Tessellated façade
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News • News • 24 Jul 2023
PHIVE Civic Center’s tessellated envelope combines a roof and facade in one
In Parramatta, a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, Australia, the Parisian-based architecture firm Manuelle Gautrand Architecture has designed the PHIVE Civic Center. This multipurpose building is a new community, cultural, and civic hub, housing a library, exhibition spaces, the City of Parramatta’s Council Chamber, a discovery center, and an “Aboriginal Keeping Place” for local indigenous objects.
Brett Boardman
Brett Boardman
PHIVE’s 15,000-square-meter (161,450-square-feet) site is part of the three-hectare (7.4 acre) Parramatta Square redevelopment program. The surrounding buildings are primarily commercial and retail in nature, with several heritage properties in the overall mix. This include... More
Project • By andblack design studio • Exhibition Centres
Darwin Bucky
CONCEPT DARWIN
Live light, live smart!
We are temporary visitors to this planet. It is important that we don’t leave any footprints that impact future generations. Therefore, we must cohabit with nature and not inhabit it.
Permanently impermanent buildings are the future. Darwin is designed as a prefabricated kit of parts that can be dry assembled on site (and disassembled when required). It is made from legacy materials like steel, wood, aluminium and glass. The durability and cost of a Darwin is comparable to that of a conventional building. It does not require a plinth to build on, heavy equipment to transport or cranes to erect. Hence, a Darwin Product is ideal for locations where road access is difficult, electricity sca... More
News • News • 21 Dec 2021
UNStudio completes the Shanghai Jiuguang Center
Situated in the middle of a bustling Shanghai neighbourhood, the recently completed Shanghai Jiuguang Center offers an advanced commercial ecosystem with a customer-friendly atmosphere. The center was conceived as an all-in-one destination for social gathering and a space where culture and commerce merge.
Aaron & Rex
The project is a collaboration between UNStudio and Nihon Sekkei with Nihon Sekkei developing the retail center’s outer shell and UNStudio adding their expertise in developing the mall as a placemaking destination for customers and the wider community.
Aaron & Rex
Central to UNStudio’s task was the creation of a curated shopping experience for different users. The result is a synergy... More