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Multifunctional building

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about multifunctional building

Project • By THINK Architectural BureauOffices

AI9 Startup Campus

The AI9 Startup Campus is located in the Circular Park area, in the very heart of Yerevan. AI9 Startup Campus is a unique project whose mission is to empower Armenian and international entrepreneurs, accelerate startup growth, and strengthen the technological ecosystem by offering facilities, advanced programs, and a supportive community network, while simultaneously building bridges with global centers and investors. Spanning a total area of 2,900 m², this multifunctional hub features two underground and three above-ground floors with café-workshop areas, offices, IT meet-up halls, art galleries, and a spacious terrace surrounded by greenery. The 3rd and underground floors are not yet operational, but their completed design al... More

Project • By RAUResearch Facilities

Loods M

Loods M is an international maritime hotspot for innovation, learning, and experience. More than a building, it is a catalyst for the cultural and economic regeneration of the marine identity of the port city of Maassluis. New developments are necessary because the economic vitality and attractiveness of the historic city center are under pressure. Ecological, economic, and social sustainability are the starting points of this future-oriented urban development. Loods M plays a key role in fostering intergenerational collaboration and sustainable innovations by applying knowledge from the past in a contemporary and future-oriented way that celebrates Maassluis's past and future.  Plomp ‘Reincarnation’ of a ShipThe rich... More

Project • By ACE ArchitectureOffices

NODE Ankara

NODE Ankara is designed as a multifunctional complex that brings together diverse functions within the fragmented fabric of the urban structure. The project transforms the dynamics of the city into an architectural rhythm by uniting residential, office, hotel, commercial, and cultural uses under a single roof. Here, architecture is not merely about creating form; it becomes an organism that directs urban mobility, nurtures social interaction, and adds new layers to the urban memory. ivaBOX Against the monotony offered by the densely concentrated commercial and office areas in the existing context, NODE Ankara offers a rich programmatic diversity that brings together varied user groups. The integration of an art building strengthens th... More

Project • By ACE ArchitectureOffices

Rhythm Ankara

Contemporary cities are not defined solely by physical resilience; they are complex organisms shaped by social transitions, regulated movements, and distinct traces. Rhythm Ankara emerges as a response to this complexity, making it possible to interpret and transform it through architecture. The project frames the fragments of traditional building clusters as a distribution that disrupts regular architecture. Within a permanent space shaped globally by pandemics, migration, and digitalization, evolutions become traceable in Ankara. ivaBOX In response to forms of encryption that have become confined to retail environments, shifted into digital realms, or rendered socially fragile, Rhythm Ankara re-establishes the relationship between a... More

Project • By E-ARCHStudent Housing

Campus 90

Campus 90 is a hybrid development in Varna, Bulgaria, uniting student housing, a hotel, and a conference center within one building. Located near a newly constructed roundabout connecting Tsar Osvoboditel and Vasil Levski boulevards, it is within walking distance of two major state universities. The building has a simple rectangular silhouette with a bright, pixelated facade inspired by movement and speed. This visually dynamic surface forms a spiral-like pattern around the straight volume of the structure. Martin Hristov   A multi-functional educational hubDesigned to serve both students and faculty, Campus 90 contains 120 fully equipped student accommodations and 70 hotel rooms. It also offers six conference halls, a full-serv... More

Project • By SpectrumHotels

Next Collection

The multifunctional complex "Next Collection" is distinguished by its design location, functional solutions and organic architecture. The project building perfectly fits the topography of the area and is integrated with the existing landscape. Caption Caption Caption ConceptThe project aimed to create an organic, multi-functional complex that is binary with the environment. The architecture of the building takes into account the local context and characteristics. Its proportion and geometric forms naturally merge with the system terrain, repeating and emphasising the contours of the local landscape. Various organic forms, materials and colour palettes harmoniously blend with the environment. Caption Caption Capt... More

NewsNews • 10 Jul 2023

The Swiss House is a novel reinterpretation of traditional Swiss architecture

The Swiss House is a new building project by Polish architectural practice BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś. A contemporary reading of vernacular architecture, design for the Swiss House was informed by centuries-old traditions, geography, climate, and context. Its plan reinterprets a regional building style known as the Gotthard House. Located in Unterschächen, Switzerland, this intriguing construction sits in harmony with the alpine landscape. BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś BXB studio Bogusław Barnaś The 1,050-square-meter (11,302-square-feet) Swiss House is a multifunctional building, with commercial space, apartments, co-working facilities, and tourism-related activities. Its design incorporates a covered bus stop, mountai... More

Project • By CHYBÍK + KRIŠTOF ArchitectsArt Galleries

Pearl Gallery

The design for the new art gallery by CHYBIK + KRISTOF in Usti Nad Orlici’s city centre, set to become a new art and cultural landmark. Former textile factory will be transformed into a vivid multifunctional hub available to the citizens at any time of the day.  Caption After years of prosperity, the Pearl textile factory in Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic, shut down in 2009. Its facilities have been shrinking ever since. Until today, only the most valuable parts remained - a production building designed by Pavel Janak, an office extension of the block, and a machine building from the XIX century. The last one, following the initiative of the local authorities, will now be transformed into the modern art gallery - a new sym... More

Project • By Angelo Luigi TartagliaHotels

Multifunctional hotel complex

A designer’s task is to know how to respond to the client’s requests and needs with his/her design proposal. We have been asked to create a project proposal to satisfy a high demand of tourism for the new tourist settlement in the island in Croatia. The requirements for the accommodations is that all buildings, apartments and hotels must have a panoramic sea view and consist of: • Two buildings with a number of 500 luxury five-star apartments, each 100 square meters large. • Two buildings of 250 rooms each destined for a five-star hotel and each connected by functions and services different from those offered in the two luxury five-star apartment buildings. • Two apartment buildings of 110 square meters of... More

Project • By lechner & lechner architectsConcert Halls

multimedia chapter house

The "Medienhaus Kapitelsaal" is in the historic center of Salzburg, directly under the Fortress in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The starting point for the intervention was an event hall that no longer corresponded to the state of the art and had to be adapted into a multifunctional media house. Julian Höck Julian Höck The approach was to leave the historic building as intact as possible. Nevertheless, the external appearance is inviting and transparent, and the visual relationships to the urban structure are to be established. Inside, the suspended ceilings of the existing hall were removed to be able to add another floor. These are suspended from the existing concrete girders on tie rods and the concrete ceiling was... More

Project • By Dietrich UntertrifallerOffices

Rubina

The planned multifunctional building “Rubina”, located on the former site of the Nibelungen barracks in Regensburg is a new educational and care centre for young people. The building houses a kindergarten, the energy education centre, offices for the energy agency and scientific rooms for  the MINT for Kids.programme The complex is divided into two square buildings. Surrounded by generous outdoor areas, they stand freely on a common platform and allow views into the greenery. David Matthiessen David Matthiessen The western structure accomodating the energy education centre is the more mature of the two buildings. Its simple horizontal structure and the exterior wooden glass facade convey objectivity and farsighte... More

Project • By Stanislav FialaExhibition Centres

Komunardů XXXV

A multifunctional building has risen at the corner of the Komunardů and Přístavní streets, providing the missing piece for one of the typical regular Holešovice blocks. It is replacing two five-story apartment blocks that had to be taken down after the floods of 2002 due their compromised structural stability. The task was to design a modern multi-purpose building that would universally meet all current expectations following from contemporary lifestyle and work practices, while confidently yet respectfully working with the historical and modern aspects of Holešovice.  The height of the house matches the traditional structure of the surrounding apartment blocks. The corner mass is protruding two floors... More

Project • By CERAMICHE KEOPEOffices

Smart CIty Malta

Located over an area of 360,000 m2, along the picturesque coast between Ricasoli Point and the Grand Harbour of Valletta, SmartCity Malta offers a harmonious mix of offices, residential quarters, hospitality and commercial spaces.Over a third of the facilities consist of outdoor, ‘green’ leisure areas. SmartCity fulfils the requirements of international standards relating to sustainability and protection of the environment. It offers comfortable, healthy and productive spaces for work and leisure. Within the scope of this policy, the Sunrise series, size 60 x 120 cm, has been chosen for the building facades. More