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HasleTre is situated at the outer edge of the central city of Oslo, Norway. The design brief was to develop an environmentally friendly, flexible, and innovative commercial building, using elements that are possible to disassemble and reuse. The project has a substantial reduction in overall GHG emissions (59%) and is certified to BREEAM NOR Excellent standard.  Einar Aslaksen Einar Aslaksen HasleTre is a 3000m2 office building over 5 floors including basement and roof-terraces. The building is using a mass timber structural system. The 5x5 meter grid system makes for flexible plan solutions; cell offices, open offices, meetingrooms, smaller rooms etc. Dag Sandven To retain the structure’s second-hand reuse, flex... More

The Richmond MakerLabs forms part of the overall regeneration of Ham Close in Richmond. Working collaboratively alongside the client team which includes Hill Group UK, RHP Group and Richmond Council and our partners at BPTW Architects, LUC Landscape Architects and Sphere 25, the overall project seeks to provide the delivery of 452 new homes (49% of which will be affordable), new community facilities and public realm improvements. Caption WR-AP’s contribution to the scheme includes a new facility for the existing Ham community group, the Richmond MakerLabs. The Richmond MakerLabs is a member-run community workshop within the Ham United Group (HUG) who meet bi-weekly to ‘tinker, make, hack and be friendly’. The organis... More

Meet Capital.com, the high-growth  FinTech firm helping to make the world’s financial markets accessible to all. Modus Workspace partnered with Capital.com to reimagine, design and build the ultimate, future facing, and technologically elaborate workspace located in the heart of St James’. The refurbished headquarters occupy a prestigious location on the 2nd Floor, West Podium, The Broadway, a BREEAM Excellent rated development. Capital.com purposefully picked a building with excellent green credentials. Modus, a certified B Corporation, shared this objective taken by Capital.com to ensure an environmentally conscious outcome, reflected in the SKA Gold rating, the highest SKA accolade for a sustainable fit-out. ... More

Knauf Ceiling Solutions' dynamic, bright orange ceiling and wall systems have become a hallmark of the award-winning Grade A office building in one of the UK's most ambitious regeneration projects. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, but the form and function provided by these unique solutions create an unbeatable combination.   Falconer Chester Hall Architects, frequent users of Knauf Ceiling Solutions' products, specified the METAL R-H 200 standard perforated Metal Hook-On planks with acoustic fleece within a hidden grid for the atrium feature ceiling in Birkenhead's Kingsgate building; this construction was completed for £11.4 million. The four-storey walls are gorgeously accentuated by Knauf Ceiling Solutions' vibran... More

GCA Architects unveils the refurbishment project for a tower in Retama 3, Madrid - GCA Architects has unveiled the design for the refurbishment of Retama 3 in Madrid, a large 13,200 m2 office tower in Méndez Álvaro owned by the French firm Ardian, which will invest 25 million euros in the project. - This new project confirms GCA Architects as one of the most promising architectural firms in Madrid today. The project, winner of a restricted ideas competition organized by Ardian, is the refurbishment of an office tower in the booming Méndez Álvaro district of Madrid. In an area bounded by the railway tracks and the M- 30 ring road, GCA Architects unveils a solution with an innovative spirit based on bioclimatic... More

                                                                                                                                                                        The new headquarters for the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON), designed by Ector Hoogstad Architects, is inspired by the heavens and earth. The new... More

Foster + Partners has completed ICÔNE, a new office complex in Belval, Luxembourg. The 18,800 square-metre office building, filled with light and greenery, encourages a spirit of co-creation and collaboration. Its layout addresses the need for flexible and safe working environments that will emerge in the future. It also references the rich industrial heritage of Belval, revitalising the area by making a positive contribution to the site and its surroundings. The scheme is targeted to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.  Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Darron Haylock, Partner, Foster + Partners, said: “We are delighted to celebrate the opening of this landmark project for Belval, wh... More

Steps away from Paris’ bustling business district and the Grand Arche de La Défense, the InDéfense & Hôtel OKKO project combines office and hotel program in a single unique, faceted structure. ©Jared Chulsky, Courtesy of 3XN 3XN is proud to share its first completed project in France, a 16,000 sq m office building and hotel in Nanterre, France. Developed by VINCI Immobilier and realized in collaboration with Paris-based SRA Architectes, the two-building project anchors the growing Les Groues district in Nanterre and boasts views onto La Défense and the Grande Arche. À quelques pas de l’effervescence du principal quartier d’affaires de Paris et de la Grande Arche de La D&eacu... More

The new headquarters for the MOL Group in Hungary has now opened. Located in southern Budapest and designed by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Finta Studio, the building consolidates the company’s Budapest operations in a single location. It is an integral part of the MOL Group’s sustainable vision for 2030, providing a blueprint for the office of the future. Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Nigel Dancey, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners said: “We are delighted to celebrate the opening of our new headquarters for MOL Group in Budapest. The architectural, structural and environmental engineering team at Foster + Partners aimed to set new standards for sustainable projects i... More

The new main building at Radboudumc offers a friendly and warm welcome. The completion of the building brings to an end the transition to a new healthcare campus after more than 30 years. In the 11-storey building – with about 46,000 m² of floor space, plenty of daylight and views of the surroundings – a green and salubrious environment has been created. Interacting, working together and sharing expertise are the key qualities. This is where the mission of Radboudumc comes to life: sustainable collaboration for personalized care that benefits public health. Scagliola + Brakkee Future-proof thanks to adaptable designThe Radboudumc mission is to be a leader in shaping sustainable, innovative and affordable healthcare. T... More

The 22 Bishopsgate office building, designed by PLP Architecture for AXA IM – Real Assets and Lipton Rogers Developments, is the tallest tower in the City of London financial district. At 278 metres high and with 22 floors, it has 57 lifts for the roughly 13,000 workers and visitors who use it every day. Inside all the lifts are clad in Codina Architectural’s Jacobsen 612 mesh, giving it a retro, industrial feel.Location: 22 Bishopsgate office building, LondonArchitects: PLP ArchitectureApplication: Cladding, interior designArchitectural mesh model: Jacobsen 612Fixing technique: TF-75 Caption More

On Thursday September 29th 2022, NEXT Delft officially opened its doors. Located on the TU Delft Campus (NL) the new construction provides the necessary facilities for start-ups to test new techniques, develop prototypes, meet, and share ideas. Dutch firm Ector Hoogstad Architects designed the sustainable accelerator building for project developer Stone22 and owner ASR Dutch Science Park Fund. Marcel van der Burg It is for Delft as a region - as well as The Netherlands as a whole – essential to offer suitable accommodation to promising start-ups that have come out of the TU Delft knowledge ecosystem. They shape our future economy, after all. NEXT Delft provides the necessary facilities for promising start-ups to test new techniq... More

Amsterdam UAS has opened the doors to its future-proof and most sustainableteaching facility. Jakoba Mulderhuis on Rhijnspoorplein is the Amstel Campus’sgrand finale, situated on Wibautstraat. The building will accommodatesome 6,000 to 7,000 students from the Faculty of Technology, encompassingapproximately 25,000 m2 worth of teaching programmes. It will officially beopened during the opening ceremony for the new academic year on 1 September2022. Sebastian van Damme Integration of Amstel Campus from an urban planning perspectiveJakoba Mulderhuis is situated in a striking location, on the corner of Wibautstraat and Mauritskade, and by the edge of the historical inner city on the Singelgracht canal. Together with Benno Premselahui... More

AFI2B is the only Class A+ business center located in the center of Moscow, next to Belorussky railway station. BC AFI2B is the flagship project of development company AFI Development which built business centers, 5* hotels and buildings in Europe, USA and Israel.The building was designed in accordance with the requirements of the green building standard. So, there are modern design solutions, environmentally friendly materials, and energy-efficient solutions in BC AFI2B. New business center meets the requirements of the BREEAM Excellent international certificate (more than 70% compliance) and is certified according to the WELL standard. Photo: Marika Volkova LightingWhile developing lighting design solution QPRO specialists considere... More