The project was the refurbishment of one of Budapest’s busiest downtown transport hubs, and the most visited public square on the Buda side. Due to the strict order of tramlines and roads, the main architectural and landscaping goal was to clean up and rationalize the inner parts, making the square a pedestrian priority public space with as many green areas as possible, in a way that does not interfere with the transferring crowd. The placement of the resting areas, filled with shrubs, trees, fountains and benches is based on an analysis of the crowd movement, providing the shortest route for each transfer and utilizing the least loaded patches, while leaving the heavy connections empty.
Apple’s newest store in Taipei, Apple Xinyi A13 opened to the public on Saturday, 15 June. Situated on the eastern edge of the city, Xinyi is a young, cosmopolitan and vibrant area filled with cultural attractions, shops and entertainment spaces. Alongside Taipei 101, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the island. Apple Xinyi A13 draws on the vitality of the neighbourhood to create an inviting new plaza with a delicate pavilion that provides a new destination for learning and creativity in the heart of Taipei.
Foster + Partners worked in close collaboration with the design team at Apple led by chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive to create this new icon of creativity.
L'Atelier opened its doors this past April with the objective of surprising the city of Barcelona, and it has certainly delivered. The IDEO Architectura studio was commissioned to create this concept and make it into a reality. L'Atelier – now a true jewellery case – is a space where pastry, school and bakery coexist at 140 bis Calle Viladomat.
“We are looking for a groundbreaking, unique and avant-garde space”. Using his premise from Pastor, IDEO Architectura had to transform a raw area of 500 m2 in the Eixample of Barcelona into a new space destined to become a leading reference point in the bakery sector. For Virgina del Barco, the space’s architect and designer, the mission was “to generate an architectural universe that responds with clarity to the objectives set by L'Atelier, the name with which both pastry chefs present themselves to the world.”
The completion ceremony of the Nanshan Technology Finance City in Shenzhen was held recently. The masterplan and the entire complex of buildings was designed by Foster + Partners, establishing a new destination for the city and a new benchmark for sustainable architecture in China. The design creates an integrated mixed-use community – unified by a series of ‘ribbons’ that define the routes, landscape and buildings – bringing together offices, a hotel and a dynamic public realm, animated by shops, restaurants and a range of new civic spaces.
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.
In the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton, we witnessed a journey of imagination full of tasty stimulations. Cheese, with its tiny holes and color of yellow, is comparable to the rich and mellow flavor of chocolate. By choosing this delicacy as the main concept to design “The Dessert KITCHEN”, Towodesign produced chemical reactions among food, visual impression and emotion, and created a unique space that provides fantasy experiences.
This retail store has been designed keeping in mind the aesthetic of the brand. Since the product design is based on a fusion of eastern and western wear giving a vibrant and colorful look, the store has been kept minimal in terms of color so the focus is always on the product rather than the architecture/interior.
All the design elements are in black and white so that the product can be emphasized and displayed in a clutter free manner. The form of the fixtures allow maximum display in minimum space.each fixture was designed keeping in mind the product range of the brand. Eahc fixture is multi functional, can display garments vetically and horizontally.
The project was initiated by a commission to refurbish a traditional 17th century residential building in Porto city centre. It was a three-storey building with a large and complex courtyard in different levels (due to the steep topography of the city), which was completely covered by poorly built and insalubrious shacks. During the design process, the adjoining building (from a different owner) was added to the project, and later, another small building already existing in the courtyard was also included. In total, the project comprises 6 small apartments (2 studios, 2 one bedroom flats and 2 one bedroom duplexes), a shop and a (pre-existing) restaurant.
Architects: clínica de arquitectura (Clínica de Arquitectura® (architects Nuno Travasso + Pedro Geraldes + João Silva + Sofia Granjo + Margarida Leitão + Tiago Reis +) with Inês Pimentel)
A commercial building was built for a Japanese restaurant, a cafe and small shops sharing a concept that enhances local values of food and materials. It is located in a residential area of a suburban town in Kampala, Uganda. We designed the building with a big thatched roof that complements the gently sloping land at right angles to the contour lines keeping 5 existing trees.
The slope was too gradual for people to recognize, so we tried to take advantage of this character through our design. At its lowest point, it is a two-story building, while in the middle, the basement sinks into the landscape. The ground floor, under the level of 4m plus a parking level, is made out of concrete and steel, and 1st floor is made out of timber, eucalyptus.
Based on the need to expand the existing jewelry store and maintain the merge of two adjacent spaces the project consists of minimalistic and pure lines.
Considering the in-between wall as a fact that cannot be reversed,the three dimensional black L-shape structure becomes the focal point that flows through the otherwise white interior, guides the eyesight through the space and connects the two rooms.
Two categories of products are to be distinguished and equally displayed: the Swarovski jewelry, figurines, ornaments etc. and every other kind of jewelry someone can wish for in a jewelry store. Two types of display areas are used. Vertical / wall display areas and horizontal / table display areas, that provide equal and quality observation of the offered goods of all types.
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