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
The building earned the name, "Tessalace" owing to its tessellated façade design. Oxford dictionary defines, tessellate – as a pattern of repeated shapes, especially polygons that fit together closely without gaps or overlapping. Visibly, the structure of the building is enveloped in a membrane of tessellated polygons, an array of solid and voids i...
Architecture firm
Studio Ardete Pvt Ltd.
Location
Plot no 1563 , sector 82 JLPL industiral Estate, Mohali (Punjab) India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Badrinath Kaleru, Prerna Aggarwal
Collaborators
R S Builders
Structural engineer
Continental Foundations
Construction
Ravijeet Singh
Material
Reinforcement bars, Cement, Paints, Glass
Typology
Commercial › Office Space
Panda NANA｜We do not aspire to be eternal beings, we only hope things do not lose their meaning and purpose. - Jinan Truly Malaysia’s Home Retail Space
Project name
Jinan Truly Malaysia’s Home
Interior design
Panda NANA
Photography
Liu Xinghao from INSPACE Photography
Principal designer
Lin Jiacheng, Cai Xuanna, Li Poyan
Collaborators
SAC Chen Ziyang (Brand Design), Qingqishi (Installation Design)
Material
Stainless steel, micro cement, precision jade
Visualization
CUN Panda Visualization
Contractor
Mr. Huang's team from Jinan
Typology
Commercial › Retail Store
Defined by the surrounding urban fabric of the district’s avenues and parks, Zugló City Centre weaves new public squares and gardens through the heart of the design to connect with the re-established natural ecosystem at Rákos Creek; creating a network of interconnected gardens and plazas lined with restaurants and cafes, shops, apartments and offi...
Project name
Zugló City Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Location
Budapest, Hungary
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Gianluca Racana
Design team
Zsuzsanna Barat, Sara Criscenti, Shi Qi Tu, Damir Alisphahic, Alessandro Cascone, Benedetta Cavaliere, Juan Pablo Londono, Gabriele De Giovanni, Luciana Maia Teodozio, Yaseen Bhatti, Lara Zakhem, Alexandra Fisher, Dilara Yurttas, Rotem Lewinsohn,
Visualization
TegMark, Brick Visual
Client
Bayer Construct Group
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Infinitus Plaza is the new global headquarters of Infinitus China. Incorporating work environments designed to nurture connectivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, the new headquarters also includes the group’s herbal medicine research facilities and safety assessment labs as well as a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Project name
Infinitus Plaza
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Guangzhou, China
Photography
Liang Xue, ZHA
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Congyue Wang, Feifei Fan, Lida Zhang, Eugene Leung, Lily Liu, Qi Cao, Shu Hashimoto, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ying Xia, Zhe Xing, Anat Stern, Chaoxiong Huang, Damiano Rizzini, Harry Spraiter, Marius Cernica, Tommaso Casucci, Xuexin Duan, Lida Zhang, Shu Hashimoto
Built area
185,643 m² (Gross Floor Area), 118,200 m² (Above Ground), 67,443 m² (Below Ground), 59,368 m² (Interior Design Area), 18,000 m² (Retail), 42,800 m² (Bicycle Parking), 2100 m² (Electrical Bike Parking)
Collaborators
GDAD, BuroHappold Engineering, Basalt, ARCADIS, Guangzhou Pearl River Engineering Construction Supervision
Interior design
Zaha Hadid Architects, GoldMantis, Sundart
Landscape
Zaha Hadid Architects, Pubang
Environmental & MEP
BIAD, GDAD
Lighting
LIGHTDESIGN, LUMIA, Holy Power
Construction
Guangdong No.1 Construction Engineering
Material
25,088.33 tonnes of recycled materials have been used in the construction of Infinitus Plaza, primarily: steel, copper, glass, aluminium alloy profiles, gypsum products and wood
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
The most northern building with a green facade in the world. The Zemelny business center is located close to the Moscow subway station named Ulitsa 1905 Goda. The building is surrounded by XX-century industrial architecture, three kilometers away from the Moscow City business district. Zemelny has become a ‘green’ alternative to it.
Project name
Zemelny Office Building
Photography
Dmitry Chebanenko
Principal architect
Yuliy Borisov (team leader)
Design team
Danilo Vukosavlevich, Mikhail Ivanchenko
Collaborators
Olga Reunova, Oleg Kokin, Vladimir Rogozhin
Client
Action Development
Typology
Commercial › Office
AREA – a multipurpose and versatile space with an industrial aesthetic. Area is a design-led space for coworking and events in Madrid’s Delicias neighborhood. Totaling 400 square meters, it has been designed to be able to offer both a relaxed working environment but also a space for film shoots, events and private parties.
Project name
AREA Coworking & Events
Architecture firm
Aleatoria (aleatoria.es)
Photography
Javier de Paz Garcia
Principal architect
Pablo Garcia de Madariaga
Interior design
Aleatoria
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Client
Area Coworking & Events
Typology
Commercial › Office
The contemporary space design aesthetics are precious for the old industrial town without a specific style at Xigu, Lanzhou, Gansu, like the green in a desert. With the interior design by Mind Design, the sales office for Vanke • Starry Metropolis is enough to be called "Oasis" even green is not seen here.
Project name
Vanke (Lanzhou) • Starry Metropolis
Interior design
Mind Design
Location
Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
Principal designer
Wang Dacheng, Cao Xing, Daisy Deng
Design team
Yu Bo and Cui Lei (Party A's Team)
Typology
Commercial › Sales Center
