Mezzanine

Die Herausforderung des zum Projekt führenden Wettbewerbs bestand darin, ein Gebäude zu entwerfen, das einen Kindergarten im Erdgeschoss mit einer öffentlichen Tiefgarage kompakt kombinieren kann. Diese ungewöhnliche Aufgabe führte zu einem hybriden Gebäude, das den unterschiedlichen Anforderungen beider Programme mit einer unkonventionellen Gebäudestruktur gerecht wird: Der Grundriss des Kindergartens im Erdgeschoss orientiert sich an der für eine effiziente Gestaltung der Tiefgarage erforderlichen Mindestbreite von 18 Metern. Lukas Murer Um die Lasten auf die Deckenplatte des Parkhauses zu minimieren, wurde das Kindergartendach über dem Erdgeschoss als freigespannte Konstruktion ausgef&uu... Mehr

Die Jávri Lodge ist ein Boutique-Hotel direkt am Rande der Wildnis in Saariselkä, Finnisch-Lappland. Das Gebäude war früher der Skiunterschlupf von Finnlands dienstältestem Präsidenten Urho Kekkonen, der hier Gäste wie Könige, Staatsoberhäupter und sogar den Schah beherbergte. Im Jahr 2017 wurde die Lodge um einen neuen Haupteingang, einen Speisesaal und vier neue Hotelzimmer erweitert - mit drei kupferglänzenden Gebäudevolieren. Vor und auf dem alten Gebäude. Die Gäste der Jávri Lodge verbringen ihre Tage mit verschiedenen Outdoor-Aktivitäten. Deshalb ist das Hotel so konzipiert, dass es als warmer und gemütlicher Zufluchtsort fungiert, wo man sich nach ein... Mehr

Der Bau eines Kulturraums in Beaumont-Hague, im Cotentin, bedeutet, ein architektonisches Projekt zu integrieren, das die landschaftlichen Qualitäten dieser Halbinsel nutzt. An der Küste werden versunkene Straßen mit Holzhecken bepflanzt, die vor dem Wind schützen und mit der Zeit zu pflanzlichen Gewölben werden, die das Licht filtern. Diese Landschaftselemente sind profane Formen aus der Kultur des Ortes, aber auch inspirierende Räume, die für das Design genutzt werden können. Der Kulturraum ist ein kompakter Block von 43 m Breite und 11 m Höhe. Wir schätzen das wechselnde Spiel der Fassade, das zwischen Präsenz und Leichtigkeit wechselt. Dieses vielseitige Gebäude verbindet Prog... Mehr

It’s a cold February morning and two architects visit a dark, dank and rather unsatisfying office | industrial unit as a potential first studio for a fledgling practice. Having laid empty for 2 years it wasn’t attracting the attention that the landlord wished but beneath the shoddy interior there was hope, there was potential. Here we outline the project that became the wr-ap studio. Ben Tynegate An approach of less is more was adopted. All internal walls were removed, clumsy load bearing walls to support an inefficient mezzanine were removed. Outdated and unhygienic kitchen area and toilet facilities were removed. Yet not all was lost – the existing timber staircase was retained for reuse in the new configuration. T... Mehr

BESTEHEND Scheune B ist ein Renovierungsprojekt, bei dem eine bestehende Scheune aus Feuerstein in eine Reihe von offenen Wohnräumen umgewandelt wird. Die Scheune befindet sich inmitten einer Gruppe von landwirtschaftlichen Gebäuden, die zusammen einen geschützten Hof auf einem Hügel bilden.  Caption Vor Beginn der Arbeiten war das Innere der Hauptscheune durch freiliegende massive Steinwände gekennzeichnet, die vier Holzbinder trugen. Natürliches Tageslicht fiel durch die hoch gelegenen Fenster an der Giebelseite in die Scheune. Zwei gewölbte Außentüren durchschneiden die Mittelachse der Scheune und verbinden den geschützten Innenhof auf der einen Seite mit der Landschaft auf d... Mehr

Inspired by Yale School of Management’s reinvention of business school education and pioneering integrated curriculum, the Edward P. Evans Hall combines world-class teaching facilities with inspirational social spaces. The project unites Yale’s faculty departments in a single location for the first time and brings a high level of transparency to the traditionally enclosed college courtyard, creating a green heart for the campus community, which is visible throughout the school. Embracing the wider campus, the transparent façade opens the building up to Whitney Avenue, making visible the staircases on either side of the entrance and showcasing the School’s activities. The classrooms are contained within sixteen doub... Mehr

The work commissioned was to renovate a small house located in the historic center of Follonica. The height limits and the stringent constraints to which the property is subjected have led to a calibrated work of double height of the internal floors and the study of new sources of natural light that do not impact on the facades. We immediately imagined exploiting the quality of the space by working inside the volume, whose limit is represented by the pitched roof, enhancing it and making it visible from every observation point of the house. Two main beams define the space of the small mezzanine and with a game of joints they support a secondary structure that frees the ridge of the roof from any structural element allowing it to maintain it... Mehr

The 19th century Squero, on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, is now home to an auditorium for 200 people, managed by the Giorgio Cini Foundation. The original building, in masonry, measures about 28.70 m by 17.70 m and is dated between 1830 and 1879; the reference model is that of the squeri of the Arsenale, therefore an open building, with arches on the main sides and large roof supported by wooden trusses. The restoration works of 1952 had radically changed the nature of the squero, transforming it into a closed building, inside which a reinforced concrete mezzanine and a thermal power station had been built. The project recovers the spatiality of the original squero, emptying the interior and freeing the fronts. The new... Mehr

Occupying the third floor of a six-story, mixed-use building in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, this project centered on how to maximize efficiencies (including budgetary constraints) for this technology start up while accommodating the existing office culture. Coming from a much smaller space, the firm had developed a pattern of work characterized by an unstructured work environment. The design focuses on creating a neutral background and armature in which the firm can shift and shape to their needs, including the repurposing of existing office furniture. The 9,068-square-foot space includes a 2,000 square-foot mezzanine, which the company uses for flex and breakout space. Design elements, including prominent integration of the... Mehr

BW transforms historic Harella House in London’s Clerkenwell into highly desirable Cat A office space BW: Workplace Experts has sensitively refurbished Harella House on Goswell Road in Clerkenwell. In total, six floors of lettable Cat A office space have been created for Chait Investment Corporation, within a characterful building, which now has three new terraced areas.   Harella House dates back to the 1930s, starting out as a garment factory for Harella Clothing Manufacturers. This enterprising firm was famous in its day for producing garments in a wider range of women’s sizes. The 55,000 sq ft building has large Crittall windows, which were intended to create natural light filled spaces that could accommodate large i... Mehr

Khidmah New Headquarters - Yas MallAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates FIRM: M+N ArchitectureTYPE: Commercial › Office Shopping Mall STATUS: BuiltYEAR: 2019SIZE: 25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqftBUDGET: $1M - 5M The project consists of the full interior design of the new Khidmah / Provis Headquarters located on the 1st floor of Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi. The unit extends on three levels, with the main entrance at 1st floor (shop front), the main space at 2nd floor (reachable by internal escalators and elevator), and the board meeting room on the mezzanine level.The new Headquarters accommodate more than 200 employees over around 2,800 sqm of Platinum LEED certified offices.The design makes full use of the exceptional internal height of 5,35m a... Mehr

BURO.Space is the headquarters of an international media company Buro 24/7 in Kazakhstan. The project pushes the limits and understanding of a traditional office as a place to work in, to a multifunctional space for holding events, public talks, film screenings and photoshoots, making Buro even closer to its audience and to the public.  By introducing a mezzanine level, we managed to increase the usable floor area and add auxiliary spaces to the program, exceeding the brief requirements. The program includes various working, gathering and relaxation spaces, as well as a central theatre stage for talks and performances.  The whole space is designed to be open, transparent and interconnected, with constant circulation of people, i... Mehr

Our response to the competition brief is to see the observatory as a theatre; where the roles of the observer vs observed are often in flux. Within the observatory theatre sits the sky lounge which is a freestanding volume of programmatic spaces ‘submerged’ into a man-made pool at the entrance of the castle. This move seeks to enhance the spatial quality of the new volumes while providing reflections of night sky into the interiors. From the outside, the sky lounge mimics a stage. It rejects stability in favour of movement, and rates delight over simplicity. The scenes of activities taking place across the divided interior spaces seem interconnected, and yet private.   At the end of the mezzanine restaurant enclosure, the... Mehr

The “Sympathy Apartment” is a 44m² duplex located in Brasilia, Brazil. The owners are a friendly and receptive young couple who love to cook and gather friends at home. They asked us to rethink the apartment’s spaces to fit all the equipment and furniture they wished to have. Ampleness and integration are the words that describe the new home. In the original design, the mezzanine occupied half of the upper floor. We decided to extend it to the end, increasing its area and leaving the lower floor entirely for social use.   Through the proposed integration between the floors, the project optimizes and proposes different uses for each one. The choice of timeless materials and colors such as wood, gray and fendi to... Mehr