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Situated in the urban core of Ankara, the Sıhhiye Multi-Storey Parking Garage constitutes a significant milestone in the city’s architectural and infrastructural development. Completed in 1987, the project was conceived in response to the rapidly increasing demand for vehicular accommodation. With a capacity of 1,200 vehicles and a gross construction area of approximately 40,000 m², it ranks among the first large-scale, purpose-built parking facilities in Turkey. ACE Architecture The structure functions not merely as an infrastructural utility but also as a spatial mediator between the dense urban fabric of Sıhhiye and its surrounding civic institutions. Its multi-level configuration enabled the vertical stratification of f... More

In recent years the ideal workspace seems to want to compare, more than with a single activity and specific custom-built place, almost with the heterogeneity offered by an entire city: organic, vital, stratified, incremental in spaces and adaptive in the times that pass through and transform it. Alberto Strada For the fit-out project of the new NTT Data Headquarter in Milan, divided into 16 floors of about 1000 square meters each, the main operation was to make each floor unique in layout, materials and furnishings, by proposing within of the building the same type of complexity that it is found in urban life, which is able, by definition, to create indeterminate relationships as well as innovative processes.       A... More

Ex Cinema Meastoso was built in 1912 in order to become a cinema. It was then expanded in 1939 and renovated in 1975 from the actual property; it continued its activity until the 2007 when it had to close due to the deep transformation that it was involving the cinemas in that period. Today the building, completely renovated by the deamicisarchitetti' project which was commissioned by the property, opened again with a new public and collective role. The project, which mixes both contemporary and 30’s vintage elements, gives back to the city a building that hosts a new sport centre and wellness centre. Alberto Strada The requalification project aimed at clearly defining the relationships among the different parts that compose th... More

This rehabilitation project of the building and the surrounding space of the Municipal Market of Braga, respected the memory and the primordial function of the building. @ngphoto.com.pt The new roof serves as a unifying element for all the activity in this space, with a metallic aluminum structure to support the upper cladding in glass and the lower cladding in wood. @ngphoto.com.pt The N15000 curtain wall with thermal break was applied to the entire roof of the building. On the doors, the opening system #N14200 was applied and again the N15000 curtain facade. @ngphoto.com.pt More

Situated between Central Station and the Spui, next to the new Ministries of Foreign Affairs, stands De Kroon, a 131m high rise residential tower including office- and commercial space. The area is bounded on three sides by busy traffic arteries. The basic principles of the building design are based on the plot settings of the early American skyscrapers. An important reference for the building was the early high-rise typology of the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century in Chicago. Kim Zwarts   The office- and residential buildings are located next to each other on a commercial plinth. The 23m high office building is organized around an atrium hall. The adjacent residential tower covers 253 apartments. The setbacks o... 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

Bruno Klomfar   On a historically significant industrial site, where a hammer mill grew into the most important metal-processing company in Vorarlberg, a natural history museum and city garden was established after the closing down of the company. Bruno Klomfar Bruno Klomfar New and additional parts have been added with flair and finesse to the surviving historic buildings, in which the industrial character of the existing buildings was referenced and interpreted in a contemporary manner. Bruno Klomfar The exhibition spaces were designed on several floors. The new constructions can be identified by its cladding of Corten steel plates. The administration buildings protrude from the old facades in the back court. T... More

With its well-structured network of bike stations, the city of Mainz provides numerous rental bikes. However, up until now, there has been a lack of infrastructure for privately owned bikes, such as suitable parking places. All too often, you encounter neglected bikes that have fallen victim to the weather and vandalism. SCHOYERERARCHITEKTEN_SYRA As a result of their low architectonic quality and the manner of their construction, the bicycle sheds found on the market are easily susceptible to vandalism, and therefore unsuitable for public spaces. SCHOYERERARCHITEKTEN_SYRA It was against this background that SCHOYERER ARCHITEKTEN_SYRA developed an initial prototype of a bike pavilion for the city of Mainz. True to the practice&rs... More

Our company created a 3D model of Yaroslavl in the framework of a global project, details of which will be published later. The city model contains more than 2500 buildings: the entire development of the UNESCO zone, detailed monuments and a buildings of adjacent territories. Also, the 3D model includes the rest of the city.Vimania company completes the development of 3D models of Yaroslavl at the end of the 19 — early 20 century, as well as the 17th and 13th centuries.Each of the three-dimensional models includes more than a thousand buildings — historical monuments. Specialists of the company developed a special retrospective analytical technique, thanks to which, using the 3D model of modern Yaroslavl and a huge numbe... More

The new headquarter of Viereck Architects Ltd. was recently realized using the [Box:09]. On a footprint of only 400m² the project demonstrates the opportunity to build on a site that would otherwise not be feasible.As the building is elevated, the ground area can be used for parking. The project utilizes the worlds first three-dimensional copper facade system as well as the maximum possible glass panel size. These design features offer the appearance of innovative architecture. The use of an open plan office provides an ideal working atmosphere in an urban structure.As distinguished from other module systems the single modular cells, which are about 20 square meters, are going to be built with floor, ceiling, all supplying lines in the hall... More

WAN Future Projects Residential Award, 1st prize.Stadshagen, StockholmIn Stadshagen, close to one of the highest points in Stockholm, the existing built environment is to be supplemented and a new district developed. The new district ends in a steep slope down towards Karlbergskanalen. At the edge of this slope we have designed two buildings for Folkhem, which in many respects exists on the boundary between city and nature.The buildings are clearly divided into two parts, with a base of light concrete and an upper massive wooden volume. Along the new street, the buildings stand in an urban context. In the buildings' ground floors the concrete plinth is modeled and creates generous storefronts that open onto small square formations, which be... More

Exhibition about redevelopment sites in the city centre of Groningen (NL). The setup was the same as a building site with a construction fence with peek holes to see what is happening behind it. A large scale model of the city was installed within the fence showing the locations of the diverse redevelopment sites. Graphic design: De Ronners More

Read the full story on the European Home blog.Millennium Tower is, on its surface, a 684 foot residential skyscraper containing 442 units. We could write for days about the architecture of this glass-clad skyscraper, the private dinners prepared by James Beard Award winning chefs or the Olympic-class fitness center. However, at the end of the day, where is the home always made? In between a handful of exterior walls, or in this case 10’ floor to ceiling windows 59 stories above Hawley Street.Modern Linear Fireplace:The penthouses feature H Series Millennium gas fireplaces by European Home. This modern gas fireplace was engineered specifically for the style and comfort of Millennium Tower residents and the archi... More