Institutional Architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Institutional Architecture
Project • By The Room Architecture and Design • Offices
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization office in Phnom Penh is a contemporary extension to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries compound. Carefully planned to sit within its context rather than stand apart from it, the two-story concrete structure responds to the familiar gabled rooflines of the surrounding government buildings through a double-sided gabled roof and a continuous shaded walkway.
Bruce Vincentiis
The building is organized around a simple concrete volume where the shaded perimeter walkway forms a protective layer between the exterior compound and the interior workspaces. This walkway supports light, views, and cross-ventilation along the facades. Enclosed offices, meeting rooms, and support spaces are grou... More
Project • By HDG Architecture • Churches
The Garden Church
This addition and remodel reimagines an original Coeur d’Alene church for a congregation moving toward a more modern, community-focused future. In partnership with Garden Church, the design preserves the building’s historic presence while introducing a renewed sense of openness, light, and usability.
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Traditional details were respected and retained, but simplified to support Garden’s emphasis on clarity, warmth, and connection. The result is a space that functions intuitively for contemporary worship while still carrying the comfort and identity of the original structure, a familiar landmark with a distinctly refreshed purpose.
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Project • By Lea Architecture • Sports Centres
Heights Casino
Heights Casino is an historic social and recreational club located in Brooklyn Heights. Our transformative proposed renovations of the 1904 building have required navigating the creative limitations of its landmark, while fully respecting and deferring to its existing community and architectural integrity. In the process, we struck a delicate balance of preservation and innovation, protecting the building’s historic exterior while maximizing efficiency and enjoyment for all users, from front- to back-of-house.
Heights Casino owes its complexity of operations to its various fitness facilities, tennis and squash courts, banquet halls and fine dining amenities, and private meeting rooms. We engaged stakeholders and users in a thor... More
Project • By Shakespeare Gordon Studio • Offices
City Tech Pearl Building
Adaptive reuse projects bring their share of complications, yet as aging systems are stripped away, long-quiet details often emerge with unexpected resonance. As Shakespeare Gordon Studio (SGS) began the design process for a gut renovation at New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), such discoveries began to reveal themselves. NYCCT, commonly referred to as City Tech, is in heart of what has become known as the “Brooklyn Tech Triangle,” an initiative spearheaded by various local economic development organizations that includes over 500 tech companies and 11 universities in and around downtown Brooklyn, all together comprising the largest innovation cluster outside of Manhattan. At the heart of the campus is the New Academic... More