international architecture firm MMA projects has built the headquarters of telecommunication company axiom telecom in dubai?s silicon oasis using cement, black glass, and cor-ten as the three main construction materials. the massive, yet at the same time, suspended and balanced building has been developed to form a visual and iconic landmark in an area of high technological density.all images by tushar naik
 
 
?axiom telecom headquarter is the result of the work carried out on four fundamental assumptions and their relationships: icon and green building, city, garden and technology,? notes MMA projects. ?furthermore, besides the guidelines recommended by the client, were added: impact, presence, recognisability and synesthesia.? based entirely on these concepts, the architects have developed an architectural complex that follows the land topography, giving life to a building which has been raised to preserve the main garden. contributing to an equal measure of both indoor and outdoor spaces, this ?green heart? gives life to multi-functional areas, where public and private intertwine harmoniously.  
 
the building combines cement and black glass in its exterior sculptural volume, while a cor-ten steel roof ? the sum of many-faceted elements ? wraps and connects the ?stone? fragments. at the same time, large black windows that merge with the different fragments and appear as dark markings between the ?shield splits? further connect everything together. internally, ther...