ESO is the European organisation for astronomical research in the southern hemisphere. The project involves a new office and conference building and a technical building with a total floor surface area of about 17,000m².
The three-storey office and conference building will consist of three circular sections, which will be designed to look as if they float. The building will feature a ‘zigzag’ glass façade system, reflecting the existing headquarters and the landscape as a fractured image. The project has been designed by the Auer + Weber + Assoziierte firm of architects in Munich.
Bam Deutschland's work is due for completion in August 2013.
On behalf of its 15 member states, ESO operates three locations in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor.
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