The architect’s description Set in a bustling location and existing building in one of the key areas of downtown Athens, is a fresh food cafe and multi-functional space conceptualized into a packaging crate. Using this metaphor, the ‘crate’ will be used to store its most valuable object – food – but also used for a variety of food related events such as exhibitions, pr...
The architect’s description The inherent intimacy of the existing retail space at 994 Madison Avenue means that the experience of LJ Cross store is completely immersive. The space is completely coated in material; the walls of sculpted white corian and the ceiling and floor in a warm and textured Belgian wood. When looking through the storefront glass, the entire store...
The HagaTwist building will serve as a meeting place for those who live in, work in, and visit the area, and will accommodate a restaurant and a rooftop terrace. The building is located at the intersection of the inner city area Vasastaden and the new Hagastaden (the Haga city), currently under construction, near the New Karolinska hospital. The building is approximat...
The designer’s description Airbnb’s Portland office revolutionizes work by creating a space that invites employees to Belong Anywhere. The design dissolves the idea of a desk as an individual’s address at work. This is replaced with the spatially efficient “landing spot”, a veritable swiss army knife of storage/workspace/team identity. From here the office is a landsca...
This project rises with the hopes of creating a new kind of store to have craft beer. A place to enjoy a beer, alone or in good company, in an environment with unique characteristics in the industry. Concept and Space / / The starting point of the project was analyzing the traditional home-workshop diagram. In this type of home-business, the access was through the busin...
INC’s project description Our home is our castle. INC’s new studio is a portrait of our aspirations and our culture. The goal was to create an environment that embodies the values of our company as it moves into its next phase – INC 2.0, if you will. Comfortable, casual, solid and refined, were to be its hallmarks. The space was peeled back to its essential architectu...
The designer’s description Architecture and interior design firm, Arcsine, transformed an existing 900-square-foot split level vacant retail space into Modern Coffee, a popular, local, multi-roaster’s second location in downtown Oakland, aiming to seamlessly convert the space into a contemporary coffee shop. Since the space sits on a significant slope, the design team ...
The architect’s description Situated across the street from the High Line in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, this new commercial office building sits atop an original two-story Art Modern-style industrial depot that has been restored, preserved, and given the cantilevered metal canopy that is signature to the neighborhood. The new tower is a twisted, steel exoskeleto...
A balance between a thoughtful blending into the surrounding scale and an elegant, yet significant expression has been the driving thought behind Danish practice 3XN’s design of the new Copenhagen Headquarters for accountancy and consultancy firm, KPMG. The company is certain that their new building gives them the right settings and environment to achieve future growth. ...
When the CEO of PATS came to us, he knew he wanted something out of the box. Luckily enough we have enough experience in creating fit outs that don't just come out of the box, but just rip right through it. In the heart of Islamabad, We turned the old clothing store into an office space for eight. With the industrial look and feel and boldness of it's shades, PATS is...
During the winter it is closed, but when the sun arrives the building transforms. The arrival of the spring is visible in the building: screens move up, doors slide open and the flags wave into the air. The building reacts on the summer sun. Context The office for the lifeguard is positioned on the border between land and water. The lifeguard office is located ...
As the name implies, the inside is bathed in natural light, thanks to high windows and a vast atrium, but the architects chose to leave all the HVAC conduits and cable trays visible under the soffit. The centre consists of two 27-storey towers connected by a plaza and sky bridge; the towers are mirror reflections of each other. Mail.ru occupies nearly 30,000 m2 in on...
Functionality was given a higher priority than aesthetic values in the new development of this logistics distribution centre for Hillfresh, an FVW (fruit, vegetables, waste) company. The construction company, Bouwonderneming Stout, faced the challenging task of combining a well-organised layout with a focus on climate control. The firm Cladding Partners was contracted to...
Located across from the New York Stock Exchange, Starbucks is opening its first-ever express format store at 14 Wall Street. Most Starbucks stores are designed in layers, integrating community gathering spaces, working environments and immersive coffee experiences, all in one location. This new express format store will be one of the most streamlined experiences in the c...
Answer The sensory experience of seeing, touching, tasting and feeling joins the basic philosophy of “From Field to Counter” – describing the value creation process involved in producing bread – to form the focus of the bakery‘s design, and the communication and perception of its image. The inclusion of traditional crafts and artisanal professions, such as mosaic and p...
Oriented for optimum solar exposure with its long axis from east to west, the new mixed-use development captures scenic views of its namesake, Camelback Mountain and Tempe Town Lake. This automated louver-screened edifice is not only dramatic but environmentally responsive. The floor plates will serve either research or office functions, lending flexibility and longevi...
The architect’s description The bay window is faced on the street elevation with a perforated Corten steel screen that shields the internal accommodation from view of the offices in the Tea Building on the other side of the street. The screen is laser cut with a text that records every owner, occupier and use of the site throughout recorded history, including all their ...
From the designers Ceramics, in different formats, lead us through various spaces impregnated with the essence of the Mediterranean: the bar, the kitchen and the patio. The ceramic material is present throughout the different atmospheres, thereby bringing us closer to the values that our clients wish to transmit: naturalness, humility and respect for the history and he...
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 mimesiswith the past and the contemporary statementby comparison with present realities. The goal was to search for a bala...
The building was designed in response to its urban context and as a flagship mixed-use building. Armani occupies the ground and first floors, with a nightclub in the basement and boutique offices and a roof terrace above. The scissor geometry of the building’s form responds to a duality of desire lines and is immediately apparent in the dramatic cantilever on to Deans...
CONCEPT AND SPACE The starting point of the project was analyzing the traditional home-workshop diagram. In this type of home-business, the access was through the business area, then you would cross the back shop before getting to the home and finally the inner patio or corral. The proposal for this project is based on this diagram, but flipped over. This way, we are cr...
While its business was booming, the company was struggling with employee retention. With an employee roster of over 600 for each distribution center and the famously tight margins for businesses of this type, employee spaces were necessary components but not necessarily considered. The focus expanded to include architecture as a vital component of employee wellness in s...
Robotmother had a vision. They saw a space that could handle every element of their Jubilee Wharf business – from maintenance rooms to bunking space for visiting bands and a mezzanine level office space. They just happened to see all this on a boat. And we made it our mission to make it happen. The Brief Laying in the shipyard and being used as an ancillary working ...
The fact has been proven as it’s 3D design reached within the top 5 Modern Filling Stations in the world. The narrow and flat site is located along the Ampara and Kandy highway a kilometre away from Ampara, a remote city situated in the east coast of Sri Lanka. The design is sculptural in its nature and yet thoughtful in its detailing. Despite being constructed predom...
The facility supports a 2,000-acre property utilized for agriculture, recreation, wildlife habitat and conservation purposes. The facility program includes: enclosed storage for farm vehicles & implements, covered (roofed) hay & equipment storage, grain storage, insulated work area & tool storage, farm manager’s office, kitchenette, shower area, recycling area, and vehic...
The building, designed by Istanbul and London-based design studio Avci Architects, serves as headquarters of the Turkish Contractors Association and has recently been recognized as the International Project of the Year at The Building Awards 2014 in London. The building features an underground thermal labyrinth and an active thermal slab cooling system which exploit t...
The tropical modern - minimalist architectural design, emphasizes surface textures and artisan craftsmanship. The South (frontal) and East facing facades with its red - tinted concrete referencing traditional architectural filigrees (Jali) act as permeable membranes that filter air and sunlight and at the same time buffers outside sound. This delicate geometry - reduced ...
The end of the Angolan civil war witnessed the beginning of development and urban reconstruction. At first exclusively focused in Luanda, it has gradually extended to hinterland cities such as Lubango, capital of Huila district. This mixed-use building is set in a consolidated area, next to the main square and surrounded by a few remaining buildings of Portuguese mod...
The newest updated flagship restaurant is located in Arabella Complex, Kuwait. It is divided into two floors and contains outdoor seating with a view of the Gulf Sea. New materials and lighting methods are introduced to this concept while preserving Nino's original brand identity. A mixture of glossy materials, wood and soft pastel tones help in creating an urban vib...
Inspired by the mechanics of the eye and in particular, depth of field, the cascading lantern feature is made up of a series of undulating curvilinear shaped disks with a mirror at its end reflecting an image of the retail space below. White and RGB LED lights wrap continuously around each level of the curved disks providing lighting to the space below and to the disk ab...
With their bar form, BbyB.’s chocolates may look the same from the outside, but they come in 30 richly distinctive flavours, from strawberry, pepper and lemon to passionfruit and basil. Because the chocolates are all the same shape, the packaging is modular: five bars of chocolate slot neatly into each sliding box, and five boxes slot together into a cube. The contents b...
It evokes a serene and hedonistic atmosphere of pure and architectural forms. The telluric nature of its materials combined with warm tones, is fused in a tectonic environment. “Terma is inspired in the natural spaces of thermal waters proceeding from the volcanic activity, created by the tectonic nature” The space is framed by rounded prismatic volumes represente...
When Aimer first approached Crossboundaries in 2004, it requested a factory compound of 14000 sqm gross floor area that could house conventional storage, manufacturing, and a 300-people dormitory by individual functions. However, as Aimer grew rapidly in China, the leadership quickly foresaw the importance to upgrade its operation shifting from a production-focused busin...
The project arises from the premise of creating an establishment with an area dedicated to buy in self service and other to consumption of purchased products. Along with this objective, the local morphology, which has a large hallway that divides it into two parts, has also helped to raise a space with three large rooms. Taking advantage from the original compartmentat...
Located in the centre of Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, Aman Sveti Stefan incorporates the island of Sveti Stefan, the pink, sandy beaches of Sveti Stefan, Miločer Beach and the renowned Queen’s Beach, and the 32-hectare estate just back from Queens’ Beach on which Villa Miločer is situated. Completed in 1936, Villa Miločer is surrounded by more than 800 olive trees, prote...
Privacy, flexibility, luxury, and elegance are the fundamental elements of this exclusive property, designed by Philippe Starck. With no reception desk at the entrance area, a personalized check in marks the beginning of the tailor-made service guests can expect throughout their stay. The façade of the three-story hotel is a classical 16th-century shell, behind which gen...
