Inspiriation: Light entertainment

By and Simon Henley Simon Henley 2005-03-24T00:00:00

Buschow Henley took the idea of the cloister, exemplified by the Cistercian abbey at Noirlac in France (pictured), as the inspiration for its ‘multi-storey cloister’ office building for Talkback

Offices are dull places. Rarely are they ascribed the meaning given to a house or a public building. Inside and out they disappoint for lack of character, exacerbated by remoteness from the exterior and the weather.

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