I’ve passed by this building on the train numerous times but as the tracks are parallel to the side I didn’t know about its complex architecture. The JTI Headquarters was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for Japan Tobacco International and completed in 2015.

It’s right next to Genève-Sécheron train station and near the international district in Geneva. What’s great is that the site is accessible, so you can explore the overhanding triangular front and the inner courtyard with its complex interplay of angles.

I took my shots late afternoon but early evening the blue hour would probably be better (I wasn’t patient enough to wait as the Geneva Lux light festival was on and it was the last day to catch it). But the best thing about this building is that it changes with the light and the time of day, from warm oranges to cooler blues - all reflected in and around the windows.

Those vertical lines pose their own challenges to those who are not specialist architecture photographers. Even Lightroom has trouble resolving the perspective and every time I look at the shots my eyes instinctively think that the perspective is off. It’s only once they adjust that I am reassured. You can understand why specialist architecture photographers need those expensive tilt/shift lenses!