Situated within a 32-acre university campus, the main administration offices, along with an auditorium, seminar halls, library & cafeteria, form the functions of this building.
Project name
Prestige University
Architecture firm
Sanjay Puri Architects
Photography
Sanjay Puri Architects
Principal architect
Sanjay Puri
Design team
Sanjay Puri, Ruchika Gupta, Suzanna Machado, Omkar Rane, Devendra Duggad
Interior design
Sanjay Puri Architects
Site area
Project is a part of 32 Acre site
Civil engineer
Pyramid Consultants
Structural engineer
Pyramid Consultants
Environmental & MEP
SEED Engineering Consultants
Lighting
Sanjay Puri Architects
Supervision
Sanjay Puri Architects
Visualization
Sanjay Puri Architects
Material
RCC framing, AAC Blockwork, Burnt clay tiles & GRC Screens
Client
Prestige Education Society
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Educational › University
It starts from the imaginary of the treehouse, where the main idea of being in contact with nature and discovery, allows to stimulate learning from a concept that meets the methodology used in school.
Project name
Casa da Árvore
Architecture firm
Contaminar Arquitetos
Location
Leiria, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Principal architect
Joel Esperança, Ruben Vaz, Eurico Sousa and Joaquim Duarte
Design team
Joel Esperança, Ruben Vaz, Eurico Sousa and Joaquim Duarte
Collaborators
Filipa Pimpão, Ana Carolina and Sara Fernandes
Civil engineer
Dimeng, Lda
Structural engineer
Dimeng, Lda
Construction
Irmãos Couto e Coito, Lda
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Tools used
ZWCAD and ArchiCAD
Client
O Jardim dos Fraldinhas
Typology
Educational › 1st Cycle School of Basic Education
The main objective has been to transform an inward-looking, utilitarian warehouse into a state-of-the-art, carbon neutral facility which places the user and the visitor at the centre of the operations and experience of the building.
Project name
Pyeongchang Knowledge Hub
Architecture firm
AIDIA STUDIO in collaboration with ArchiWorkshop
Location
Pyeongchang, South Korea
Principal architect
AIDIA STUDIO: Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Design team
Emilio Vásquez Hoppenstedt, Rodrigo Wulf Sánchez
Collaborators
Local Design Representative: ArchiWorkshop: Su-Jeong Park, Hee-Jun Sim
Material
Facade: Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete Panels
Visualization
AIDIA STUDIO
Tools used
Rhinocerous 3D, V-Ray, Lumion, Grasshopper, Ladybug, AutoCAD, Adobe Package
Client
National Library of Korea
Status
Honorable Mention in an International Design Competition
Typology
Cultural; Archive, Library and Office Building
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, has announced the opening of the Cloudscape of Haikou on the southern tip of China. A unique urban public and cultural space for citizens and visitors to Haikou, this flowing, sculptural concrete form was named as one of the “most anticipated architecture projects of 2021” by The Times of London.
Project name
The Cloudscape of Haikou
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Location
Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Photography
Arch-Exist, CreatAR Images, Aogvision
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Qiang Siyang, Shang Li, Sun Feifei, Dayie Wu, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Xie Qilin, Beatrice Bavuso
Collaborators
Fu Changrui (Associate in Charge), East China Architectural Design and Research Institute (Executive Architect), RFR Shanghai (Façade Consultant), 2x4 Beijing (Signage Design)
Interior design
Beijing Ling & BuYao Interior design
Lighting
Beijing Ning Field Lighting Design Corp., Ltd.
Material
Fair-faced concrete
Construction
Yihuida Shimizu Concrete
Client
Haikou Tourism & Culture Investment Holding Group
Typology
Educational › Library
Valerie Schweitzer Architects: Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly’s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge.
Project name
Butterfly Studio
Architecture firm
Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Location
Westport, United States
Photography
Tom Leighton, Paul Bartholomeuw
Landscape
Colorado blue spruce and azaleas
Construction
All Phase Construction, Bridgeport, Ct, USA
Material
Douglas fir wood framing, steel columns, and beams, low-e-double pane glass, stucco-cladding with trowel-finish, teak wood cladding, new and recycled. Poured concrete floor with electric (snow-melting) radiant heat; custom windows with aluminum frames both fixed and operable; custom skylight with aluminum frame
Typology
Educational › Workshop
In Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis), near Paris, the site was exemplary of the franchised city made up of hangars and warehouses, often regarded as disparaging urban elements. The project led by Atelier WOA (Wood Oriented Architecture), with architectural and urban as well as social and societal objectives, transformed a neglected parcel of land into a d...
Project name
L'INDUSTREET IN STAINS (FRANCE)
Architecture firm
Atelier WOA (Wood Oriented Architecture)
Location
Foncière Atland, Stains, France
Photography
Camille Gharbi
Built area
11,000 m² including 7,000 m² for teaching areas and 4,000 m² for workshops areas
Structural engineer
Innovia
Environmental & MEP
VIZEA
Material
Mixed wood-metal frame for the "workshops" areas, wood post-beam structure type glued laminated timber and mixed wood-concrete floor for the "teaching" areas. Carpentry and adjustable aluminum sunshade. Aluminum curtain wall. Facade materials: prefabricated concrete panel, metal cladding and pre-gray wood cladding. Heating and cooling according to a principle of natural ventilation and night ventilation
Typology
Education, School
Manuel Monteserin: A library that looks to the future by learning from tradition. This project seeks to maintain a balance between the traditional use of a library and the new uses demanded by contemporary citizens.
Project name
Songdo Library
Architecture firm
Manuel Monteserin
Location
Songdo, South Korea
Principal architect
Manuel A. Monteserín
Design team
Manuel A. Monteserín Lahoz, Lucía de Ancos, Virginia Herrera, Javier Simó, Ignacio A. Monteserín Lahoz, Aman Rai, María Mallo, Yeonghwa Choe
Collaborators
Show me The Project, Manu-Facturas
Visualization
Show me The Project
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator
Typology
Cultural, Library, Public space
aoe: The concept of this library starts from understanding the true nature of this library that it will not only be as a landmark in a city, but the importance of its publicity that connects with their local citizens and tourists. Therefore, two key spaces were carved out to create a Reading Hall (towards the south-facing natural view) and a Commun...
Project name
The Library of SONGDO International City
Location
# 115-2, Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon (in Songdo International City)
Principal architect
Larry Wen
Design team
Jichang Pan, Xiangting Li, Ye Wang, Ruixue Fan, Yu Lu, Zhiyu Chang, Chen Liu (Interior), Yawen Xue (Interior)
Interior design
aoe interiors
Structural engineer
Inhabitgroup, Arup Group Limited Façade
Material
Concrete, Metal, Wood
Client
Architecture Division. Yeonsu-gu office, Incheon-si, S.Korea Structure
Typology
Educational › Library
