Indoor green wall

The client brief was simple, to convert a 5 bedroom apartment into a lavish 3 bedroom apartment, in addition to the conversion of an open terrace into an intimate den. Clean minimal lines were requested with a muted palette. Our layout inserts an object – a ‘black box’, at the very entrance. An object that in addition to holding program, such as the bar, the puja room and the server, more importantly frames the entrance to the home. A hand blown glass sculpture hovering above a gurgling water body held within the black box, greets the visitor to the home, directing him into the formal living area. While accommodating to the clients request of an enclosed den, we attempted to retain the atmosphere of being in the outdoors t... More

Anaha — “reflection of light” in the Hawaiian language — was designed to capture and reflect the light of the Pacific Ocean as well as the dramatic and ever-changing sky in Honolulu. Set within the Ward Village development, this multi-family residential project is informed by native Hawaiian plants and traditions, paying homage to the natural beauty and history of Honolulu. Anaha is oriented with its long axis perpendicular to the shoreline to preserve sight lines from mauka (mountains in Hawaiian) to makai (sea). At the ground floor, subtle differences in stone finish — from bush-hammered to honed Cremino stone paving — reveal a wave pattern. This paving is mirrored and repeated across the multiple leve... More

Construction-combination EMA, a collaboration between Dura Vermeer and Heijmans, has realized and delivered the new building of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam in accordance with the hard delivery date. Today, Friday 15 November, the Central Government Real Estate Agency has officially accepted the new office of Building combination EMA, which is responsible for the design, realization and maintenance (Design, Build, Maintain) of the new EMA accommodation.   Dura Vermeer, Heijmans and involved partners such as MVSA Architects, OKRA Landschapsarchitecten, Fokkema & Partners Architecten, DGMR, DWA, SDR Elektrotechniek, Van Dorp, Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs are proud of this ‘huge achievement’, whi... More

Well known in Toronto as '483 Bay', this office complex occupies part of the former site of the historic Eaton's Annex. Built in 1983, the property achieved LEED Gold certification in 2010 and is home to several high profile businesses and organizations. We worked with property managers Northam Realty to create a biofilter design that would complement this corporate atrium setting and further their green initiatives. More

The design of much of the mall features organic, flowing shapes and lends itself perfectly to the incorporation of living green wall elements. With high arching ceilings of glass that are pressurized to reduce heat transfer from the temperatures outside, the space allows for some of the most visually spectacular indoor green wall applications. The first Versa Wall installation served as a design launching point to the incorporation of a further three phase follow up. The first Green Wall of this phase is situated around the “Eye of the Avenues” an 18’ high dome of glass fragmented into a set of triangular flat planes to the far end of the impressive Grand Avenue. The second and third green wall location is in the brand new Grand Arcade... More

10th St Residence is a remodel addition to an existing 4,402 s.f. house that was originallyconstructed in contemporary Santa Fe Style with purple and yellow stucco. The clients came tous wanting to add a clean modern glass box for the 2nd floor master bedroom, better connectionto the outdoors, and blur the line between formal and informal spaces.We proposed to create an inverted oasis borrowing from the Japanese concept of Tokonoma.We created a series of view spaces to anchor each major room. Rather than simply opening upthe rooms to the exterior, we introduced the concept of internal landscape. We achieved thisby framing a flowering tree in a neighbor’s yard, by setting a green foreground on a roof deck tothe city view, and by creating an... More

schmidt hammer lassen architects has, in collaboration with contractor KPC A/S and engineering company Bascon A/S, won the competition to design the new Sports and Administration Centre in Skanderborg, Denmark. The 18,000 square metres project holds new administrative facilities for Skanderborg Municipality in combination with new sports facilities for the use of the entire community. The aim is a complex which sets new standards, supporting an innovative and multidisciplinary work culture as well as being a dynamic, attractive and vibrant gathering point for citizens of Skanderborg. With the winning proposal, Skanderborg gains a project that is informal, open, accessible and in close contact with the natural surroundings. The new comple... More

The house is located in a conventional land inside a gated community, west of Guadalajara’s metropolitan area. Is has a north orientation towards the street and south on the back, leaving a free area on the side facing west. The project begins at the idea of making a house with the minimum of walls to feel it completely transparent and open from the entry. We decided to make a big hole inside that takes back the old spanish patio, being the protagonist of the residence. The formal concept is based on a blind volume, the private part, and an open volume, which are interrelated through this large central void. The house appears as a white solid body in second level and an obscurer lower body. A Piacentina stone covered wall confines the... More