One Dalton contains a 215-room hotel on its lower twenty-one floors and 174 residential condominiums on the forty floors above: collectively, the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences. Shaped as a “soft triangle” in plan and sheathed in low-reflectance high-performance insulating glass, the tower rises from a granite-and-glass podium containing the condominium lobby and the ...
Complex of three hotels in Illychevsk city, Ukraine. The Building 1 is under construction and will be completed by 2016.
A new kind of high-rise for Dubai UNStudio, in collaboration with Werner Sobek,was invited by the wasl Development Group to design a new kind of high-rise for the city of Dubai that would act as a benchmark for both the region and for the wasl Development Group itself. The project is locatedin an exceptional central position in Dubai’s network - along Sheikh Zayed R...
The first layer, which incorporates the balcony, is defined by vertical glass-made parasols, separated every 30cm and of floor-to-ceiling height. Therefore, it is transparent and permeable. The second layer is the enclosure between the inside and the outside of the building.
The newly released photographs show the circular staircase, which echoes the Olympic rings, as well as sinuous façade structure rising at the construction site in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2014 3XN won the competition to design IOC’s new headquarters,Olympic House. The HQ is designed around three key values/objectives: movement, flexibility and sustainability. Its interi...
Overlooking some of the largest casino resorts across the river, the development is set to be an integrated cultural tourism-oriented complex with two high-rise Grade-A office towers and a series of retail, banquet, entertainment and leisure venues. In ancient Chinese myths, the totem of two dragons chasing for a pearl symbolises good fortune and happiness. Design...
The total development will be constructed in two phases to provide high quality office and amenity space. The overall development integrates closely with Toronto’s public transport system providing a new bus terminal for Metrolinx, as well as new connections into Toronto’s Union Station, subway and lightrail (LRT) systems. The first phase of the Bay Park Centre, 81 ...
The choice of materials by RLP for the elegant facades in the area of the former brickworks was obvious as well as exciting: the design showed the variety of design possibilities with the "first precasted product of humanity" (Roland Rainer). The pillar order in accordance with the urban planning disposition results in a striking building complex - a landmark in the...
To create an accessible building on the central axis of Boulevard Joliot-Curie, with an active, inviting ground floor for both occupants and passersby, the surrounding public spaces are literally drawn into the building. This results in a transparent and sculptural ‘rez-de-chaussée’ (ground floor). This typology, which Studioninedots calls WeSpace, functions as a collect...
Developed by government backed CaoHeJing Hi-Tech Park, the project is aimed as CaoHeJing's platform for innovation. The new Centre will support and nurture high-tech firms, and connect local and overseas university graduates and enterprises and act as an accelerator for new technology in China. The project sits on the edge of Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, a state leve...
The project will house the headquarters for Tellus-Gmond, Grade 5A lettable office spaces and a jewellery trading centre. The well-facilitated transport hub nearby brings enormous circulation to the complex and generates excellent development potentials. The architectural form of this 200-metre super high-rise is referenced to the traditional Chinese totem of bamboo...
The winning proposal consists of an interconnected building structure in which the upper floors are divided into smaller building elements. From the outside, the project appears as a tight sculpture that adapts to the different scales of the site and to the city’s street profile. Towards the street, the building opens up and creates passages and shortcuts through the com...
Just blocks from the I-80 off-ramp and fronting on the primary J Street artery into the urban core of the city, the Vanir Tower will become a vital component of the rebirth of downtown Sacramento. This 375-foot-tall commercial office building, accommodating 372,000 gross square feet of office and 430 parking spaces (well situated to serve both office and event parking ne...
the visitor is first introduced to this theme when walking through the front door. the pink walls of the lobby are lined with pop art, and neon lights hang over the reception desk. the hotel has various works of art throughout the halls and the rooms. it was curated by artist iñaki domingo and photographer and filmmaker diana kunst. the two directed a range of projects f...
the project, titled ‘nocenco cafe,’ focused on morphing a middle-rise concrete building located in the city center of vinh. this scheme sees a renovated a cafe on the last floor and rooftop of a 7th floor turned into a neighborhood and city icon, with an emphasis on using a unique local material to create a new structure. after a study period, VTN architects decided t...
morpheus, a new flagship hotel for macau’s city of dreams resort, has opened its doors to guests. designed by zaha hadid architects (ZHA), the project’s distinctive appearance is informed by the fluid forms found within china’s rich jade carving traditions. conceived as a vertical extrusion of its rectangular footprint, a series of voids is carved through the building’s ...
featuring a reinforced concrete core encased by a steel structure, the high-rise has floor-to-ceiling glass and column-free floor plates, creating unobstructed 360-degree panoramic views. the tower features 30,000 to 70,000 square foot floors with three floors (17, 60, and 76) offering access to outdoor terrace space. 3WTC was opened on june 11, 2018 by silverstein prope...
‘nest’ is a resort designed by atelier tekuto at amami beach. its villas are located between the sea and the sky, where travelers can experience complete liberation. it’s a place where the purity of nature is combined with a touch of japanese luxury. yasuhiro yamashita, head architect at atelier tekuto, was actually raised on the island, giving him a rich understandin...
the office building — which jean nouvel collaborated on with amsterdam-based firm dam & partners — measures 156 meters (512 ft) in length and 107 meters (351 ft) in height, but just 12.6 meters (41 ft) in width. consequently, despite being 27 floors high, the slender design allows light to pass through, creating a sense of transparency. in addition to offices, the bui...
in the center, one will shuttle through both indoor and outdoor landscaping via the access staircase without being aware of the transition due to the blurring effect of the floors. during an artistic presentation, performers seem to be walking towards the center of the stage via a slow spinning staircase. ATAH’s project involves a mix of commercial typologies and aims...
The image-sharing company has taken over the top floors of 440 Broadway, the old Wanamaker's department store close to Manhattan's Astor Place, where its parent company Facebook also has offices. The offices act as Instagram's second major hub, after its headquarters in San Francisco. The company – launched in 2010 – first opened a New York office with three employees...
The project involved transforming the art-deco-style McClintock Building in San Francisco's design district, just west of the Mission Bay neighbourhood. Situated along a major thoroughfare, the complex occupies an entire city block. The original building, which dates back to 1939, consists of a two-storey volume adjoined to a low-slung warehouse, both of which are mad...
Devoid of cars and accessible solely by ferry, Isla Holbox is a fishing village off the Yucatán Peninsula and an emerging beach destination within the Yum Balam nature reserve. Its main draw for visitors continues to be the rare opportunity to swim with whale sharks during the summer months. The Punta Caliza hotel is located 300 feet (91 metres) from the Gulf of Mexic...
Anadu Resort is near the city of Huzhou, nestled at the bottom of Mogan mountain. The mountain forms part of Moganshan National Park, a popular tourist destination recognised for its lush vegetation and examples of early 20th-century Chinese architecture. Shanghai-based architects Studio8 were approached by a group of private investors to create a boutique hotel for t...
The space is designed as a cool and layed back ambience with various areas to enjoy the famous foods and drinks at the window walnut bar and table or just relax in the lounge area. The colour concept is dominated by earthy warm tones and suddle minimalistic surface changes while the lighting concept shows a transformation from the dynamic linear lighting along the spa...
Rafael Viñoly Architects is set to renovate 787 Eleventh Avenue, which was built in 1927 by American architect Albert Kahn for the Packard Motor Company. Updates to the eight-storey building, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood on Manhattan's West Side, include the reconfiguration of the interiors to make way for five floors of car dealerships on the lower lev...
The new N26 HQ is located in the upper floors of a Berlin Plattenbau form the DDR times overlooking the Spree river on the one side of the long stretched office space and a typical Berlin courtyard with large scale graffitty street art walls and the view on Alex on the opposite side. The Style of the Office Space is all about conserving the rough but rational and stra...
On December 1, 1999 was officially inaugurated the Burj Al Arab. Since then no other hotel in the world has managed to have the media effect of this gigantic sail unfurled over the sea and now, over 15 years later, a new and important element arrives to renew and increase its popularity. The artificial island on which lies this icon Hotel has in fact been extended with a...
Design company: BloomDesign Design range: branding, interiors, lighting Creative director: Li Baolong, Chen Xiaohu Project team: Qiu Wendi, Zhang Renqiang Project location: Shenzhen, China Building area: 117 m2 Lighting design: Ding Jie Construction company: HeiZhuangXiu Stone supplier: Da Gang Stone Coating supplier: buoncolor Lighting supplier: KA Lights, i...
Client: Luoyang Buynow Electronics Information Co., Ltd. Design Company: BLVD Chief Designer: LIU Hong-lei Participating Designer:HUANG Jian, XING Yi-sheng, LiANG Xiao-mei Design Area: 20,695 sqm Project Location: Luoyang, Henan Province, China Design Time: 2014 Completion Time: 2016 Photographer: Dirk Weiblen、Sun Xiangyu Located amid the historic city of Luoy...
Once in awhile, during the long winter months, it’s nice to have a pick-me-up, something to remind you that there is light at the end of the blustery tunnel. AK-A‘s 48 Urban Garden restaurant gives us that tiny sliver of hope. Occupying the ground floor of the Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center in Athens, 48 Urban Garden is a veritable breath of fresh air in the ci...
The designer’s description The building is the result of a regenerative transformation and expansion of a small pre-existing structure that had been abandoned for many years. The walls, roof and door frames of the original building, have been restored, preserving the essential features of the original construction. The interiors were redesigned, shaped to their new ...
german artist, adventurer and future astronaut michael najjar has completely transformed the room interior into a virtual space station. the walls, floor and ceiling are canvassed with universe motifs from the hubble space telescope, a rocket engine spot light illuminates the living room, and novels, films and audiobooks about space travel outfit the reading room. upo...
Canadian design firm MSDS Studio has fitted out a Toronto warehouse with modular boxes to form offices for e-commerce company Shopify (+ slideshow). Toronto-based MSDS Studio was approached by online retail brand Shopify to redesign the interior of its offices in a 100-year-old warehouse. The studio divided the existing space into two volumes representing different area...
British designer Tom Dixon has given his name and furniture to a sandwich cafe at London luxury department store Harrods. The Tom Dixon Sandwich cafe is situated between the designer's two concessions on the third floor of Harrods, in London's Knightsbridge area .The project was undertaken by Dixon's Design Research Studio, which focuses on large-scale architecture, i...
A factory hall is one of Frank Gehry's three contributions to the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. Twenty-five years after its completion, Swiss architect Aurélie Blanchard has revamped the building's canteen (+ slideshow). Canadian architect Frank Gehry completed the Factory Building for Vitra in 1989 – the same time as the celebrated Vitra Design Museum and t...
