European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

The new headquarters of the European Investment Bank is situated in the European quarter of the Kirchberg-Plateau in Luxembourg and is an extension of an existing 1980 building by Sir Denys Lasdun. The site is urban on one side and landscaped on the other.

A glass roof soars over the V-shaped office wings that are connected with atria and winter gardens. The layout of the building relates to its context on all sides and fits naturally into the landscape. The slope of the site is expressed inside the building with cafeterias and conference rooms arranged on internal terraces. These atria connect the public areas at the ground level to the office levels above.

Through their flexible structure the office levels allow unlimited reversibility and offer an egalitarian working environment. Communication and spontaneous social interaction are encouraged by the open zones at the intersection points of the office wings.