The county of Fuliang was once under the administrative jurisdiction of Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital of China, and is known as the origin of the Porcelain Capital. The Gaoling Ancient Mine Ruins in Fuliang is also a holy place for international ceramics culture. Located in Fuliang’s Qiancheng Village, BingDing Wood kiln is less than an hour’s drive from the urban area of Jingdezhen. The site is surrounded by mountains and bamboo forests in a tranquil environment.
KODE 1 Museum of Decorative Art—part of KODE Museums, one of Norway’s largest art institutions—is a rehabilitation project by 3RW arkitekter of all the spaces in the centenary building receiving the public, through the insertion of a display wall for the first time showcasing the museum’s archive and creating a new dialectic between the thick stone walls of the old institution, the museum workspaces and the public. At a time when the cultural and artistic sectors of Bergen are thriving, KODE 1 is the latest addition to the city’s cultural revival.
New modular furniture was created to cater for the various spaces and programmes, inspired by ancient Nordic museum displays with slender steel units and flexible arrangements. A white steel mesh ceiling and custom-made carpets and curtains complete a list of key interior elements that were added to the museum to give it a new civic presence in the city.
This 91,050-square-foot project transformed a tired ‘90s tilt-up building into a modern and inspiring workplace. The goal was to take an office packed with a warren of cubicles and transform it into a high-performance, contemporary office building which would set a precedent for future campus renovations and help attract and retain Silicon Valley talent. Photovoltaic panels now power 100% of the office spaces, while new roofing, insulation, and a new building skin have vastly improved the building’s energy performance.
Roosevelt High School is a diverse, historically rich campus located in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland. Home to approximately 1,700 students, the project was constructed in three phases and was planned and constructed while students remained on campus. The revitalized 17-acre campus consists of the original 1921 brick masonry structure, a 1930s auditorium, and three new additions. The project scope included 95,985-square-feet of building rehabilitation, 138,956-square-feet of new construction, and removal of 97,550-square-feet of outmoded structures.
The project lies at the heart of central London’s exclusive Mayfair Conservation area in Westminster. The commission consisted in a complete redesign of an existing apartment at 4th floor level. The 6-storey apartment block with retail units on the ground floor was built in the 1960ies and it’s reinforced concrete framework supported by a single central column enabled a complete floorplan re-organisation of the apartment. The bright open plan living-room with an adaptable kitchen island is allocated to face the lively property front, whilst both bedrooms overlook the quieter back of the building block.
The project involves the renovation of a small apartment in Milan consisting of a living room and kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Thanks to the presence of two metal structures it was possible to rethink the complete reorganization of the interior spaces.
The first, in red and pink, is placed in the entrance space; the second, in shades of green, organizes the entire sleeping area.
Designed as “light” elements, the metal frames are used as structures to support closed floors and elements, useful for interior furnishing and the division of the various environments.
This small building tucked away in the back of a courtyard in Paris 10th district formerly housed small, dark apartments over two levels that were unsuitable for living in. “Given the presence of house fungus (mushrooms that had attacked all the building’s wooden structure) in particular, we had to entirely recreate the building, only keeping the outer building envelope, which was remodeled as well,” the architects, Alia Bengana and Capucine de Cointet, point out.
The Saint George Hotel, Kimpton’s only hotel operating in Canada, is situated in the heart of Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood. The interior design communicates a narrative of local pride, diverse heritage and contemporary culture to create a hotel experience that celebrates Toronto’s layered history and sensibilities.
The 14-story hotel integrates elements of Toronto’s culture and personality, giving guests a distinct sense of place. The experience of being a guest in their own well-appointed apartment. With 188 guest rooms, including 20 suites, a Presidential Suite, a fitness centre, meeting and event space, the property provides unique guest accommodations within a neighbourhood setting.
IZUMI Allerød is an interior renovation project for a restaurant locates suburb of Copenhagen. IZUMI is a chain restaurant serves “Nordic twisted” Japanese cuisines that holds several restaurants around greater Copenhagen. Due to the need of rebranding, we were assigned to design a spatial identity which interior expresses the concept of the restaurant. As a response, the studio translated IZUMI’s manifesto into a spatial experience which is a “Nordic twisted” Japanese culture.
This alteration and addition project in Ashburton, New Zealand has brought new life to an old home, while respecting its original forms and materiality.
The 58m² addition contains a secondary living room, guest bedroom with attached bathroom, and a “cosy reading nook” all with hydraulic under floor heating, R3.2 wall and R4.0 roof wool insulation, and thermally broken double glazed windows, creating a warm and comfortable internal environment.
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