Curtain walls

The project consists of a set of buildings that are developed around a central courtyard in "U" shape. Three clearly identifiable volumes that harbored two independent centres of education (infant and Elementary). The program and the orientation conditions the creation of two separate buildings joined by a third body that will host the common facilities. Primary education center will occupy the building of greater volume in three floors, with a linear development through a corridor that divides the plant in two bays, on one side, the area of services, on the other, and facing South, classrooms, ensuring the absence of glare and the maximum brightness throughout the year. The cladding of the building is solved using a light facade syst... More

Brief and design reaction The three-part brief from the Client seemed simple enough at the time. Firstly the design team at Boogertman+Partners Architects had to design a building that would not date. Secondly the design had to be implemented with materials that were low maintenance, and the building had to be Emira Property Fund’s Flagship building, and become a Pretoria Icon in itself. The design team translated the brief by creating a striking triangular geometry using low-maintenance materials. In 2012 phase one of Emira Property Fund's new office development, Podium at Menlyn, was successfully completed. This iconic building has been a talking point ever since the first off shutter concrete facade was revealed. Design Concept The... More

Our Proposal offers a multidisciplinary team and work in the integrated design. The objective is that the set of buildings become an environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy “PLACE”, where people can live and work on a high-quality environment. In order to achieve this, we have used synergies between different disciplines and proposed technologies according to the social, economical and cultural reality of the place. The main concept of the set works with the idea of recreating the city through a building that generates an event. A center of urban attraction. And for this reason we have chosen the strategy of designing a building with a strong character and appearance. The commitment lies on being able to make a whole grou... More

The site is located on a corner, inviting a challenging triangular layout whereby the three components of the south elevation are staggered in relation to each other. The more closed north, east and west elevations complement the three glass curtain walls. Here, sunscreens are situated in front of the elevation in such a way that the aluminum louvers perform their sun-reflecting work for most of the day, and at the same time ensure the rooms behind enjoy an almost unrestricted view of the Sasakiweg and golf course opposite. More

6,000 sqft, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 4 car garage, swimming pool Situated on 5 acres of forested land, the site's original home was recycled and the building area reused to preserve the natural surroundings on 100'+ douglas fir, cedar and arbutus trees. The home's occupants, a family of 4 with 2 large dogs, wanted the home carefully situated for forest views and solar orientation for reduced heat gain in the bedrooms and increased heat gain at the outdoor pool. [ solar study animation ] Large 2-car / 2-boat garage with overheight, glass doors for natural light and to allow the boats on trailers to be easily moved in and out. The porte cochiere is steel and cantilevers out 25' onto a single post from two large stone columns whic... More

In 2010 Tony Fretton Architects were asked to design a restaurant in one of the worlds most historically significant locations. Commissioned by the Queen's Historic Royal Palaces Commission, the site forms the intersection between the UNESCO world heritage site of the Tower of London, and Tower Bridge on the historic Tower Wharf to the Thames overlooking the Greater London Assembly building and HMS Belfast.  The new building is conceived as a new space in which to dine on the Wharf, both inside and outside.   The new building is broken into four distinct parts arranged in a row; the existing Tower Bridge archway entrance bar, a second low entrance building from the wharf that negotiates the junction with Tower Bridge; a tall din... More

The project concerns a private residence close to Athens in Attica. The site overlooks the bay of Schinias and the wetland with a west orientation. A thick concrete slab lies on a steep slop creating a terraced building. The slab bends becoming either a roof element or a floor feature. The building creates a terrace round the swimming pool and then over it next to the master bedroom level. The concrete ribbon rests on the land on the lower level creating the guest bedrooms. The panels that create the enclosed spaces are either curtain walls or wooden movable partitions. The supporting structure is hidden behind the panels so that the architectural movement of the concrete slab is exposed clearly. The entrance is generated on... More

The project involved the renovation and enlargment of public building owned by the township of Amelia, it hosts the Red Cross and the Port Authority as well as a multipurpose hall and it is part of the urban regeneration of the village of Fiumaretta. The project planned the relocation of the volume of the multipurpose room on the ground floor, made in an elevated area, and the intervention of extension on the first floor (above the said elevated portion) for the construction of a public room that appeared to be non-existent in the area of the village more necessary than ever and demanded by the population. The construction system is in mixed reinforced concrete, metal carpentry and glass curtain walls. A "stitching" of the existing volumes... More

The site is located on Todor Ikonomov str in neighborhood Levski in Varna. The building is part of the building connected to other buildings. The building takes place on 6 floors and 1 terraced floor. The massive space structure of the building is subject to the U-shaped planning decision. The office section is identified with curtain walls of glass and ceramics. The residential part is broken by the succession of oriels in a ceramic facade and balconies with metal railings with specific triplex. Ground floor is rich with glazed windows and enhanced with full curtain facade of ceramics. More

The site is located on Todor Ikonomov str in neighborhood Levski in Varna. The building is part of the building connected to other buildings. The building takes place on 6 floors and 1 terraced floor. The massive space structure of the building is subject to the U-shaped planning decision. The office section is identified with curtain walls of glass and ceramics. The residential part is broken by the succession of oriels in a ceramic facade and balconies with metal railings with specific triplex. Ground floor is rich with glazed windows and enhanced with full curtain facade of ceramics. More

Made of reinforced concrete and covered in glass, this building a strong character tends to get minimal, with the least formal means, the ultimate functional outcome. The project is located in an area of urban sprawl on the outskirts of Ragusa. The building has a large frame on the first floor, concrete-face view of 50 cm height, placed flush with the external shock defines the volume of the first floor, creating a gap with the glass facades of the ground floor. Wide overhangs to protect the entire perimeter of the building's windows from the sun, the curtain walls are made of aluminum frames with thermal and solar control double glazing with argon gas, along with a system of exterior blinds in aluminum slats, electrically adjustable ,... More

The Pfizer Canada reconfiguration project makes a very clear statement. The architectural design focuses on promoting the corporate identity of the company located on the Trans-Canada Highway. The strategy is to use the building space in a transparent and expeditious manner through the prominence of glass in the structure in order to open the corporate headquarters to the world. To ensure a corporate image that is solidly embedded in the site, we worked around the idea of blister packs. This important feature of biopharmaceutical production is used as the visual key for the completion of the building facade, walls and furnishings. The alveolate structure has been transposed to create an elegant motif displaying a variety of textures that re... More

Architects: Mobil Arquitectos [mobilarquitectos.cl] + Cruz & Browne Arquitectos [cruzybrowne.cl] Location: Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Client: Inmobiliaria Brotec Constructor: Brotec Icafal Area: 12,100 sqm Year: 2010 – 2011 Photographs: Nicolás Saieh This project is an office building located in Santiago de Chile. The site is what we call “head of an urban block,” a northeast-facing end of a former residential block. The area, “Nueva Las Condes,” is currently undergoing a large urban transformation, creating an urban quarter of mixed-use residential, office and retail space. The project was conceived as a straightforward operation, keeping the site as open and continuous as possible for pedestrian traffic. The horizontal continuit... More

The first Camper shoe store in Sweden recently opened up in Malmö. The design concept of the store derives from the well known truth that “everybody loves Ice Cream". Several scale models were built by real Ice Cream sticks to be re-scaled into full size furniture. The furniture collection is made to expose at least 40 pair of shoes and consists of tables, stools, benches and one cash desk. The tabletop and the sticks are made out of color stained solid birch. All the used colors come from different tastes of Ice Cream. The curtain walls are made out of vanilla colored sliced rubber to hide the stock of shoes on the backside. The floor is vanilla colored concrete. All the existing walls and the ceiling are painted in matt vanilla color More