This project is part of the original premises and property of the “Quinta Montes Molina” located in Merida, Yucatan. The house was built in 1906 and became an architectural icon and emblem of the Paseo Montejo, the most notorious avenue on the city in which most of the early century houses were built during the sisal boom.
Project name
QMM Cultural Center (Centro Cultural Quinta Montes Molina)
Architecture firm
Materia
Location
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro
Principal architect
Gustavo Carmona
Design team
Karla Uribe, Gustavo Xoxotla, Luis Felipe Márquez, Mathías Henry, Raybel Cueva, Yaatzil Ceballos, Sandra Ciro, Teresa Berumen, Edgar Dzul, Magaly Morales, Miguel Ramírez, María Castelazo
Collaborators
Prefabricated Concrete: Predecon. PM: Yamil Barbosa
Structural engineer
Enrique Escalante + Cristian González
Landscape
Gustavo Carmona + Molino Lab + Jarde
Material
Concrete, Steel, Stone
Client
Quinta Montes Molina
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Cultural Center
In 2020, Design+Architecture was commissioned by Livingstone Shire Council to design an art gallery in Yeppoon. First considerations were for the site's uniqueness: a narrow, sloping block nestled behind two historic Fig trees and situated beside Yeppoon’s original Post Office. It was paramount that the gallery was humble yet responded to its conte...
Project name
Figtree Galleries
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture
Location
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Cam Murchison Photography
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Design team
Shreya Khanna
Collaborators
Michelle Black, Rob Ritchie
Interior design
Design+Architecture
Civil engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Greenedge Design Consultant
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Enscape
Supervision
Livingstone Shire Council
Construction
Griffin Builders
Material
Steel frame, concrete floor, James Hardie external sheeting
Client
Livingstone Shire Council
Typology
Cultural › Gallery, Coastal, Edge of Town, Sloped Site
Bulgarian studio Vision consulting has been working on Art Centre Vihrony’s transformation during the challenging time frame of 2020 - 2022. The former canteen occupies a central site of Dolno Kamartsi village adjacent to the primary school. Due to decrease of population density and young people migration to big cities, the building has been abando...
Project name
Art Centre Vihrony
Architecture firm
Vision Consulting
Location
Dolno Kamartzi, Bulgaria
Photography
Assen Emilov Photography
Principal architect
Eva Popnedeleva
Collaborators
Vihrony Popnedelev
Interior design
Vision Consulting
Structural engineer
Borislav Aleksandrov
Supervision
Borislav Aleksandrov
Visualization
Eva Popnedeleva
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Material
BAUX, Rothoblaas Bulgaria, Knauf, Reclaimed timber, Bespoke ceramic tiles
Client
Art Centre Vihrony
Typology
Cultural › Art Center, Gallery
The Exhibition The Mirrors of Zlín was created for the occasion of 700 years of history of the city of Zlín, which manifested as a series of multimedia installations in the chateau park. The first out of the three installations works with the distinctive perspective of writer Pavel Kosatík on the evolution of the city and its urroundings, which we...
Project name
Mirrors of Zlín
Architecture firm
Loom on the Moon
Location
Sad Svobody, Soudní 1, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Lenka Hejlová, Martin Hejl, Jan Nálepa
Design team
Natália Kaňová, Milan Martinec, Long Phi Trieu, Petr Janák, Vojtěch Šálek, Petr Prouza, Pavel Kosatík, Kateřina Šípková, Alexey Klyuykov, Michal Rataj, Matouš Hejl
Collaborators
Production: byPINK. Graphics: superlative.works.
Client
Statutory City of Zlín
Typology
Cultural › Outdoor Exhibition
The architectural mission of the Bernard Visitor Center is to enrich the experience of visiting the brewery and to provide a cosy environment for relaxation, a place to sit with friends. The Visitor Centre with its exhibition, shop and beerhouse welcomes local gourmets from Humpolec and neighbouring towns, as well as visitors and excursions from fu...
Project name
Bernard Visitor Center
Architecture firm
B² Architecture
Location
5. května 1, 396 01 Humpolec, Czech Republic
Photography
Alex Shoots Buildings
Principal architect
Barbara Bencova
Design team
Lenka Hradecká, Jakub Klíma
Site area
Usable Floor Area 1772 m²
Collaborators
Project management: Hezkey [Jakub Klíma, Martin Machů]. Co-author of the store design: Petra Barotková. Architect of the building: Petr Bernard. Project management and realization of the cinema: D-cinema. Lighting system: Etna [representative of iGuzzini]. Graphic design and orientation system: Štěpán Malovec. Engineering: Studio A.
Material
Concrete – bearing structures. Bricks – bearing structures and partition walls. Steel – columns, beams, custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture. Cast polished concrete – reception, exhibition shop, brewer's hall, communication and common areas. Oak wood floor – beerhouse. Glass – beer bottles. 2 Oak – custom-made furniture. Copper – railings, partition walls, plates on the walls, lights, custom-made mirrors by B² Architecture. Copper – custom-made lights designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall. Copper – beer tanks. Carpet – cinema. Upholstery furniture – custom-made furniture designed by B² Architecture – brewer´s hall and beerhouse.
Client
Bernard Family Brewery
Typology
Cultural › Visitor Center
Based on its own design strategy advantage of being environmental-friendly and sustainable and rooted in the brand spirit concept, ARCHIHOPE broke through the tradition to build a differentiated shopping mall car showroom, captured the anchor of the times and combined geographical advantages to create a pun inclusive "MINI world" with environment-f...
Project name
MINI Urban Exhibition Hall, Changsha
Architecture firm
ARCHIHOPE Ltd.（UK & SZ）
Location
Changsha, Hunan, China
Photography
Vincent Wu © ARCHIHOPE
Principal architect
Hihope Zhu
Design team
Jane Fang, Chang Xu
Material
perforated aluminum plate, terrazzo, oriented strand board, cement coatings, mirror stainless steel, etc
Construction
Huanghua Construction
Typology
Commercial › Exhibition Hall
OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre is located at the foot of the mountain between the natural mountains and the city, which stretches for tens of kilometres from northeast to southwest on the north side of Chaohu city. This project could be regarded as a critical point of the local natural environment and urban domestic life. The purpose of arc...
Project name
OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre
Architecture firm
Change Architects
Principal architect
Qiu Jiang
Design team
Jiang Qiu, Zhou Yangyang, Shi Chen, Li Baona, Hou Xiaomeng, Jin Xiaoli, Bian Keming, Hao Ziting
Collaborators
Local Design Institute: Anhui Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.; Architectural Creativity and Design Consultant Architects: Cai Sheng, HAN SONGLI, Yin Wenjun, Hao Xingyu, Qian Jun Structure Consultant: Shanghai Wilderness Structural Des. Firm Inc.(General Partnership) Structure Designer: Zhang Yewei Curtain Wall Consultant: Shanghai Xima Curtain Wall Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd. Lighting Design: Jiehan Lighting Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Logo Design Consultant: Beijing Tushi Space Creative Design Co., Ltd. FF&E Consultant: Shanghai KEYI Architectural Design Co., Ltd. (KOYI)
Interior design
Ipoletz Architectural Consulting Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. IFGROUP (Germany)
Structural engineer
Anhui Fuhuang Construction Co., Ltd
Landscape
Masters'Architectural Office (M.A.O)
Lighting
Jiehan Lighting Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Client
OCT East China Group, OCT Hefei Huanchao cultural and Tourism Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Oklahoma Building by Johnson Fain Widely Awarded for Expressing Mission Through Design. Twenty-five years in the making, First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City is a testament to mission and perseverance. It was created to honor the 39 tribes in Oklahoma today, reflecting their history through design metaphors of nature’s elements of earth, w...
Project name
First Americans Museum
Architecture firm
Johnson Fain
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Photography
Scott McDonald; McNeese Studios; Mel Willis
Design team
Scott Johnson, FAIA, design partner. William H. Fain, Jr., FAIA, managing partner/director of urban design and planning. Larry Ball, AIA, principal. Juan Carlos Begazo, AIA, principal. James (Jed) Donaldson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, principal. Daniel Janotta, AIA, principal. Suma Spina, AIA, principal. Craig Lawrence, AIA, senior associate
Collaborators
Associate Architect: Hornbeek Blatt ( David Hornbeek, AIA, NCARB. Anthony J. Blatt, AIA, NCARB, RID)
Civil engineer
Benham Group, Cardinal Engineering
Structural engineer
Arup, KFC Engineering, Nabih Youssef Associates
Environmental & MEP
Darr & Collins, Stantec
Landscape
Hargreaves Jones
Lighting
Lighting Design Alliance, David Weiner Design
Construction
Centennial Builders (joint venture of Flintco and Manhattan Construction)
Client
American Indian Cultural Center Foundation (AICCF)
Typology
Cultural › Museum, Cultural Center & Museum Master Planning
