This office and factory building breaks the mould by transcending its utilitarian role. Text by Lynn Tan.

The Wieland Group is one of the world’s leading producers of semi-finished copper and copper alloy products.

Headquartered in Ulm, Germany, the 190-year-old company first started its operations in Singapore in 1991 at a plant in Jurong under its subsidiary Wieland Metals Singapore (Pte) Ltd.

 When they built their slitting facility in Shanghai about a decade ago, they engaged Architects Vista Pte Ltd for the project.

AVID Pte Ltd Design Director, Malcolm Chua, worked on the Shanghai project as a student intern at Architects Vista, so you can imagine how excited he was to have the opportunity to design Wieland’s new office-factory building in Singapore.

Unlike generic offices and factories that are built for future tenants, the Wieland building allowed for a design tailor-made to reflect the company’s unique corporate culture and specialised production processes.

For the full text turn to page 72 of Indesign #42 on newsstands now.

Photography by Albert Lim