As the sales center of Unicity of Vanke being located in Fuzhou, WJ Design wanted to make a difference between City of Sky and traditional sales center. Instead of style, they pay more attention to the sense of life experience.
A good space needs to be closely integrated with the surrounding buildings, environment, and even the needs of product extension. Design should start from the hear...
Opening to the public on March 15, the Hudson Yards is a new 26-acre neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan built over a working rail yard. The mixed-use complex is organized around a public square adjacent to the Hudson River to the west. James Carpenter Design Associates was commissioned by Related Urban to design the west-facing podium art wall for 20 Hudson Yards, a large retail complex between ...
This light-filled house, an hour and a half from Montreal, is literally hanging from a cliff as its name, "Dans l’Escarpement", implies in French. It is located on land pertaining to an estate started over a hundred years ago and known for its remarkable landscapes and pristine lakes.
In spite of this highly desirable location, this particular piece of land had never been built due to its steep ...
The C building was designed for the current elementary school and in the future will be utilized for Ayb Middle School. The building is situated in front of the A and B buildings with a total area of 4200 sq.m. and a capacity to accommodate 240 students. Just as in the first two buildings, the C building’s architectural philosophy lies in creating an open and collaborative educational environment that is m...
Siting and spatial organization strategy
This second home is perched on high ground in Cap-aux-Corbeaux, a place made famous by the classic novel Menaud, maitre-draveur. The house is located on a shared private drive; accordingly, the more opaque secondary volumes by the roadside are oriented to protect the privacy of the living spaces, which face breathtaking views of the majestic landscape.
On entering t...
03-12-2019- The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) is pleased to inaugurate a new section of its program: FIFA Connexions, a series of talks and workshops open to art, culture, and creative professionals as well as the general public. Launched as part of the 37th edition, these interprofessional study days will offer an opportunity to explore themes of current interest: the creation of new bu...
In this Crown Heights brownstone, spaces are defined by built-in graphic millwork compositions and vivid three-dimensional color treatments punctuated by skylights, fireplaces and bold lighting choices sourced from Innermost Lighting, a company known for unique contemporary fixtures. Custom pieces are balanced by budget choices and new elements are combined with original woodwork throughout the project. T...
Almost 30 years after the fall of the wall, Berlin is still a synonym for dynamic change, for culture, free spaces — and for a nightlife without limits. Thanks to this special Berlin atmosphere, all around the globe bars and nightclubs pop up that carry Berlin in its name and with it the promise to transfer a unique experience.
Invited by gastronomes to design a Berlin Bar in Moscow, Berlin-...
The ADHOC architects' team is very proud to present Le Jardinier (“The Gardener”), a project accomplished in collaboration with the developer Knightsbridge. Recently completed, Le Jardinier has already made a name for itself by being awarded the 2018 INOVA Award by the Urban development institute of Quebec (IDU) in the Multiresidential projects of $ 50M and less category. A true recognition for this new c...
Long-time partners and sharing the same vision of education and innovation in the academic environment, Collège Sainte-Anne and Taktik design are once again teaming up to rethink the entire layout of the College’s main floor. The project’s challenge: create an innovative and dynamic place that encourages spontaneous encounters while also integrating the history of the institution founded in 1861 by ...
Much more than a renovation, the OATBOX office design project is reinventing the site and exploiting the potential of a former garage in poor condition that once belonged to an iconic Montreal restaurant. In order to prove to the firm OATBOX that the local, once metamorphosed, would meet the needs of the company, the owners of the vacant space contacted the agency ISSADESIGN. The goal of the agency was to ...
The objective was to create a hotel where one could breathe a free and fun atmosphere with a disruptive touch, which would invite different types of the public to enjoy the public areas of the hotel.
The design of the AXEL Hotel on Atocha Street in Madrid superposes a series of historic references forming a complex and explosive tandem.
One of the starting points is th...
The design of the AXEL Hotel on Atocha Street in Madrid superposes a series of historic references forming a complex and explosive tandem. Firstly, the privileged location in the very midst of Madrid’s literary neighborhood. Secondly, the palatial 19th-century building in which it is located. Finally, an important role in the design choices was also played by some of Madrid’s most traditional...
