Community Building and Placemaking Report
UNStudio Community Building and Placemaking Report – prior to COVID-19 pandemic, creation of communities related mainly to workplace and shared (living) economy
Cloverdale Athletic Park Fieldhouse, Surrey, BC
The colour and massing of The Cloverdale Athletic Park Fieldhouse, British Columbia, Canada, designed by PUBLIC Architecture, hints at Surrey’s agricultural past without sacrificing a contemporary, athletic look and feel.
Nunawading Community Hub, Victoria, Australia
Designed by fjcstudio, the Nunawading Hub Community Centre is located on the old Nunawading Primary School site in Victoria, Australia. The new community centre is designed with a variety of spaces to learn, meet and collaborate, offering different indoor and outdoor environments
Komera Leadership Center, Rwanda, Africa
BE_Design proudly presents the Komera Leadership Center, a facility in the rural eastern province of Rwanda, Africa, providing health, education, and mentorship programs for young women, and a place for family development initiatives and community gatherings
Nonspace, Icheon-si, South Korea
On Architects Inc. unveils NONSPACE, a project to regenerate a local village renowned for rice and flower farming in South Korea. With an aging population, the project proposes new life possibilities through an experimental cross-cultural facility, or “cross-space”, enabling interactions between diverse cultures
Qing Dynasty Post Office Renovation, Shanghai, China
MDO’s project is the transformation of a canal side Qing Dynasty Post Office into a dynamic community social hub in Shanghai, China. The approach combines sensitive renovation with modern upgrades to create a space that celebrates the tradition of information sharing
South Haven Centre for Remembrance, Edmonton, Alberta
Designed by SHAPE Architecture, South Haven Centre for Remembrance creates a new non-denominational landmark destination for the City of Edmonton, Canada. The design features a symbolic thirteen-meter tower which emerges from the prairie landscape which makes reference to the existing grave sites
Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth HQ, Calgary, Alberta
Designed by Lemay, the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth Head Quarter, Canada, measures nearly 5,000 square feet, the structure provides for Calgary’s urban Indigenous youth through three primary spaces found across two floors
Iona Village Hall, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Iona Village Hall is the result of a decade of hard work by the people of Iona, Scotland, together with WT Architecture and the design team to realise a building that will keep a village hall at the heart of community life on the island
The Sergeant, Sønderborg, Denmark
Designed by ZENI arkitekter a/s, The Sergeant, is a former army garage and drill hall has been revitalized as a modern concert- and event space, with state-of-the-art kitchen facilities on Als, Denmark
Ballard Food Bank, Seattle Building
Ballard Food Bank, Seattle building design by Graham Baba Architects structured around two basic ideas: create an inclusive, humane, and dignified place + efficiently and safely maximize ability to reach as many people in need as possible
Kigali Green City Project, Rwanda, Africa
Kigali Green City Project in Rwanda, by East Africa planning, design, architecture and engineering practice FBW Group, to feature renewable energy, rainwater harvesting, wastewater management, recycling and reuse of water and sustainable transport solutions
Esperanza Health Center Chicago
Designed by architects JGMA Esperanza Health Center is a community health system whose mission is to promote healthy lifestyles and improve health status through the provision of high-quality care and wellness services in Chicago
One Green Mile, Mumbai India
MVRDV completes One Green Mile, inserting a community space beneath a flyover in a series of neglected spaces below Mumbai’s Senapati Bapat Marg flyover in India
Glenroy Community Hub, Victoria Australia
Designed by DesignInc Glenroy Community Hub’s centrepiece is a new contemporary library building. Framing the Hub in Australia, as a ‘social connector’ was a key strategy to build community resilience while bringing together diverse groups
The Center at Belvedere, Charlottesville
Social interaction impacts health later in life more than even some genetic factors. The Center at Belvedere, Virginia, USA, a community center building for seniors, forms welcoming environment
Kindergarten & Community Center Tammiste
Kindergarten and Community Center in Tammiste, Estonia, building design by RMJM Milano Architects: green roof reduces ambient temperatures, regulates indoor temperature and purifies the air
Shanfeng Academy Suzhou Building by OPEN
Shanfeng Academy Suzhou building design by OPEN, Jiangsu Province, China: campus-centre for a new K-12 international school and will also act as a cultural hub for the local community
