The PortHole in La Grande Motte, France
Design: TOMA! This pavilion is an experimental architecture, designed for the tenth edition of the FAV at La Grande-Motte. The habitable sculpture becomes a flat sign, a virtual porthole on the seafront.
2016 RIBA Stirling Prize winner building, architects
Newport Street Gallery wins 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for UK’s best new building: six buildings shortlisted for highest architecture accolade to be awarded by Royal Institute of British Architects
Alameda dos Ipes Housing in Santa Caterina
Design: OOIIO Architecture + Terra + Abramar commissioned to design 430 social housing units within a new sustainable neighborhood in Itajai, Brazil, called Alameda dos Ipês
Lotus Exhibition Centre and People’s Park
Design: studio505, architects
Exuberant and colourful landmark in the heart of Wujin: the Lotus Building and People’s Park is designed to act as a cultural anchor and civic landmark.
Riverside 66 Retail Centre Tianjin Building
Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
This 350-m long megastructure completes the He Ping Lu pedestrian boulevard. The building is the focus of the emerging commercial district, “a modern version of a traditional bustling merchant setting”.
Salt Rock House KwaZulu Natal
Design: Metropole Architects. The Salt Rock House is a bold contemporary architectural design set into the picturesque coastal suburbia that is the Dolphin Coast, celebrating magnificent 180° panoramic sea views where one might be able to catch a glimpse of a Humpback and Southern Right whale.
Client of the Year Award 2016 buildings
Westmorland is 2016 RIBA Client of the Year: this Royal Institute of British Architects award recognises the role a good client plays in creating fine buildings.
Stephen Lawrence Prize 2016 Shortlist
House of Trace wins The Royal Institute of British Architects 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize – winner picked from 6 low-budget buildings by exciting architect practices.
Ali Mohammed T Al-Ghanim Clinic in Kuwait
Design by AGi architects. This building stands as a pioneer in the healthcare sector, where challenging issues such as privacy and security are addressed using a new model, where courtyards attached to the façade are the driving element behind this unique typology.
1Rebel Gym, London St Mary’s Axe
Design: Studio C102, architects. Fit-out of the first 8,000sqft 1Rebel, a new luxury boutique brand of gyms located in St Mary’s Axe, London. Originally conceived as an office, the building has been stripped down and reconfigured into a contemporary, industrial space which is balanced in luxury and theatrical glamour.
Silver Wood House in Vila do Conde
Design: Ernesto Pereira, architects. “SilverWoodHouse, is my presentation to the world of design, architectural and constructive, my route in the course of a project / work, moves from its conception to its construction”.
New Online Platform for Sustainability
Global Founders unveiled for a new online platform developed by sustainability charity Bioregional that will make going green easier. It will provide free tools for the sustainable design of buildings.
Villas Jonc in Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
Design: Christian von Düring architecte. One of the aims with this project was to encourage the advantages of shared living while keeping the individuality of each home. By the position of the garages and the entrances, each house is accessed through a private courtyard.
NATO Communications & Information Agency
Design: MVSA Architects. Based on a Design & Construct contract, 11.000 sqm of new office space and renovate 13.500 sqm. MVSA is part of the consortium and is responsible for the exterior and interior.