Technology is oftentimes the source of great change and upheaval in society. It creates both opportunity and chaos in ways that are often unpredictable. Ultimately, technology demands adaptability to survive or more critically to thrive within a new context.
Project name
Aspirational Garden Office Concept
Architecture firm
Form4 Architecture
Principal architect
John Marx, AIA
Design team
John Marx, AIA, James Tefend, Form4 Architecture
Visualization
Form4 Architecture
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
This site sits in very dense and developed area of Ahmedabad in a plot size of about 1580 sft. The plot is North facing and square in shape. this was clients old house used by past two generations of family. He wanted to keep some elements of the ground floor as a memory and convert the existing built up house into private office with guest house.
Project name
Keshav Lakshmi
Architecture firm
Hiteshmistry & Associates
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Hitesh Mistry
Design team
Saloni Patel, Bhavesh Gajjar
Structural engineer
Amee Associates
Lighting
Ss Marketing, Jayesh Patel
Construction
Vision Buildcon
Material
Concrete, wood, glass, steel
Typology
Office - Building
With the characteristic robust facade of the office building ‘The Modular’ Bureau Fraai refers to the ‘rich’ industrial past of the island and the billowing sails of the many VOC ships that were built at this location in the 17th century. Bureau Fraai was appointed by Stadgenoot Development to design a compact office building on a very narrow corne...
Architecture firm
Bureau Fraai
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Photography
Studio de Nooyer
Principal architect
Bureau Fraai
Design team
Daniel Aw, Rikjan Scholten
Collaborators
Acoustic Engineer: Peutz. Technical Engineer: Inbo
Structural engineer
Goudstikker de Vries
Construction
Heijmans Woningbouw
Material
Prefabricated Concrete
Client
Stadgenoot Ontwikkeling II B.V.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Completed in 2022, Aedas-designed Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Project utilises a simple elegant form. It is derived from the northern light, which creates the twisting shape of the 180m tall tower to form expressive double-curved surfaces on the building façades. Vertical lines accentuate the minimalistic form and through the effect of reflect...
Project name
Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd Office Project
Location
Jiangbei District, Chongqing, China
Principal architect
Ken Wai, Global Design Principal
Client
Chongqing Gaoke Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The design responds to the predominately small and medium-sized companies and young creative retailers in the office park. Opening what would traditionally be a closed building, we created exciting paths of exploration and vibrant social spaces. CLOU has carved the 10,000 sqm massing into a sculptural form with stepped terraces for a proposal that...
Project name
Vanke Qingdao Business Park
Architecture firm
CLOU architects
Principal architect
Jan Clostermann
Design team
Jan Clostermann, Wenhui Lu, Tait Kaplan, Tiago Tavares, Xiaomeng Su, Dongfang Xie, Yaxi Wang
Collaborators
LDI(Local Design Institute): Beijing Architectural Design Institute of China Construction Corporation. Façade Consultant: Huaming Design Group
Visualization
Weiqing Wang
Tools used
Micro Station, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Rinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Commercial › Office Building, Mixed Use & Transport, Retail & Leisure, Urban Renewal, Workplace
Australia’s first building with an integrated solar facade. Melbourne-based architecture firm Kennon, have announced the construction of Australia's first building with a solar-powered façade. The eight-story office building will be equipped with 1,182 solar panels that will produce more energy than it consumes.
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Aurora Spencer Street Pty Ltd
Collaborators
Neoscape Pty Ltd, George Fethers & Co, Crema Constructions
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Sand Hill Property Company acquired the former HP headquarters and desired to split it for two separate commercial life-science tenants. It engaged Form4 Architecture to apply its expertise in converting drab existing conditions into graceful and functional spaces to transform an unwelcoming back entrance into a dynamic, museum-quality main entry...
Project name
3000 Hanover Lobby
Architecture firm
Form4 Architecture
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Principal architect
John Marx, AIA
Design team
John Marx, AIA, James Tefend, Form4 Architecture
Built area
Existing 500,000 ft² (46,500 m²) building, new construction of a 500 ft² (46 m²), 2-story lobby addition and façade renovation
Interior design
John Marx, AIA
Landscape
The Guzzardo Partnership
Civil engineer
BKF Engineers
Structural engineer
Adapture Structural Engineering
Environmental & MEP
M-E Engineers
Construction
Coulter Construction
Tools used
Form·Z, V-Ray, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Alucabond aluminum-composite solid, Moz perforated aluminum panels, Trespa Pura HPL (high-pressure laminate) composite wood-look exterior paneling
Client
Sand Hill Property Company
Typology
Commercial › Office Campus
The reconstructed building is located in a part of the city that until recently served as an industrial district. In its immediate vicinity, there is the main water treatment plant for the agglomeration, as well as smaller and larger production and commercial facilities.
Project name
Office building with Corten facade in Poznan
Architecture firm
Easst Architects
Location
Wilczak Street, Poznan, Poland
Photography
Przemyslaw Turlej
Principal architect
Lukasz Sterzynski, Marcin Sucharski
Design team
Lukasz Sterzynski, Marcin Sucharski
Collaborators
Magda Majewska
Environmental & MEP
PROEN
Visualization
Easst Architects
Material
Armed concrete and bricks, alumnium windows, corten facade
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
