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The Rosedale Residence is a ground up 6,000 sf house on the last available site adjacent to the historic Rosedale Conservancy, located in Cleveland Park in northwest Washington, DC. The Conservancy dates back 280 years into Washington history and is home to one of the oldest private residences in the area. Over the years, the neighborhood grew up around the estate as lots bordering the three-acre, conserved green space were sold off. The lawn is now open to the public and serves as a dog park for the community. The last available lot near the conservatory, 3/4 acre, was purchased by a young family interested in building their dream home on these grounds. KUBE worked with the homeowners and an array of organizations to design an approved set... More

The Owners are from Costa Rica. After the second meeting, their second child was born. At the third meeting, their house was filled with family and friends, a common occurrence in their home. The suburban box did not at all fit their lifestyle. It was closed, dark, and divided into very small rooms. They said that there was not one space in which they felt comfortable. They wanted a house of openness and light, where their children could be free to explore and play independently, still within view of their parents. The solution was to create a courtyard house, with large sliding glass doors to bring the inside out and outside in. The existing house was completely opened up, and a cathedral ceiling created in the living room. Programmaticall... More

With ‘Innvo8’ the idea was to create a workplace for the next gen blending the start up entrepreneur culture with today. Designed to cater to these new set of requirements, bringing the energetic workforce in the forefront limelight was the aim. Instead of having a rigid corporate space, the vision employed put forward a workspace where meetings could happen comfortably and work could be done at the employee’s own disposal. Making work fun, benefitting by creative interactions and exchange of ideas became the key. Overall, the architectural piece is an introduction of a space with a sense of belongingness instead of structured guidelines to work better. More

Tapping into the pulsating, dynamic and fresh youth culture – Epic is designed to bring together the vibrant potential of youth and the colourful vibe of the space – creating a visual dialogue in itself. The whole project is divided into two major moods – the first two floors are a casual, young café and the top two are more refined to serve to the club likers. The center of attraction is the youthful design of the café, whether it is the vertical circulation throughout the space, like the canary yellow helical staircase or the quirky lights instilled in the truss accentuating it. Leading the way into the Epic Kitchen N Bar, it is a place meant for zealous visitors/students in want of a pepped up experience. More

An early modern icon of its generation, this historically significant building is undergoing a sensitive and carefully considered program of restoration, modernization, and improvement. The repositioning of 1271 Avenue of the Americas comprises five interdependent and parallel projects: façade replacement, lobby restoration and upgrade, plaza improvement, elevator modernization, and significant MEP system upgrades throughout the building. Adhering to the intentions of the original design, upgrades in the landmarked lobby involve selective replacement and restoration of the existing glass ceiling, stone floors, and marble walls. Improvements to the storefront enhance the relationship of the building to the plaza and its surroundings... More

Firmenich is a Swiss family-owned company, visionary, innovative, a leader in creating fragrances and flavors that inspire happiness and wellbeing in thousands of millions of consumers every day through very different brands all over the world. The idea of designing a new space that reflects those values through the distribution and lighting of the area, finishes and other architectural details, converting the space into a competitive tool, was the primary challenge. The new project of offices and laboratories is located on floors 6, 7 and 8 of the Benjamin Hill building, with LEED certification in the colonia Condesa of Mexico City. Firmenich had been a traditional company where everyone worked in closed and private areas, but faced with t... More

Tiovivo creativo, an interior architecture and design studio from Valencia (Spain), has designed its new office on Ruzafa´s neighborhood with its most personal stamp based on a classic postmodernist environment with a certain tendency to eclecticism.These office is conceptualized to create a functional and multipurpose space, where all of the details have been created looking for the maximum optimization of the space, considering that additionally to the design studio purpose, these offices are also offered as a coworking space. The characteristics of the premises allowed the creation of a working ecosystem with a special connection with nature, where the division of the different working areas are dynamically projected, joining together to... More

Tricarico is a place where the connection between context, knowledge and community has given shape to a landscape of great interest and extraordinary beauty.The "The City of 100 Gardens" project consists of two actions, a material one that includes landscape refurbishment and the introduction of new elements in the urban and gardens's context and an intangible one, aimed at defining strategies for the participatory management of the spaces and knowledge.The abandoned gardens will be transformed, thanks to special agreements with the owners, into community's gardens and orchards, for the production according to traditional methods. The spaces that are cultivated, instead, through management protocols with the owners, will be cultivated with... More

Deriving from the elements on site: the proximity to the river, the surrounding greens and it’s highly residential environs, the residence intended to open out to these individual elements. The plot being a small one that could accommodate only a 1,200sqft ground floor area, demanded optimized spaces articulated by large openings that would pave way for an extended visual boundary. This was done with the addition of a treated courtyard space between the dining room and the compound wall, skylights and full size openings to view the river. Mezzanine level reading space and an outdoor work area were added to maximize the space within the house without compromising the spaciousness of elemental rooms. More

Ceresa Architetto, Andrea SchiavoThe artisans of the area are: masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, potters, electricians, plumbers, gardeners.There is everything you need for a project that can be traced back to the local's tradition. More

National Competition for the Republic Memorial in Piracicaba. The program includes a theatre, a library, exhibition space, a cafeteria and a nursery room located in a redesigned square. The proposal was to create an elevated floor in a metal grid that articulates the program and doubles the squares’ floor, providing a lifted garden on the level of the existing treetops.Co-authors: Nuno Ramos e Isabel Imbronito - Team: Paulo MassaoPiracicaba [SP] 2002SECONDE PLACE AWARD More