Rooftop design

This modern design utilizes stone piers to suspend volumes of glass to create the interior spaces, and capture views from throughout the home to connect with the natural beauty of the surrounding wetlands. Inside, wood elements are used to give warmth and contrast to the stone to create a welcoming feel to the spaces. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The cantilevered deck and pool provide a unique experience, with a large glass guillotine window wall on a pulley system, raising to connect the with the interior of the house. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD Green roof decks are incorporated into the flat roof design providing another usable exterior space,... More

After the big earthquake in Japan on March 3, 2011, the client inherited a sunny plot of land in a residential suburb of Tokyo, Japan. The destruction that was caused by the earthquake forced the client to spend a short period of time living in isolation and as a result, the client is now intent on designing, for the purpose of a peaceful life, a residential apartment for himself and his tenants. Being a typically shy Japanese man, the owner wants the apartments to have privacy, yet at the same time, wants to also promote sociable exchanges between the tenants.  Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura Koichi Torimura The owner wishes to maximize the apartments buildable volume according to the law and build... More

Multifunctional spaces in a renewing working environment Our task was the interior design of the Academia Business Center office building renovation. Due to a change in tenants, the owner had the opportunity to rethink the spaces, expand the range of available functions and modernise the interior design. In addition, the client plans to create a new terrace on the roof, offering a unique panoramic view of the city centre. New ways of working blur the boundaries between functions. BuildEXT TAILORED FOR A VARIETY OF USERS Multifunctionality The aim of the conscious redesign is to give office workers a more productive, comfortable and inspiring working environment that they can more easily identify with. The planned new community spac... More

Real estate developer Carmel Partners awarded Surfacedesign creative control of the outside living spaces at its luxury apartment project Atelier, designed by architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz.  Taking inspiration from the building’s proximity to the former Los Angeles Garment District, Surfacedesign’s overall approach was influenced by the Bauhaus textile patterns of Anni Albers.  Geometrical lines and shapes are repeated throughout the 33-story project’s two outdoor living spaces: pool/amenity deck and rooftop lounge.  Surfacedesign injected the textile inspiration into the composition, stitching together the hardscape with a rich landscape of native and Mediterranean plantings.   Atelier&rsq... More

A total of approximately 1,580 m² of MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® decking boards were installed in the Braunhubergasse apartment complex in Vienna. Each apartment has a private outside area in the form of a loggia, balcony or roof terrace. All these open spaces are covered with MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® decking boards installed on an aluminium substructure. At the roof, there is a public roof terrace with pool for the shared use of all residents, also clad with sustainable bamboo. The green inner courtyard of the residential complex serves as a further communication zone for the residents and offers play and relaxation areas as well as a bamboo terrace for collective garden parties.   Balanced combination of private and com... More

Adelaide may be known for churches, wine, and the Crows, but a lofty city skyline is definitely not one of the recognisable features of this mini-metropolis. Elenberg Fraser is here to change all that with our new mixed-use building on Austin Street in Adelaide’s CBD. This 40 storey tower is set to puncture the stratosphere of Adelaide’s built environment; its 132 metre height making it the tallest residential building in the city. A thoughtfully folded, glowing gold lantern rising above the mass of historic buildings at its base. The form of the building is cinched at the waist, jutting in and reaching up with appealing angularity. The geometric arrangement of perforated gold screens across the east and west façades pro... More