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AGORA Pôle de Recherche Sur le Cancer / Behnisch Architekten

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RESEARCH • LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

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Architects: Behnisch Architekten

Area:  22500 m²

Year:  2018

Photographs:  David Matthiessen

Manufacturers: DLW, Poltrona Frau, Rosconi AG, Warema, Zumtobel

Lead Architects:
Connie Wust (Project Leader), Natasa Bogojevic, Ioana Fagarasan, Michael Innerarity,
Heinrich Lipp, François Servera, Saori Yamane

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Text description provided by the architects. The AGORA Pôle de recherche sur le cancer, located in
Lausanne within sight of Lake Geneva, specifically provides working and research space for 400 scientists
and practitioners under one roof. The major focus was on a comprehensive, holistic concept to design
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communication and working spaces for the cancer research center. Existing visual connections on the site
and to the landscape beyond were crucial for a cautious formulation and adaption of the building mass.

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Thus, the building’s sculptural character makes it easily recognizable within its surroundings and
contributes to its autonomous presence.

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Connecting the most diverse requirements into an extremely heterogeneous and tight urban fabric places
great demands on the architectural and programmatic concept. The decision to link to an existing building
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on the one side while creating a harmonious transition to nature on the other, informs the building’s
structure without adversely affecting the site’s existing programmatic functions. Spatial qualities, directly
perceived through daylight, proportion, and materiality, are equally visible in public areas and in the highly
technical laboratories. Interdisciplinary communication and disciplinary communication are both central
to successful research and are evident in the organization of the floor plans.

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In addition to the high quality of residence in the professional environment, communication plays a central
role, both inside and outside. The Agora area, the public level of the cancer research center, connects the
campus’s existing pathways to the laboratory and office levels via interconnected communication areas
and informal workplaces. The internal organization of the programmatic areas offers the users a high level
of flexibility to provide the necessary freedom for future changes. The Atrium, main entrance of the
building, connects AGORA to the neighbor building Bu25 on the east side. This tempered volume offers
public meeting points and enables exceptional events to take up.

The building skin is designed to enhance daylight use in the depth of the building. In specific areas,
operable windows allow for natural ventilation. This provides for a better individual climate control.
Daylight enhancement systems, optimized sunlight protection, the responsible management of natural
resources in the construction and maintenance of the building, as well as the use of both renewable and
existing energy systems on site are preconditions for a successful and sustainable working environment.
They, together with ISREC’s own research goals, establish a future-oriented image for the new facility.

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Project location

Address: Lausanne, Switzerland

Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

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