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FARCOM isacompanyofalmosthalfacenturyoflife,developedthroughtheindustryofhaircareproducts.Inourparticular
taskwewereasignedtodosomethingsimilartowhatFARCOM does,butinourownprofesion.Togroom andoferourcare
inanexistingbuilding,whichhousestheoficesandwarehousesofthecompany.
Theconceptualideawasnotwanttosimplyinterleaveitwithacladding,buttodesignanew organizationalform thatwilembraceitasasheathing,wilcontributetotheimagethroughperspective,uninteruptedpathwithcontinuousmotion,abilityto
adapt.
TheHelixdoesnotonlyfunctionasafacilitysuroundingthebuildingbutatthesametimeitactslikeanelixiroflifethatpromises
asecondyouthtotheexistingbuilding.Helixtwistsandturnsinfrontofarigidframework,inacomplicatedform likeahairbraid,
thecareofwhichistheDNAofthecompany.Helixnamedafterthehelicalform ofDNA,remindingalthecontinuousprogres
ofthecompany.
Strictmeasures2,50x2,50grid,createstheinstalationlimit,indicatingthedistancefrom theexistingbuildingandcreatingthe
setinghelixclimbs,twistsandturns.Theentrancehalisreformedandisthelinkbetweenthebuildingandinstalation,creating
agarden.Asecondgridatselectedpointsofbasicstructureencouragestheclimbingofnaturalgreen,alowingnatureboth
separatingandunifyingtheoldwiththenew.
TheHELIX,composedofthreediferentelementsmixingtogetherataspecificrate,changingangleeverytimemeetshighest
andlowestpointsofconstruction.Mutateintosegmentsparaleltothegroundmarkingpointsofinterestandutilitiessuchasoffices,entrance,storagecanopy.