Stepped Volumes for European Institutions: Inclined Facades and Band Windows

Design an institutional headquarters in the manner of Denys Lasdun as long low terraced wings following the contours of a wooded plateau, each floor stepping back behind a continuous band of dark glazing set under a projecting concrete ledge. Compose the horizontal ledges stacking in receding steps, pale precast concrete against dark glass, mature woodland pressing close to the building, a gravel drive with no formal landscaping, soft grey northern European light, low oblique view, 28mm lens, architectural photography, ultra photorealistic, 8K