Longtime occupants of a historic building in downtown Portland, Skylab’s office space was vastly undersized and no longer met the needs of their evolving practice. The search for new space began with several questions, “How can our studio evolve from a dedicated workspace to a playground for the art and design community?
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Eric Fortier, Stephen Miller
Design team
Jeff Kovel, Principal, Design Architect. Brent Grubb, Principal-in-charge. Jennifer Martin, Project Architect. Nita Posada, Principal, Interior Design. Amy DeVall, Interior Design
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Civil engineer
Humber Design Group Inc.
Structural engineer
Valar Consulting Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Jacobs (mechanical design / build)
Construction
Lorentz Bruun
This project was created for a company led by a young woman who is a chess grandmaster. Seemingly delicate at first glance, she is a world chess champion and also plays a pivotal role in her team.
Project name
”Smart Group” Company Office Renovation
Photography
Dmitrii Tsyrenshchikov
Interior design
Zhanna Sharafutdinova
Typology
Commercial › Office
McCann's advertising agency is located in an exceptional building in Prague’s Riegrovy Sady Park. The client’s vision was to create a new space that would facilitate communication throu-ghout the agency and seamlessly unify all floors into a cohesive whole.
Project name
McCann Prague Offices
Architecture firm
Atelier Kunc Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Michal Kunc
Design team
Michal Matějíček, Jana Šandallová
Interior design
Michal Kunc, Michal Matějíček, Jana Šandallová
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass Partitions, Acoustic Panels
Typology
Commercial › Office
A three-story building with a total area of approximately 1,500 m² has been completed in Wiele, near Kościerzyna, Poland. In the spring of 2025, it will become the headquarters of SYLVA, a renowned timber manufacturer with a thirty-year tradition and a part of the French Piveteaubois group. Designed by APA Wojciechowski Architects.
Project name
SYLVA Headquarters
Architecture firm
APA Wojciechowski Architects
Location
Wiele, Kościerzyna, Poland
Collaborators
Technical Façade Design: Studio Profil
Structural engineer
Fort Polska
Construction
Allcon Budownictwo
“Design, whose only role is to beautify the world, has no chance of survival,” says Paulina Czurak-Czapiewska, the owner of the Sopot-based architectural studio Ideograf, which has been creating premium projects since 2008. Under the careful guidance of the charismatic leader.
On a small lot between party walls in a residential neighborhood from the 80s this 6x6 neutral box is built betting on the renewal of the urban fabric. This is our architecture office, a place to work, but also for free time and social exchange.
Architecture firm
Plano Compartido - Architecture Office
Location
Urca, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Juan Cruz Paredes
Design team
Maria Paula Albrieu, Juan Ignacio Barrionuevo
Collaborators
Lourdes Cuadro
Structural engineer
Edgar Moran
Client
Plano Compartido - Oficina de Arquitectura
Typology
Commercial › Office
The DCB Montana office building marks the first significant step in the transformation of the Moste industrial zone into a dynamic business district in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital. DCB Montana is a key element in converting this area into a business park.
Location
Leskovškova street, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Principal architect
Boris Bežan and Mónica Juvera
Design team
Boris Bežan and Mónica Juvera
Collaborators
Ana Irisarri, Carlos Parra, Pere Molas, Bianca Maria Teti, Carmen Castañs, Jaka Bežan, Rafael Berengena, Raúl Escuin, David Rodríguez Meizoso, Ignacio Campos, Juan Mier, Álvaro Vilanova, Albert Rabinad
Completion year
September 2024
Structural engineer
Otherstructure, s.l.p., Protim Ržišnik Perc d.o.o
Environmental & MEP
Protim Ržišnik Perc d.o.o
Supervision
Reed Group d.o.o.
Material
Concrete And Steel Strucuture, Aluminum And Glass Fachade, Ceramic
Client
Dimnikcobau Montana d.o.o.
Typology
Commercial › Offices
CAA's vertical city garden ‘North·Yard’, designed with the concept of Oriental Futurism, is nearing completion at the foot of Beijing's West Mountain.
Project name
North·Yard - Beijing Collaborative Innovation Park
Architecture firm
CAA architects
Principal architect
Liu Haowei
Design team
Technical Director: Leo Dy. Aojima. Project Management: Zhang Pan, Rachel Luo, Tang Xiaojing. Architectural Consulting Expert: Wang Dongchun . Structural Consulting Expert: Wang Changxing. Design Team（Competition Phase）: Zhao Xingyun, Edward Ednilao, Ye Wenjie, Joseph Kahaya, Vicky Chen, Charles Jiang, Xiao Peng, Su Lide, Luo Yuhang, Shen Ao. Design Team（Design Phase）: Ye Wenjie, Will Shi, Miriam Llorente, Li Shuyao, Zhu Ying, Yan Jianxin, Deng Haibo, Yang Jing, Liu Hongliang, Li Jinze, Cassie Cai, Leo Yu, Liu Yutong, Zhao Qian, Lü Jing, Guo Yupeng, Mugabe Leon Paradis, Lin Xinyao, Somoll Chantheany.
Collaborators
Cooperative LDI: CCDI (Beijing) International Design Consulting Co. Ltd, China Construction Engineering Design Group Corporation Ltd. (CSCEC). Landscape Designer: CAA architects, Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd. Planning and Design Consultant: Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Creative Center of Planning and Research Institute. Industrial Planning Research: Studio 11, School of Architecture of CAFA. Facade Consultant: China Construction & Architecture Technology Co., Ltd (CCAT). Lighting Design Consultant: China Construction & Architecture Technology Co., Ltd (CCAT). Green Building Consultant: Beijing ShiChuangXinCheng Energy-Saving Technology Co., Ltd. Business Planning Consultant: Beijing JiaYiHuXiao Business Management Co., Ltd . Construction General Contractor: Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., LTD. Engineering Supervision: Beijing ZhongXieCheng Project Management Co., Ltd. Visual Digital Presentation: SAN, FANCY, BEN, ART Architectural Photography: DONG Image Model Photography: VISION DIGITAL, AGENT PAY
Interior design
CAA architects, Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co., Ltd
Landscape
CAA architects, Guangzhou S.P.I Design Co., Ltd
Visualization
SAN, FANCY, BEN, ART
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Autodesk 3ds Max, Enscape, AutoCAD
Material
Facade Glass - Haiyang Shunda. Aluminum Cladding Panel – Jinzhu, Dahua Rixin. Aluminum Profiles – AAG (Asia Alminum Group). GRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) – Hebei Longteng
Client
Beijing Haidian District Sujiatuo Town Cooperative Economic Association, Xinmu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Status
Nearing Complection
Typology
Commercial › Office
