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  Simon Berlyn   Design for Resort Style Living Our three-acre Bundy Drive project, completed in collaboration with Ramtin Ray Nosrati at Huntington Estates Properties, is certainly brimming with entertainment and the desirable amenities that bring resort living home. All this requires a large house, so our design goal, once again, is to maintain a human connection despite a broad canvas. We create visual connections between multiple levels, and even across large volumes, so people won’t find themselves cut off in a dark hallway. Simon Berlyn Simon Berlyn By creating view corridors, we assure that when you come around a corner there is something to draw you in, always a window with a view, a piece of art o... More

Ceci n’est pas un hôpital (but a healing environment)A warm and human living environment close to nature gives patients the chance to heal faster. Several studies show that environmental factors such pleasant views, green, color, social activities, etc. can affect the healing process considerably.Source: Design & Health - Alan DilaniThe temporary association AAPROG - BOECKX. - B2Ai won in 2007 the ambitious competition of vzw Gezondheidszorg Oostkust for a new hospital in Knokke-Heist on the Belgian coast. Ten years later, this futuristic building is to be built: it will be operational in April 2018.Urban PlanningThe grounds where the hospital will be built, extend to 20 hectares. The new health care facility contains a hospital, a reha... More

On behalf of real estate developer Wereldhave, EGM architects carried out a study for an apartment complex called The Shard. The striking design, which takes the shape of a splinter, forms part of a plan around one of the shopping centres of property investor Wereldhave. This study is a first exploration of the possibilities of constructing apartments in the middle and luxury segments on a special site with grand views of the water and park.Dynamic through orientation to the waterOptimal lines of sight, views across the water and efficient use of the site have resulted in a striking building with a dynamic appearance. The complex contains various types of housing, with studio-like spaces and maisonettes on the upper floors. All living and o... More

Designed to make the most of the stunning long distance views over Bournemouth this tired 1960’s bungalow in Colehill has been transformed into a contemporary family home. Replacing an underused conservatory with a new rear extension creates a light and airy family kitchen diner that links the inside spaces to the terrace and garden area. This link to the garden is captured from the moment you enter the dwelling, visible from the new double height entrance hall with its stunning bespoke oak and glass staircase, this leads up to the first floor accommodation which includes a master bedroom with ensuite two further bedrooms and a family bathroom. More

The Knoopkazerne in the center of Utrecht dates from 1989 and served for decades as headquarters for the Royal Netherlands Army. The building has now been radically transformed into a combined office and meeting center for the national government. Commissioned by the consortium R Creators with Strukton, Ballast Nedam and Facilicom, cepezed produced the architectural design. Fokkema & Partners Architects was involved for the interior design and Rijnboutt for the urban design component.The original complex was characterized by a pronounced multitude of volumes with varying heights and floor dimen- sions as well as meandering façades with a smoke glass sun-blind. In the redevelopment designed by cepezed, drastic changes have been combined... More

The churchyard of Lemna's church is a craft work, made with local material and local workers.The gravel used is the same as the stone slabs which characterize the surrounding square. The inert contains in the center a wind rose made by hand, carved in stone. More

This, more than a project, is a process. A complex, adjusted in time and economy, process. Our experience and our interest in architecture tells us that to finish these processes in a succesful way requires a great effort and dedication. Especially if we want to achieve a really interesting result.But it also aims to be a comfortable, effective space. A meditated and studied process / project, where a planned construction guarantees us satisfactory results. This penthouse wants to recreate a pleasant, special space. A space of enjoyment but, at the same time, versatile and flexible. A small break in the heights. Therefore, it has been organized in a diaphanous way, allowing our clients to organize and take advantage of it accordin... More

While the original site offered potential for stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, and downtown San Francisco, the house suffered from unusually narrow and dark interior spaces. Using the sweeping vistas as a guiding vision, the remodel transformed the top floor into one great room, bound by windows on three sides, and pulled the top floor envelope back from the lower façade to allow for a deck and planters. The main deck provides an outdoor living space with fireplace, windscreen, custom planners, and an operable awning, and a smaller deck offers space for grilling and a small garden. The glass, wood, and steel stair spilling light down from the top floor and the soft gray and white palette allow the home to bask in natura... More