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Sazka's offices are part of the Bořislavka multifunctional center on Evropská Street in Prague. The building is LEED Gold certified for its innovative technological solutions. The airy interiors offer a unique working environment that honors the principles of sustainability. Tomáš Loutocký Tomáš Loutocký The design was developed by the Prague architectural firm Aulík Fišer architekti. The larger meeting rooms are created with MICRA II double-glazed partitions with excellent acoustic properties and are equipped with digital blinds that can be controlled via tablets. The smaller offices, which are used for quick business meetings and phone calls, are separated by simple... More

In 2018 we were commissioned to deliver a bespoke home gym for a family in Tandridge, Surrey. The existing home was located in a greenbelt so we designed a transparent structure that both minimised its impact on the greenbelt whilst maximising the stunning views. Ben Tynegate The gym is a simple design with 4 main components, the steel structure, a curved glazing system, an acoustic lined timber soffit and the main roof structure. All 4 elements were designed to be millimetre perfect with the majority built offsite to ensure a seamless connection between the gym and the existing home. Ben Tynegate The result is a stunningly open and peaceful home gym which the family now enjoys with wide reaching views across their garden and su... More

When Kingsway College School (KCS) decided to expand its curriculum to include grades 9-12, Architecture Counsel (ACi) was engaged to create an ambitious, phased master plan that would reflect the school’s unique vision and ambition. The first phase (which accommodates grades 9 and 10) was completed in September 2022 with the second phase now underway. The new senior school creates a new paradigm for high school students, using the City of Toronto as its laboratory and campus. With an emphasis on fostering community and strong civic values through experiential learning, a student-centric approach, and sustainability, the school is the only independent high school in Toronto to occupy an existing high-rise residential tower.  ... More

  Studio Gang’s first completed building in Europe, Q Residences addresses Amsterdam’s urgent need for housing, creating a mixed-use community at a key intersection in Amsterdam-Zuid. Located in the heart of Buitenveldert—one of the last garden cities in the capital—the project draws on the neighborhood’s relaxed, verdant atmosphere to establish a dense yet comfortable living environment. Introducing two new distinct building volumes—Qube, a mid-rise, and Quartz, a high-rise—that add 248 residences to the growing city, the project’s design brings a more organic, sculptural feel to the rational rectilinearity of the surrounding 1950s developments. Caption   Angled balconies o... More

Meerstad is a planned urban development located seven kilometres from the city of Groningen in the northern Netherlands. With the locality’s gradual growth, Meerstad has no defined centre. De Zwarte Hond was commissioned by real estate developer MWPO to design SuperHub Meerstad, an impressive, multifunctional, and sustainable facility that will grow and adapt with the community. Ronald Tilleman Meerstad is known for its open green spaces, including Park Meerstad, the largest public land art project in the Netherlands, and the recreational Woldmeer Lake. Initial plans for Meerstad, a sustainable and liveable community project, were being developed around 2005. Over the coming decades, approximately 5,000 new homes will be built.... More

The proposed site is located within the newly designed masterplan of Rublyevo-Archangelskoe, a territory which occupies 461ha to the west of Moscow. It is a large-scale LEED ND certified project, with aspirations becoming a sustainable, high-tech and harmonious live-work city for business and families. Located on the greenbelt, adjacent to the Moskva river, it is an attractive location less than hour away from the city of Moscow.    The 640 residential unit building complex is comprised of a singular universal block, interconnected on two levels. It thereby suggests a permeable, notional, perimeter block. Each block is connected to the other as a bridge, which also produces a roof terrace on the free, upper surface of the block... More

Just outside the A10 ring road, the area around the Koningin Wilhelminaplein, known as Ring Zone West, is currently being transformed into a vibrant live-and-work neighborhood with ever closer connections to the historic centre of Amsterdam. Caption Caption The master plan, by KCAP Architects & Planners, combines office space, new homes and all kinds of public facilities that will add fresh energy to the neighborhood. New building will increase the usable volume above ground level from 33,000 to 90,000 m2. Meanwhile parking will be confined to underground garages, creating space for a public square and abundant greenery, with everything linked by bridges and walkways. Caption Caption Together, MVSA Architects and H... More

An exterior cracked wall turns out a sleek interior curved glass for a cafe in Bangkok by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work - Aholic) ©ASWA ASWA schemes aim to play with contrasting materials between the exterior and interior of the SNOG XX cafe. A rustic cracked concrete-like wall on two sides of the exterior tends to work contrastingly with a curved glass entrance and the polished stainless counter. Because the cafe is located on the second floor of the building and can easily notice on the street, then the priority is to make the cafe stands out from its surroundings by using a cracked concrete-like opening for the outer skin. ©ASWA Behind the cracked wall, the curved entrance with the stainless steel bench penetra... More

Rainbow Arches is a brand focused on contemporary physical meditation and therapy, based on the theory and methodology of Chinese colorization energy. The flagship store is not merely a meditation and classroom space, but also a headquarter office for their staff and a prototype space for their future opening of new stores.   The interior functions include: headquarter space, psychology consultation, yoga meditation, educational training, and interactive entertainment, etc. The design challenge is to fully understand the brand and their provision of services, and translating our ideas and understanding into a physical space framework with a strong identity.   Existing Space and Design Concept The project is located on the 11t... More

Tiffany & Co. and OMA have collaborated on a new vision for the brand’s iconic Fifth Avenue Flagship store. The renovation reimagines the retail experience while preserving the historic identity of the original building. Construction on the project is currently underway and is on track to be completed in Spring 2022. The project marks the first holistic renovation and preservation effort in the building’s 80-year history. OMA has collaborated with Tiffany & Co., on specific aspects of the transformation— including the re-imagined upper volume atop the building. This new addition (floors 8 to 10) of the 10-story architectural icon located at 727 Fifth Avenue will become an exhibition, event and clienteling space th... More