Keppie Design news. The architecture practice is to close studios in Aberdeen, Perth and Manchester to reduce costs. The architects office, which posted a £528k pre-tax loss to July 2015, said 25 jobs were at risk of redundancy
Hualong Private Terminal Space at Capital Airport Beijing design by Shishang Architecture – a noble and elegant design concept integrating artistic elements into the design to make, the art exhibits combine with the overall design style perfectly.
Hanover Page Mill, Stanford Research Park, Palo Alto building design by Form4 Architecture – a LEED Platinum and net-zero electric building is a powerful statement of synthesis between architectural form and energy performance
Li Man • Shen Mi Ji Hotel in Yunnan, China, design by Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design – dozens of black steel plates in the reception hall are the spotlights, smartly concealing the load-bearing columns of the previous building.
Mecanoo created a masterplan for 357 homes – partly affordable housing, partly owner-occupied, small-scale businesses and sporting facilities. Inspired by the industrial heritage of the site, the area has a recognisable identity once again.
Wutopia Lab designed an entirely white Zhongshu Bookstore in Xi’an, one of the most ancient cities in China which used to be the capital for thirteen dynasties, with 300 tons of steel and 30,000 meters of light strips.
MOS Architects is responsible for the Threshold House project. This is an addition to an existing Victorian terrace in inner city Melbourne. The 265 sqm site is bookended by a stable building to the North and the original terrace to the South.
Studio Perri interior design upgraded a private house of 185 sqm in Bnei Atarot “moshav” in Israel, that was built 10 years ago and was no longer suited to the needs of the family living there.
China Optics Valley Convention and Exhibition Center design by WSP ARCHITECTS – the building facade system references Chinese traditional craft – ivory carvings, showing changes of light & shadow.
Exhibition Center of Zhengzhou Linkong Biopharmaceutical Park, design by WSP ARCHITECTS, an innovative and entrepreneurship base for R&D and production of life science and biotechnology in Henan Province.
Duke University Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC design by William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc. – “The Ruby” reinvents the role of the arts within the university, extending its culture of interdisciplinary study in science, engineering and medicine to the arts.
Sapphire Residences, Uber-Lux residential tower in Colombo. Sri Lanka property design by renowned architects Gensler, Yoo and French designer to the stars Philippe Starck
Blue Note Beijing Jazz Club design by Chiasmus Partners. Inc – the first China branch of the age-old Jazz brand from New York City, on the site of former American consulate to the Qing Dynasty.
Longgang Chuangtou Tower in Shenzhen by URBANUS Architecture & Design – the architecture is a container that captures light, just like a musical instrument captures music.