The
headquarters of Cyan Racing, the reigning multiple touring car motorsport world
champions, has been nominated to the Swedish architecture prize "The Gold
Chair" and reached the final round of the vote.
"We
are thrilled to have the Cyan HQ nominated for the Gold Chair," said
Christian Dahl, founder and owner of Cyan Racing.
"The
facilities have really been a key part of our development both as a company and
as a brand, from Swedish champions to World champions. We reached our high set
targets, both on the racing circuits and with our own headquarters."
The black
cube-shaped building was completed in 2017 via a cooperation with the renowned
Swedish architecture office Liljewall.
It hosts
the entire operations of Cyan Racing, including the motorsport world championship programme with Lynk & Co and the
engineering and build process of the Volvo P1800 Cyan.
The
three-story facilities span over 6000 square metres, including an F1-standard
simulator, showrooms, chassis and engine manufacturing, a fully dynamic engine
dyno and design offices.
The
interior is graphically black and white, creating a back-scene for the
protagonists, the eye-catching cyan blue racing and performance cars, to stand
out.
The
materials are glass, perforated naturally anodized aluminium and tasteful
elements of wood. The wood can for example be found in the dining facilities
where the material adds warmth to the otherwise strict architecture.
"We
have always said that we are 'a black and white company with blue cars' and
that set the base for our HQ," said Christian Dahl.
"The
journey from the first design sketch on a napkin with the architect Bjarni
Ingvarson at my kitchen table to the finished building was just as fun as it
was challenging and satisfying."
The
interior of the Cyan Racing HQ is one of four finalists that can win the Gold
Chair, hosted by the Swedish Architecture Academy, and the winner will be
announced on March 25th.
Building
the Cyan Racing HQ - Time Lapse
Inside the
6000m2 Cyan Racing HQ - All Volvo and Lynk & Co race cars
The
motivation of the jury:
"At
300km/h, nothing can go wrong; a technical brilliance and rigor that is
reflected in every single material meeting, every furniture choice, every white
conference room and every single black simulator room in this tweezers puzzle
science fiction interior.
"An
almost unreal environment, stripped down and robotic, with the character of a
high-tech laboratory rather than a head office.
"The
monochrome spaces give a cinematic expression that rarely, if ever, is carried
out with the same consequence in Sweden - only the cyan-blue luster of the race
cars is allowed to contrast, even the workshop is chalk white.
"A
well-oiled machine where the aerodynamic speed wonders are the hub of
everything. Here, interior design is about maximizing speed and minimizing
risks. This is about winning."
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