Signage design

Overview UP42, an Airbus-backed geospatial data platform, needed a workspace that showcases its mission of making satellite and Earth observation data more accessible. Sentiform responded by creating an office branding and wayfinding system that draws on visual motifs found in satellite imagery—unifying both functional elements and aesthetic details under a single, geospatially driven concept. Sentiform   Challenge To convey UP42’s focus on simplifying geospatial data in a tangible way, Sentiform had to translate Earth observation visuals—commonly seen in satellite images—into a design language suitable for wayfinding and glass applications. The challenge lay in maintaining clarity for navigation and pr... More

Realizing a 25-Year Dream: 610 + 590 = One Brearley! The Vision for The Brearley School was to imagine a new home that would consolidate the ‘whole’ school and all divisions into a campus of buildings in close proximity to each other. After 85 years in its purpose-built premises at 610 East 83rd St., the school had doubled the student body and outgrown its original building. After a study of the options, it was ultimately decided that the new 85,000 sf building a block away from the original building, would be a gateway to the Brearley School, and accommodate the Lower School and those spaces that benefit from a larger floor plate and the ability to accommodate technical space.   The new 12-storey expansion is conceived... More

In the initial conversations with Chan Han Goh, the director of Goh Ballet Academy, she identifies that ‘dance is not about luxury, it is about the work, and what is done in the studio,’ and that is why the architecture of the Goh Ballet Academy is stripped back and minimal, creating a focus on the technical aspects of dance. The former principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada had begun her training in her parent’s basement and wanted her studio to reflect the modest necessities for training in ballet.Chan Han Goh wanted the studios to be ‘light and airy,’ where they could account for all movements, such as lifting of the human body. To account for that, the five studio spaces have a floor to ceiling height of five meters, and are... More

Gott’s Roadside’s Walnut Creek location is one of the newest iterations of the popular Gott’s brand. Through a detailed prototyping exercise prior to engaging on the design of the recently opened Marin and Walnut Creek locations, BCV collaborated with the Gott’s team in creating these exciting new restaurants under the tagline ‘roadside redefined.’ At Walnut Creek, BCV worked to capture the essence of the traditional roadside legacy of the original St. Helena outlet, including a focus on opening the space to the outside and creating a true indoor/outdoor experience– a hallmark of the Gott’s heritage. A series of roll-up garage doors link the interior and exterior dining areas, while a fully glazed-in exhibition kitchen contributes to t... More

Outdoor amphitheaters nestled into the terraces provide places for people to sit and for library programs to spill outside. Plantings that reference the native landscape draw Calgary’s mountains and prairies into the cityscape, and line the plaza’s surrounding streets with elms and aspen trees. Doubling as a portal and a bridge, the entry plaza heals the previously-split seam between the two neighborhoods and re-establishes visual and pedestrian connections across the site.   The dynamic, triple-glazed façade is composed of a modular, hexagonal pattern that expresses the library’s aims to provide a space that invites in all visitors. Aggregated variations on the hexagon form scatter across the building’s... More

The installation and the signage of “Centro Servizi Culturali Santa Chiara”, property of Trento Municipality, have been commissioned by a tendering procedure. The project includes the exterior and interior parts of a medieval former convent, partially protected by “Sovrintendenza dei Beni architettonici” (cultural heritage committee). The “Centro Servizi”, thanks to the adjoining urban park, links different parts of the city and, together with the two theatres, attracts people of all ages and different cultures. Part of the complex, uninhabited for ages, is in a severe state of disrepair and except from a few graffiti of a modest artistic level, there are offensive and xenophobic writings on the walls, evidence not only of urban but also ci... More

“possibly the most elegant of all Toronto office towers.” – Urban TorontoThe East Tower is the second of a three-phase development to create the Bay Adelaide Centre complex, a new mixed-use commercial office centre in Toronto’s Financial District.Sited to frame Arnell Plaza with the West Tower (WZMH, 2009), a future North Tower will complete the composition. The East Tower, unlike the West Tower, required a more complex massing strategy to include a seven-storey podium and the relocation and reconstruction of two heritage façades of buildings that formerly occupied the site.30-foot (9.5-m) ceilings and low-iron structural glazing establish the lobby as a commanding presence. Ipanema beige granite floors, statuario marble outer core walls, q... More

Culminating a six-month design competition, Syracuse University today announced SHoP Architects, a world-renowned architect firm headquartered in New York City, has been selected to conceptualize and design the new National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). The NVRC, a first-of-its-kind multi-use facility, is among the most transformative initiatives contained within the University’s Campus Framework, a draft of which was shared with the University community yesterday. The NVRC will serve as a class-leading exemplar of academic, government and community collaboration and will build upon and advance the University’s already strong national leadership in the veterans’ community. “Today represents another significant step in our efforts... More

Thunder Bay’s revitalized waterfront, which opened in December 2011 and was designed by Brook McIlroy as lead consultant, has been recognized through ten national and international design excellence awards. The Prince Arthur’s Landing project has transformed the City of Thunder Bay’s waterfront into a mixed-use village and highly animated waterfront park that reconnects the downtown to the shores of Lake Superior. The waterfront officially opened to the public on December 16th, 2011, and has since seen record attendance and continues to be met with overwhelming industry acclaim and community support. To-date, the project has received ten design awards from architecture, landscape architecture and urban design industries, including the R... More

Renovation and expansion project: Royal Ontario Museum More