Located between the Jura mountains and Basel, the town of Liestal is characterized by a strong productive activity that its good railway connections has favored. However, over the last decades, some industries in the area have started to close down. After years of work in coordination with public authorities, the Swiss Federal Railway, and other commercial partners, the extension of the neighboring BLKB bank’s headquarters constitutes the first step of this broader planning to redevelop the neighborhood. The proposal had to, at the same time, provide a landmark and improve the conditions of the environment. The building’s expressive architecture – which, together with the stringent facade pattern and the characteristic hue of the concrete, generates a distinctive identity – is in fact defined by the complex geometry of the site and by details such as the cantilever to provide a sheltered bus station, or the search for a specific visual relationship with certain areas. The rhythm of the window elements and the central structural core provide flexibility to organize each level, adapting both to the size of offices and meeting rooms and to the open-plan spaces. The building redefines the usual standards of the type and will guide the regeneration of the area...[+]