Sinuous
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Project • By dhk Architects • Banks
Capitec Bank Headquarters
Capitec Bank, one of the largest and most progressive banks in Africa, has unveiled its innovative new headquarters, iKhaya, meaning ‘home’ in Xhosa. Designed by multidisciplinary studio, dhk Architects, the three-storey curvilinear building is defined by its dynamic interior architecture, which embodies the company’s progressive outlook and embraces the concept of agile working. Striking and otherworldly, dhk’s holistic architectural approach considers both the exterior and interior to optimise corporate expenditure, internal flow and sustainability - demonstrating that commercial offices can be innovative and cost-effective while driving operational efficiencies.
Capitec’s success and growth over tim... More
Project • By MAD Architects • Cultural Centres
Harbin Opera House
MAD Architects unveils the completed Harbin Opera House, located in the Northern Chinese city of Harbin. In 2010, MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River. The sinuous opera house is the focal point of the Cultural Island, occupying a building area of approximately 850,000 square feet of the site’s 444 acres total area. It features a grand theater that can host over 1,600 patrons and a smaller theater to accommodate an intimate audience of 400.
Embedded within Harbin’s wetlands, the Harbin Opera House was designed in response to the force and spirit of the northern city’s untamed wilderness... More
Product • By Kristalia • Hang-up!
Hang-up!
Salvatore and Marie met in Milan in 1991. The result of far-ranging experiences in fashion and design, their collection of accessories, lights and home furnishing features an eclectic and provocative style. Their experimental approach in the search for shapes and materials gives rise to items with a strong visual impact, which are often one-of-a-kind pieces.
For Kristalia they designed Hang Up!, a wall-mounted clothes hanger with a sinuous shape. Crafted with the technique of shell-cast aluminium. The complete lack of any sharp edges protects clothes. More