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3XN unveils visuals of high-rise office complex for London

October 1, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Visual of 2 Finsbury Avenue by 3XN

Danish studio 3XN has released its proposal for the 2 Finsbury Avenue office complex in central London, UK, which includes a 35-storey skyscraper. The 2 Finsbury Avenue scheme, which is 3XN’s first project in the UK capital, has been developed with British Land for a pedestrianised area in Broadgate. If approved, it will replace two

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Zellige Housing Complex / Tectône + Tact architectes

October 1, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

Nantes island is situated in Nantes city in western France and has been the center of the regional industry for decades until the 90s when it was progressively abandoned. Our project is part of the huge restructuring of this abandoned part of the city that has started in the 2000s. In 2014 “CDC Habitat” and “Maison Familiale de Loire-Atlantique” associated with the co-houses « Les Ruches » were selected to lead the construction of 100 apartments counting 15 co-houses in the future quarter of Prairie au Duc, in the city of Nantes. In 2015 an oral competition was organized to select the architectural team that would design and build this housing complex. Our team (composed of the studios: tectone architectes urbanistes and tact architect ) was then selected, on account of our vision on the architectural program, our comprehension of the context, our experiences, and our coordination expertise.

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Atelier XY covers cocktail bar in Shanghai with over 1,000 insects

October 1, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Glass wall contains preserved spiders in J Boroski bar in Shanghai by Atelier XY

Preserved tarantulas and beetles decorate the shadowy rooms inside this bar in Shanghai, China designed by local studio Atelier XY. Atelier XY designed the bar, which is called J Boroski, to reflect its owners’ interest in insects. It’s located in Shanghai French Concession – a region of the city that was occupied and governed by

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“Social Value Underpins How We Design”: Matthew Ollier on Hawkins\Brown and Expanding to Los Angeles

October 1, 2020 Eric Baldwin 0

Architecture is defined by the ways people bring spaces to life. For Matthew Ollier, Partner and architect at Hawkins\Brown, the best buildings encourage interaction, collaboration and exchange. Currently, Ollier is leading the development of the firm’s expansion into the North American market in Los Angeles. In an interview with ArchDaily, Ollier shares the team’s approach to community engagement and building social value.

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Peach Hut Community Center / ATELIER XI

October 1, 2020 María Francisca González 0

In the beginning, the architect received the original commission to design a 300-square-meter public building for facilitating the county’s culture and art education in Xiuwu, Henan. However, considering the vast serving area (630-square-kilometer county area) and the difficulty of traveling between scattered villages, the architect came up with a proposal to divide one building into a series of miniature facilities in different locations so as to better serve local communities.      

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Chapman Taylor Designs Masterplan for the World Horticultural Expo in Poland’s Third-Largest City

October 1, 2020 Christele Harrouk 0

Chapman Taylor has unveiled a masterplan for an 80-hectare World Horticultural EXPO in Łódź, Poland’s third-largest city. Also known as Green EXPO, the international exhibition devoted to the use of greenery and landscaping in urban environments will be located in the heart of the city center, in proximity to the main railway station, and surrounded by the urban fabric.

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Pirouette House / Wallmakers

October 1, 2020 Hana Abdel 0

Located smack in the middle of an urban and crowded locale of Trivandrum, the site was a small plot that was being suffocated by other residential projects from all four sides. The idea of this residence was to have an inward facing house with all its spaces opening into a funneling central courtyard. The house is aligned in the East-West direction with openings facilitating for maximum cross-ventilation.