Earthitects, an architectural practice, and Evolve Back Resorts, which offer themed luxury villas and rooms, share a unique workspace in Bengaluru. ‘The office experience’ redefined by Earthitects. Using local labour to fabricate almost every single piece of furniture in-house, we have crafted tables, seating, workstations and lighting–all from “wo...
Project name
Earthitects and Evolve Back Workspace
Architecture firm
Earthitects
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Photography
Arjun Krishna
Principal architect
George E.Ramapuram
Design team
Irene Koshy, Muhammad Jamaal
Interior design
Earthitects
Civil engineer
Sarmas Vali
Supervision
Johnson Joseph
Material
Wood, Textured Plaster, Glass, Concrete, Faux Leather, Eucalyptus Poles
Client
Evolve Back Resorts
Typology
Commercial › Workspace Design
The Columbia Building supports the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services. Housing workspace, a visitor reception area, and public meeting spaces, the 11,640-square-foot building not only supports the engineering department of the wastewater treatment facility but also functions as an immersive educational experience, all integrated wi...
Project name
Columbia Building
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Principal architect
Brent Grubb
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Design Director. Brent Grubb, Project Architect and Manager. Susan Barnes, Project Architect
Collaborators
Civil Engineer: Vigil Agrimis, Inc.; Branding: The Felt Hat .; Consultants: Green Building Services.; Partner Architect: Solarc Architecture and Engineering Inc.; Sculpture Artist: John Grade.
Structural engineer
Catena Consulting Engineers
Lighting
Biella Lighting Design
Client
Bureau of Environmental Services
Typology
Office - Building
The rebirth of Villa Hatvany-Lónyay. The villa that was originally designed by Miklós Ybl and built on the Ottoman-age Golden Bastion has been entirely renewed. After the Hatvany-Lónyay era the SS used the building as a casino but later it was completely demolished in a bombing raid.
Project name
Villa Hatvany-Lónyay
Architecture firm
BORD Architectural Studio
Location
Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary
Photography
Tamás Bujnovszky
Principal architect
Péter Bordás
Design team
Dorka Hindy, Róbert Benke, Róbert Gulyás
Site area
2444 m² (Gross area)
Landscape
Gardenworks – András Kuhn
Environmental & MEP
BORD HVAC Engineering Studio - Zoltán Hollókövi. Recontruction of frame: TM Janeda Kft. – János Volkai (†). Artvill Kft. – Judit Balázs, Péter Balázs
Construction
Róbert Gulyás
Material
Stone, Glass, Metal
Client
Batthyány Lajos Foundation
Typology
Cultural › Mixed-use
Administrative cluster of PJSC Tatneft in Almetyevsk is a set of buildings constructed throughout times: a 15-storey tower (built in 2010, reconstructed in 2020), a 12-storey office building (built in 1970s, renovated in 2017), an entrance group and several 1 and 2-storey extensions: conference hall and cafeteria.
Project name
Tatneft Office Tower (in administrative cluster of PJSC Tatneft in Almetyevsk project)
Architecture firm
Arcanika
Location
Lenina str 69 a, Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Principal architect
Nikita Vykhodtzev
Design team
Andrey Lopatin, Anastasia Andriyanova, Olga Bulatova, Darya Artyomova, Anastasia Alexinskaya, Yulia Lesovaya, Ilya Grigoriev
Structural engineer
Ara Miridzhanyan, Karen Arakelyan
Environmental & MEP
Dmitriy Tinaev, Tatyana Lapteva
Tools used
ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Adobe illustration
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Named for its butterfly-inspired angular canopies that adorn the project’s exterior, Folded Wings is a speculative office campus designed by Form4 Architecture in the technology epicenter of Palo Alto, California.
Project name
Folded Wings
Architecture firm
Form4 Architecture
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Principal architect
John Marx, AIA
Design team
John Marx, AIA, James Tefend, Form4 Architecture
Built area
New 10,736 m² (115,425 ft²) building, update to existing 6,751 m² (72,662 ft²) building
Site area
4 hectares (10 acres)
Landscape
Studio Five Design
Construction
Truebeck Construction
Tools used
form·Z, V-Ray, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit
Material
Accoya wood, glass, aluminum, steel
Client
Sand Hill Property Company
Typology
Commercial › Office Park
The Aventador, designed by Shiv Dada and Mohit Chawla of 23DC Architects, borrows its name from the champion Spanish bull. Shattering the age old idea of an office building being just a place to work, the Aventador is designed to inspire to be better every day.
Project name
The Aventador
Architecture firm
23DC Architects
Location
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Photography
Niveditaa Gupta
Principal architect
Shiv Dada, Mohit Chawla
Design team
Shiv Dada, Mohit Chawla
Structural engineer
Ankush Gupta
Environmental & MEP
In-House
Construction
Edific Infra Projects
Visualization
23DC Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Solid Aluminium Sheets, Powder Coating (Akzonobel), Mesh (Galvanized Iron) Asian Streck metals
Client
Paramjeet Singh Sachdeva
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
On the Hauptstrasse in Berlin Schöneberg GRAFT revitalized the historical post office premises, expanding it with two new buildings and converting the original rooftops for commercial purposes. Thus a 32,000m² modern ensemble accessible to the public was created comprising offices, restaurants, retail outlets and apartments.
Photography
BTTR GmbH, Trockland / Noam Rosenthal
Design team
Founding Partners: Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit Projektteam: Aleksandra Zajko, Alexandra Bunescu, Alfredo Peñafiel Suarez, Allison Weiler, Altan Arslanoglu, Andrei Dan Musetescu, Anja Frenkel, Anna Wittwer, Dennis Hawner, Dorothea Freiin von Rotberg, Emma Rytoft, Evgenia Dimopoulou, Fabian Busse, Inigo De Latorre, Jerzy Gerard Gabriel, Maria Angeles Orduna, Marvin Bratke, Mathilde Catros, Mats Karl Koppe, Matthias Rümmele, Nils von Minckwitz, Paula Martin Aedo, Primoz Strazar, Sebastian Gernhardt, Sven Wesuls, Verena Lihl, Veronika Partelova
Built area
15,200m² revitalization and roof extension, 16,800m² new construction
Landscape
Planungsbüro Haan Freie Garten- und Landschaftsarchitekten, Berlin www.buero-haan.de
Civil engineer
Müller-BBM GmbH, Berlin www.muellerbbm.de
Structural engineer
Krebs und Kiefer Ingenieure GmbH, Berlin www.kuk.de
Supervision
IKR Kuschel GmbH, Berlin www.ikr-kuschel.de
Material
Bricks, Steel, Glass
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development, Revitalization of a former post office area, conversion for commercial use, university and gastronomy, extension by two new residential buildings
New headquarters for the International Olympic Committee, designed by 3XN, further the mission of international cooperation, transparency and sustainability and bring all IOC staff under one roof. Designed by Danish architecture firm 3XN, Olympic House aims to bring together the IOC staff – 500 employees currently spread across Lausanne in four loc...
Project name
Olympic House
Location
Lausanne, Switzerland
Photography
Adam Mørk, International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Collaborators
Itten+Brechbuhl AG
Landscape
Hüsler & Associés
Structural engineer
INGENI SA
Lighting
Jesper Kongshaug
Client
The International Olympic Committee
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
