Precast concrete panels

„Sol omnibus lucet”(„The Sun shines for all”) Semmelweis University is a leading institution of higher education in Hungary and the Central European region within the area of medicine and health sciences. In 2016 the Faculty of Health Sciences launched a design competition for an extension to a locally listed educational building dated from the early 1900’s. The aim was to create seminar rooms, demonstration rooms and 2 large lecture halls. The open competition was won by Studio Fragment. Balázs Danyi The site stretches between two streets in the so-called „palace quarter” of Budapest. The neighborhood contains palace style maisons, important cultural and educational institutions mainl... Altro

The task of the Patrimonial and Universal Library is the housing and protection of Cultural and Intellectual Texts– a foundation stone of the intellectual community.For the BnL a compact, energy efficient building volume houses a wide range of functional entities. A transparent imposing, but at the same time inviting, facade fronts onto the Avenue John F. Kennedy. Internal functions unfold sequentially from this entrance gesture; Foyer +, Café (with upper level Conference +seminar rooms), next the Reading Room – a landscapeof terraced workstations and bookshelves.  The principle building block is located deep within the building, a central and compact archive over five levels. This secure core is encased by public sp... Altro

In un centro sempre più densamente popolato, Peabody Plaza si ritaglia un parco tascabile per creare una Nashville ancora più vivace. Situata su una scogliera che si affaccia sul fiume Cumberland e adiacente ad Ascend Amphitheater, Rolling Mill Hill è posizionata in un vivace quartiere vivo, di lavoro e di divertimento. Peabody Plaza sostituisce un parcheggio di 250 spazi per introdurre un parco e 290.000 metri quadrati di uffici con opportunità di vendita al dettaglio e ristoranti che animano il piano terra.   Come parte di un progetto generale multi-sito, l'approccio progettuale ha interrato strategicamente un garage di 1.005 posti auto a cinque piani sotto il livello del suolo e ha posizionato l'edifici... Altro

The domestic program of this terraced house is developed in a single floor of 12 x 15 m, located half level higher than the plot. This piece crowns a semibasement hall of the same size and multipurpose use. It opens at the outer ends, linking with ramps the street and the back garden. The glazed doorways provide natural light and allow transforming it into a large porch.   Above this semibasement the house has been built with precast concrete panels, which work as large beams in order to save the span of the basement. To optimize costs the panels are uncoated, and show a terrazzo polished finish. A system of baseboards, corners and wooden friezes are the answer to solving the joints correctly, providing a domestic character to the wh... Altro

Brunswick Power Terminal Station is located approximately 5 km north east of Melbourne’s CBD within the suburb of Brunswick East. Whilst the facility has been in operation on King Street since 1939, an upgrade was required to provide an alternate energy source to secure electricity flow to the CBD and inner suburbs. Key to the process was delivering a functional electrical installation whilst managing community expectation, integrating into the adjoining sensitive Merri Creek corridor and improving visual amenity for the residential neighbourhood.   Surrounding the site is a strong grid pattern street network of fine grain residential developments bounded on the south by Alister Street and coarser grain larger built forms to th... Altro

Dunalley House sulla penisola di Tasman è un progetto per una giovane famiglia che si sta riprendendo dalla drammatica perdita del suo rifugio di vacanza durante il devastante incendio del 2013 a Dunalley. La proprietà di 10 ettari è stata lasciata incenerita e deserta. La casa di vacanza originale è stata distrutta mentre la famiglia guardava dalla battigia sottostante. La richiesta del cliente era quella di un edificio principalmente in cemento: solido e protettivo, ma che si connettesse con l'ampia vista sulla baia di Dunalley. Il nuovo edificio era situato vicino all'acqua.   Un budget moderato e tempi stretti hanno favorito un approccio semi-modulare alla costruzione di pannelli prefabbricati in accia... Altro

Architect:            McIntosh Poris Associates                Michael Poris, AIA, Principal Laurie Hughet-Hiller, AIA, Associate/Project Manager Charles Heid, AIA, Architect Jennifer Bueso, Interior Designer   Client:                  Kid Rock and Delaware North   Owner:                Olympia Development   Size:                     5,600 square feet; one floor   Site Little Caesars Arena is the centerpiece of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use area that includes eight theaters, three professional... Altro

The Purpurina building was built in Vila Madalena, São Paulo, a bohemian neighborhood currently undergoing a process of intense transformation. Even though it is located in a street corner and has a great location in the neighborhood, the building’s plot is difficult to occupy due to its reduced dimensions.   Betting on the plot’s potential, the owner asked for a flexible building, and after its completion, it was occupied by a fast casual hamburger restaurant and bar with a surf theme.   After a thorough study of the surroundings, it was established that the street corner, where the plot was completely walled off, would be free of any obstacles and open for pedestrians to traverse. To offset any prejudices... Altro

Il Center for Health and Wellness è una struttura accademica e ricreativa che occupa una superficie di 45.000 piedi quadrati e contiene spazi di insegnamento per il Dipartimento di Infermieristica e di Educazione Fisica, oltre a spazi ricreativi per studenti, docenti e per la comunità di Long Island orientale. Ispirati dall'East End Long Island Pine Barrens dove si trova questo campus, i pannelli prefabbricati in cemento armato e la facciata in vetro del Centro per la Salute e il Benessere sono modellati secondo rappresentazioni astratte di corteccia di pino per evidenziare l'importanza dell'ambiente naturale nello stabilire il carattere architettonico unico del Suffolk Community College e per creare un edificio che evoca il v... Altro

Stella cadente è una casa per le vacanze di 8.650 piedi quadrati progettata da Blaze Makoid Architecture. Situata sul fondovalle di Jackson Hole, alla base del Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, la casa è circondata dalla pittoresca catena montuosa Teton. I proprietari di abitazione, una famiglia attiva di cinque persone, amano la natura e sono appassionati di sciatori, nonché kayakisti, corridori, golfisti e ciclisti. La loro direttiva era quella di progettare una casa straordinariamente moderna entro i limiti delle rigide linee guida della comunità, che potesse facilmente ospitare queste attività, così come gli attrezzi che le accompagnano.   Una lunga passeggiata coperta conduce a un unico pian... Altro

Cornwall’s new archive centre, Kresen Kernow (Cornwall Centre), opened for research visits. Designed and delivered by Purcell, the UK’s leading heritage and conservation architects, the scheme safeguards the historic Redruth Brewery building at the heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, revitalising the complex which is home to 1.5 million manuscripts, books and documents spanning 850 years of Cornwall’s history.   Kresen Kernow brings together the world’s largest source of information and artefacts recording the people, places, history and culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Purcell has renovated the site of the former Rudruth Brewery – a collection of industrial buildings which had b... Altro

The Standard completes its first hotel in London Housed in the former Camden Town Hall Annexe, a 1974 Brutalist structure overlooking King’s Cross, the 266-room hotel marks the first in Standard International company’s global growth ambitions.   This summer sees the completion of the highly anticipated hotel The Standard in Kings Cross, the iconic brand’s first foray into the UK market since launching in the US. The project was developed in partnership with Crosstree Real Estate Partners, for whom Orms previously led the restoration of 20 Golden Square, a grade-II listed former textile warehouse in Soho, London.   As lead consultant, Orms was responsible for the exterior architecture / shell and core, and wo... Altro