InBev,
the world's largest brewer by volume, produces 5.3 billion gallons of
beer each year, 14% of the total world market. With a portfolio of over
200 brands, InBev beers are known and enjoyed the world over. For
the company's new headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, Dutch architects
Poponcini and Lootens created "a high-quality, versatile working
environment" that reflected the brewery's "pride in its local history,
whilst looking forward to its future."
The result is an unassuming but
handsome brown brick building with an extraordinary focus on interior
comfort. To control light levels in the building and help keep interior
temperatures constant, the architects worked with Hunter Douglas to
create an integrated solution that would manage glare and thermal gain. More > |