A diagonal atrium enclosed by faceted glass protrudes from the exterior of the Axel Springer building, which OMA has completed in Berlin, Germany.
The office block is the latest addition to the German media and technology company Axel Springer's campus on Zimmerstraße and provides 52,000 square meters of workspace for 3,000 employees.
OMA's design is intended to be open and transparent to "lavishly broadcast the work of individuals" ?  reflecting the work of the company and challenging traditional offices that conceal internal operations.
Aerial view of Axel Springer building in Berlin
"In the typical office building, a visitor enters and then disappears," said Rem Koolhaas, founder of OMA. "It is far from clear what happens inside." "In the new Axel Springer building, people and their interaction are the essence," he continued.
"The Springer building is a tool for the further development of a company in perpetual motion. It offers its users a physical base ? a wide variety of spatial conditions, intimate to monumental ? in contrast to the flatness of working in virtual space."
The building is part of the Axel Springer campus on Zimmerstraße
OMA won a competition to design the building in 2014 to symbolise and facilitate Axel Springer's transition from print to digital media. It was selected ahead of proposals by BIG and Buro Ole Scheeren.
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