Harley Davidson Building, Australian Headquarters
The new Harley Davidson headquarters was obviously not just going to be any old structure and architects Tony Owen NDM didn’t allow it to be. The Harley is a classic and deserves an amazing structure to house it’s headquarters and I personally really enjoy how it turned out.
The new building earned it’s shape from the bike itself according to World Architecture. The design premise took off from there as Tony Owen NDM notes, “The geometry of the engines forks and frames can be seen in the lines of the building. The building does not copy them, however, it suggests this movement and style. Rather than use the shape literally, we sought to express the elegance and aerodynamics of this movement in the lines of the building.”
I think you can see that they gathered inspiration from the bike itself because of the lines and swoops and colors; but it’s not as if they simply built a “bike” building. It complements the Harley.
More after the jump. Including a look at the interior.
I like how in the night shots, the light plays off the design. It’s serene for a structure housing speed heavy bikes. What odd is the building looks so much more active in the daylight photos but I’m sticking with night as my favorite scene.
To read more about the design aspects and building process visit Tony Owen NDM or World Architecture.
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