USA’s largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey

February 6, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. The Vancouver-based practice’s design comprises three stepped volumes in rising heights of six, eight and 11 stories, which will be built

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Facebook set to build London headquarters at King’s Cross

February 5, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Facebook is thought to be finalising plans for a new British headquarters to join Google at the emerging tech hub at King’s Cross in central London. The social media giant is approaching a deal to take four buildings near King’s Cross station, according to The Times. In total, the planned development is expected contain 65,000 square metres of office

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Emrys Architects uses timber inserts to convert east London ironworks into artists’ studios 

February 4, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A huge bank of bleachers acts as a gathering point at the centre of this studio complex created by Emrys Architects within a listed ironworks in the Isle of Dogs, east London. Built inside the former Millwall Ironworks, the two-storey birch plywood structure by London studio Emrys Architects contains studios, workshops and co-working spaces. The “crisp stand-alone insertion” stands away from

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Slack’s Vancouver offices occupy warehouse repurposed by Leckie Studio

February 2, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Vancouver-based Leckie Studio has revamped an industrial building in the city for Slack, taking design cues from the original features and the Pacific Northwest climate. Leckie Studio Architecture & Design used the character of the existing structure to inform the design of the offices, the latest in a string completed for Slack as the cloud-based

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Slack’s Vancouver offices occupy warehouse repurposed by Leckie Studio

February 2, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Vancouver-based Leckie Studio has revamped an industrial building in the city for Slack, taking design cues from the original features and the Pacific Northwest climate. Leckie Studio Architecture & Design used the character of the existing structure to inform the design of the offices, the latest in a string completed for Slack as the cloud-based

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MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored “crystal rock” office block in Germany

February 1, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. Dubbed the “crystal rock” by the Rotterdam architecture firm, the facade of the Milestone building will be formed from fritted glass containing photovoltaic cells that will reflect back images of the city and its

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Plant-filled Seattle Spheres open at Amazon headquarters

January 30, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Retail company Amazon has completed a set of glass orbs filled with “cloud forest” gardens for its headquarters in Seattle, providing work areas for employees and green space for the public. The Spheres comprises a trio on connected glass domes, located in the centre of Amazon-occupied office towers in Downtown Seattle. Amazon founder and CEO,

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KPF’s Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world

January 30, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by “sky lobbies” and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. Located in the Futian business district, the glass and stone skyscraper is the headquarters of Chinese insurance company Ping An. The Ping An Finance Centre has 100 floors of offices

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KPF’s Shenzhen skyscraper is now fourth tallest in the world

January 30, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

This 599-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen by architecture firm Kohn Pederson Fox is punctuated by “sky lobbies” and crowned by an observation deck offering the loftiest views in the city. Located in the Futian business district, the glass and stone skyscraper is the headquarters of Chinese insurance company Ping An. The Ping An Finance Centre has 100 floors of offices

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CF Møller and Reiulf Ramstad unveil plans for plant-covered tower in Oslo

January 30, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

CF Møller Architects and Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter have teamed up to design a tower at Oslo’s central station, which will have a telescopic form to facilitate plant-covered terraces. Named Nordic Light, the building will contain a concourse for travellers in its base and offices above. At 110 meters high, the tower will echo the height of

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