Article source:  Xabier Barrutieta Architects

Orona IDeO – innovation city is the flagship design of the new extension of the Technology Park of San Sebastian (Hernani, Basque Country, Spain). The purpose of this project is to house the company´s Innovation Ecosystem, which stands out as it brings together different synergetic activities –business, technology canters and university-. The project is an answer to the need of common networking space of an international company, creating a place that is both a flagship and a common home for its more than 4,500 employees and a hub for researchers and students on elevation, urban mobility, energy and eco-technology branches.

Image Courtesy © Agustín Sagasti

• Architects: Xabier Barrutieta Architects
• Project: Orona Ideo
• Location: Technology Park of the Basque Country, 20120 Hernani (Gipuzkoa), Basque Country, Spain
• Photography: Agustín Sagasti
• Total built surface area: 49,950m2
• Building period: 2012 – 2016

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