There was a building slated for construction on the new Avenue de la Presqu’île de Grenoble, in the “Cambridge” ZAC (joint urban development zone).
The client, a property developer with demanding standards, knows its clientele well.
Thus, most of the project’s features were already determined in the program: a recessed top floor flanked by two duplexes, a platform pierced with immense glazed shop windows, large balconies and beautiful openings on the façade to allow sunshine and the view to penetrate the interior.
With this litany of invariable promotional imperatives, the overall effect was slowly becoming a “predictable” project, altogether rather banal. In addition, the zone’s seismicity imposed the simplification of its volume: Amen.
Location: Lot Ck1, secteur Cambridge ZAC Presqu’île, 38000 Grenoble
Photography: Renaud Chaignet
Project Management: Maison Édouard François, design architect Aktis, architect of local operation Ingenergie, fluids and environment Matte, Structure Diptyque, economics Socotec, inspection office Batic, Health and Safety coordinator Kaema, geotechnics Serra, roads and utility services / external works
This diminutive structure, with only a 25’ by 50’floor-plate, is the smallest we have been working with over the many projects we completed in SoHo and Tribeca. The structure, located outside the Tribeca Landmark District, it is kind of a hybrid between a loft building and a townhouse, which made the shift between typologies a natural one.
A strong online presence may often signal an operational management that’s modern and customer-friendly, nothing beats a brick and mortar shopping experience. But obviously, only if it ticks all of the boxes. When Ace & Tate launched in Amsterdam five years ago, the eyewear company’s initial focus was online retail, and although that has very much remained, there’s a growing emphasis on physical retail. Following the opening of stores on home turf, Ace & Tate is now present in a string of cities across the Old Continent, including coveted shopping destinations such as London, Antwerp, Stockholm, Berlin, and Vienna.
Khadi, the hand woven, coloured and printed fabric of India has been an essential part of wardrobe of Indian subcontinent. The same depth has been translated in the space with the earthy colours and warm textures. The space has been well-classified into different sections showcasing the portfolio of the brand. The spatial language has been a natural extension of the brand language which uses a “knit-pattern” as a concept to derive different patterns and forms.
The product offering addresses the trends and taste of the customers. The fabrics have been sourced and produced from the indigenous craftsmen from different parts of India and thus reflecting the true essence of Khadi.
Studio MUTT were appointed by Universal Works in late 2017 to act as architect and creative partner for their future stores. The brief was to determine how an approach to clothing can translate into an approach to architecture. Studio MUTT developed a functional and vibrant style that responds to the layout out the building and could be tailored to subsequent sites. Coal Drops Yard is the second in the collaboration following the Soho store at 26 Berwick Street.
Heatherwick Studio’s Coal Drops Yard, a major new shopping district and public space in King’s Cross, London, was unveiled today ahead of its public opening on Friday 26 October 2018.
Long-time resident of King’s Cross, the studio has reinvented two heritage rail buildings from the 1850s as a new shopping district with close to 60 units, fully opening up the site to the public for the first time.
Project Team: Jordan Bailiff, Einar Blixhavn, Erich Breuer, Darragh Casey, Jennifer Chen, Dani Rossello Diez, Ben Dudek, Andrew Edwards, Alex Flood, Daniel Haigh, Phil Hall-Patch, Steven Howson, Sonila Kadillari, Michael Kloihofer, Nilufer Kocabas, Ivan Linares Quero, Elli Liverakou, Freddie Lomas, Jose Marquez, Mira Naran, Ian Ng, Hannah Parker, Monika Patel, Luke Plumbley, Jeff Powers, Thomas Randall-Page, Emmanouil Rentopolous, Angel Tenorio, Takashi Tsurumaki, Pablo Zamorano
It was recently Inaugurated in Verona the showroom of the well-known sportswear brand, designed by the architectural firm Alberto Apostoli for 3A Sport, official importer of Converse for the Italian market.
Last June the works of the new Converse showroom in the province of Verona were completed.
Owned by 3A Sport, the importing company for Italy of some important sports brands, including Nike, and owner of the Just Play brand, this exhibition space bears the signature of Alberto Apostoli, an internationally renowned Italian designer.
A dull industrial building from the 1990s has been transformed into a modern monastery for the science of cycling. High performance bicycles from Argon 18 are displayed in a futuristic retail experience that blends elements from the world of technology, engineering, mechanics and community. Here harmony exists between man, nature and machine. It is a space that fosters knowledge, learning and innovation and perhaps even more importantly, invites people to dream.
MVRDV Breaks Ground on its First US Project, a Colourful 22-Storey “Vertical Village” in Manhattan’s Washington Heights
MVRDV breaks ground today on Radio Tower & Hotel, a 21,800-square-metre mixed-use high rise located at 2420 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights area in Northern Manhattan. The 22-storey building, which is MVRDV’s first major project in the United States, combines hotel, retail, and office functions in vibrantly stacked blocks, reflecting the vivacious character of the neighbourhood and setting a direction for the future development of the area. Completion of the building is expected in 2021.
Design Team: Fedor Bron, Mick van Gemert, Mark van den Ouden, Samuel Delgado, Ronald Kam, Fouad Addou, Daniele Zonta, Yassin Matni, Giuseppe Carosini and Giuseppe Campo Antico.
Visualizations: Antonio Luca Coco, Kirill Emelianov
Executive Architect: Stonehill & Taylor Architects
The Norra Tornen project started with two inherited building envelopes, the remains of a cancelled project initiated by the former city architect Aleksander Wolodarski. Each a kind of ‘crescendo’ composition of different heights – neither slab nor tower – prohibit the unfolding of an uncompromised typology. Conversely, the opted program, apartments with an emphasis on large outdoor spaces, prevented too literal a translation of the envelopes into architectural form.
Image courtesy of OMA; photography by Ossip van Duivenbode
Photography: Laurian Ghinitoiu, Ossip van Duivenbode, Adrienne Norman
Client: Oscar Properties
Partner in Charge: Reinier de Graaf
Concept
Associate: Alex de Jong
Team: Philippe Braun, Diana Cristobal, Roza Matveeva, Edward Nicholson, Peter Rieff, Carolien Schippers
Competition
Associate: Alex de Jong
Team: Alexander Giarlis, Timur Karimullin, Vladimir Konovalov, Edward Nicholson, Victor Nyman, Vitor Oliveira, Cecilia Del Pozo, John Paul Pacelli, Peter Rieff, Carolien Schippers
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