Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled its designs for the new headquarters of Swiss wealth management service and private bank Lombard Odier, which will overlook Lake Geneva. 
The building by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's Basel-based firm will provide workspaces for 2,600 people, as well as a 600-seat auditorium and a staff canteen.
This will bring together some 1,900 Lombard Odier employees spread across six sites in Geneva and Lancy, as well as providing room for 700 more.
"By proposing a single building for Lombard Odier?s new head office, we are applying the title of the competition ? One Roof ? literally. Each facade is treated identically: there's no front or back," said Pierre de Meuron.
"A stone-clad bunker would no longer be in-keeping with the image of a contemporary bank. We have designed a transparent, elegant and measured building; as such, its architecture reflects the vision and values of Lombard Odier," he added.
The 27,400-sqaure-metre plot in Bellevue, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, was selected for its proximity to rail, road and air links.
The concave glass facades, balconies and an undulating external walkway are designed to give workers views to the lake. Slender columns are shown supporting the building's overhanging floor slabs, which will form the balconies.
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