An Iconic Austin Mid-Century Building Returned to its Original Modernist Swag. Complete renovation by local architecture firm, Mark Odom Studio
Project name
BKCW’s Mid-Mod Office
Architecture firm
Mark Odom Studio
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Leonid Furmansky
Principal architect
Mark Odom
Design team
Mark Odom Studio, The Renner Project
Collaborators
The Renner Project, Kimberly Renner
Interior design
The Renner Project and Mark Odom Studio
Landscape
Linda Balagia Landscape Designs
Structural engineer
Leap!, leapstructures.com
Environmental & MEP
AYS Engineering
Construction
Franklin Alan LLC
Supervision
John Atwater, Ken Dineen, Carlos Munez, Franklin Alan LLC
Visualization
Mark Odom Studio
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Energy-efficient Glazing: SunGuard SNX 51/23 from Guardian Glass. Ipe Wood Exterior Deck: Artisan Hardwood. Cork Floors: World Floors Direct. Cabinetry and Wall Paneling: Sawdust Studio. Glass Partitions: Knoll, and Ramirez Welding. Acoustic Workstations: Herman Miller. HVAC: Carrier.
Client
BKCW Insurance Company, Owners Meredith and Tyler Spears
Designed by Babak Abnar + Ali Ravanpak, ARP office is a small multidisciplinary work space that is located in Tehran, Iran.
Project description by architect:
ARP office is a small multidisciplinary work space. A series of projects are conducted here that are led by temporary workers who are to...
Architecture firm
Babak Abnar + Ali Ravanpak
Photography
Hamed Farhangi, Mona Soleimani
Principal architect
Babak Abnar
Interior design
Ali Ravanpak
Supervision
Ramin Mojarad
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The project consists of a 240 sqm office building. The requirements were three premises for rent and the offices of an architectural practice. The field of 15 x 20 meters in a corner forced the building to be compacted in order to leave enough area for parking required.
Architecture firm
AS Arquitectura
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Roberto Cárdenas, Rolando Córdoba
Design team
Alejandra Abreu, Xavier Abreu
Collaborators
Efraín Góngora, Manolo Rodríguez
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The Paraguay based Architecture team Equipo de arquitectura has designed their architectural office in Asunción, Paraguay.
Project description by the architects:
“The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building”. – Louis Kahn
Dreams + Necessity + Available resour...
