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DESCRIZIONE: Pricewaterhouse Coopers has just moved into a new state-of-the-art tower in Frankfurt which will soon become the company’s headquarters in Germany...

Pricewaterhouse Coopers has just moved into a new state-of-the-art tower in Frankfurt which will soon become the company’s headquarters in Germany as well as the country’s fourth tallest building. The focal point of the entrance lobby, designed by JOI-Design is an über-hip, UFO-like “island” which functions on one side as a reception desk and then doubles on the other side as a café / bar for social events. Made from highly polished glass fibres, the dynamic, glossy white structure has been moulded into a lacy “web” symbolising a neural network and emphasising PwC’s interconnected philosophy and creativity as a leading “think-tank” of consultants. Sleek white leather barstools line the café side of the desk. the centre panel, colour-shifting LED lights can be adjusted to varying degrees of intensity, so that the effect can be more subdued through the work day and pumped up to a more vibrant radiance during a reception in the evening. The supple, sculptural design ingeniously sweeps around one of the building’s central support columns, transforming a design dilemma into a sexy solution.