"Gleaning from the depth of our experience in the field, we seek to reconcile form, function and cost to create a new landmark for the Sanlongwan area that will become a token of technology and innovation,’’ said Aedas Global Design Principal Ken Wai. With a total planned area of circa 77,716 sq m, the site is divided into two plots. Plot A is surrounded by water and el...
Dutch studio KAAN Architecten takes to the Flemish Valley near Ghent, Belgium, to design a sustainable new expansion for the De Prijkels business park, which is currently home to over sixty businesses. Developing an entrance for this collection of workspaces, KAAN Architecten has collaborated with developer Steenoven, contractor Alheembouw, DENC-studio, DELVA Landscape A...
It is a gathering area and incubation base of wisdom industry integrating commercial services and business office functions, which will attract a number of high-tech industries and strategic emerging industries to settle in the future. The unique location of the site and the gathering of specific talents in the future have put forward new demands different from tradition...
The building is located on a triangular plot therefore, a triangular building allows for the most efficient use of available space. The trinity of functions – Lok Sabha (the Lower House), Rajya Sabha (the Upper House), and Central Lounge – also work efficiently within the triangular plan. The design is inspired by the present Parliament building, the construction craf...
At first glance, a simple industrial building. On closer inspection, a finely shimmering, mysterious object communicates the value of the products manufactured at the site of Mühle GmbH & Co.KG. Based on the urban planning specifications, the new replacement building is located between the two existing halls 3 and 5. In its height, however, the building projects beyond...
'What if work could be extraordinary?' asks Ben van Berkel. Booking.com's office in Amsterdam, named City Campus, is his response, and it's nothing if not ambitious. With its occupants now happily moved in, and a BREEAM Excellent design certificate for sustainable architecture for it under their belt, van Berkel's architecture practice UNStudio proposes this as a model f...
In the outskirts of Pune, India, stands S NINE, a co-working space designed by architecture studio PMA Madhushala. Unlike the conventional glass-box structures that dominate the commercial landscape, the building is wrapped in a facade of integrated red sandstone planters. The team took inspiration from the ethos of the region, striving to create a timeless design rooted...
With a history spanning over 160 years, IHI is Japan’s leading heavy industry conglomerate. In order to respond quickly to the complex, changing needs of society and its customers, IHI needed to create a “base” for developing new businesses with its partners by utilizing its advanced technological capabilities. Planning started with finding IHI’s uniqueness. Much of th...
This makes Arbor's location in the hypermixed Bankside Yards masterplan all the more significant, as it plays a vital role in shaping a 24-hour neighbourhood that blends work and city life, culture and technology, nature and art. Arbor, a development by Native Land and joint venture partners Temasek, Amcorp Properties Berhad and Hotel Properties Limited of Singapore, i...
The four-storey building will be the headquarters of Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust, accommodating 80 staff. “The design is an interrogation of visibility and duality. The building owner and occupants work in a virtual world, providing internet protocols,” said the architects in a design statement. “Everyone connected in the Asia Pacific region experiences thei...
The aspiration of company owners Oded and Noriko Califf was for the interior to present a subtle blend of European and Japanese design influences, which provided a rich source of inspiration for the designers. The Japanese references are subtle and present themselves through the choice of materials, the play of geometric patterns, and the hand-crafted woodwork detailing....
The project came to Arlington in 2018 after fierce opposition from other publicly floated locations, including Queens, New York. Dubbed “HQ2” as the firm’s primary base outside of Seattle, the development in Arlington has received the more official name of Metropolitan (Met) Park, adopted from a nearby park. The project has been positioned as central to the DMV’s (Washin...
Designed by Studio Prineas as the headquarters for a boutique builder, Sheeth HQ introduces light and renewed vitality into a former commercial warehouse. Once an untouched and open commercial space, the building’s existing built fabric and material palette encouraged Studio Prineas to embrace a raw interior expression – with lofty ceiling heights, exposed steel trusses...
Following a vision of high aims to truly connect the Optics Valley of China and innovative science communities in Wuhan, Gensler has designed the YOFC Headquarters with high standards, bound to create a favorable and pleasant working environment for employees and build up a better brand perception. From the inside out - Taking a cue from optical fiber technology – where...
The project aims to transform an introverted institutional building into an opportunity for dialogue with the public domain and its social context. The new extension becomes an urban device that does not seek to impose an architectural gesture but rather to clarify the existing one. The vertical ceramic slat cladding joins the new extension through its material dialogue...
The premises was shell and core, had an open plan and high ceilings of 4.5m. These features inspired the design concept. The finishing of the open areas is done along the horizontal window impost - to a height of 2.5 meters; the entire space above is left almost untouched: we left the concrete ceiling with floor beams, the walls without finishing and the utility systems ...
Facts Project Name: Matrix ONE Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Year: 2018–2023 Client: Matrix Innovation Center Size and Programme: 13,000m2 – offices, laboratories, education spaces, restaurant Sustainability certification: BREEAM-NL-Excellent Credits Architect: MVRDV Partner: Frans de Witte Design Team: Fedor Bron, Mick van Gemert, Roy Sieljes, Fouad Addou, An...
Named Espoo House, the 24,000-square-mere building is intended to pay homage to Finland's history of timber construction. The municipal building will house the city's administration and also be open to its residents. The administrative building will be defined by its timber frame, which will be exposed internally and was designed by Cobe and Lundén Architecture Company ...
Taking inspiration from this, the AB&D Office in Brazil is one that maximizes space with mart design even as it is split into two distinct areas. One of the areas contains the hall and the meeting rooms along with the reception while the second zone holds the pantry, kitchen and other work areas. Designed by Solo Arquitetos, the interior here feels welcoming and sophisti...
Yet throughout his life, he was recognized for his philanthropic gestures, which became further consolidated through the Jim Moran Foundation’s founding in 2000. The Foundation’s mission remains committed to uplifting the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders, and to further this, an announcement has been made on the groundbreaking of a new headquarters i...
We requested the client to keep the structure raw and not to encase the client with concrete or any other material to hide the steel finish.The structure also has a lot of green areas around.Hence the design ideology is based on focussing on the products with the overall space acting as the backdrop. Also in terms of material pallet, we kept it rustic like using hardene...
This building is not just a mere office combined with a showroom, but more than that, it is a center that allows people to explore aluminum from any space, including the landscape and exterior. Dance of Aluminum Bars project has faced significant challenges in the process of renovating the old structure. Instead of constructing a new project, the focus was on finding sol...
LOHA developed the massing of the new retail and creative office building through a combination of exterior and interior strategies. By maintaining a consistent floor-to-ceiling height for the garage levels, the office floors can begin to twist and pull apart, becoming incrementally taller to lift up from the parking base and create desirable spaces for creative work. T...
130 West College Street is slated to be a five-story, 233,000-square-foot development massed as two office buildings separated by a central atrium. The design, which will be structured in mass timber, places a strong emphasis on sustainable methods and systems as well as occupant wellness. The proposal to reimagine the site—currently a vacant lot wedged between College ...
Entering a salon can be a confronting and awkward experience. Typically, clients enter into the heart of the working space, where hairdressers cut, dry, sculpt and colour clients’ hair to transform or refresh a look. In this situation, it’s hard to know where to wait, who to look for or what to do. You might even begin to question your choices: Can I really pull off a bo...
The office is a workplace and also a platform to exhibit cooperative culture. Directly connected to Lianhuashan Park and Bijiashan Park, Upperhills enjoys facilities including an art theater, upscale apartments, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Galeries Lafayette, etc., presenting a unique international cultural and commercial atmosphere. The open and relaxing multifunctional ur...
Three previously conjoined historic 19th century buildings on the corner of Oliver Street possessed attractive Romanesque Revival details like half-circle arch fanlight windows on the exterior, but its interior had been slowly erased by a century of use and reuse. The architects worked with the developer to incorporate original elements from the historic buildings while ...
Located on a corner site in the city's Thu Duc district, the Urban Farming Office was designed to be emblematic of the plant-filled, low-energy architecture for which Vo Trong Nghia Architects is known. Alongside the office, the practice has also constructed a version of its low-cost housing prototype, S House, designed to withstand typhoons and earthquakes and first un...
The client contacted us as they were considering the site but unsure whether a leased commercial building there would be able to attract a steady flow of people given the location is a block off the main road and not very close to the station. On weekdays, elderly people, homemakers, and children cross the border between the two districts mentioned above for various re...
The Suhe Centre for China Resources Land forms the centerpiece of the Suhewan East Urban Complex, which introduces a rich mix of functions to the predominantly residential area. The 200-meter, 42-story signature tower is part of the city’s vision to draw development towards the eastern quarter. The Suhe Centre has obtained LEED Platinum certification and has a Green Bui...
Hovering above San Francisco, ‘Aerie’ is a small addition to the Californian city. Architects Luke Ogrydziak and Zoë Prillinger from OPA completed the project as a vibrant work and study space cantilevering over a four-story drop of an existing house. Concept-wise, the design embraces clean gestures and breathability to devise the ideal environment for thinking. ‘For thi...
The design features a sleek and contemporary style with clean lines and a minimalist approach, which creates a sense of sophistication and elegance. The building's facade is made of glass, allowing natural light to flow into the interiors, making the space feel bright and airy. The interior design features open spaces, high ceilings, and modern finishes, creating a harmo...
Moss, who leads Eric Owen Moss Architects and has been planning the tower for decades, recently completed the 235-foot (72 metres) structure in Los Angeles. The tower is roughly T-shaped in plan, with a rectangular primary volume – curved on one end – that holds most of the usable floor space, and an externalized core that holds the primary circulation and additional ro...
Envisioned as a competition entry for Mirae Asset Global Investments, a South Korean IT company, ‘K-Project’ by David Chipperfield Architects takes shape as a dynamic headquarters in the Seongsu district of Seoul. The practice designed the project in close collaboration with local architects and consultants, conceiving it as a piece of infrastructure with the flexibility...
The building stands out in the landscape due to its design and sense of lightness, alluding to the cloud and the technological world that characterizes this company. An exterior structure of exposed concrete was designed high above the ground, which conveys a sense of lightness as if it were hovering over the landscape. The enclosure is composed of two horizontal pieces...
The commission stems from the need to develop a project for new administrative spaces and services for its recently expanded plant. The client had designated an old parking lot on the site of the existing industrial plant for the project in question. A flat piece of land with a small area, which meant developing a building with at least five floors to bring together the ...
