Described by the Dutch studios as having an "egg-in-a-box arrangement", the 1,800-square-metre student pavilion is intended to become the new social heart of the university campus, located to the east of the city centre. One of the main aims of the project was to create a bright and welcoming space for staff and students, so Powerhouse Company and De Zwarte Hond des...
This common room for a culinary school, by French designer Matali Crasset, has bright yellow interiors and white movable furniture that reference the meringue islands of famous custardy dessert L'île Flottante (+ slideshow). Crasset designed the communal space for hotel and restaurant management students at the Lycée des Métiers de l’Hôtellerie Restauration et de la Bou...
Greek designer Marios Karystios has revamped the schoolroom of a maths teacher, adding brightly coloured furnishings and vintage accessories that aim to make learning more fun (+ slideshow). The classroom refit in Cyprus is the first interior project by Marios Karystios. The graphic designer, who is more accustomed to producing branding for vineyards and cafes, was task...
This 40,000 square foot facility contains an 18,000 square foot 300 seat Performing Arts Theater. Working with theater consultant, John Von Szelinski and acoustical consultants, Smith, Fause and Associates the specialized structure contains a full proscenium stage, dressing rooms, a scene shop, and full lighting and rigging capabilities to accommodate Broadway style prod...
This distinct location calls for a vertical beacon that acts as a reference point within the neighborhood. Therefore the building has been split in segments that accentuate this vertical effect, which becomes even stronger when reflected in the water when seen from the entrance way. The segments itself are horizontally split to create balance in the facade. The first seg...
The newly built community school Noorderbreedte Diemen is very broad. It employs a total of six institutions for education, care and development of children. The building also has a function as a meeting place for the neighbourhood. Noorderbreedte is furthermore very durable with thermal storage, Marmoleum on the floor and heat-insulating glass. On top the school is beau...
the 40,000 square meter scheme includes laboratories, offices, and lecture rooms, alongside various sports facilities and an on-site restaurant. the design is defined by the so-called ‘landscape wave’, an undulating concrete roof canopy topped with a vast area of plantation. the vaulted structure uses techniques often found in bridge building, and fittingly houses a v...
pedro reis floats horizontal white volume on melgaco sports school all images courtesy of pedro reis the building was conceived as a central hub for the high performance sports campus, concentrating all administrative, educational and social activities into one. based on a simple and clearly articulated geometric composition, the design strategy was a direct response...
As part of the initial selection process, each of the four finalists were asked by the client – the calgary municipal land corporation (CMLC) – to design an adaptable building which would serve as a catalyst for the region’s ongoing development. within the scheme, the program of required components is stacked vertically with the most publicly accessible functions shif...
The facility is the california-based architect’s first in australia, and houses teaching, learning, research, and office spaces for the institution’s business school. it features dissimilar façades to the east and the west, with the former made of waving brick in reference to the region’s sandstone heritage, and the latter of angular glass panels reflecting the contempor...
The large glass panels stretch the length of each level, while featuring fritted patterns to create gradients of varying opacity. recent photos by field condition display the open concrete skeleton of angled columns and distinctive folded floor slabs, which at the moment are fully exposed while sporting the construction-standard orange mesh along their perimeter. desi...
housing the CIS program (computing and information sciences), the building is one that reflects the strong interdisciplinary nature of the college, strongly tying together technology, academic and social interaction. an entry plaza amidst large concrete columns leads to the main entrance of the building. this is a flexible space to be used the the entire campus on a f...
The building regroups twelve classrooms, two kindergartens, a daycare, a library, a computer laboratory, few administrative offices and a gymnasium which was designed to be doubled, if needed. The steel structure of this two storey school was conceived to receive twelve more classrooms and an extension of the gymnasium. The school was designed to allow the access of the ...
A comprehensive renovation of the obsolete heating system and a replacement of woodwork is implemented. A new maneuver track for heavy weight driving training, a new car park, an extension workshops and classrooms are also created. Our project aims to improve quality everyday life of users and enhance the school’s heritage. The architectural language of existing exten...
The building takes its roots within an unstructured urban site made of blank spaces (playgrounds, wide avenues…) and building as objects from the modernist urban development (blocks of council flats, gymnasium and school). The Music Academy building remind of a « music box », solid and sober with its brick walls, precious by its gold copper alloy cladding. Its shape cu...
Located on the outskirts of the ancient village of Melgaço, on the northern border between Portugal and Spain, the new Sports University Building offers a serene and integrated learning atmosphere within the dynamic nature of a sports campus. As a result of an open public competition launched in 2008 by the Melgaço Municipality and the Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Ins...
SITE: Starting with an existing campus of four buildings that needed connectivity, the architects developed a campus masterplan. The Commons – a bookstore + café – is the first of the new buildings, continuing a long-standing relationship between the owner and architects. Located at the planned campus core, it fulfills the role of the social ‘third place’ for the gro...
