Black metal

London-based architects and designers Nissen Richards Studio have completed their fourth exhibition for The National Library of Norway in Oslo. The exhibition deals with one of the most intriguing subjects the studio has dealt with to date – the musical phenomenon of Norwegian Black Metal, a cultural world-within-a-world described by the curators as a ‘primeval forest of emotions’. All images by Gareth Gardner ‘This has been a particularly thrilling and theatrical subject to investigate and work with’, Nissen Richards Studio Director Pippa Nissen commented. ‘Our team has responded with great enthusiasm and creativity to the curatorial brief ‘to inspire the audience to search within their own f... More

Cumulus Coffee is a new café concept for a confidential, cloud-based service provider in their new Chicago headquarters. The hip, industrial aesthetic of the surrounding Fulton Market neighborhood served as inspiration and brings energy to the tech-centric patrons of Cumulus Coffee. More

The demolition works had already begun before the design stage started. We had to agree to two premises that were requested from the client. First, the roof material which was going to replace de existing one, already worn out, and second, its final height. Since this premise, corrugated black metal was the starting point of the Project. This mixed use demanded a proper articulation between the public and the private program. During the day, the Soccer courts are used by the school students while at night, rented for public use. Therefore architecture should respond to these changing demands. This shifting uses, reconditioning a deteriorated house into a new office, a private loft and the complementary spaces that the sporting activities... More

The goal of this project was to transform an existing storage on the roof of a residential apartment to a livable place. Considering the fact that existing space was very limited, design team initial concept was to incorporate all the residential required spaces in such a small space. Unlike the typical process of dividing the space into various spaces, and each space for one specific activity, 45 sqm. home offers one single space which changes constantly based on different functions and activities. The initial area of the project was 30 sqm in order to increase the space, we expanded the space toward the south edge of the building to achieve a 45 sqm. space and also a better exterior view. At the additional space, the roof was moved one me... More