Third Phase Designs Construction Manager news. The designs by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners for £8bn redevelopment third phase of the iconic building will deliver a cluster of ‘wavy and wonky’ buildings for over 1,300 homes plus a high street of shops and a hotel. Sir Robert McAlpine appointed.
Architects: Caravan of Architecture
The abundant brightness of this contemporary-inspired home creates an effect of infinite grandeur and space. Located at the foot of a majestic fall and bordered by the river Jean-Venne, the residence breathes well-being and offers a unique concept of relaxation.
Design: DKO Architecture. Award-winning student accommodation provider, The Student Housing Company, has announced exciting international expansion plans, with its first Australian development to open in Melbourne in July 2018.
Planning application submitted for Scotland’s first artificial wave park. The proposal is to redevelop Craigpark Quarry near Ratho, Edinburgh into a word-class surf and leisure facility offering a variety of water sports on its man-made loch.
Architects: Foster + Partners. Apple Orchard Road is the first Apple Flagship in Singapore, highlighting its role as a global centre for creativity. Its design reflects the vibrancy and innovative spirit of the city-state.
Design: Studio DiDeA Architetti Associati. The architects have converted a small former clothes shop – 38 square meters – making it special by the unveiling, during the refurbishment works, of some frescoes dating back to the late Nineteenth Century.
NEB is the design and construction supervision of the Marina 101 project, the second tallest skyscraper in the Middle East, under construction with over 60% of structural works complete.
Design: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes. The focus of the Cafe is set in the center of the dome hall. To emphasize the outstanding center of the place and its characteristic setting, the whole design is oriented on the centerpiece.
Margate’s Dreamland – AECOM has created striking new landscaping designs for the redevelopment of Dreamland, a historic amusement park in Margate: following a major renovation programme, brings together sensitively restored vintage rides and an array of modern facilities, including a 15,000-capacity open air venue for music events.
Design: PCA-STREAM. The Link concept wants to rethink the office tower, (too) long synonymous with verticality and isolation: “schematically a stack of trays of 1800m2 on average, on which the employees are isolated in small groups of 150 people per floor. The access to natural light is uneven, non-existent outdoor spaces and common spaces where work together very rare.”
Aukett Swanke completes conversion of the spectacular, Beaux-Arts former headquarters of the Port of London Authority at Ten Trinity Square, into a luxury landmark hotel and residences in the heart of the capital.
MAD Architects completes Roca’s Beijing Gallery in Dongzhimen. It has an unobstructed gallery space that opens up to its urban environment; behind double-height glazing, the interior walls of both of the gallery’s floors, finished with a screen of LEDs, become a new façade for the city.
Nka Foundation is issuing a challenge to designers, architects and builders to use their creativity to come up with modern mud types for rural Gambia. This is a live project with 10 project teams to realize their projects.
Hong Kong architecture firm hpa announce its largest and most innovative project, envisioned as a self-sustainable, revolutionary and eco-nouveau city in the capital of the Philippines