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Project • By 1op1 ArchitectuurDistribution Centres

The solution to the growing housing shortage

Startblock, the solution to the growing housing shortage in the Netherlands. Our vision is simple yet effective: high-quality prefab homes that are quickly and efficiently placed on-site. This concept is the result of a collaboration between three parties: Stijlvolhout B.V., OVT Development B.V., and 1op1 Architecture B.V. 1:1 Architectuur In 2018, we began developing Startblock 'Roots,' a compact 52m2 home, perfect for two-person households. Later, we introduced Startblock 'Tree' and 'Leaf,' which replace traditional single-family homes. Startblock continues to focus on innovation, improvement, and expansion of our prefab range, so we can deliver a wide variety of housing types to the market as a serious housing supplier. 1:1 Arch... More

Project • By UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri ArchitectsPrimary Schools

Al Lesaily School

Al Lisaili in Dubai is the first public school developed in BIM - Building Information Modeling - by MOID, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development of UAE.The layout derives by prototype project for Schools for UAE developed by UPA Italia by Paolo Lettieri Architects and UPA in JV with General Planning in 2009. The original project of School for C1 Cycle was developed for 1000 students. MOID built several of these across all UAE. In 2016 MOID decided to update the design of the school prototype including a small Kindergarten and other functions for special needs students. The Minister himself wanted the project to be the first one designed in BIM. UPA Italia The implementation of the functions and the introduction of a new techn... More

Project • By OPENBOOKOffices

Miniclip office building

Located in the Taguspark - Knowledge City, in the Oeiras Valley, with an area of 4,000 sqm and a capacity for around 350 people, the Miniclip building stands out in the landscape for its design and sense of lightness, alluding to the ‘cloud’ and to the technology world that characterises this world-leading digital games company.Inside, the workplace design promotes creativity and social experiences, in an informal environment. emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photography emontenegro / architectural photog... More

Project • By BuildEXTOffices

Synlab laboratory and office building

Extreme technology under the hood The Synlab laboratory is the largest medical laboratory in Central and Eastern Europe, designed using the BIM method with extremely complex and stringent requirements. By converting and extending the neoclassical main building of the former Hungarian Royal Budapest Customs Free Port in the area of the free port of Csepel, the client wanted to create an office and industrial building that meets contemporary needs. The extension of a classic building block is an exciting architectural challenge. Caption Modern building in a century-old industrial environment The Royal Hungarian Budapest Customs Free Port opened in 1928 after nine years of planning and construction. When it opened, it was one of the m... More

Project • By BuildEXTFactories

Continental Budapest site

The joy of a technical challenge We are planning a complete site development of 30 100 m2 in 5 phases over 5 years or Continental, one of the world’s leading automotive companies. The assignment was particularly exciting for us because the expansion of an industrial facility with complex systems is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the BIM-based working method we use. Caption Continental as a customer Continental’s Budapest plant manufactures automotive electronics products for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, applying highly advanced and innovative technologies in almost all areas of automotive electronics. Th... More

Project • By Erik Giudice ArchitectsOffices

Platinan

- BIM d’or Prize “international building” category  - TEAM: Structure: ELU/ strong current, low current, elevators: WSP/ fluids mechanics: PROJEKT ENGAGEMANG / Landscape, circulations and logistic: RAMBÖLL, fronts& shells: TAITO/ BIM coordinator: ZYNKA / project management: AKURO Luxigon, Vivid vision Luxigon, Vivid vision - Platinan is part of an extensive transformation of central Gothenbourg, Sweden’s second largest city. The two buildings are located on a strategical site, with close access to the central station and to Västlänken, a new regional railway network.The mixed-use development will include offices, housing, a hotel, shops and cultural activities, all of which seek to... More

Project • By OPENBOOKOffices

Nestlé Campus

The renovation of the Nestlé Campus aimed to encourage a sense of community and interaction with nature. spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt In the design outlined for the new space, three distinct core areas stand out: the Landing Zones, the Social and the Workplace. The landing zone is in the distribution core for the various levels and the two wings of the campus, and is an extension of the exterior, bringing nature inside and offering a unique atmosphere and experience. spacesandplaces.pt spacesandplaces.pt The business units are organized in 18 anchoring points, with the design of the new spaces considering the increase of the useful area through the optimization of the existing building, guaranteeing a g... More

NewsNews • 19 Nov 2021

Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris Saclay

On the Paris Saclay campus Renzo Piano Building Workshop arranged a string of approximately twenty buildings around a central garden. Two buildings are offset towards the center to form the entrance to the university campus block. The 63,000 square meter building welcomes 3000 students. © Michel Denancé Renzo Piano Building Workshop designed the building with a holistic approach in which each element, each detail, each typology is part of a whole. A modular system was implemented where many of the parts are repeated over the different buildings. © Michel Denancé Design choices are based on the idea that structural appearance is secondary to functionality. The structure is made up out of large 16 meter wid... More

Project • By Alan Enríquez | ArquitectoHousing

Casa Vereda

Caption Caption Casa Vereda's design arises from the idea of embracing the social spaces of the house, in such a way that the rest of the areas are articulated through it. In such a way that the formal solution is the conceptual result of a clamp that takes as its main element, the living room, the double-height dining room, and direct contact with the garden as the content and the rest of the house as the container. Caption Caption The remaining spaces such as the bedrooms and amenity spaces surround these spaces while maintaining a visual connection with them all the time.   Caption Caption   More

Project • By OPENBOOKOffices

PHC Software Headquarters

Designed by Openbook for Taguspark, the PHC Software building is located in Oeiras Valley, close to Lisbon.  With an area of 4,000sqm, the building's facade reveals two distinct layers that explore the balance between the opaque and the transparent. The concrete shell that envelops the inner glass volume adds dynamism to the overall building and highlights the connection between the interior and the exterior. Fernando Guerra/ FG+SG The permeability and curvilinear language of the shell accentuate the play of light and shadow of the building's architectural design and mark its surroundings.  Formal on the outside, informal on the inside. When arriving at the building, one is faced with its formalism materialized in concrete... More

Project • By ANA DESIGN STUDIO PVT LTDFactories

Railway Equipment Industry for Plasser India

Project Type: Railway Equipment Manufacturing Facility Brief of the Project: Locomotive manufacturing facility planned to cater to three assembly lines and air conditioning designed on the concept of radiant and geothermal cooling. The green spine is designed with an oxygen regenerated plant to purify the air from process area.   Area: 5,00,000 sq ft   There can be no doubt, that the driver for prosperity and large scale economic growth and a sustainable future will be industry. While there is a lot of exciting work being carried out in the service industry sector, especially IT and ITES, there is a large scope of improvement and growth in the design environment for the manufacturing industry. At ANA, we have tried to use t... More

NewsNews • 30 Sep 2019

Fiverr: A New Architecture and Design Store Goes Live

Fiverr, a company dedicated to the support of freelancers and changing the way industry works, is expanding its store footprint in an appeal directly to the architecture and interior design sectors. Their target audience ranges from architects who need help to take on larger projects, to individual who are looking to take on the design of their own space. The store offers these audiences 15 related services categories with qualified freelancers able to bring their designs to life.Construction and building has boomed over the past decade with world class buildings like the Elb Philharmonie or Zaha Hadid’s latest airport. At the same time, there has been a boom in small scale construction, with individuals flooding online forums for inspirati... More

Project • By Alan Enríquez | ArquitectoHousing

Calle 13 - Aitana

Set of 8 Residential Houses in the south of Mexico City. The concept arises from the intention of providing dynamism and volume to the facade through a ribbon that runs across the front to the street and provides a connection to the outside.The houses are provided with spaces to have all the activities that comply with the highest standards of quality of life. They have private garden views, bedrooms with full bathrooms, large TV room that avoids creating narrow corridors, master bedroom with living room within, dressing room and bathroom with TV. Finally ,the last story has a roof garden with grill that allows you to take advantage of sunny days. More

Project • By Lombardini22Shopping Centres

Porte dello Jonio

L22 Services - Concept, preliminary, final and executive architectural project, LEAD consultant, interdiscipinary coordination   L22 is a brand of the Group Lombardini22.   Project details The project for Auchan Taranto has interpreted the theme transforming the space into a story, a "popular" narrative that speaks of the place, its talents, its vocations and its material culture.   Auchan Shopping Mall in Taranto was plagued with faults: its architectural image and visibility, its amenities and services, the comfort level of its  interior microclimate - nevertheless, it still attracted plenty of visitors and was full of potential: set in an excellent location in relation to the city centre and deeply rooted in it... More

Project • By WRA - Wild Rabbits ArchitecturePrivate Houses

La Maison Plissée - The Pleated House

A city house with a separate studio which could be used as an art gallery.Montparnasse neighborhood, more precisely Pernety, in a charming little street, between some big buildings, there was a tiny house. We destroyed it. The new house has, also, a garden with a rose bush all over the portal but that’s it… It’s strange, it stretches on 7 floors, light weighted, slended with its nimbus of metal lacework, it’s the “Maison Plissée”, the wrinkled house.The coolest spots are up top, we access them directly by an elevator (like in the Diff'rent Strokes show). The visit patio, kitchen, panoramic roofing pack forms a little penthouse with views everywhere and a mind-blowing sunshine.The plan of the lower floors is so stiff that the clients ca... More