We propose to approach the spaces and activities for The LEGO House through the lens of a core element of LEGO’s philosophy – Inventing the future of play through systematic creativity. As an idea, The LEGO House can be conceived as a three dimensional village of interlocking and overlapping buildings and spaces. It can be visited as a curated flow – from one building to...
From the exposed rock wall a new rocklike volume is built in concrete, organizing the space and the public/service circuits and areas. Thus, on the groundfloor the space for the the toilets has been dug into the rock, enhancing the idea of a strong spacial and material link with the pre-existence. On the ground floor also the cafeteria/bar area is inhabited by the exp...
White is the selected color since the toys are very colorful. We wanted the background to be neutral but impressive. The three-dimension shop window is inspired in some narrow street of the world. It takes up the first 20 m² (215.28 sq ft) of the store with a perspective on one side wall that appears in three dimensions, creating the product display racks. Two-dimensi...
Working with Ave Bradley, global senior VP and design and creative director of Kimpton Hotels, the London-based architects designed a crisp architecturally-driven interior featuring contemporary timber wall panelling, pale oak timber floors, steel glazed screens and bespoke terrazzo walls. The hotel design was inspired by the playful design approach of Kimpton, with a co...
ABSTRACT The business partnership is continuing between Sky Italia and DEGW, a brand belonging to the Lombardini22 Group specialising in the integrated design of workplaces. After completing an office space serving approximately 190 people along the lines of smart work encouraging new ways of cooperating and sharing experience, DEGW has now completed the ground floor of...
Fly Pony’s story In the teeming city, Shanghai, people talk about a boy called Tim, who is coming from a small town. Everyday, Tim would goes to a wonderful magical world in his dream. All those shoes he wore are full of magic and stories. In one of his dream, Tim was involved into an adventure, he needed to find a fly pony. Fly Pony shoes have five import...
thai-based SO architects (situation based operation) has been commissioned to redesign DP group’s new four storey headquarters in thailand. DP group is a family-run business with a warm working atmosphere, where the architects aim to reflect the company’s philosophy through its newly renovated building. the owner’s penthouse is placed on the top floor, and the executives...
german architecture firm dittel architekten has developed the design concept for stuttgart‘s latest bar, eduard’s. named after the founder of the breuninger department store, this new lifestyle bar is making a bold statement with its striking design. due to its subtle and elegant façade, the solid wooden bar remains unrecognizable to most. once inside, patrons immediatel...
RIGI’s ‘first cry film office’ is a studio located in shanghai, where people gather to work on film. the film industry owns a sense of ceremony, spanning from script to shooting, screening to watching, no matter for director or audience, space in and between the curtain with 24 frames per second, and every dramatic clip. every shot connects different places, people and m...
Molecure Pharmacy Space Design: Nic Lee, Richard Kuo, Kate Chang /Waterfrom Design(www.waterfrom.com) Owner: Molecular pharmacy Project type: drugstore Location: Taichung, Taiwan Indoor area: 120㎡ Spatial pattern: dispensing area, consulting area, drug bar, office, meeting room, restroom, storages Design time: 2016.7 ~ 2016.11 Construction time: 2...
nosara is a popular retreat destination for health, wellness and surfing. the eco resort designed by studio saxe thus features a yoga studio and multi-purpose gym space which provides a jungle setting for exercise and relaxation. the hotel is designed as a series of small villas that are located within walking distance of one another. the individual pavilion ‘homes’ are...
Tatra banka (Member of Raiffeisen Bank International) is one of the leaders in bank segment in Slovakia for very long time, most precisely around 100 years. It is also known as a leader in bank technologies and inovations in Slovak republic and in Europe as well too. Our effort as a designers, was to create branch design which will provide clients with unexpected experi...
nestled in a rapidly rejuvenating neighborhood in budapest’s ninth district, this neat studio was reinvented as a micro live + work space by studio bunyik in collaboration with architecture uncomfortable workshop. its main features are a set of pine and ashwood bespoke furniture elements that frame and anchor the main functionalities of the apartment. an open floor plan,...
in the past couple of years, buriram in thailand has seen the birth of many new architectural structures. located on the main highway that leads to the city center, class café – occupying the once old and unused building- is now turning into an attractive destination designed by sake architects (SAR) for this northeastern city’s inhabitants. as the first branch outside o...
located next to madrid’s el retiro park, juana limón is a bakery and coffee shop designed by local studio lucas y hernández-gil. comprised of only 50 square meters, the project aims to attract the attention of the passersby while fitting inside a small kitchen able to handle preparation of goods, as well as a public area to sell and consume them. the firm dealt with ever...
chinese studio daipu architects has completed ‘wood mountain’ for a pub located in chongqing, china. the project reflects a desire to allude to the local topography, landscape and climate. the architects have employed the structural language of a ‘mountain’ to simulate the terrain of chongqing. the structure is introduced into the restricted concrete space to create a ne...
american/german architectural practice barkow leibinger has completed the ‘smart factory’ near chicago. the presentation and sales, center for the german machine tool and laser manufacturer TRUMPF, turns high-tech machines and production processes into exhibition-like showpieces. while the concepts of factory and exhibition space are ordinarily separated, the architects ...
award-winning australian design practice sans arc studio has created the design for adelaide’s latest off-beat seafood bar with a japanese twist. smallfry is an inner city fish and chipper restaurant that brings warmth and homeliness to a concrete-clad environment. the design draws upon nostalgic ‘fish shop’ vibes, but re-frames them in a contemporary, textural and imme...
the location plays a key role in the overall design concept. WSDIA, the company responsible for the space’s wayfinding, signage, and branding features, described the project’s design foundation: ‘the main directive — architecturally and graphically — was to highlight the synergy between new york city and NIKE, by examining sport themed floors through the lens of NYC… bot...
yuqiang + partners, a team of more than 80 architects, create a stark contrast between traditional and contemporary by revamping HappyLand’s sales office in downtown changan. the structure uses perforated silver aluminum panels that adhere to the façade covering the square-like site, and also work as an effective medium to keep the air circulating while decreasing noise ...
responding to the urban context of the store, linehouse realizes a curved stainless steel installation which operates as a retail system on the interior, as well as a dynamic façade treatment. perforated stainless steel panels with a graphical treatment of varying punctures and patterns were inserted, shifting between the inside and outside — creating pockets of retail d...
global architecture and engineering firm HDR has proposed a design for the world’s largest data center to be built in ballangen, norway — 225 kilometers (140 miles) north of the arctic circle. in developing the ‘kolos data center’, the architects took cues from its setting, a fjord surrounded by mountains and glaciers. organized along a central spine, the building’s form...
as well as displaying jewelry, sunglasses, clothes and books are also shown within ambush in order to contribute to a lifestyle feel. presented within glass cases, the intricate pieces work as embellishments upon the store which contains a clean and pure aesthetic. wonderwall aimed to create a positive tension by establishing a balance between opposing elements such as t...
keiji ashizawa design and delinium arquitectes have completed ‘tohoku standard’, a souvenir shop specializing in crafts and handmade goods from the tohoku region of japan. the store design integrates furniture from local workshop ishinomaki laboratory ( founded and represented also by the designing architect, keiji ashizawa ) for its new retail location in sendai. led b...
the client’s brief challenged studio doho to create a contemporary eatery that reflects hawaiian origins of its food, within the constraints of a small space. limited streetfront façade and existing interior structural walls forced the entrance to be moved off the main street, creating a large solid wall at the main storefront. studio doho responded to this challenge by ...
after topping out in mid-2015, beijing’s ‘chaoyang park plaza’ — the ambitious mixed-use development by MAD architects — is now nearing completion. the scheme, which reaches a total height of 120 meters, is located at the heart of the chinese capital’s central business district and contains over 120,000 square meters of commercial, office, and residential buildings. the ...
in midtown manhattan, at a pace of one floor every four days, a jean nouvel-designed skyscraper is beginning to rise above new york’s museum of modern art. construction on the project — which began life nearly a decade ago as ‘torre verre’ — got underway in 2014 with the building taking on its new name, 53W53. now, with the development over halfway through its lengthy 55...
Pedevilla Architects developed the six-storey extension for the Bühelwirt hotel, which is situated in the Ahrntal commune of northern Italy, just three kilometres from the Klausberg ski area. The aim of the addition was to introduce 20 new rooms, along with a spa and expansion of the restaurant, to the existing chalet-style hotel dating from 1910. A steeply sloping...
‘tao hua yuan’ is a contemporary structure employing vernacular architecture atop a hill and carved into a young forest, located in a hot spring resort area outside of nanjing, china. used as a tea house to promote the chinese culture of tea drinking, while being innovative, it seeks to meet the demands of modern life. the building is divided into a tea lounge, a calligr...
Studio Saxe has completed a boutique hotel and yoga studio set into the tropical landscape of Nosara, Costa Rica. The project is another in a long line of sustainable buildings from a practice that blend contemporary design with local craftsmanship, embracing the natural environment that surrounds and frames the architecture. Guests at the hotel are provided with indivi...
Adding new layers of reclaimed materials, texture, pattern, plants and colour, Morag Myerscough has created a vibrant, welcoming and joyful café and bar at the heart of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre. The first phase of a long-term, artist led refurbishment programme of this landmark arts centre in the heart of the Tottenham Green Conservation Area in Haringey. With cont...
Tchoban Voss Architekten designed a high performance test centre for large scale bearings in Schweinfurt, Germany. Two volumes of different height, positioned parallel to each other are the basis of the new construction. They celebrate the wind and the energy by their striking inclination. This dynamic form illustrates the power, which the test centres develop while test...
Studio Seilern Architects refurbished a building located into a 1970’s office block in London, to create the Ansdell Street office space. The intervention comprised the renovation of the interior spaces while retaining the existing structure and adding a new stair and lift core. While the existing facade was re-clad, an origami roof structure was added. The main challen...
The project by ES arch in Madesimo, Italy, involves the renovation of a bar, small in size and organized on two levels. The existing structure consists of two spaces with different height connected by a staircase. This means that the two volumes become different parallelepipeds: high and narrow in the volume in the entrance, low and deep in the volume of the small room. ...
The Trucks Maintenance Centre is an antenna of the Ile et Vilaine departmental equipment park (Britany, France). The project proposes to create a dialogue between the new building and the landscape bocage. The technical aspect of the program is accentuated by a great rationality into the organisation of its functions. This rationality allowed a one way traffic system, sy...
Constructed with recycled materials, this eight-story adaptive reuse project features soaring ceilings with state-of-the-art offices, community hearing spaces, a boardroom, and ground floor retail.Located at 375 Beale Street, this massive 525,000-square-foot building once served as a navy supply warehouse during World War II and exuded an air of impenetrability with its ...
