after developing the concept, and presenting via skype, the millwork was digitally engineered by a fabricator in lexington, kentucky. the team was then able to have the pieces cut and assembled to the necessary specifications in an local shop and installed on-time and on-budget.the display of the product is centralized and divided into five 8-by-8 ft units. each module i...
Called ‘meet & eat’, the facility will bring together a public conference center, an employee restaurant, and a showroom on the adidas group headquarters – known as ‘world of sports’ – in the german city of herzogenaurach. the envisioned structure takes a diamond shape in plan, and features a distinctive roof of vertical concrete fins enclosed with glass. with an init...
The idea was to create an interacting space inside a constantly changing scenic urban location to offer guests of the event a unique experience in the hosting city of mannheim. the fruit and vegetable section of the wholesale facility was chosen as the site due to its nightlife: the day begins when the sun sets. thus, it is not a place for people looking for a relaxat...
The project, which will form the headquarters of the antwerp port authority (APA) combines a new beam-shaped structure with a former fire station, a listed building which is being fully restored as part of the development strategically located between the city center and the famous harbor, the scheme will provide its occupants with expansive views of antwerp from behi...
Completed by tangerine, the redesign offers a range of potential sleeping configurations, accommodating families, couples and groups. during the day, interiors can be transformed into a comfortable living space, incorporating a sofa, a desk, free wifi, air-conditioning. each room is just over 7.5 square meters in size, with expanding sides that provide additional room...
Therefore, ryuichi ashizawa architect & associates have considered how future constructions and reconstructions could be performed in a way that connects people to this concept of natural life and style.the transition area between the lake and the land is evident through a variety of changes caused by developments of the 20th century, where even the seawall has lost its ...
The collaborative team of HAEAHN architecture and haenglim placed second in the contest, for a proposal which stacks four large building volumes atop one another while including cultural functions into the work environment. the endeavor replaces an existing power facility, and places a new one below the structure and green landscape. As the new below-grade power plant...
The enclosing surfaces operate in relation to the ground floor fuel cafe of the brand’s Czech Republic headquarters. the entities are separated by a glass wall, which simultaneously prevents physical contact, but develops a visual dialogue. this relationship is enhanced by two openings that are the main conceptual elements of artistic intention. As the company plans t...
internally, dining areas are organized around two openings that present external views of the arboreal setting, while a small kitchen is found at the rear of the plan. furthering the strong connection the scheme shares with nature, vertical roof struts take the form of individual branches, allowing guests to feel as if they are able to take refuge underneath the protecti...
the space consists of three sectors – inside, gallery, and pool – simultaneously differentiated and integrated in the same language. the geometry consists of dominant, pure lines, which can be seen in straight frame construction, the interior finishes, and in the outdoor pergola with its sloping wooden hairs that move in the wind. the materials are organic, with a great ...
titled ‘neutrabuilding’, the project did away with the existing single-storey façade to make way for a predominantly glass envelope. outboard of this, a thick shell of precast concrete panels wraps the façades to provide protection from excessive thermal gain. this robust veil is patterned with hexagonal openings, which allow for views from the interior spaces while crea...
Already housing a popular café, roaster, bakery and garden, there was a natural evolution to amalgamate the adjoining site; once the home of the James Byrnes linseed oil mills, established in 1918. The client saw an opportunity to capture the patron and further develop the character of The Grounds. The brief was to create a distinctive space to gather and celebrate t...
Special attention was given to insolation to sunlight and eyesight on the east and west elevations, both of which are front facades. For insolation, aluminum mesh is fitted to the ALC outer wall just like rattan blinds to block the sunlight most effectively. The aluminum boards are made to be only 2mm thick not to burden the structure, with their curves allowing for ...
The new building is designed as a beverage wholesale shop and is located directly adjacent to the existing headquarters and warehouse of the company Harpf. The new beverage market is designed as a wood construction for several reasons: the new beverage market was built on some existing underground storage, so the lightweight applied had to be appropriated. Furthermo...
The spectacular entrance space and five storey enclosed Atrium sits within the former Patent Office building. The dynamic and flexible interior incorporates a private meeting space, singular workstations, co-working desks and relaxed lounging areas, all elegantly fitted into a modest floorplate. The brief was to push the existing boundaries of coworking spaces at this l...
Nevertheless the artist wished to create a place that could be luminous, cosy and opened to the surrounding landscape. He wanted a place dedicated to his interests, art, drawing and engraving. To find the way to to meet his expectations, he asked architects Gwendal Hervé and Monique Bastos to conceive an artist studio inside an old barn from the XVIIth century, attach...
Integrated in a symbolical building from the sixties in the city of Porto, a former house for the cinema Lumiére, the space is defined by a rhythmical facade of windows, which covers all the length of the building. The architectural intervention is based on a continuous flexible system of sliding garage doors that create multiple spatial partitions, able to (re) orga...
Framed by the buildings, an urban park was established between the main building and the annex. The new building’s design does not repeat, but instead varies the design language of the neighbouring IBM building, where stone and glass were used as materials. The window formats of the new building are identical in their proportion to the ones on the standard floors of t...
Idea: It is located on the ground floor of XIXth century tenement house designed by Józef Hintz, situated in vicinity of the Warsaw Technical University Architecture Faculty. Long, rectangular shape of the shop enabled to design two distinctive zones- selling point in the front, and preparation area, staff and storage area in the back. The preparation area was pur...
Standard rectangular plots 25x30 meters were given to sponsors of the Games in the Olympic park. One of the main requirements of the Olympic Committee was to locate a single volume on the site. But the clients wanted to create a public space where visitors could meet between competitions. So architects decided to rethink the proposed layout of a single building in the...
The former brewery, together with its surrounding facilities, was in 2009 bought by up from Index Estate by Octapharma and the company has since strived to improve logistics on site. The brewery, first built in the early 1890s, peaked during a 15 year period but soon faced economic difficulties and bankruptcy. The building has since been used in various ways, slowly f...
The street used to prosper with an array of small individual shops, but it has declined substantially and many shops had been closed down. As a consequence, the street is increasingly filled with closed shutters. If no measure is taken against the declining condition, it would eventually become a so-called “shutter street” and the shopping street would disappear. A lo...
In architecture is associated with the critical process to find the essential elements which are to remain, those that must be removed and new ones, prostheses, which may be added. This intervention follows two options: the archaeological recovery by mimesis with the past and the contemporary statement by comparison with present realities. The goal was to search for a ba...
Urban Villa is a 100 room hotel in west London. The property is unique in that it is a hybridization of a boutique hotel offering and an aparthotel - two programs that generally are mutually exclusive. Our brief was to bring a design-led bespoke hospitality feel to a product that is traditionally anything but. An even bigger challenge for us was to attempt to do this wit...
The original dance pavilion Valencia was built in 1861 and designed by H.S. Stilling and is a building with a long history in the Copenhagen entertainments. It has witnessed the rapid growth of the neighborhood as the Copenhagen Ramparts were released in late 1800, and has at first-hand felt the city's explosive growth as the detached dance pavilion in 1889 , was enclose...
It was destined first for housing use but later in time it hosted different businesses from a bakery to a brothel. All that experience is what gives to the building its essence and makes the space unique. The building acquires its personality and character as a real person, with all those experiences, in a practical way which results in a singular place with its own sca...
The restaurant focuses on Turkish cuisine and Babaji’s signature dish is ‘pide’ – Turkish pizza made with leavened dough that is flattened by hand to give a unique shape and texture that comes with a variety of toppings. Yau has applied his contemporary global perspective to traditional Turkish recipes to create an exciting new dining experience. Stepping into Babaji,...
Say hello to Munich Brauhaus, a 900-seater German beerhall in the heart of South Wharf. Perched on a raft slab open to the Yarra beneath Munich Brauhaus boasts all the trappings of a traditional Bavarian bierhaus with a clean modern edge. The venue has been split between 3 distinct zones separated by 2 mezzanine structures. Features include 3 separate bars, both a dining...
Since its founding in 1995, Intelligentsia has been a coffee roasting pioneer. Their dedication to quality and craft is evident in both their coffee products and their café designs. This attention to quality has garnered them a cult-like following. Each café and retail location is a reflection of the company’s values, context and community in which it is located. No two ...
A CONCRETE MONOLITH Much is demanded of today’s office buildings, especially if they are to house many disciplines under one roof, as is the case here: In addition to the office for architecture and interior design, this building houses a firm that develops mono-brand concepts as well as an agency for communications, corporate design and visual merchandising. As the set...
The new RRA Studio is located in a renovated 19th century villa in Josefines gate 7, near Bislett in Oslo. The house was designed by the prominent Norwegian architect Georg A. Bull and has previously housed an embassy and a children’s theatre. The office has been renovated to modern standards while retaining and displaying the character of building. A glass floor between...
A LANDMARK FOR AHMEDABAD Two characteristics, which Mondeal Square satisfied already soon after its opening. Located in Ahmedabad's burgeoning suburb Prahladnagar on the S.G. Highway, the ensemble offers a total floor space of 17,000 square metres, of which 3,600 comprise commercial space, as well as ten storeys for office usage. During the day, the striking structure ...
