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Project • By KPF • Shops

5M SoMA

KPF master planned the entire downtown San Francisco development, engaged in preliminary design work to secure entitlements, and is the architect of the site’s office tower, 415 Natoma. 5M SoMA is one of the first master plans in San Francisco to reconceive a suburban tech office model for an urban setting. The plan integrates the development’s variety of programs with the open space essential to the vitality of a 24/7 neighborhood. The overall massing of 5M SoMA relates to the context of the neighboring streets, which to the north are denser and more commercial and to the south are smaller, industrial, and residential. Rather than a single homogenous group of buildings, 5M SoMA uses materiality and pattern to present a varied... More

Project • By YELLOW OFFICE architecture • Bars

azzurro

A neighborhood restaurant is being refurbished. In search of a new image, the design of the restaurant has completely changed. The design is cozy, with lights set to create an intimate atmosphere in various scenarios.  vladimir mindru vladimir mindru   The bar remains the "heart" of the place, with a design dialogue between hard metal and glossy ceramic. Level differences and changes in floor material create playful "frames". vladimir mindru vladimir mindru More

Project • By TSPA • Masterplans

Campus Winnenden

CAMPUS WINNENDEN – PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONALE BAUAUSSTELLUNG 2027 (IBA’27). WINNENDEN URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD Winnenden Urban Neighborhood is one of the IBA’27 locations. Winnenden municipal authorities and the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart (IBA’27) are looking for suggestions for a mixed-use neighborhood of the future. We embrace one of the driving questions from the Bauwelt Congress 2016 on the productive city: “What do architects and planners need to build to make the mixed city a reality – how do we achieve a city for living, dwelling, and working in which the functional separation of these areas is removed?” Image credits TSPA Our answer is an urban campus fo... More

Project • By Atelier PRO architekten • Primary Schools

Neighborhood and child centre 03 Rivierenbuurt

Rivierenbuurt, The Hague 2010–2014 August 2015 marked the start of the first school year for the Brede Buurtschool Plus O3, a new building designed by architects Christina Kaiser and Dorte Kristensen from architectural firm Atelier PRO. This is not just a school – it is the heart of the Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood in The Hague. Located on the attractive Deltaplantsoen square, it was designed for the young and old in the community. The name Plus O3 refers to development, discovery and meeting, all words that start with an O in Dutch (ontwikkelen, ontdekken, ontmoeten). The building is located in one of the districts bordering on the centre of the city. It comprises the Jan van Nassau primary school (SCOH), the DAK child care centre, w... More