Flexible spaces

Set within the redesigned Henri‑Bourassa Park, the new community pavilion forms the centrepiece of a broader transformation of public space in Montréal‑Nord. The project replaces a modest park facility with a generous, clearly articulated building that offers a visible point of reference for local residents and visitors. Charles Lanteigne Charles Lanteigne The 1,000‑square‑meter pavilion is built primarily in structural timber and organized around flexible community rooms that can host workshops, meetings, cultural events and neighbourhood celebrations. These rooms open toward the park and are supported by a series of services for everyday users, such as washrooms, storage areas and informal gathering spaces. Offices and c... More

1. Marziyeh, the architect who helped us here at Rooydaad for three years, making our architectural endeavors brighter, sat before us one day, overwhelmed with fear and anxiety, and confessed that she no longer felt passionate about architecture and desired to focus solely on painting—a revelation that seemed incongruous given her professionalism and proficiency in her role. Rooydaad Architects    We encouraged her to weigh up her decision, considering its gravity. Ultimately, we agreed that she could transition to a part-time role at Rooydaad, allowing her to pursue her newfound passion for painting alongside her architectural duties. 2. A year later, Marziyeh returned, her resolve unwavering, to announce that she wa... More

We had been working with Buenaventura mining company since 2021, which had generated trust and allowed a smooth collaboration in their transition towards new ways of working, valuing their activities and optimizing spaces. This allowed them to move to a hybrid format, reducing their offices from five to two floors in Torre Begonias. This was accomplished by applying our prior knowledge on Buenaventura and the benchmark from our database. DRRP Spaces DRRP Spaces DRRP Spaces We focused on reusing most of the elements and prioritizing the colors of their raw material, the earth, instead of just their corporate colors. The project, divided into Analytics, design development, dismantling and implementation, required meeting the n... More

The assignment consisted in the refurbishment of a small flat located in the historic centre of Seville, with a surface area of 55m2. Angeles Molina Angeles Molina The need of the clients to create a new space containing two bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and living room posed a major challenge. The external façade of the building is in front of a small square facing south, so the spaces most used during the day were turned towards it. Angeles Molina In contrast, the night-facing spaces are located around the interior courtyard. With the main objective of achieving flexible and open-plan spaces, an intermediate space is used as a hinge, which will sometimes be used as an office, sometimes as a guest bedroom with a... More

Challenges:1. Since the office space is on the top floor of the building, so the ceiling was covered with undeck insulation. The design brief called for us to design a space with an exposed ceiling, so to tackle this problem, we did an entire false ceiling just below the sprinkler pipe to cover the underdeck insulation as well as all the sprinkler pipes and cable trays, maximizing the heights to our advantage and giving the look of an exposed ceiling as required. Naveen Saxena 2. Addition of branding in the space was another brief provided by the client, They wanted the branding to speak of their brand identity and depict India as part of their global identity and presence in addition to improving the look and feel of the space. Na... More

OCAD U CO, or “CO” for short, is an executive training studio where companies take advantage of OCAD University’s focus on design thinking and creative problem-solving to drive change in their organizations. Occupying half of a floorplate in a new commercial condominium building on Toronto’s waterfront, the 14,000 SF interior was long and narrow with 16ʹ high ceilings and it lacked internal character other than its soaring views of the waterfront and the city. CO required a flexible environment for a variety of activities, able to evolve alongside the University’s business model over time. CO would also be OCAD’s first off-site space. Therefore, the design team looked to the university’s iconic &ldq... More

Superdorm is the project to renew Bogazici University’s 1999 built student dorm, with a capacity of upto 500 people in a way that will meet the needs of 18-24 year-olds.A concept where students will more willingly embrace the dorm that’s only a 7 minute walk from the main campus and that will encourage collaborative learning and experiences between students while becoming a resource of outside the classroom learning with its open, half-open and social spaces has been created.Meetings were held with BÜTEK to renew Superdorm, which was designed according to needs that were valid 20 years ago, in a way that would create a living environment that would meet today’s needs instead. Following the meeting, the project evolved into an undertaking th... More