Asia

LASALLE College of the Arts is located in Singapore. The campus is divided into six blocks, which are connected on the ground floor with a campus court, and on the upper floors via bridges. The buildings comprise classrooms, studios, library and auditorium. The fabric roof covering the entire campus is the largest in Singapore. Two thousand internal glass panels all differ in form; production and installation were arduous. The unique three-dimensional geometric design is iconic and has attracted a lot of attention.

A massive expansion project for the Rohm Tianjin factory involved the construction of eleven new wings. Included in this expansion were a new factory wing, comprehensive living quarters and effluent treatment wings. The employees' quarters link to existing and new factory areas via a convenient connecting bridge. The new factory wing echoes the factory's existing design; the entire concept applies the global standard design used in Rohm factories worldwide.

Toyota Boshoku Asia Head Office in Bangkok consists of the company's regional headquar-ters and research center responsible for Southeast Asia, Australia, Taiwan and India. To underscore the company's origin in textiles, the façade incorporates three types of alumi-num spandrels in a "woven" design, whose appearance changes depending on time of day. Minimal exterior windows shield against the hot sun; daylight enters instead via an inner light court. The spirited interior design is illuminated by random lights in the vast lobby.

In an industrial complex outside Jakarta, this factory processes steel sheets for use in automobiles and electronics. Exterior walls are of Galvalume sheet steel and feature thin vertical slits of polycarbonate placed in six-meter pitches. These slits, together with skylights, provide enough natural light to make use of electric lighting unnecessary during the day. The mechanical supply and exhaust system maintains a clean, dust-free environment. Office space with a glass curtain wall offers great views.