BREEAM Very good

When you leave the E17 motorway at exit Hoog Kortrijk, you can see the building emerge in the distance. It appears like a powerful monolith or a fortified citadel. But as you approach the building, robustness makes way for refinement and detail. Evenbeeld Commissioned by Verstraete Development, the office building was designed by POLO. The project developer wanted to base its new headquarters in the prestigious Benelux Park in High Kortrijk, the economic heart of the South West Flanders region. The building is situated at the tip of Benelux Park, next to a large pond that collects all the water from the surrounding area. The design builds upon Blauwdruk's master plan. This urban development agency dictated the building's general conto... More

One of the hallmarks of the QIAN project, and what makes it so special, is its proximity to Majadahonda, on the outskirts of Madrid. Another approach that's been taken into account is making the most of the plot – being on a slope, it favors views and sunlight. The homes also enjoy ample outdoor spaces that integrate the homes with their natural surrounding. Juan Sancho The location is the most valuable aspect to this project, both from a close view as well as its exceptional territorial structure in the Majadahonda district of Madrid. The proposed solution is in dialogue with its surroundings to achieve spaces that attract potential clients, taking full advantage of the possibilities provided by the regulations and with a bala... More

The prestigious neighbourhood of Warsaw’s Wola district, heritage buildings, historic streets, excellent commute to the rest of the city – the news of Allegro’s planned move from Q22 to the representative office buildings of the Norblin Factory complex has been around for a while. Although the idea of Allegro’s unique office design has so far been somewhat shrouded in mystery, today we can, at last, peek inside and enjoy the company’s spectacular space, occupying almost 24,000 sq. m (7 floors). The execution of the interior design was commissioned to the Warsaw studio The Design Group, which had also been hired for the arrangement of Allegro’s Poznań headquarters, the largest of its kind. The Design Gr... More

Steps away from Paris’ bustling business district and the Grand Arche de La Défense, the InDéfense & Hôtel OKKO project combines office and hotel program in a single unique, faceted structure. ©Jared Chulsky, Courtesy of 3XN 3XN is proud to share its first completed project in France, a 16,000 sq m office building and hotel in Nanterre, France. Developed by VINCI Immobilier and realized in collaboration with Paris-based SRA Architectes, the two-building project anchors the growing Les Groues district in Nanterre and boasts views onto La Défense and the Grande Arche. À quelques pas de l’effervescence du principal quartier d’affaires de Paris et de la Grande Arche de La D&eacu... More

Network Rail asked us to design and build a reception and creative meeting suite to supplement their new headquarters at Puddle Dock. Networx is their on-site facility that can be used by Network Rail to relieve pressure on the office’s meeting rooms and give employees an alternative environment to collaborate or rented to their partners for conferences and industry events. Oliver Pohlmann Oliver Pohlmann Our design concept follows three main threads: Heritage, Topographics, Geometry. These integrate with the existing building fabric whilst embracing the industrial aesthetic. While design elements from their office are carried through the spaces in Networx, the aesthetic goes beyond their brand parameters and establishes a... More

Being a new place of innovation in Nice Méridia, Le Lab is an iconic, smart and ecological building. Sitting in the last urban corner piece in the district, Le Lab fits into its context, while meeting ambitious environmental, architectural and functional requirements. Signature building, the soft and luxuriant vegetation flourishes in the heart of a setting of 7 floors. Organized around a game of volumes and balance, it offers its residents and users wide views of the Mercantour. A+Architecture The facades are shifted, misaligned, offering sets of recesses and projections, accentuating shadows and light effects, night and day. The light of the Mediterranean Sea circulates everywhere, while dealing... More

WilkinsonEyre has radically transformed London South Bank University’s (LSBU) London Road building, as part of a wider regeneration of St George’s Quarter, to create an open and inviting centrepiece for its main Southwark campus. Conceived as an inclusive hub for the University, the extensive refurbishment and redesign brings together a library, lecture theatres, fitness facilities, teaching rooms, informal learning spaces, and catering amenities to support students and staff, as well providing services for the local community. Edmund Sumner for WilkinsonEyre Located north of Elephant and Castle, the existing 1970s concrete-framed building was/is the largest academic building on LSBU’s main campus, providing approxim... More

Visit the Jardins du Lou complex in Lyon and discover aluminium solutions like you have never seen before. Designed by Albert Constantin and architectural firm AIA, the office site combines rich gardens with practical company facilities to create a relaxed environment for all employees. Learn how business and nature can come together in this sustainable combination of concrete and Reynaers Aluminium curtain wall façades. In part thanks to these solutions, the project obtained multiple environmental certificates, such as the BREEAM Certified label. © Kévin Dolmaire Opposite the historic Matmut Rugby Stadium you will find an exciting new business complex called “Jardins du Lou”. Six office buildings neatly... More

Project Name: Cap Leeuwin, mixed-used development Architect Name: Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Vérons architectes associés, Moon Safari Location: Bordeaux, France Project Year: 2021 Photographer Name: © Ivan Mathie   Cap Leeuwin is part of the large Quai des Caps development scheme — run jointly by Fayat Immobilier and Pitch Promotion — which includes a wide variety of developments. This operation completes the urban transformation of the Bassins à Flot area in the city of Bordeaux. It takes the form of four îlots (blocks), each of which has been given the name of a famous maritime cape, alongside Dock n°2. As a “signal” representing the northern entrance to the city and... More

The key concept is “campus”. For this reason, several buildings have been designed that are in dialogue with each other and perform different functions such as the control and accreditation of employees, and the central offices. The project’s main idea is the creation of a series of enhancements with a similar aesthetic and coherence with the concept of a “campus” where each building is independent with its own procedure. To the client’s wishes, the project aims to develop and complete all the buildings at the same time.   The enhancements which the project comprises are, firstly, the Identification Building, strategically situated by the property’s entrance. Its function is the control and... More

IN THE HEART OF PAR IS, LA POSTE DU LOUVRESince its inauguration in 1888, La Poste du Louvre has been in perpetual evolution. Built from 1878 to 1888 by the architect Julien Guadet for the needs of the National Post Office, this building, emblematic of the Parisian construction sites of the Third Republic, fits perfectly into the typology of the Haussmannian arteries of the 1st district of Paris. Behind the elegant classicism of its dressed-stone facades, with spans regulated by powerful buttresses, the construction techniques of the industrial era, represented in particular by the long-span metal frames of the Eiffel type, already seemed to allow a great deal of flexibility. A manifesto work by the architect, the building-island is concei... More

The Castle, Kentish Town, Camden A new development behind a retained facade in the heart of north London providing 5000 sq. ft. of commercial space at basement and ground floor level with 7000 sq. ft. of residential accommodation above. Pardon Chambers Architects were appointed as architects and contract administrators to deliver this challenging and rewarding project on a constrained site in the centre of the city, adjacent to a disused London Underground station. Completed in August 2018.Environmental credentials: the development achieved CfSH Level 4 and BREEAM Very Good, and is 35% better than Building Regulations 2013 on regulated CO2 emissions. More

In the largest agency move in Dutch advertising history, WPP brings 1,500 creatives together in a world-class working environment to facilitate collaboration and give their clients simpler access to all WPP talent. Located along the banks of the Amstel river stands the 19,000 sq m building, now named Amsteldok, which dates from 1973. Designed by architect Hugh Maaskant, at the time is was Europe’s largest office building. Nicknamed the ‘monkey mountain’ for its largestaggered blocks of concrete. Amsteldok, named for its location on the banks of the Amstel river and the Dutch metaphor for progressive thinking, connecting and creating, “dok”,is innovative both in terms of process and results of the space.  ... More

This highly contextualised residential-led block is a unique addition to London’s creative heartland, and part of an innovative development from Peabody and Hill. Our design won a competition mandated by the London Legacy Development Corporation to unlock the potential of an important waterside location next to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The freestanding block comprises 16 apartments and a ground-floor restaurant that spills out onto a new public square. Lanterna is the gateway building to Fish Island Village, a six-acre development designed in a hugely successful collaboration between LGA, Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins and Pitman Tozer. The scheme opens access to a stretch of canal previously closed to the public, and... More