Laminated glass

This is the fourth school we were doing for our client, the CMR Group of Institutions. The idea of the EKYA brand of schools was established over the last few years, hence certain standards and details had to be repeated from one school to another, yet our intent was for each campus to have its site-specific identity. The school is from Kindergarten to class 12; hence we had to design for different age groups with different sensitivities.   The KG and lower primary section was treated as a school within the school, having its own separate entrance, play area etc. The site was abnormally long and narrow with the longer sides facing east and west. Out of the site extent of 2 acres, 1 acre is left open for the playground. A decision was... More

Located in Sarasota, Florida, the Nathan Benderson Park Finish Tower is the celebration point of the 2017 World Rowing Championships.  Designed by Fawley Bryant Architecture, the 25,745 square foot, six-story building with an accessible rooftop provides a 360-degree view of the park. Utilizing YKK AP's YHC 300 OG Hurricane Impact Curtain Wall and Model 35H Impact Resistant Entrances, Finish Tower was built to withstand fierce hurricane winds and flying debris, typical of coastal regions.  The YHC 300 OG is a high performance curtain wall system designed and tested to provide innovative impact and blast solutions for a wide range of applications and design pressures from 45 PSF all the way to 130 PSF.  Its 3" face dimension e... More

Bridge is a kind of structure built based on the terrain, and also a sort of art that symbolizes connection and communication. Located in Lianzhou, Guangdong Province, the Glass Bridge in Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area created by Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) becomes a local landmark, which seems to "grow" from the natural environment. Through blending the structure into the natural surroundings and deploying innovative construction methods, the design team realized the seamless integration of nature and the artificial.    Combination of the solid and void Known as the "picturesque corridor in Lingnan region", Huangchuan Three Gorges is the main tributary of the B... More

The existing Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMA) was built in 1991.  Over 23 years, there was an urgent need to extend and upgrade the museum and its facilities and equipment to address the shortage of art exhibition space and to enhance the service of HKMA.  Scopes of this project are two-folds summarized as below:- Expansion- Provision of the entrance foyer on G/F, to enhance the visitors’ experience- Additional gallery spaces at new-built two-storey extension Annex Wing and 5/F expansion on  the original  roof floor- Provision of a restaurant, cafe and bookshop, to utilize the vibrancy of Victoria Harbour Renovation- Architectural interventions and features on the entire facades of the museum to create an  ico... More

The project for a veterinary clinic with area of ​​approximately 190m² is located in Bento Gonçalves, in Rio Grande do Sul. To include the entire clinic program, the project was implemented in order to occupy the site up to its side borders. In this way, internal gardens were created to integrate the work rooms with the vegetation from the outside providing natural lighting and ventilation through floor ceiling wide windows.   The access to the clinic is made through a side corridor, marked by an inclined plane of exposed concrete blocks. Concrete is also visible in the precast structure of beams, columns and closing panels. From the reception there is access to the examination rooms that are located in the frontal portio... More

The building in Mandela project has a brick-concrete structured warehouse and was renovated in the 1980s.  In 2014, it was again renovated and reinforced with additional steel structures. The original concrete walls and its patched texture have been well preserved and covered with clear glass, which created an effect of two textures collage. The staircase, as the media for emotional and functional interactions, becomes the most important element in this whole space.   The inner space of Mandela’s four-story warehouse is 40 meters long, 29 meters wide. One fire escape on the east side, one on the west side and together with one west-end lift, forming the vertical traffic flow.With the Shanghai solar altitude angle calc... More