid steel-and-confet system with high-strength steel columns and a reinforced elevator shaft with the fresh floors. The exterior is dressed in perforated metal plates, filtering daylight and view and creating a feeling of lightness. The interior is the balanced structural expression with warmer elements such as wooden ceilings and retractable curtains, which enables the spatial adaptability between open and closed configurations. The landscape and environmental integration form another layer of the proposal. The roof garden and the terraces take work areas in outdoor environments and contribute to thermal comfort and social interaction and connect the location with nature again.
Fluxwork includes an office model, which is appealing at a performance resistance, using behavioral simulations and network analyzes to examine interactions for workplace. These findings inform spatial adjustments in real time and enable the shift of layouts as a reaction to further developed organizational structures. This approach positions the project both as a monument to the architectural heritage of St. Louis and as a prototype for adaptive jobs. By comparing preserved history and experimental office design, Fluxwork suggests a new relationship between cultural memory, the urban context and the changing working conditions.
The facade pattern follows the structure with gaps at column points to suggest the “spirit” of the original building
Fluxwork Office proposes a future vision at the workplace