Designed and developed by Waechter Architecture, the Mississippi Workshop is the result of over ten years of planning, modeling, and investigation. The building was conceived as a proving ground for sustainable building systems and “all-wood” construction technologies and equally, as a forum for new creative conversations. Located on a prominent si...
Project name
Mississippi Workshop
Architecture firm
Waechter Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Lara Swimmer (building). Jeremy Bittermann (aerials). Sam Gehrke (event). David Papazian (model)
Principal architect
Ben Waechter, Principal Architect
Design team
Alexis Coir, Project Manager. Giovanni Sidari, Project Architect. Duncan Scovil, Designer
Collaborators
Mass Timber Fabrication: KLH Massivholz (USA / Austria). Mass Timber Installation: Mustang Ridge. Code / Fire Protection: Code Unlimited
Interior design
Waechter Architecture
Construction
Owen Gabbert LLC, Cutwater Design & Build Solutions
Client
4224 N Mississippi LLC
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter, Office Building, Workshop
The project transforms an old bar in Vila Madalena, in São Paulo, into the headquarters of Mãe Terra, a food company. The objective was to bring together the administrative, innovation and product development areas, as well as spaces for experimenting with food and experiencing the company's work philosophy.
Project name
Mãe Terra Company (Mother Earth Company)
Architecture firm
Memola Estudio & Vitor Penha
Location
Rua Harmonia, 271, Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil
Design team
Veronica Molina, Vitor Penha, Debora Brasil, Bianca Sinisgalli, Luisa Oliveira
Collaborators
Aldi Flosi (Production)
Interior design
Memola Estudio & Vitor Penha
Landscape
Um Design Studio
Lighting
Memola Estudio & Vitor Penha
Construction
Abduch Construtora
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Office Building, Headquarters
Our proposal for the Shenzhen Bay Super Head-quarters Base is a radical departure from more traditional and increasingly outmoded models of urban design.
Project name
Shenzhen Headquarters Super Bay
Architecture firm
Leeser Architecture
Principal architect
Thomas Leeser, Leeser Architecture
Design team
Associate: Alican Taylan
Collaborators
Arup (Structure)
Landscape
Leeser Architecture
Structural engineer
ARUP, New York
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use Development
Flavor Paper is a bold, adaptive-reuse project transforming a four-story concrete parking garage in Brooklyn, New York into a 13,500 sf hybridized commercial and residential space.
Project name
Flavor Paper Headquarters
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel, AIA
Design team
Kent Heli, Matt Geiger, Daniel Meyers, Christopher Brown, Dannon Canterbury, Brent Grubb, Dru Ueltchi
Interior design
Kim Kovel, Cecily Ryan
Material
Flavor Paper Showroom: Floors: Terrazo with zinc inlay (custom pattern). Conference Table: Knoll Platner Dining Table w/ custom 63” top. Conference Chairs: Kartell Eros. Conference Area Pendant: Tom Dixon Mirror Ball Pendant (chrome). Wallpaper Racks: Custom by Ghilarducci Studio (polished aluminum). Showroom Coffee Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Coffee Table (stainless). Showroom Side Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Side Table (stainless). Entry/Stair: Poured-in-Place Concrete stairs and landings. Walls/Rail: Custom glass. Neon: Custom neon by LiteBright. Wallpaper: Sakura by Flavor Paper. Penthouse: Floors: River reclaimed cypress by the Flooring Group; limestone tile by Ann Saks. Living Room Chair: Fritz Hansen Egg Chair. Kitchen Cabinets/ Walls: Custom by Made with Kravit Ankora upholstery by Think Design.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Surrounded by the world’s most high-tech fruit packing warehouses, the 16,500-square-foot Washington Fruit & Produce Co. headquarters is conceived as an oasis amidst a sea of concrete and low-lying brush landscape. Tucked behind landforms and site walls, this courtyard-focused office complex provides a refuge from the noise and activity of the indu...
Project name
Washington Fruit & Produce Co. Headquarters
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Yakima, Washington, USA
Photography
Kevin Scott, Jenn LaFreniere
Design team
Brett Baba (design principal). Hill Pierce (project architect). Jenn LaFreniere (project manager)
Collaborators
ARUP (M/E/P/fire protection engineer). Premier SIPS (Structurally Insulated Panel roof). Selkirk Timberwrights (glulam). Pacific Window Systems (glazing). Stusser Woodworks (custom furniture fabrication & white oak paneling). Millwork Preservation (interior custom woodworking)
Interior design
Interior Motiv
Landscape
The Berger Partnership
Structural engineer
MA Wright, LLC
Lighting
Brian Hood Lighting
Construction
Artisan Construction
Material
Steel, Glass, Wood, etc.
Typology
Commercial architecture, Headquarter
BEEAH Group's new headquarters in Sharjah, UAE, was opened on Wednesday, March 30 by His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah. Powered by its solar array and equipped with next-generation technologies for operations at LEED Platinum standards, the new headquarters has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) to ac...
Project name
BEEAH Headquarters
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Photography
Hufton + Crow
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Gerry Cruz, Drew Merkle, John Simpson, Matthew Le Grice, Maria Chaparro, Frenji Koshy, Leo Alves, Erwan Gallou, Vivian Pashiali, Alia Zayani, Alessandra Lazzoni, Dennis Brezina, Eider Fernandez-Eibar, Rasha Al- shami, Ben Kikkawa, Maria Vergopoulou-Efstathiou, Haohao Chen
Collaborators
Project Director: Sara Sheikh Akbari. Commercial Director: Charles Walker. Local Architect: Bin Dalmouk [Sharjah], DSA Architects International [Dubai]
Landscape
Francis Landscape [Beirut]
Structural engineer
Buro Happold [London]
Environmental & MEP
Atelier Ten [London]
Lighting
Atelier Ten [London]
Construction
Al Futtaim Construction [Dubai]
Typology
Commercial › Headquarter
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
Sweid & Sweid has completed the successful handover of the prestigious Visa Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) Headquarters development, located in Dubai Internet City.
Photography
Sweid & Sweid
