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Old nylon factory converted into “cathedral-like” office space

September 28, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
KB Building offices by HofmanDujardin and Schipper Bosch

HofmanDujardin and Schipper Bosch have inserted a steel frame into the expansive production hall of an old nylon factory in Arnhem to create the KB Building offices. The office is housed within one of several 1940s factories on a 90-hectare chemical-industry plant in the Netherlands, which local developer Schipper Bosch is transforming into a campus

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Walters Way houses can be easily adapted to their owners needs

September 27, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Interior of a house on Walters Way

The final video tour published in collaboration with this year’s Open House London festival spotlights Walters Way, a collection of 13 adaptable houses in Lewisham that were self-built by their owners with the help of architect Walter Segal. Filmed by Jim Stephenson, the documentary is one of a series of video tours of rarely-published places in the

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The brutalist Salters’ Hall is enclosed by white fluted concrete

September 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Inside the brutalist Salters' Hall by Basil Spence

The penultimate video tour published in collaboration with Open House London documents Salters’ Hall, the white brutalist livery hall near the Barbican Estate. Filmed by Jim Stephenson, the video is one of a series of short documentaries being published on Dezeen during the festival to spotlight unusual and overlooked places in London. Salters’ Hall was

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Large windows and cantilevers animate House on 36th by Beebe Skidmore

September 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
House on 36th by Beebe Skidmore in Portland, USA

A cantilevered upper storey with symmetrical, glazed dormers is the focal point of House on 36th, which Beebe Skidmore has completed for a young family relocating to Portland, USA. The sculptural dwelling overhauls an existing one-story cottage on the site that was built in 1945 but required a contemporary update and more space to meet

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MVDRV enshrouds world’s “first publicly accessible art depot” with mirrors

September 25, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by MVRDV in Rotterdam's Museumpark

MVRDV has completed the bowl-like Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam’s Museumpark, which is covered in mirrored glass and topped by a “rooftop forest”. The art storage facility, which will open to the public in autumn 2021, has been built to house the art collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in one place for

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Leadenhall Market has “survived plagues, great fires and two world wars”

September 25, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Leadenhall Market in London's financial district

One of the oldest marketplaces in London, Leadenhall Market, is the focus of this short film published in collaboration with Open House London. The documentary, filmed by Jim Stephenson of Stephenson/BishopFilms, is one of a series of video tours spotlighting unusual places in the city as part of the festival’s 2020 programme. Leadenhall Market is

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Undulating roof of Siobhan Davies Dance Studio echoes movements of its users

September 24, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio by Sarah Wigglesworth Architecture in London

This video tour published in collaboration with Open House London offers a look inside the dynamic and tactile Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, designed by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. The movie, filmed by Ed Bishop, is one of a series of videos that are being published on Dezeen throughout the festival to spotlight unusual and overlooked places

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OMA builds metal and glass campus headquarters for Tencent in Beijing

September 24, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Tencent Beijing Headquarters in China by OMA

OMA has housed the Tencent Beijing Headquarters in China within a giant glass building that is punctured by geometric insets and has interiors that mimic a small city. Located at the edge of Zhonguancun Software Park in Beijing, the seven-storey office was designed to accommodate Chinese technology company Tencent’s thousands of employees, without resorting to

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OMA builds metal and glass campus headquarters for Tencent in Beijing

September 24, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Tencent Beijing Headquarters in China by OMA

OMA has housed the Tencent Beijing Headquarters in China within a giant glass building that is punctured by geometric insets and has interiors that mimic a small city. Located at the edge of Zhonguancun Software Park in Beijing, the seven-storey office was designed to accommodate Chinese technology company Tencent’s thousands of employees, without resorting to

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The Phoenix Garden is a green retreat in London’s West End

September 23, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
The Phoenix Garden community building in west London by Office Sian

The Phoenix Garden, a green space and community building tucked into London’s West End, takes centre stage in the next short film published with Open House London. Filmed by Jim Stephenson, the documentary is one of nine videos that will feature on Dezeen throughout Open House London 2020 to celebrate rarely published places in the

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