New Fetter Place in London Holborn Circus

New Fetter Place

Design: TateHindle. New Fetter Place, the redevelopment adjacent to Holborn Circus, has been completed. It comprises a newly regenerated 12-storey octagonal shaped tower at 8-10 New Fetter Lane and a newly constructed six-storey link building at 55 Fetter Lane.

The design for the 135,000 sqft redevelopment included extensions to the octagonal shaped tower, a new façade, remodelled service core and new mechanical & electrical services to provide an additional 40% of Class A office accommodation.

Arbre Blanc Multipurpose Tower, Montpellier

Arbre Blanc France

Design: Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné Associates + Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects. The architects Sou Fujimoto Architects + Nicolas Laisné Associates + Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects associated to the developers Promeo Patrimoine + EVOLIS promotions, have won the competition for the construction of the second “Architectural Folie of the XXIth century” in Montpellier.

Grove Towers, Mumbai Ornate Spaces

Grove Towers Mumbai 2

3XN’s design team was invited for the event which unveiled the 77.000 m2 project inspired by the Indian nature and Mumbai’s mangroves. Just as clusters of mangrove stalks seemingly braid together at the base, the two towers in this mixed use development converge at the lower retail floors, rising up to provide amenity spaces on the podium; and grow into the sky as a cluster of slender trees providing some of Mumbai’s most thoughtfully laid out residential accommodation.

Chinese Labour Union Cultural Home, Ningbo

Chinese Labour Union Culture Home

schmidt hammer lassen architects completed design for new cultural home for the city Labour Union in Ningbo, China. The 100,000 sqm project, known as the Home of Staff, was won by the architects in an international competition. With an eclectic mix of functions, split across two separate buildings, the project is linked by a landscape park stretching over half a kilometre.

DreamCenter Masterplan, Shanghai

DreamCenter Masterplan Shanghai 1

Design: Benoy. DreamCenter has been released as the leading element of the ‘West Bund Media Port’ project; one of the largest cultural investment projects currently undertaken in China. Located along the Huangpu River in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, the integrated development is the result of a dynamic collaboration between Lan Kwai Fong Group, DreamWorks Animation and CMC Capital Partners.

South Quay Plaza London for Berkeley Homes

South Quay Plaza

Design: Foster + Partners

Berkeley Homes has submitted plans to Tower Hamlets Council for the redevelopment of the existing South Quay Plaza site to provide a world-class, residential-led mixed-use development. In accordance with Tower Hamlet’s policy for this area, the scheme will also be delivering over 1.5 acres of high quality public realm, reinvigorating the waterfront on South Dock and creating a vibrant new destination.

International Financial Center Competition

International Financial Center Finalist 1

A team around KCAP Architects&Planners selected as one of three finalists in the competition for the International Financial Center (IFC) in Moscow. IFC is a 460 ha mixed-use development project located in Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye and includes the construction of offices, housing and hotels, as well as commercial and social infrastructure.

Urban Beacon in Buffalo mixed-use building

Buffalo Building

Design by: Diamond Schmitt Architects – this 12-storey, mixed-use building in downtown Buffalo, New York is a $80-m complex with more than 200,000-sqft of Class A office space, a 120-room hotel, hospitality and retail services. The innovative building will anchor a prime intersection bordering the Historic West Village District.