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Glass curtainwall

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Project • By Dushe Architectural DesignHotels

Ascott Pazhou Guangzhou

Crafting something extraordinary from the ordinary The project is located in the West Area of Pazhou Island, a new business and innovation urban district that Guangzhou has been focused on developing in recent years. The project has a height limit of only 100 meters and a floor area of about 30,000㎡. With the given height and scale, it is inevitable for this building to be buried among its surrounding skyscrapers. Arch-Exist Photography Arch-Exist Photography Dushe Design is mainly responsible for the facade design of this project, our first task is to refine the given plan and building form. Under the strict urban design guidelines of West Pazhou, the building had very limited flexibility. The total land area measures only... More

Project • By Flad ArchitectsOffices

Nexus on Grand

With a glass curtainwall façade providing natural daylight and views to San Francisco Bay, Nexus on Grand is a new life science campus providing 140,000 square feet of state-of-the-art research laboratories, office space, and amenities in the heart of the South San Francisco biotech hub. Flad Architects partnered with developer Healthpeak Properties to design the five-story, modern, urban campus to provide flexible lab and office spaces supporting groundbreaking research of today and tomorrow. Tim Griffith Tim Griffith Tim Griffith Working from previously approved entitlements for the campus, Flad reimagined the site to match the character of the surrounding neighborhood, combining the original design of two facilitie... More

Project • By Hill WestApartments

PLG

The 26-story luxury rental building situated at the nexus of two of Brooklyn's hottest neighborhoods, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Flatbush, features a facade with a bold play between precast and glass curtain wall. The undulating geometry of the glass curtain wall façade scales down the mass of the building, allowing for each apartment to have a unique view of the skyline. Over 50,000 square feet of amenity space includes a fitness center, sauna/steam room, business center, game room, golf simulator, two residential lounges, indoor swimming pool and hot tub, dog run, co-working lounge, half basketball court, children’s playroom and rooftop outdoor pool. More

Project • By Neumann Monson ArchitectsChurches

Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City/Coralv

The Unitarian Universalist Society facility harmonizes with its natural landscape to provide reflective spaces for worship, fellowship, religious education, and administration. The congregation’s collaborative decision-making engaged all 300 members to inform a deeply considered, conscientious design. Its organic form and fundamental qualities– sustainability, accessibility, flexibility, efficiency, and austerity—reinforce the Society’s core principles. The facility is currently on track to achieve Zero Energy Building (ZEB) certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI).Natural outdoor playscapes, woodland walking trails, food gardens, and charging stations optimize the site’s performative and experiential potential. V... More