The former headquarters building was a stereotypical pencil building that merely met the legal requirement for evacuation. Now that it has grown into a global company, a "vertical rainbow" appeared on the facade to express its identity as a paint company offering an infinite variety of colors.
Project name
VERTICAL RAINBOW in Tokyo
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Design team
SAKO Architects
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Structural engineer
Structural Design PLUS ONE Inc.
Lighting
BONBORI Lighting Architect & Associates, Inc.
Construction
SHIMIZU BLC Co., Ltd.
Supervision
SAKO Architects
Material
Facade 1: 12mm+12mm tempered laminated glass (painted only the balcony side). Facade 2: Lattice-like fittings with class B fire protection equipment. Painting brand: Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
Client
Musashi Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Office
The top co-founding IT company Genesis collaborated with ZIKZAK Architects to develop the design of their office. According to the client, each company employee is in a process of continuous rapid development and requires daily improvement of skills to not fall behind the set pace.
Project name
Genesis office
Architecture firm
ZIKZAK Architects
Photography
Max Artbovich
Principal architect
O. Konoval and A. Trofimenko
Design team
A. Trofimenko, O. Kiyanko, T. Panamarenko K. Yaroshenko G. Tynkaliuk, Y. Karakozov
Collaborators
Decor and plants: Altano Outdoor Concept, Outdoor Furniture Store
Interior design
ZIKZAK Architects
Typology
Commercial › Office
Tasked with crafting a contemporary workplace design for our client's Grade A office building that embraces wellbeing and functionality, we ventured on a design journey seeking to inspire potential tenants and visitors alike.
Project name
Landmark South / Mountain Workplace
Location
Hong Kong, China
Design team
Lorene Faure, Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, Christina Standaloft, Fontane Ma, Patrick Wiejoyo
Site area
1,800 ft² (~170 m²)
Interior design
Bean Buro
Lighting
Lighting Plus Limited
Construction
Ping Kee Construction (China) Ltd
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, SketchUp Pro, Enscape
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The project described is a corporate office which has been designed for one of the renowned developers of Zundal, northern suburb of Ahmedabad. This corporate office comprises of public to private areas which include reception, material library, meeting room, sales and marketing office, accounting and tele-calling workstations along with director’s...
Project name
The Curvature
Architecture firm
studio prAcademics
Location
Zundal, Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Design team
Tejas Kathiriya, Ruta Patel, Bhumin Dhanani, Mansi Vagadia
Interior design
Mansi Vagadia, Gaurang Mistry
Structural engineer
P-Cube
Environmental & MEP
Aqua Designs
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Salone, the founder and design director of SALONE DEL SALON, has created two wedding dress boutiques in Zhengzhou, China. The two stores were designed with an impressive and enchanting sense of ceremony, adding a romantic touch to the bridal gowns.
Project name
Vera Wang Boutique, LE'PRECIOUS
Architecture firm
SALONE DEL SALON
Location
Zhengzhou, China
Principal architect
Salone, Weber Zheng, Chris Song
Built area
246 m² (Vera Wang Boutique), 410m² (LE'PRECIOUS)
Completion year
June 2023 (Vera Wang Boutique), July 2022 (LE'PRECIOUS)
Construction
Rongmao Decoration Design
Client
Vera Wang Boutique, LE'PRECIOUS
Typology
Commercial › Wedding Dress Boutiques
The site is located on the second floor of the Wangfujing Mall, measuring 20-meter square with a vast area of 400 square meters, with no partition walls. Following the previous plan layout, it can accommodate 5 small side-stores of 20㎡ each and 3 big stores of 100㎡ each.
Project name
ANJLE Vintage Luxury Store @ Xi’an Wangfujing
Architecture firm
MEEM HOUSE
Principal architect
FENG Zixiang
Design team
Interior Design Team: LI Peng, ZHANG Danman, WANG Bihu, XU Zijie, LIN Chen. Visual Design Team: ZHANG Xiuzhi, WU Lingyan
Interior design
TOPOS DESIGN
Material
Micro cement, toughened glass, lacquered boards, carpet, matte stainless steel
Typology
Commercial › Store
Bir Land, located in Liangzhu cultural village, Hangzhou, is an artistic commercial complex designed for micro-vacations. As the final piece of the commercial puzzle, it not only meets the increasing daily consumption demands of the villagers, enhancing the attractiveness and convenience of the residential area, but also serves as a artistic destin...
Project name
Vanke Liangzhu Bir Land
Architecture firm
Fun Connection
Location
Liangzhu Cultural Village, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, China
Collaborators
Bir Land Architectural Design: Zhejiang Qingmo Architectural Design Co., Ltd. Warehouse Architectural Design: Deshaus Architecture Design. Curtain Wall Design: Zhong Nan Institute of Curtain Wall Design&Research. Outdoor Landscape Furnishing: Tifanlife, Hangzhou. Wayfinding Design: Shanghai Gengxin Architecture Design Co., Ltd. & Shanghai Youyi Engineering Co., Ltd. Sculpture Design: Shanghai Shu Yuan Sculpture Art Design Co., Ltd. Curtain Wall Installation: Hangzhou Dayan Construction Co., Ltd.
Interior design
Hangzhou Pan Tianshou Environmental Art Design Co., Ltd.
Civil engineer
Hangzhou Construction Engineering Management Group Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Shanghai Zuo Yi Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Construction
Hangzhou Chang Yuan Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
Client
Vanke, Hangzhou, China
Typology
Commercial Complex
Nudie Jeans Repair Store at Little Collins Street Melbourne is 31sqm store, designed as a physical manifestation of the brand. Sustainability is at the core of the brand and to reflect this, repurposed elements, sustainable finishes and a sewing machine is built into the shopfront offering customers forever repairs.
Project name
Nudie Jeans Repair Store at Little Collins Street
Location
Little Collins St, Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Alex Coppel Photography
Construction
HallMarc National Projects
Material
1. DesignerPly Hoop Pine (Forest One). A local species of timber native to Australia, its' low carbon, has FSC certification and the chain of custody is passed on. 2. Winckelemns Black tiles are durable and are colour through and used in high traffic areas such as the sewing machine table, counter and base of cupboards. This defies the world of obsolescence. 3. Valchromat, by Modinex Group- natural material, colour goes through. Low toxicity and low emissions. 4. Kalahari Rug by Armadillo- natural materials and handmade by artisans, B corp certified to reflect the brand ethos of Nudie Jeans. 5. Repurposing the exisiting brick walls, shopfront and lighting tracks which reduced waste and landfill. 6. Plant walls were incorporated to improve indoor air quality and staff wellbeing. 7. Energy efficient lighting on repurposed light tracks. 8. Repurposed shopfront and showcasing of original architecture, by exposing bricks and not over using additional materials by lining the wall.
Typology
Commercial › Store
