Built from the ground up as a structure and an interior ecosystem that breathes elemental life and traces veins of light, The Khayriya Building is an office space that defies commercial design.
Project name
Khayriya Office Building, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Architecture firm
Concept Me by Nina
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Principal architect
Nina Parvaresh
Design team
Concept Me by Nina
Collaborators
Concept Me scope of work included architecture, interior design, project management, procurement, landscape and lighting design : Furniture by Cardex s.r.l. (ITA) and ERBA ITALIA (ITA) / Lighting by Louis Poulsen (DEN) and Flos (ITA)
Interior design
Concept Me by Nina
Landscape
Surface 360 - Modern Surfaces Contracting Company (KSA)
Civil engineer
Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA)
Structural engineer
Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA)
Environmental & MEP
Saudi Green Contracting (KSA)
Lighting
Concept Me by Nina collaboration with Flos (ITA) and Louis Poulsen (DEN)
Construction
For Civil Work : Rafic A. Kreidieh Engineer & Contractors (KSA) / For finishings : Surface 360 - Modern Surfaces Contracting Company (KSA)
Supervision
Concept Me by Nina
Visualization
Concept Me by Nina
Material
The space was designed with elements that made the modular elements from the Porcelanosa tiles to the Louis Poulsen lighting fixtures breathe. The use of Corten metal, crafted in a Beirut atelier added a sense of organic weathering to the building. Transparency, openness and contrasted touches of teal blue evoked a sense of life in the monolithic structure. The marriage of the cold and warm elements is apparent in the amalgamation of the stone-like ceramic tiles with the Corten metal panels and the touches of golden Calacatta marble
Budget
18 million Saudi Riyal
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
It's no secret that a cluttered and chaotic office can lead to decreased productivity and increased stress levels. Studies show that simply seeing messes can make it difficult for the brain to focus on tasks. And when you're trying to focus on critical work-related tasks, anything that gets in the way can be incredibly frustrating.
When the work was commissioned, it was established by request to execute a "habitable module" whose main purpose is to control the entrance to a young and incipient Urbanization to be developed in the South sector of the City of Córdoba, Argentina, a peripheral type territory that It gives on one of the old rural accesses to the Capital, "El Camino...
Project name
Mansos Del Sur Entry
Architecture firm
Grupo Edisur
Location
Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Agustin Aguirre Caudana, Alejandro Mur
Design team
Agustin Aguirre Caudana, Alejandro Mur
Collaborators
Catalina Parodi
Structural engineer
Luciano Quinteros
Landscape
Marcelo Calsina
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
This 27,000 SF office renovation for the Southern California Gas Company focused on creating an enhanced the user experience for the 160+ employees located here.
Project name
SoCalGas Anaheim Building A
Architecture firm
LOC Architects
Location
Anaheim, California, United States
Photography
Nicolas Marques / Photekt
Principal architect
Ali Jeevanjee
Design team
Ali Jeevanjee, Poonam Sharma, Tiffany Adler
Collaborators
Thinkbox (Technology Design)
Landscape
Landscape Dynamics
Structural engineer
Performance Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Alfatech
Construction
Carri Construction
Visualization
LOC Architects
Client
Southern California Gas Company
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
German hotel & architecture photographer Vivien Renziehausen portrayed the newly built company building of Plangrad architects in Bremen, Germany. The building was designed and planned by the respective company itself.
Photographer
Vivien Renziehausen
Tools used
Sony Alpha 7Riii, Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens, Manfrotto Tripod
Project name
Plangrad Architects
Architecture firm
Plangrad Architects
When Ayelet Levi Adani, owner of a planning and interior design studio, started to plan the design concept for Mega Media, one of the leading billboard advertising companies in Israel, the challenge was immediately smelled.
Project name
Double Space
Architecture firm
U+A (Udi Azulay + Ayelet Levi Adani)
Location
Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel
Photography
Eran Turgeman
Interior design
Ayelet Levi Adani Levi Adani
Material
Wood, metal, soft fabrics
Client
Mega Media ( advertising company)
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Flavor Paper is a bold, adaptive-reuse project transforming a four-story concrete parking garage in Brooklyn, New York into a 13,500 sf hybridized commercial and residential space.
Project name
Flavor Paper Headquarters
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Principal architect
Jeff Kovel, AIA
Design team
Kent Heli, Matt Geiger, Daniel Meyers, Christopher Brown, Dannon Canterbury, Brent Grubb, Dru Ueltchi
Interior design
Kim Kovel, Cecily Ryan
Material
Flavor Paper Showroom: Floors: Terrazo with zinc inlay (custom pattern). Conference Table: Knoll Platner Dining Table w/ custom 63” top. Conference Chairs: Kartell Eros. Conference Area Pendant: Tom Dixon Mirror Ball Pendant (chrome). Wallpaper Racks: Custom by Ghilarducci Studio (polished aluminum). Showroom Coffee Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Coffee Table (stainless). Showroom Side Table Bottom: Knoll Warren Platner Side Table (stainless). Entry/Stair: Poured-in-Place Concrete stairs and landings. Walls/Rail: Custom glass. Neon: Custom neon by LiteBright. Wallpaper: Sakura by Flavor Paper. Penthouse: Floors: River reclaimed cypress by the Flooring Group; limestone tile by Ann Saks. Living Room Chair: Fritz Hansen Egg Chair. Kitchen Cabinets/ Walls: Custom by Made with Kravit Ankora upholstery by Think Design.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
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
