In order to have clean air in the smoking room at the 1st floor of the Grand Tree Musashikosugi shopping mall, Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects took 2 specific measures. Firstly, by setting the carved wall and utilizing the character of the smoke – that is pulled to walls – they induce it to the exhaust outlet on the ceiling. Secondly, by setting the fan between the ashtray ...
Founded by creative director Natalie Viaux (concept and design) and Dr. Christiane Cordes (health consultant), TTCCH’s focus is vegetarian and vegan food, to go, to stay and take-away. The exterior of the high-cube container is pearl green, the wall and cieling surfaces are faced with Norwegian birch, copper details softly accentuate the bar area. The view from the la...
The games developer King (creator of Candy Crush Saga) contacted Adolfsson & Partners to develop their new office concept in central Stockholm, in a building of the first half of the twentieth century planned by architect Gustaf Clason. With an ambition to bring King’s world of games and characters to life, A&P created a colourful and energy-filled office featuring bo...
Located on the western edge of Munich, near the Friedenheimer bridge, and adjacent to the light-rail lines that string throughout the city’s center, Am Hirschgarten is a campus-like cluster of four buildings, each of which entails a tower, which rises from the base of every building’s plinth. The project’s urban planning requirements mandated economical, sustainable, ...
De Hoge Rielen is a place for civic and ecological education in the 300-hectare forest of a former military base. The O-shaped Hostel Wadi – conceived by Studio Bernardo Secchi & Paola Viganò – encircles part of the pine forest, retained as a memento of a disappearing artificial landscape that is rapidly transforming into broadleaf vegetation. A circular, ever variable...
It occupies a new building of 37,000 square metres, covered with white travertine that rests on a skirting board of stainless steel. It was conceived with ample, luminous spaces in mind, emphasising its groundbreaking interiors made of basalt, glass, lacquered in black and white concrete and an atmosphere of contemporary art. It has two main facades full of large win...
Logical reaction to the surroundings, to the economic context (crisis) and social context (peripheral neighborhood in a ravine); to the climate (over-‐exposed latitude to UV rays); to the requirements of the developer: construction completion from august to december, in-‐fill of an urban block in a plot of 43,20x13 meters, physical connection to levels of the existing ...
An annex glass box had been added to second floor of the existing building allowing for the exterior brick façade to be experienced as an interior space. “We looked at the present configuration of the space and decided to keep it uninterrupted while inserting our office program” says Spark’s Beijing director Jan Felix Clostermann. The space is loosely zoned into ...
Reykjavik is the capital and largest city in Iceland. Located in the south west of the country and with a latitude of 64°8’ N, it is the world’s northernmost capital of a sovereign state – little wonder then, that extreme weather conditions are the norm and equally little wonder that something out of the o rdinary was required for an impressive new entrance to the Arion ...
A description from the designer Stix, a new Mediterranean restaurant in Chelsea, NYC got a full dose of atmosphere through a handmade rope lace installation by Mantzalin.The screen, evoking images of grapes and olives in the maritime tradition of the Mediterranean, separates the dining room and the bar. The usually delicate bobbin lace technique is translated from fi...
The project description Designed by local illustrator Jason Blower, in collaboration with Quadrangle Architects and the Lululemon interiors team, the 380 sq. ft façade is comprised of wood panels sandblasted with an intricate collage of locally-inspired imagery including trees, rivers, joggers and several Edmonton landmarks. The warm and welcoming entrance creates a ...
The project will be the agent’s head office building, using modern design and new building techniques that efficiently support the communication net between the different departments within the building, so as to allow the optimum use of the whole project. Basement level for 14 cars parking Ground floor of 280 m2 office space + Reception First floor of 375 m2 off...
In the showroom, a huge drop of blue water, which comes from an exempt bathtub splashing and crossing the glass facade, has become the representative element that demands the attention of pedestrians passing by the street. To provide all the attention to the product, the store has been "built" in two basic colors: white and gray. Grey is present in the micro-cement ...
Former Creative Director of Design Hotels and now design entrepreneur Michael Schickinger together with Annabell Kutucu, interior designer and stylist, took care of the renovation works and created an elegant but simple atmosphere, an eclectic and refined style, a rustic but very chic combination. Interiors are carefully furnished in order to create a comfortable envir...
ULMA Architectural Solutions has been involved in the restoration of the Catalonia Passeig de Gràcia Hotel in Barcelona using the Facade system made of polymer concrete. It is a building of the late XIX century, in which was decided to retain many elements of the original structure, such as its spectacular façade, which shows intact tiles inspired by vine leaves. ...
The main construction consists of 2 separate blocks with 7 and 9 floors, respective to the site topography. Besides the office and residential floors, the anchor of the building is Pegasus Airlines. Above the Pegasus’ office, which has a direct entrance at the street level, there are office floors of the ESAS. The uppermost floors of the rear building are designed as res...
The design approach focused on the Hotel in its absolute entirety - considering the intended look and feel, and paying heavy attention to the interiors, furniture, surfaces and finishes, as well as extending the design influence to Limes' music and drinks list. The Limes facade has been tangibly branded with the Limes logo on a gross scale and also represented on details...
The project explored many possibilities in terms of treating the site as an entertainment precinct including gastro pub, themed restaurant highlighting the different areas of the venue. The client insisted on a highly visual, rich interior, with the design conceived more as a theatre play than a traditional design process, basically staging the venue. By creating the sta...
The ambition of TNT Real Estate is high. Mr. Flip Verwaaijen, Director of TNT Real Estate, has frequently explained that the organization is less, but good, durable square meters will. The newly built offices are characterized by two aspects, very energy efficient and CO2 emission-free. It is the ambition of TNT to the first mail and express delivery company in the w...
In 2012, advertising agency Lowe Campbell Ewald examined several options for relocating their corporate headquarters before falling in love with the “bones” of the former J.L. Hudson Co. warehouse connected to Ford Field in downtown Detroit, Michigan. The J.L. Hudson Co. warehouse building dates back to the 1920s. It features a combination of multiple structural syste...
The project aims to give identity and legibility to the whole building complex, currently characterized by different elements. The choice to collect the entrances into a new single main hall redefines both spatial hierarchies and distribution system. Pedestrian paths and driveway will be clearly separated. A new covered walkway system will connect the main hall, the offi...
The Isozaki Tower, nicknamed il Dritto (The Straight), was designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and by the Italian architect Andrea Maffei. With its 208 m, the tower will be one of the tallest buildings in Italy and the tallest to the roof. With 50 floors of which 46 are expected to use as office space, the tower will be able to accommodate up to 3,800 people. Th...
The main building (building A, 22 storeys) is sited along Via Gioia, extending the existing urban street front. The second building, which is not as tall (building B, 10 storeys), curves to open up its atrium towards the south onto a large stone square, framed by a garden and planted car park. The reconfigured public space and square create an environment which truly ce...
The Piedmont Region Skyscraper is an administrative building located in Turin, the construction of which began on 30 November 2011. It will be designed to accommodate the council, the Council and the offices of the regional administration of Piedmont. Designed by Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas and presented to the Piedmont Regional Council during a public he...
When in 1981 Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager hit on the idea of converting a New York flophouse into a luxury hotel, the world was still a very different place and top-class hotels were starchy, old-fashioned places. Together with designer Andrée Putman they opened Morgans on Madison Avenue / 37th. Street in 1984. Andrée Putman had previously designed boutiques for Yves...
Central task for the project’s research was to meet the expectations and requirements of hotel guests using tomorrow’s technology. In the showcase space, a symbiosis of technology and space can be experienced. The room features the latest technology in the fields of media and communication in combination with prototypical products developed by renowned manufactures. Huma...
Throughout the years, Aaron Bondaroff better known as A-ron The Downtown Don, has produced legendary gatherings, designs, and creative direction that have received a tremendous amount of international recognition, earning him a permanent place in the New York City timeline. A small sampling of his collaborations include a large variety of visionaries and brands such as T...
With a range of more than 20 000 materials Modulor is probably the major supplier of model construction products for architects, designers and artists. In its Berlin Modulor shop and online at modulor.de the firm of Modulor has established itself not just as an international wholesaler, but also as a comprehensive internet research tool in the "material for creatives" ...
The firm repurposed the store’s original style into a modern, functional atmosphere. The concept behind the restaurant is the result of three integrated ideas. 1.The traditional “open kitchen”: In guatemala, it’s tradition that the dining experience relates directly to the outside environment. Whether it’s under a pergola, an interior with large windows, or an open pa...
Designed once more by DesignAgency under the supervision under the supervision of Generator’s Creative Director Anwar Mekhayech, the property includes a welcoming lobby, a vibrant bar, a restaurant with garden-facing veranda, a spacious chill out area, and a spectacular rooftop terrace with sunset views of Montmartre and Sacré Coeur. The interiors capture the romance of ...
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is widely perceived as a growing gateway to the global market place, and an institution that upholds the strictest standards of transparency. When designing the new SGX, insights from staff and customer alike made the design team realise that this traditional institution is undergoing a rapid transformation; this called for entirely new...
No, its not inside your child’s nightmares, it’s at the brand new West London development 10 Hammersmith Grove, where PENSON have just finished designing a new 32,500 square foot office space for television giants UKTV. Set across two floors the space is dominated and defined by its statement staircase; designed by PENSON and installed and manufactured by Aldworth, Jame...
A spacious atrium connects all upper workplaces with each other. The office, designed by Paul de Ruiter and built by Dura Vermeer, is located at the sustainable business park Beukenhorst-Zuid in Hoofddorp. High performance office Fluor works on global issues in the field of chemistry and the generation of energy. This requires a well organized office, which stimula...
The brief for the Coppersmith Hotel was simple: deliver a contemporary hotel and hospitality destination while preserving an historic landmark in South Melbourne, Australia. The landmark was the old Cricket Club Hotel, first licensed in 1870. Reborn as the Coppersmith, it is now a boutique hotel with 15 guestrooms, a gastronomic bar and dining room and a rooftop retreat...
The new beverage market is located along the busy north ring in the industrial area of Brunico. 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 s...
This 80-seat destination restaurant occupies a set of forgotten arches in the catacombs below Glasgow’s Central Station and is so named after Alston St, the main thoroughfare of Glasgow’s mysterious, forgotten Grahamston Village that stood at the crossroads of the main north-south and east-west axes of Glasgow, and which was built over in the 1800s to create the station....
