BuckleyGrayYeoman wins planning for City Road office refurbishment granted planning approval by London Borough of Islington Council. Commissioned by Helical Bar, the redevelopment of the 1960’s Maple House building will provide 5,700 sq m office accommodation in close proximity to Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout.
Design: GSSArchitecture
Pilkington Planar™ supports a new era at Durham University Business School
Durham University Business School’s new £16million fit-for-purpose building utilises NSG Group’s world class Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring space for students to learn.
The city of Kaliningrad’ announces an open International architectural and city-planning competitive tender for the Concept of area development in the historical center of Kaliningrad – Korolevskaya mountain and its locality
High-rise construction in North America: Toronto continues to lead the way, and remains North America’s high-rise boomtown with 130 skyscrapers currently under construction. New York City, the “real” center of North American high-rise architecture, only appears in second place on 91 buildings.
Design: OAM Architecture. The project focuses on a close relationship between metropolitan areas and the countryside represented by large areas of cultivated fields named “Parco Sud Milano”.
Scott Resnick announce Foster + Partners as design architect of 551 West 21st Street – a modern, 19-story luxury condominium overlooking the Hudson River in West Chelsea. 551 West 21st Street features 44 large-scaled residences, including three penthouses. Beyer Blinder Belle is the executive architect, and construction of the fully-financed building is under way with anticipated occupancy in the fall of 2015.
Design: Josep Lluís Mateo – MATEO ARQUITECTURA
This three-storey row house was built on Passatge Marimon in the Sant Gervasi neighbourhood, with a direct view from the main thoroughfare of Avinguda Diagonal. The client wanted commercial premises on the basement floor, ground floor and mezzanine, and two floors of dwellings, with two apartments per landing.
Design: Valerio Olgiati, architect. Seen from a distance the floor plates projecting from the facade with their elliptical openings look like flying carpets with ornamental borders
Design: Luis Vidal + Architects (LVA). The £2.5 billion Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 development is the first in the UK by Luis Vidal + Architects. The Queen’s Terminal is to serve 20 million passengers a year. This building has taken five years to complete and includes the main Terminal 2 building, a monumental new sculpture by artist Richard Wilson RA, a 1,340-space car park, an energy centre and a cooling station.
Design: LATITUDE Architects. Coffee shops, restaurants, libraries and the likes became indubitable extensions of our own place. In this particular occasion, the architects have been commissioned to explore the possibilities of combining the functions of a standard coffee shop settlement with the idea of public visual art.
The space is organized with two floors. The first floor has been opened up by erasing all its façade and, therefore, becoming an extension of the public space.
Vegamar Selección Wine Shop designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos on the main shopping street of town, is a space for wine tasting and sales. The project aims to transmit the quality of the exposed products, as well as to maximize the feeling of amplitude inside the shop.
Design: New Wave Architecture. Laying on the pristine context of Polour, overlooking the highest peak of Iran – Mount Damavand – and responding the climbing potential of the region, a spirited sport facility is imprinted delicately in the rocky lands of Mazandaran.
Design: Agence Jouin Manku, Architectes. This project comprises a four star hotel and the Michelin 3-starred chef Marc Haeberlin’s first brasserie. Les Haras allies architectural creativity and technological innovation, two particular areas of French expertise, with philanthropy, an unprecedented mix for a historic redevelopment project in France.
Design: NL Architects Gershwin (Plot 14) is the winning entry for a competition with only two competitors for a large residential building in Amsterdam: an ambitious and optimistic blend of perimeter Block and Tower. An attempt to blend in and stand out.