Buildings

The middle school on the outskirts of Bretenoux is situated off-street and its broad western front shapes a public square. The compact organisation of the single-story building is reminiscent of the regions medieval bastides. The surrounding cantilevered canopy made of dark carbonised wood protects the building from overheating by excessive solar radiation. This restrained, closed design contrasts with the generous, communicative interiors in which light-colored wood dominates. Dietrich Untertrifaller with phBa - architectes urbanistes The rooms are clearly arranged around a central access zone delimiting the individual functional areas for teaching, school life and general services. Public facilities such as the library, the restaura... More

Over the next ten years, the Metzgergrün district is set to undergo a profound transformation and change into a contemporary housing estate without losing its original character. To replace the 27 row buildings from the 1950s, a modern district with about 500 new apartments and generous green areas is being built here. “This urban composition of residential courtyards, social center, high-quality and differentiated open spaces, new networks and the right connections has the potential to become a model and future-oriented quarter,” praised the jury. Dietrich Untertrifaller Manageable Neighborhoods The design arranges the apartments into six blocks, creating manageable neighborhoods. Each block combines three to four-s... More

The Suzhou Cultural Center is part of a series of emblematic projects initiated by the city through the Wujiang Lakefront Masterplan. On the shores of Lake Tai, Christian de Portzamparc discovered the deserted plain in 2013, while appreciating the plan of the future city. It was then built so quickly, we were he was amazed at each visit. It is already alive like a real Manhattan of towers ordered according to a grid of streets and avenues bordering a central pedestrian axis heading towards the lake. It was clear that the meeting of this pedestrian axis and the great lake would be an exceptional place, and it was on this site, on either side of the axis, that the cultural center was to be implanted during the architecture competition.  ... More

For the new look of its prestigious restaurants, Ocean Prime has chosen the fine Italian quality of the tiles by Ceramiche Piemme. The new environment in its branch in Naples (Florida) has just been presented. In shades of tobacco and leather, it is completed by the Wood Selection covering by the company from Fiorano Modenese. A total of 420 m2 of parquet effect tiles in the wenge finish were used for the design by architect Mark Knauer (Knauer Incorporated - www.knauerinc.com).The restaurant, in a privileged position on Fifth Avenue South, is located in the artistic heart of the city, among art galleries, boutiques and theatres. www.ocean-prime.com More

The scope of works covers the design and construction of Jordan Armed Forces Headquarters Complex having the total construction area of 112,500 m2 on 350,000 m2 land area including 14 typical office buildings, a main administrative building, a blast proof underground command center building, 3 soldier dormitories, a sports center facility with a swimming pool, 3 admin and depot buildings, a mosque, a heating center and fire brigade building, 5 burried potable and storm water tanks, 1 large and 3 small size transformer buildings, 9 compound access control buildings, 27 observing structures as well as all infrastructural and landscaping works within the limits of the compund area. Site works also includes 4,000m long natural stone covered rei... More