Screencast office
RIMA Arquitectura
30 Sep 2012
Screencast is a company dedicated to publicity at cinemas in Mexico; its purpose is to innovate as well as in technology and conceptually. Through many different products to reach as many people as possible with their publicity and remain in their minds. Starting off from this idea, Rima's design endeavours to impact the daily users and visitors of this space. Visiting a cinema is a sensorial
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Paper Stone Scissors
Russell & George
30 Sep 2012
Turning a two dimensional surface into a three dimensional reality. This was our interpretation of the brief for this graphic designer's studio, and our metaphor for the fit out: paper in the subtle "peels" throughout the fit out, stone in the cliff like stair and entrance foyer, and scissors, referencing the "cut" of three dimensional Japanese paper art. This was a rather difficult brief, as
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Valtech Offices, NYC
Piret Johanson Studio
30 Sep 2012
Originally built as a factory for General Electric, the historic building located in the heart of the Meatpacking district, newly houses the headquarters for Valtech - the worldwide leader in technology and digital marketing. The firm turned to Interior Architect Piret Johanson to creatively mitigate between the rectangular industrial brick structure and their "efficient yet funky" corporate
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ARCHITECTURE & BEYOND STUDIO
Architecture & Beyond
29 Sep 2012
An office space that departs from the tradition of logical assembly of functions and attempts to create a secular and livelier environment that engages the occupants with light, reflections, textures and is further complimented by dynamic mechanism. The office (85.5 square metre area) stands on a busy road on the edge of a residential area. A small courtyard leads to the office through a quiet
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WAVE
KLID(Kris Lin Interior Design)
29 Sep 2012
One stone causes thousands of layers of waves This project is a Real Estate Sales Centre. The owner is China Vanke Co. Ltd (the world's largest real estate company). In the original space, irregular pillar positions and tubes, as well as asymmetric wall spaces make the space pattern look disordered, which is also a difficult problem at the beginning of the design. This project is close to the
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FLOW LINE
KLID(Kris Lin Interior Design)
29 Sep 2012
The space on this site is irregular and curvilinear due to layout of exterior wall the building. Thus a curve line design was applied to the concept of this case. Moreover, the owner of the project is an investment consulting company and their main business is in financial industry. The Chinese believe that water can bring fortune and luck, so the designer has tried to create a theme of flowing
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The Offices of Buck O'Neill Builders
jones | haydu
28 Sep 2012
A young contractor with a strong belief in green building practices wished to create a new, LEED certified office space for his growing company. Numerous workstations, private offices, a conference area, and kitchenette were carefully placed within the existing loft to maximize flow while providing spatial interest. A refined palette of wood, stainless steel, glass, white concrete, and
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AOL Canada Offices Test Fit
HOK
28 Sep 2012
Situated in a former light industrial factory, AOL seized the opportunity to create an eclectic workspace that fused youthful vitality with the history and heritage of the building. With just over 15,000 square metres of space, AOL has gained a balanced fusion of eclectic and modern styles, in a workspace that promotes playful social engagement and idea-sharing between urban trend-setters. The
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RSA Insurance HQ
HOK
28 Sep 2012
As one of Canada' s leading insurance firms, Royal Sun Alliance, in its newly relocated Toronto office, has seized the opportunity to re-envision their facility as an environment that supports and embraces their philosophy of innovation, collaboration and an overarching client-focused approach. The resulting design, developed through extensive design sessions with all employees, produced an
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Digitas
TPG Architecture
28 Sep 2012
Collaboration is key in the contemporary workplace. Understanding this, global integrated advertising agency Digitas (member of the Publicis Group) sought a large, flexible conference centre at the firm's New York City headquarters. As a long-time consultant to Digitas, TPG Architecture was hired to design this 6,200 square foot space located on the 8th floor at 355 Park Avenue South. This new
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Torys
TPG Architecture
28 Sep 2012
The most common complaints voiced by legal associates, as found in a recent American Lawyer survey, are lack of transparency and poor communication. In response to this, an innovative Canadian based law firm hired TPG Architecture to design their first international office in New York City. The completed 30,000 square foot offices feature the latest thinking in law firm planning. Upon entering
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TM Advertising
Gensler
28 Sep 2012
Unleashed Creativity is the Name of the Game at TM Advertising A five-storey building adjacent to Dallas' American Airlines Center offered the perfect high-energy environment for this dynamic advertising agency. The physical space was not without its challenges, however. Structural supports were planned according to the layout of the existing parking structure below, creating a column grid that
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The Hong Kong Institute of Education
AD+RG
28 Sep 2012
This project is to transform the typical classroom setting into the Learning Commons for the Hong Kong Institute of Education as an active learning and discussion space, with the vision to upgrade the ambience of the area, improving the spatial arrangement, circulation flow and sense of orientation. The site was built 14 years ago with a utilitarian interior setting. Such setting was no
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Algorithmics
MCM Architecture
28 Sep 2012
MCM Architecture has completed a surprising project for the Canary Wharf office of risk solutions provider, Algorithmics, an IBM company. Algorithmics, an award winning provider of enterprise risk management software, which has recently been acquired by IBM, was keen to use its relocation from five floors of city workspace to a single floor at 30, North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, to redefine the
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Pinsent Masons
MCM Architecture
28 Sep 2012
Pinsent Masons, one of the UK's top 15 law firms needed to consolidate its London operations from three separate locations into one headquarters building. The new building was to become a flagship headquarters that would take the firm into the future by encouraging truly collaborative cross practice group, cross sector and cross office working methods. It would also provide state-of-the-art
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Unilever - Agile working
Camenzind Evolution
28 Sep 2012
Camenzind Evolution created a new workspace layout to support the Unilever values in the context of Agile Working. With the expansion of the Schaffhausen offices to create the main European hub for Unilever's Supply Chain Company, Unilever asked Camenzind Evolution to create their new 2300 metre squared office with an identity that would clearly reflect and represent their core values and
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Social 01
i29 interior architects
28 Sep 2012
Combiwerk Delft is a Social Workplace (SW) company and offers custom work to people who, due to a physical, psychological or mental limitation, are not able to find a regular job. Despite these limitations, individual possibilities and talents are especially looked at. A lot has changed lately has and the emphasis been shifted towards re-integration to the regular work force. The job centre
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Photo studio Anton Corbijn
bos en alkemade architects
28 Sep 2012
Photographer and filmmaker Anton Corbijn invited BOS ALKEMADE Architects in the autumn of 2011 to create a studio for him in the Netherlands. This studio needed to be integrated in an ancient city coach house and meet a complex programme of requirements. Separate spaces were to be created for photography, the processing of films, the production of graphic art and the safekeeping of
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Barrick Gold
Geyer
28 Sep 2012
Barrick Gold came to the Geyer project team with a clear goal - to combine their commercial sites into one ‘home' and provide a working environment enabling intuitive, efficient working. "Everybody on one floor" was a term used to describe the intention to create an environment of equality and increase movement and communication amongst staff. "Attractive workplace"... "intuitive highly
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Scandinavian Tourist Board, Tokyo Office
Sasaki Architecture, Inc.
28 Sep 2012
Located in the heart of Tokyo, this project draws on the idea of the forest to provide the right office atmosphere for a Scandinavian organization. The use of steel and other metals was avoided in favour of the warmth that wood provides. Japanese ash and basswood were selected for the bookcase, desks, cabinets, and lockers. To meet the requirements of the office without compromising the
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