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SensasionS Catering / Denys & von Arend
Apr 20th
© Victor Hugo Architects: Denys & von Arend Location: Sabadell , Spain Interior Designers: Daniel Pérez, Felipe Araujo Client: SensacionS Catering Area: 119 sqm Photographs: Victor Hugo The table is set! Whenever you try to create a brand from scratch, to corporatize, beautify or modernize a concept traditionally associated to low costs and immediacy, as it is the case with take away food retail, there´s always the latent risk of snatching at the same time the personal aura, the crafty feeling and the accesible appeal this type of commercial establishments usually have. Therefore, the operation of transforming a former basement garage, in downtown Sabadell, into a catwalk for “Haute Cuisine Pret-a- Porter” was evidently raised from the very begining as a major challenge that nendeed to harmonize all contradictions that such merger of concepts arose, while space distribution and overall branding needed to fullfill the needs of two quite distinct activities, address two different audiences, and promote, simultaneously, two ways of consuming high-class catering and low cost gourmet dinners. © Victor Hugo Over a typical check tablecloth, configured from a combination of black, white and striped porcelain tile, a public access area was arranged by placing at its core, a large custom made varnished chipboard chip counter desk
Ewha Womans University / Dominique Perrault Architecture
Apr 19th
© André Morin / DPA / Adagp Architects: Dominique Perrault Architecture Location: Seoul, Korea Partners: Baum Architects, Seoul Engineering: Perrault Projets, Paris (Architectural Engineers); VP&Green Ingenerie, Paris (Structural Engineers); HL-PP Consult, Munich (Building Services); Jean-Paul Lamoureux, Paris (Acoustic), Rache-Willms, Aix-la-Chapelle (Facades) Consultant: Jeon and Lee Partners, Seoul (Structural Engineer), HIMEC, Seoul (Mechanical Engineer), CG E&C, Seoul (Civil Engineer), CnK Associates, Seoul (Landscape) Built Area: 70,000 sqm Completion: 2008 Photographs: André Morin © André Morin / DPA / Adagp The complexity of the immediate site through its relationship to the greater campus and the city of Shinchon to the south demands a “larger than site” response, an urban response, a global landscaped solution which weaves together the tissue of the EWHA campus with that of the city. This gesture, the “campus valley”, in combination with the “sports strip”, creates a new topography which impacts the surrounding landscape in a number of ways.
Information Technology and Media Center / Morris Architects
Apr 19th
Courtesy of Morris Architects The project by Morris Architects for a new information technology and media center for Santa Monica Community College in California includes 12,000 square feet of new space and approximately 6,000 square feet of renovation to the existing campus library. The college currently has an enrollment of 30,000 students and is experiencing rapid growth that requires a major upgrade to its current information technology department and computing infrastructure.
Nido Caribimbi / ZPZ Partners
Apr 19th
Courtesy of ZPZ Partners Architects: ZPZ Partners Location: Cavagnari, Parma , Italy Design Team: Michele Zini, Claudia Zoboli, Sara Michelini, Sara Callioni Pedagogical Consultancy: Elisa Bulgheroni Client: Gruppo Cariparma Crédit Agricole Built Area: 3,530 sqm Photographs: Courtesy of ZPZ Partners Courtesy of ZPZ Partners A company and municipal Nido (crèche, nursery) for 48 children aged 12-36 months divided into two classes (one for the younger age-group and one for older children). Ten places are available to children on municipal waiting lists. The building is in energy class A.
Apartment at Bow Quarter / Studio Verve Architects
Apr 18th
© Luke White Architect: Studio Verve Architects Location: Bow Quarter, Fairfield Road, London , England Structural Engineer: Engenuiti Builder: Caldera Construction Completion: 2012 Floor Area: 72 sqm Project Team: Vivian Chan, Fernando Molines, Ula Witkowska Photographs: Luke White © Luke White Bow Quarters is a beautiful seven-acre Grade-II listed residential development set within a historic site of the converted Bryant and May matchbox factory. The site is separated from the Olympic Park by the Black wall Tunnel. Studio Verve was shortlisted and invited to provide design proposals for the conversion of one of the mezzanine apartments into a two-bedroom flat
Spira Performing Arts Center / Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
Apr 18th
© Ulf Celander Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor – GertWingårdh, Jonas Edblad, Ingrid Gunnarsson Location: Kulturgatan 3, 553 24 Jönköping , Sweden Design Team: Andreas Henriksson, Peter Öhman, Claes Berglöf, Viktoria Wallin, Josefine Kastberg, Foued Hajjam, Therese Ahlström, Aron Davidsson, Anna Palm, Dan Danielsson, Helena Toresson, Sara Helder, Viktor Alm, Björn Nilsson, Anna Nyborg Lafveskans, Charlotta Rosell, Jennie Stolpe, Daniel Frickeus, Fredrik Gullberg, Pål Ericksson, Ola Frödell, Robert Hendberg, Peter Sierts Client: Landstingsfastigheter, Jönköping County Contractor: PEAB Gross area: ca 15,000 sqm Completion: 2011 Photographs: Ulf Celander , Lindman Photography , Gert Wing Ârdh © Lindman Photography Spira has four different performing arts venues: a main concert hall that seats 910, a 450-seat theater, a 200-seat black box, and a 200-seat café stage. The building is situated on an artificial peninsula jutting out into Lake Munksjön, right in the center of downtown Jönköping
What Makes it GREEN? – Live Jury Interviews, Winners Announcement, and Reception
Apr 18th
Courtesy of AIA Seattle Designers in the Northwest and Pacific Region create some of the world’s most sustainable buildings. What Makes it GREEN? (WMIG?) celebrates the region’s achievements and the interdisciplinary teamwork required to meet the 2030 Challenge®
Leisure Center / Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés
Apr 17th
© Renaud Chaignet Architects: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés Location: Lyon , France Developer: SEM Lyon Confluence Contractor: Unibail Photographs: Renaud Chaignet , Renaud Araud © Renaud Araud ‘The Commercial and Leisure Centre aims to be a landmark building for the new district of Lyon; the sign of a new era. The mixed-use development with its architectural roof and pavilions responds to this ambition.
Leisure Center / Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés
Apr 17th
© Renaud Chaignet Architects: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés Location: Lyon , France Developer: SEM Lyon Confluence Contractor: Unibail Photographs: Renaud Chaignet , Renaud Araud © Renaud Araud ‘The Commercial and Leisure Centre aims to be a landmark building for the new district of Lyon; the sign of a new era. The mixed-use development with its architectural roof and pavilions responds to this ambition. The design for the new centre was based on open, largely exterior pavilions with elevated terraces which stand out in the city and create a large naturally lit space’ © Renaud Chaignet Jean-Paul Viguier conceived the project with a brief that extends beyond the ‘classic’ commercial centre in order to create a focal point for the city, up till now absent from this area of Lyon
House In Estoril / Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos
Apr 16th
© FG+SG Architects: Frederico Valsassina Arquitectos Location: Av. General Carmona, Estoril, Portugal Completion: 2009 Construction Area: 562.90 sqm Co-Workers: Rita Silva, Joana Quintanilha Landscape Architecture: Proap Structure and Foundations: Triede Special Technical Facilities: Triede Hydraulic Plants: Triede Photographs: FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura © FG+SG Included in Estoril’s residential neighborhood, in a low density urban area, the House stands discreetly in a plot where the green predominates
