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The 7th floor University Eye Center at SUNY College of Optometry, located in a high-rise building overlooking Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan, serves over 60,000 patients annually. After years of heavy use, the clinical exam rooms required renovation, and the Eyewear Retail Center—which provides glasses and lenses—had become outdated and was partitioned off from public view. The existing 11,000 sq. ft. layout was inefficient for both teaching and clinical care, with long distances between waiting areas, bathrooms, testing rooms, and exam rooms causing delays and overcrowding. Pavel Bendov / Arch Explorer Working with doctors and administration, MDSA developed a plan that organized the 24 exam rooms into three “pod&r... More

Initiated through the NYC mayor’s office, the Universal Phys-Ed Initiative program targets existing schools that have no original indoor gymnasium but have an extensive outdoor play yard. A portion of the yard has been used to construct a stand-alone multi-purpose gym building, enabling students to have physical activity space year-round under all weather conditions. Jon Reis Jon Reis Jon Reis Jon Reis The existing schools (MDSA has designed and constructed gyms on 11 different sites) were typically constructed in the early 1900’s and are historically significant, most being registered with the New York State historical preservation office. Accordingly, a prototype design was developed that is contextual wit... More

The MDSA-designed Pre-K Center in Queens opened in September of 2022. The school exhibits a mixture of colors, materials and textures, common in the work of the firm, and fitting to the Mosaic name. Serving the Corona neighborhood, the new three-story school is located near the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadow Park.  Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov   The center features include –   - Façade articulation and material palette blends with surroundings.- Landscape areas provide space for outdoor play, which will be available to local residents outside of school hours. Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov The school provides 17 classrooms for 306 students and incl... More

Designed by HAA&D Nestled in the bustling center of Berlin, the C59 project by HAA&D transforms a 180m² duplex into a peaceful refuge, balancing the vibrancy of the city with a soft, tranquil atmosphere. Despite being part of a newly constructed complex, the apartment feels like a private retreat, seamlessly blending with the surrounding natural environment. HAA&D HAA&D At the heart of the design is the thoughtful layout, which creates a strong axis that runs from the entrance wall, aligning three key gathering points: the kitchen island, the dining table, and the sofa. These "islands" foster a circular flow that invites movement around them while maintaining easy communication and eye contact between family... More

The enlargement of  cemetery in Valfabbrica, an ancient city of medieval origin located in Umbria, Italy, is a project system closes towards the exterior and opens towards the interior of the existing complex, mediating the tombs with a loggia punctuated by large diameter columns, so as to make them perceived as a spatial device capable of functioning as a threshold that defines the sacredness of space. Alessandra Chemollo Alessandra Chemollo Alessandra Chemollo At the center of the system there is a space of relationship between the outside and the inside, a sort of chapel of the sacred landscape where you can pause, meditate and become aware of the archaic values of nature. In this building the natural light  bec... More

The interior design studio Between the Walls is actively expanding, crossing new borders, and presenting its second project in Paris — Bon Bouquet Cafe. The establishment belongs to the renowned French company The Hungry Family. This is one of the group's key projects, marking a significant milestone in their restaurant business. Ivan Avdieienko Ivan Avdieienko Bon Bouquet's design challenges traditional Parisian aesthetics. Gone are the expected wicker furniture and classic lamps; instead, the cafe features sleek modern elements that make a statement. From the outside, Bon Bouquet appears relatively calm: a milky facade with understated name and logo signage, and a roll-up glass window system. However, once inside, patrons... More

The Shi House sits patiently on the slope of a ravine, awaiting each day for the sun to set behind the mountain. This project is comprised of a vertical element housing the stairs and some horizontal circulations, opting for a stone materiality to become, over time and weather, part of the mountain it nestles upon; and a horizontal white element accommodating the entirety of this house's program. César Béjar César Béjar The stone volume vertically connects the entrance and garages with the rest of the house, which is nestled within this disruptive white, abstract, and even challenging volume that seeks a visual balance between the natural and artificial. In some Eastern cultures, it is believed that t... More

The project was born from the desire to create, within a pre-existing building, spaces for office and laboratory use that represent the values and core business of Chromaline, a leading company in the field of design and construction of television control rooms and integration of technological systems. Jacopo Barattieri The collaboration between different figures and disciplines was the cornerstone of the design. The client himself was an active protagonist in the process.In fact, starting from the definition of the architectural concept, the home automation and lighting projects managed by Chromaline were also developed around it. Jacopo Barattieri We immediately wanted to revolutionize the internal space of the pre-existing bu... More

Belaku, which means "House of Light," is a residential project on the outskirts of Bengaluru. A 2BHK tenant house and a duplex home were requested by our client. The home needed to be well-lit and to have natural light throughout. Both the project's cost and Vaastu Shastra compliance must be acceptable. Studio Recall We began by planning to let in a lot of light by cutting wide openings on the north and east sides. We have a finite amount of "Stack Effect" ventilation openings. We have made the project future-proof by giving 4 feet wide room for lighting and ventilation on the entire north face of the building, keeping in mind the potential tenants on the constrained urban plot. The main door should be on the NE corner, the Master Bed... More

STORY BOARD PHASE 01 BLOCK -So as to create spaces where a student and teacher can come together and interact , we decided to anchor the new proposed blocks along the periphery of the space and orient them towards the central larger gathering space. A series of courtyards were perceived such that one big space gets sub volumes and the journey from one space to another is like unfolding of spaces offering discoveries of new elements , each time a student or a teacher moves from A to B . This series of unfolding volumes retains the child like curiosity inside a student Purnesh Dev EXTENTION BLOCK 01 - KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLCOURTYARD AND THE PAVILLION SEATING This block was planned around a courtyard in such a way that all the classes loo... More