Urban Quartz, three futuristic buildings in Rennes, France designed by Paris-based architecture & urban planning firm Hamonic+Masson & Associés. Near the Multimodal Exchange Center (railway-bus-metro-bus station), "Urban Quartz" is initiating the urban invention of EuroRennes. It is therefore taking advantage of the efficient transport network whi...
Project name
Urban Quartz
Architecture firm
Hamonic+Masson & Associés
Location
ZAC EuroRennes, îlot Trigone, Rennes (35), France
Photography
Takuji Shimmura, Stéphane Chalmeau
Principal architect
a/LTA Le Trionnaire - Le Chapelain
Collaborators
NF HQE Très Bon, Jean-Paul Lamoureux
Built area
13 700 m² Offices + 300 m² Commercial spaces + parkings
Completion year
2019-01-01
Landscape
La Plage (Guillaume Derrien)
Structural engineer
BETOM
Environmental & MEP
Éléments Ingénieries
Construction
Eiffage Construction
Client
ICADE + Poste Immo
Typology
Commercial, Offices
The Hangzhou-based pratice DA XIANG Design Studio has recently completed Courtyard Xiaoya, located in the Xucun Industrial Zone, Haining, Jiaxing, in which the architect built an elegant courtyard on the roof of a factory and named it Xiaoya.
The transition of the city is a complicated process. Along with the old memories gradually gone, new emoti...
Project name
Courtyard Xiaoya
Architecture firm
DA XIANG Design Studio
Location
Haining, Jiaxing, China
Principal architect
Jianyu Jiang, Huaming Yu, Rui Chen
Design team
Jianyu Jiang, Huaming Yu, Rui Chen
Interior design
DA XIANG Design Studio
Landscape
DA XIANG Design Studio
Construction
Hangzhou Jutie Decoration
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Commercial › Office
JK interior design completed the main entrance of SOHO the strand building in Malta.
Project name
SOHO The Strand
Architecture firm
JK interior design
Location
The Strand - Fawwara Building, Triq I-Imsida Il-Gżira, Malta
Photography
Iskander Diana at Omwliving (www.omwliving.com)
Design team
JK interior design, Jully Khamula
Interior design
JK interior design, Jully Khamula
Construction
Petersen Construction Co.
SAOTA designs 15 storey high rise building in Lagos, The building has introduced new architectural ideas to Lagos. By enhancing the streetscape and shared public space around the building, we hope this will be a catalyst for positive change in the city.
Project name
Kingsway Tower
Principal architect
Greg Truen. Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Design team
Greg Truen, Teswill Sars, Adrian Monger, Michael Wentworth, Henry Abosi, Kier Bothwell, Dov Goldring and Andrew Cunningham
Collaborators
Project manager (Gabonn and Cachez Turnkey Projects). Quantity Surveyor (Costcare)
Landscape
Hermon Empor Landscape Ltd
Structural engineer
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Environmental & MEP
Sutherland Engineers and Consultant’s Collaborative Partnership (CCP)
Construction
ITB Nigeria Ltd
Typology
Mixed-use building, Office, Hotel
An Iconic Austin Mid-Century Building Returned to its Original Modernist Swag. Complete renovation by local architecture firm, Mark Odom Studio
Project name
BKCW’s Mid-Mod Office
Architecture firm
Mark Odom Studio
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Leonid Furmansky
Principal architect
Mark Odom
Design team
Mark Odom Studio, The Renner Project
Collaborators
The Renner Project, Kimberly Renner
Interior design
The Renner Project and Mark Odom Studio
Landscape
Linda Balagia Landscape Designs
Structural engineer
Leap!, leapstructures.com
Environmental & MEP
AYS Engineering
Construction
Franklin Alan LLC
Supervision
John Atwater, Ken Dineen, Carlos Munez, Franklin Alan LLC
Visualization
Mark Odom Studio
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Energy-efficient Glazing: SunGuard SNX 51/23 from Guardian Glass. Ipe Wood Exterior Deck: Artisan Hardwood. Cork Floors: World Floors Direct. Cabinetry and Wall Paneling: Sawdust Studio. Glass Partitions: Knoll, and Ramirez Welding. Acoustic Workstations: Herman Miller. HVAC: Carrier.
Client
BKCW Insurance Company, Owners Meredith and Tyler Spears
The Japanese architecture firm Yuji Tanabe Architects has recently completed WORK x ation Site KARUIZAWA, a renovation project of a commercial building which was used as a restaurant before into workation offices that was to support a flexible working style.
Project name
WORK x ation Site KARUIZAWA
Architecture firm
Yuji Tanabe Architects
Location
aruizawa, Nagano, Japan
Principal architect
Yuji Tanabe
Interior design
Yuji Tanabe Architects
Built area
222 m² (building), 22 m² (folly)
Structural engineer
Low Fat Structure(building), Shelter(folly)
Environmental & MEP
Comodo
Construction
Takehanagumi
Typology
Commercial › Office
Designed by Babak Abnar + Ali Ravanpak, ARP office is a small multidisciplinary work space that is located in Tehran, Iran.
Project description by architect:
ARP office is a small multidisciplinary work space. A series of projects are conducted here that are led by temporary workers who are to...
Architecture firm
Babak Abnar + Ali Ravanpak
Photography
Hamed Farhangi, Mona Soleimani
Principal architect
Babak Abnar
Interior design
Ali Ravanpak
Supervision
Ramin Mojarad
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The project consists of a 240 sqm office building. The requirements were three premises for rent and the offices of an architectural practice. The field of 15 x 20 meters in a corner forced the building to be compacted in order to leave enough area for parking required.
Architecture firm
AS Arquitectura
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Roberto Cárdenas, Rolando Córdoba
Design team
Alejandra Abreu, Xavier Abreu
Collaborators
Efraín Góngora, Manolo Rodríguez
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
