Curved glass

Transformation and Beauty - the journey of a butterflyA curved concrete staircase like soft silk ribbon, angled glass panes to bring in light, and a stylised butterfly wing exterior facade transform an old building into a luxurious spa in HCMC Vietnam. The façade concept, layout, interiors, decoration and branding was designed by Vietnamese interior design company Module K. “The brand identity as well as the look and feel of the building is derived from the idea of transformation, and expressed as stylised butterfly wings. The butterfly becomes the DNA of the building,” says Jade Nguyễn Kim Ngọc, design director of Module K.The Shynh House Centre - Beauty Cosmetic & Spa is located at a busy intersection in HCMC set amongst rows of trees... More

In central Bucharest a historic villa was refurbished and a modern office building constructed directly adjacent. Featuring a flowing form with a projecting roof, the building needed robust yet lightweight exterior ceilings. “The defining element of Aviatorilor 8 is the architectural design and technical solutions, considered to be avant-garde in style for an office building. This is what we aimed for.” Lori Collin, Office Executive, NEPI  The new construction consists of three floors of offices and the ground floor, which is offered to the city for cultural activities. The space between the new façade and the villa is partly covered by a projecting roof that mirrors the swaying curves, creating a protected area underneath it... More

Travel has its own warmth and communities their own kind of freedomAfter series D of financing –worth 133 million dollars– at the end of 2017, the Mafengwo Travel Network has come a step closer tofully develop into a comprehensive service provider in the international tourism industry. Even more, an update on the brand’s image achieved the ultimate definition of spiritual freedom: “never stop learning, never settle for habit”. Such a statement has also become relevant to the design requirements for Phase II of Mafengwo’s Global Headquarters, and SYN Architecture has brought them to life with creativity and consolidation.Project LocationMafengwo’s Global Headquarters – Phase II are located inside the Hengtong International Innovation Park,... More

thecamp is a new European campus located in Aix-en-Provence, France, and dedicated to innovation, emerging technologies and the smart cities of the future.The campus was designed by the architectural practice Corinne Vezzoni & Associés, while the lighting was designed by lighting design studio 8'18'’. It consists of a huge white canopy that takes its inspiration from the tents used by nomads and extends over 13 buildings made of concrete and curved glass. The site’s purpose is to prototype solutions and incubate start-ups.Siri 3.0 projectors outline the canopy’s oval outer perimeter; with their white finish, they integrate perfectly into the architectural structure.Neva 1.0 outdoor LED linear profiles, 316 mm long, and Pivot 1.6 project... More

Located in the heart of Yerevan, AGBU (Armenian General Benevolent Union) Yerevan Building was designed by French Armenian architect Aris Adamian in cooperation with the Narek Sargsyan Architectural Studio. The building has five floors and a rooftop cafe. It serves as the headquarters of AGBU Armenia and as an office space for other organizations. The facade of the building symbolizes the past and the interior the present. Combined, the building represents Armenia’s grand history, its current vibrant community and its bright future.The innovative interior design combines traditional and contemporary elements. The interior is extremely modern allowing for the infusion of light, which is accentuated with the use of glass and natural materials... More

As rising startups continue to depend on innovation to expand and find their place in the market, creating a workplace that supports their ambitions has become the design challenge of today. Glassdoor's Chicago office takes on this challenge by balancing two aspirations, first, the office nurtures the needs of the local team and second, it simultaneously adheres to their evolving corporate identity. Realizing these two goals meant providing an environment reflective of their millennial workforce, committed to the raw and exciting urbanism of the Chicago’s Fulton Market District. At the same time, it is meant to embrace their hard-earned maturity and sophistication as a company dedi... More

The new pavilion completes the transformation of the existing 1950s campus into a rigorously functioning hospital complex.A deliberate sequence of spaces, clarity of organization, and material transparency evoke the spirit of calm fundamental to the practice of public medicine. The curved glass enclosure of the atrium offers expansive views of both sky and garden, while the building’s exterior facade reflects and provides layered views of the leafy garden behind. Visitors enter from the west through a colonnaded overhang. Clinical spaces are accessed via sweeping public circulation gallerias and brightly lit waiting areas. The sequence of spaces leading to the glazed atrium is the beginning of a public circulation spine that logically confi... More

The BFAS architecture firm has designed a striking new shopping center in the heart of Enschede. For this project, the architect specially developed two different types of facade panels in collaboration with Metadecor.SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTSSituated in a traditional shopping area, the location posed specific requirements regarding both architecture and urban planning. What’s more, recent developments in the retail market created high demands for the building’s character and ceiling height. Adding to the challenge was the fact that the future renters were unknown at the beginning of the design phase; hence, the building needed to offer numerous possibilities for subdivision. The monomorphic HEMA store on site was no longer suitable in any way.... More

 Located in the historic heart of Porto, hand in hand with Ferreira Borges Market, we will find a building with urban and architectural characteristics typical of this city. The Peixoto apartment, once office space (open space with two bathrooms) with 95m2 wide right foot, now transformed into a T2 apartment with mezzanine with 117m2.   Being an open space, it gave to look at it in a clearer way where ideas flowed, pre-existences did not collide with the proposal, but rather helped in the distribution and definition of the inner organization.   Of simple but demanding program the Peixoto Portuense family of soul and heart, but to live a few years in France, it necessarily wanted two rooms, a mezzanine, something relaxed without pretentiou... More

General Victoria Gate,in the East of Leeds city centre, forms a natural extension of Victoria Quarter and Leeds’s retail district. The scheme includes a new John Lewis department store, multi storey car parking and two arcades with a mix of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities. The buildings appear as three distinct elements with individual identities that relate to each other and the vernacular of Leeds. John Lewis The new John Lewis store anchors the scheme. Placed on the extension of the Headrow, the city’s main civic axis, the store forms a visible gateway into the city centre. The materiality of the building draws on the history of terracotta façades in Leeds, often produced by the local Burmantoffs Terracotta w... More

From an initial brief of designing and construction of 5 floors of fit out, the brief for this project grew to deliver 7 floors following the full integration of GE’s recent and significant acquisition, Alstom. The new office houses multiple GE businesses that include Power Services, Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Lighting. With a brief to deliver an agile workplace for an organisation that is described as a “Global Digital Industrial” company, the finished product provides a strong representation of the GE brand, culture and future. Whilst the overall space requirements grew during the implementation of the project, so did Steven Leach Group and ISG’s role which ultimately has seen Steven Leach Group and ISG’s design and deliver a... More

The new office of SOTI Inc at Gurgaon serves as its headquarters for the Asia Region. The 51,000 Sqft office space with capacity to seat 450 plus employees has been designed to create a workplace which not only inculcates creativity but also promotes a fun and learning environment. The Design Strategy attempts an alternative approach to Workplace Interiors. “Workspace for Innovation” has been the driving force behind the overall design evolution. Collaboration is a great way of generating ideas. This has been reinforced by ensuring a good mix of collaborative spaces and break out areas throughout the office space. Maximum natural light has been provided in the office to boost creativity and energy levels. Vibrant colours have been used i... More

This is the second children educational space that ARCHSTUDIO designed for Poly Wedo Art Educational Institution. It is located on the second floor of Beijing Damei Central. This institution mainly teaches children music, dance, tea, cooking, and craft courses, so the space design needs to provide appropriate classrooms based on above needs. Inspired by rockery artificial hills in Chinese traditional garden, the design creates multiple ranges of "artificial hills" that allow children to happily play here. The graphic design of the original building is L-shaped, and the entrance is located in the end of one side, thus the streamline from outside to inside is relatively long. A winding corridor is squeezed out by continuous curved walls, d... More

« A Dream Come True » by Bernard Arnault The Fondation Louis Vuitton opens an exciting new cultural chapter for Paris. It brings the city a new space devoted to art — especially contemporary art — and above all a place for meaningful exchanges between artists and visitors from Paris, from France, and from the entire world. By encouraging spontaneous dialogue, the new Fondation seeks to inspire both emotion and contemplation. This is a distinctive cultural initiative because the Fondation is private. It has been made possible thanks to the corporate patronage of LVMH and the Group’s companies, notably Louis Vuitton, reflecting the values shared by all the people of LVMH and its shareholders. The Fondation tran-scends the ephemeral pres... More