Heong Gallery, Downing College by Caruso St John Architects is a RIBA East Awards 2017 Winner: “An unloved area of Downing College consisting of unremarkable buildings has been transformed into an understated but elegant gallery with a well-detailed forecourt.”
Design: Adam Kane Architects. Externally the building was designed as two timber-clad gabled forms, believed appropriate for the area. These pitched-roof forms were referenced internally with high raked-ceilings which create a great sense of volume whilst reminding the occupant of their setting.
Architects: Snøhetta. Designed and produced by Norwegian glassworks Hadeland Glassverk, the traditional jar is known for its distinctive red rubber gasket and grey aluminum lid, elements which are reprised in the design of the bar through its simple color and material palette.
Design: Andrew Berman Architect. The new library was intended above all to be an inviting, open, and accessible public space for the community. The library had to be on a single level, stitch new building to old, and be handicapped accessible.
The Experimental Structure of the Conservational Architecture of Qianfoya Cliff Inscriptions in Sichuan Province, China, design by Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University Culture Heritage Protection Center.
This Aedas-designed resort development is located on the Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, overlooking the Niujiaokeng Reservoir and natural scenic area of Lake Tian. Zhuhai is blessed with mountains and sea, with the city co-exists in harmony with the nature.
LA construction photos – “controlled chaos comes to mind. Machinery and materials are everywhere. Cranes, 17-18 stories high delivering steel, wooden forms, compressors and equipment to hundreds of workers at specific points”.
PCA-STREAM news – The “Links” will mainly provide a solution to the oldest fault of the office tower: lack of horizontality. By linking the two buildings, these platforms will create trays of 3,000 m2, unprecedented surface for a Tour de la Défense
Allied London and architects Levitt Bernstein have submitted design proposals to reinvigorate two of Manchester’s best loved buildings – London Road Fire Station and the Old Granada Studios at St. John’s
Chile-based architecture practice, ELEMENTAL wins from 26-strong longlist. Gifted with one of the most spectacular and historic sites in the centre of Doha, the Art Mill is expected to become one of the world’s leading cultural centres.
Design: ELLENA MEHL Architects. Although built less than 40 years ago, the main house is typical of provençal houses: rectangular, compact, and symmetrical with a stone framed entrance at the centre, and with small windows and terracotta tiles.
Design: DP Architects. SCCC is designed as a respectful complement to its neighbour, the gazetted Singapore Conference Hall, adopting a clean and subtle approach to form a coherent composition.
Design: dn-a architects. Thames Tower comprises over 195,000 sq ft of flexible office space, with generous floor-to-soffit heights of 3.1m on floors 1-10, 3.7m on 11th–13th floors and 4.2m on the 14th floor. Panoramic glazing provides large volumes of natural light throughout the day.
Berman Guedes Stretton was established in 1996 and has offices in Oxford and London. The architecture practice has developed a strong reputation for architectural interventions – refurbishments, new build extensions and phased, major additions – to historic and also to modern buildings.