The place is a suburb of Sendai city in Tohoku Japan. It is a roadside location along a national road. Connecting information and people is thought to be important about the new business. That’s why most shared offices are located in well-accessed areas to create a business community, in Tokyo. As a different approach, we have designed a shared office that moves objects and people, taking advantage of the characteristics of the building and the location. We thought about connecting with the share office function, leaving the warehouse function and the delivery yard function that the building originally had. Users have shared offices that can do everything from business start-up, production, and delivery of goods. The operation of the shared office is a logistics company in Sendai City and supports logistics operations that take into account even overseas expansion. It is a facility that aims to expand into the world from Sendai city in Tohoku Japan, a local city.
Located in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Knowlton Residence contrasts simple forms with vernacular materials to update an aging country farmhouse. In response to the client’s desire to enlarge and covert the existing country house into their primary residence, the gable roofed structure has been completely renovated with a new two storey extension built upon the foundations of a previous single storey addition. Going up instead of spreading out allowed for more space and better views without the need to excavate across the hilltop. The box shaped extension plays off the familiar farmhouse typology, creating a series of intriguing contrasts between the thisness and thatness of the composition, both distinguishing and uniting different eras, forms, and materials.
The project involved major internal renovations to the back half of a single storey federation terrace, and the addition of a second storey bedroom and bathroom.
The form of the extensions can be read as two plywood boxes, detailed to have a furniture like quality. One, the bedroom, sits astride the existing masonry house and overlooks the rear laneway. The other, the bathroom, is interlocked into the larger box and is propped on an extension of the party wall and a single round steel column.
The significant refurbishment and reconfiguration of an East London top floor apartment to re-invigorate the lost soul of the building.
The existing apartment was in a state of disrepair accessed via a shared stairwell with offices below. The project ambition was to re-imagine the proportions, arrangement and flow of this cramped flat. We sought to rationalise the layout while retaining the intersecting load-bearing masonry walls that subdivided the space into equal quarters which, in turn, allowed us to define the four living functions of washing, dining, relaxing and sleeping. A level change and roof valley helped to demarcate these interconnected spaces and provide undulating height and rhythm which is designed to animate and unite the apartment.
This previously run-down family home has been transformed into a bright dwelling with captivating design features for a young, growing family. Years of disrepair had left this house in dire need of modernisation.
The house required an extension to support modern living; Loud. Architecture & Interior Design extended to the rear and to the side to meet the neighbour’s extension and angled from the neighbour’s wall back to meet the house in a sympathetic way.
The newly designed house has many design features that include: secret doors, new materials, contemporary kitchen designs and internal windows.
Le Corbusier described Notre dame as a ‘pure creation of spirit”. The new extension roof is white, recalling the le Corbusier titled one of his books: “When the cathedrals were white” and addressing the original aim of the cathedral builders when used marble for creating a white construction. The white color restores the ancient imagination of cathedrals. The new extension is in line with the traditions of Gothic cathedrals: rising up the building towards the sky for reinforcing the sense of verticality. The roof rises gradually in the middle creating a curved skyline for the cathedral as Antoni Gaudi said.
Spotti Milano inaugurates its renovated spaces in viale Piave 27 with a brand new architectural layout and an enriched selection of distinctive furnishings. The founders Claudio and Mauro Spotti have collaborated with the architecture and design studio Quincoces-Dragò, run by David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung, to develop interior environments that reflect the new private and contract consultancy service offering, now broader and more tailor-made than ever.
Clean lines, natural light and delicate finishing details have transformed the space, redefining the volumes and creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Spotti Milano always maintains its unmistakable taste, distinguished by a cross offer of furnishing choices ranging from iconic classics to the latest interior design trends, identified by its founders in collaboration with Quincoces-Dragò through a passionate research activity.
Restored and refurbished by Aedas, Raffles Hotel Singapore has officially reopened in August 2019 since its opening in 1887. Aedas lead a multi-disciplinary team for the hotel restoration, including heritage consultant Studio Lapis, interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud and concept interior designer Jouin Maku (BBR Restaurant by Chef Alain Ducasse).It integrates heritage splendor with modern spatial design, restoring the building back to its original glory and aiming to restore its vitality for the next 100 years.
One of the most historically significant structures in the Pacific Northwest, Providence Academy is nearly 150 years old. The Academy—built by the Sisters of Providence in 1873 and designed by Mother Joseph Pariseau—has served at various times as an orphanage, office space, and boarding school. The boarding school, the last significant occupant, ceased operation with the graduating class of 1966, and in the years since, the building has stood mostly empty and neglected.
In 2009, a local group of civic-minded entrepreneurs, recognizing the inherent value of the legacy building and its important proximity to downtown Vancouver’s urban core, acquired the 64,000-square-foot building. The group worked to stabilize the facility to ensure the building’s continued viability for its yet-to-be determined future. In 2012, The Historic Trust, the organization charged with preservation and management of properties on the nearby Fort Vancouver Historic Site, and Venerable Properties hired SERA for a series of studies to determine Providence Academy’s potential for future use. The result of that study was a multi-phased vision to transform the derelict facility into a re-invigorated hub of activity for the community and the region. “From SERA’s earliest beginnings, we have been working to preserve and breathe new life into older buildings,” notes the firm. “We are passionate believers that a great city can reflect both its past and its present, and that revitalized older buildings create a richness that you don’t get any other way.”
Confluence is one of the largest town centre expansion projects in Europe. Covering 150 hectares, at the end of the 1990s it was composed of 70 hectares of industrial wasteland and derelict logistics and port facilities at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, extending out from the core of the city centre thus doubling its surface area. Confluence was designed to allow Lyon to welcome 30,000 new inhabitants and workers into the city centre. In addition to its geographic location, the transformation of this district has been founded on decisions which aim to make it a showcase for the city of the future:
– A smart and sustainable city, exemplary in terms of energy
consumption
– A hub for new forms of mobility and a walkable city
– Striking architecture
– A city for all which encourages social diversity
Situated at the extremity of the Confluence district, the Halle Girard contributes to the urban regeneration model, combining industrial heritage and innovative construction in an eco-district rich in architectural and urban innovations. Urban planning, architecture, integrating nature… creativity is Confluence’s brand identity.
Photography: Kevin Dolmaire, Brice Robert, Kyle R. Brooks
Owner: SPL LYON CONFLUENCE
Tenants: Consortium composed of the SOS Group, specialized in social entrepreneurship (51%), the cultural enterprise Arty Farty (44%) and Axeleo start-up accelerator (5%) Subject mastery
Mandatory Architect: Vurpas Architectes
Electricity, SSI structure and coordinator: BET TCE, HVAC
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