Surrounded by parkland and built on a former industrial site, the new JTI Headquarters is located in a Geneva district home to prestigious international organisations. A collaboration between the firm?s architecture, structural engineering and interior teams; the competition-winning design consolidates four existing JTI premises within a single landmark building and demonstrates SOM?s commitment to integrated design, sustainability and innovative workplace solutions.

© Hufton+Crow

Architects: SOM

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Area: 37790.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Hufton+Crow, Adrien Barakat, Johannes Marburg

© Adrien Barakat
Surrounded by parkland and built on a former industrial site, the new JTI Headquarters is located in a Geneva district home to prestigious international organisations. A collaboration between the firm?s architecture, structural engineering and interior teams; the competition-winning design consolidates four existing JTI premises within a single landmark building and demonstrates SOM?s commitment to integrated design, sustainability and innovative workplace solutions.

© Adrien Barakat

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