Concrete facade

A 40,000 sq ft. (Phase-1) Corporate office cum factory set-out in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam, explores the rustic and discreet material palette aligning the client requirements to the site context. Being a corporate office and factory setup within the same campus (in fact adjoining each other), spaces were planned introvert. A series of courts interwoven in the work zones breathe freshness in the ambience. A gaze across the office presents one with the pleasing view of landscape and water instead of the blind partitions and decorative interiors.The whole building is divided into front and back bays. The front bay of the building adjoins the factory floor beyond, separated from it by a long brick wall. The reception area is a bold statement... More

The construction of the new teaching block "Arenals" responds to the demand for educational spaces requiring by the Miguel Hernández University Campus of Elche. This is a multipurpose building of 8,671 m², with an extensive program spread over three floors. On the ground floor are concentrated spaces of more general and public use, such as the cafeteria, auditorium, computer and multi-purpose rooms. On the first floor are located the teaching rooms, nine large classrooms with capacity up to 220 people. All these classrooms have a prefabricated staggered system for the arrangement of the tables. On the second floor are located the teaching laboratories.According to the University planning, the building should have a dimension of 90x40 meters... More

The plot is located on the edge of the Żurawiniec Reserve in Poznan. On the west and south side it is Surrounded by a forest. Along the front, east boundary of the plot runs through the embankment, which gently descends down the plot towards the reserve. Such terrain has determined the basic assumption of the project. The basic idea was to hide the house from the street side and open it up to the reserve as much as possible. The living space was supposed to be a one-storey solid sloping into a natural hill, and the garage, to avoid embarrassing downhill, was to rise on the upper storey, on the roof of the building.The functional layout of the home was dictated by the sun, views and neighborhood. The layout of the partially underground... More

The site is nearby the crossing of two main streets of Dali old town. It combines two pieces of residential land and occupies only 390 sqm. Three sides of the site are closely surrounded by neighboring residential buildings. Only its east border is open to the street. The brief asks for a boutique hotel with 14 rooms and a café that is open to public. To design a hotel on a site with no views to enjoy from the surroundings, we had to imagine an atmosphere from within. The architecture of this hotel can be conceived as eight individual volumes forming two layers of an enclosed courtyard. Hotel rooms are located around the courtyard and enjoy a serene atmosphere contained in this miniature inner world. The café is a transparent space along th... More

The former Tonofenfabrik (Clay Oven Factory) is situated in the historic centre of Lahr in Germany, close to the remains of the medieval castle ‘Storchenturm’ and the medieval town wall. In danger of complete deterioration, the listed building has been reinvented as a City Museum utilizing this strategic urban location to create a destination for tourists and residents alike involving them with the history and heritage of Lahr in a way the old museum in the city’s park was never able to. The old industrial brick building was not only transformed into a modern museum, but the somewhat incomplete ‘L’ shaped volume has been completed by a new stair tower forming a coherent ensemble of old and new. The new stair tower clad in red concrete does... More

We designed facades and landscapes of a newly opened complex in Shibuya in Tokyo. A square with an area of ​​1000 square meters on the front of the facility and a passage through the building along the terrain guide the flow of people going around the city and return the new use and possibilities to the city as a space.In the plaza, people can find nature and various places. Mixed plants in Japan and the West change the expression by season and growth. Facade design focuses on the movement as a "group" of nature, such as the sudden change of direction of a fish, sudden change of direction of a fish, sudden appearance of birds and predators when encountering the wind and birds.The high-rise facility of the facility is covered with rib-shaped... More

The former office building called the Groene Toren in the center of Eindhoven has been converted into appartments and a hotel. In addition to a new functional layout of the floor plans, the façades have been completely renovated.Placed between the original concrete belts are floor-to-ceiling aluminum facades, which makes the building look more slender and open up to the city. Diederendirrix made the architectural design for the transformation.Architect Paul Diederen: ''the Groene Toren looks more slender and opens up more to the city.''Distribution of functionsThe first to the seventh floor have been transformed into a four-star NH-hotel with 132 rooms. The hotel also has six conference rooms and a gym on the first floor.The... More

This building is the new headquarters for a contractor who specializes in pre-fabricated and modular buildings. The construction consists of a steel frame with prefabricated concrete facade panels attached to it. But since the site is sandwiched in-between a busy road to the north and a housing area to the south the building becomes a janus-figure with an industrial appearance to the highway and a rather domestic appearance to the housing area. The south facade is covered with pink brickwork while the 3 other facades boast their industrial character. The steel and concrete elements are shown in the interior as well, giving the spaces a firm touch. Common spaces are located on the ground floor, the offices are in the top floor. On the office... More

PlaceThe parish church of St. Martin (1802-1807), together with the adjoining cemetery and the newly planned funerary chapel, form a structural and functional unit, which is clearly visible from afar on a moraine terrace above the village of Buochs. The new mortuary chapel replaces a predecessor building built in 1959, which was no longer able to meet the future space requirements of the Catholic parish. The new building was precisely inscribed into the existing situation and positioned on the outer western edge of the terrace. The mortuary chapel is thus clearly visible from the village and is read as part of the entire ecclesiastical complex. Building and exterior The new funerary chapel serves as a space of transitory state bet... More

“We are constantly expanding and improving our quality and services for you as a customer”. The company Wölpert GmbH & Co. KG promise this on their website and over the last year they have fulfilled this promise at their headquarters in Neu-Ulm, replacing the old show room and administration buildings with a new highly modern show room. Baffles and ceiling tiles from Knauf AMF ensure the best acoustics. Wölpert is a well-known traditional construction material distributor between Stuttgart, Swabian Alb, Lake Constance and Allgäu. Founded more than 80 years ago, the family-owned company operates a total of 18 branches in the region. Four of them are in Bavaria, including Neu-Ulm. Here, on the Finninger Straße the company’s headquart... More

The project involves the building of a school with a capacity of up to 1,000 pupils ranging from playgroup level to 4th year of secondary school, as part of a high quality educational system.500 m2 of ventilated polymer concrete façade have been installed, namely the Vanguard range, in the colour especially designed for the project and with the stony texture EARTH. The panel format chosen for the project was 900 x 300 mm.http://www.ulmaarchitectural.com/en/facade-cladding/projects/ulma-s-first-project-in-chile/  More

As the architect travels across the picturesque knolls of Slovenija’s Dolenjska region, his journey starts and finishes with an evaluation of the present. The views of Zaplaz – a pilgrimmage center above the town of Čatež, are all framed by rounded shapes of the hilly landscape. The spots where the soft hills and valleys meet, are accentuated by two churches and three steeples. The factory, which sprouted at the edge of the village in the 1980-ies, stands as the main generator of social life for the wider area.A precast concrete slab entry/administration hall, by itself forms a charming passe-partout to the emerging complex. Extending an invitation to the visitor, it is its ambition to bring the massive structure of the factory into a scale... More

How to fit into a site at the heart of an overall restructuring project on a city-wide scale and design an extension on an already very crowded plot of land? As one consistent entity, the Sports Centre pulls together a large number of elements from different briefs, i.e. an already-existing gymnasium, swimming pool and indoor tennis courts with the creation of a multi-purpose arena, a boxing hall, a bodybuilding hall, two dojos, a football pitch with stands, outdoor tennis courts and a clubhouse. The new building fits in as a unique wing to the west of the existing L-shaped buildings, unifying the whole in a U configuration. This creates an inner courtyard, a genuine place to breathe between buildings and a generator of light that... More