2018
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about 2018
Project • By AshariArchitects • Pavilions
THE PAUSE
Our response to the challenging architectural installation competition near one of the most important historic gardens “Afif Abad Garden” in Shiraz, Iran was PAUSE.PAUSE is the childish adventure feeling and inspiration that we have not experienced since so many years ago. PAUSE tries to revive the feelings that we have been ignored. Feeling of brick texture tactile; hearing the sound of our steps on the metal sheets, looking at the sky which we pass under of it every single day without any attention to it, not even trying to pause and enjoy watching it. Listening to the “water features located at the site”.PAUSE from the exterior is a cube that holds a suspended brick volume and this is adequate enough to incite the adventure and curiosity... More
Project • By KPMB Architects • Art Galleries
Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) Expansion and Arts Court
This project marks the beginning of a new chapter in Ottawa's cultural history - Mayor Jim WatsonThe Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) Expansion and Arts Court Redevelopment project is part of a long-standing vision for the revitalization of Ottawa’s downtown. It will raise the profile of Arts Court as the City of Ottawa’s downtown arts centre, located on Daly Avenue in the heart of the retail, arts and theatre district, surrounded by the University of Ottawa, the Rideau Centre, the Convention Centre, and steps away from the Rideau Canal, National Arts Centre, Byward Market and new LRT stations.This unique city-building project expands the OAG and Arts Court by utilizing vacant City-owned land and integrating it with complementary private sector inv... More
Project • By KPMB Architects • Universities
Wilson School of Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ
Incubator for Excellence & InnovationThe vision for the new Wilson School of Design (WSOD) is to be the preeminent design school on the West Coast recognized for fostering innovation in technical fashion between fields of fashion, graphics, and interior design.Located in Richmond, BC, in the delta of the Fraser River, the site conditions, including a very high water table, infirm soils, and seismic considerations, necessitated a structural approach that is at once very light but very stiff. In essence, the structure had to perform like a ship.As Jane Jacobs observed: “new ideas need old buildings.” From New York to Milan, artists, designers and architects around the world work in studios in former historic industrial warehouse districts... More
Project • By KPMB Architects • Housing
Lloyd Hall Renovation, Banff Centre for Art and Cr
Renovation of an existing 1970s building by Rule Wynn and Rule Architects.The original building was built in three phases from 1965 to 1970. The architectural use of exposed natural timber and dark colour visually unifies the original elements with the new additions, and reinvigorates a building that sits at the centre of campus.The renovation consists of a performance upgrade to the exterior windows and walls, a new exterior vertical wood fin cladding treatment, and an entry pavilion from the drop-off area.The design approach respects the original International Style, buts uses colour and materiality to let the building recede visually in to its National Park setting. The existing Lloyd Hall sits above the tree line when seen from a distan... More
Product • By THINKGLASS INC. • Thermoformed Glass Bar
Stunning Bar Top
Cheers!Entertain your guests with a thermoformed glass bar top. A creation that is both practical and unique, it definitely gives another look to your residence. More