In 1998 and 1999, the Foundation turned to the Ateliers Jean Nouvel to renovate and extend their existing premises, which dated back to 1916. Jean Nouvel restored it to its original glory, using lime from South America for the facades. The other objective for the architect was to double the surface area, via an extension designed to unbind the building, for the well-be...
Located in Downtown Dubai, on the northern side of the Opera District, alongside Burj Khalifa, this complex consists on a luxury high-end apartment, with four-bedrooms units, five-bedroom single floor, and five-bedroom duplex units. It also includes six-level basement and car parking. The ground floor and four level podiums including retail, food and beverage facilities,...
The building is EDP new institutional headquarters of Portugal, which intends to uphold itself as the dynamic pole of an area in Lisbon´s riverfront. The project aims to innovate, reflecting company´s image. It is composed by two towers, connected by two ramped passes, creating a shaded public square, and joining together in the underground floor, forming a grand commo...
In 2000, the facilities were considered obsolete and the club, led by its president, decided to build a new centre adjacent to its Meinau stadium. The design of the new premises was entrusted to Philippe Proisy, who imagined a building opening onto the outside and bathed in natural light. The architect designed a building in which the concrete structure is reduced to a ...
Known locally as the “Glazenstraat” or Glass Street, the gallery is covered with an elegant glass vaulted roof that provides the interior with both light and considerable charm. A major renovation of the vaulted roof was carried out in 2016 to safeguard the architectural heritage of the site. La Rochère produced identical copies of the glass blocks for the vaulted roof, ...
The director of the Russian Pavilion, Alexander Getman, said that “Russia has always been an infinite source of great creative minds, inventors, artists and musicians who have been brought to this world over the course of several centuries. From Russian writer Tolstoy, Russian scientist Mendeleev and artists of the Russian avant-garde art scene, Kandinsky and Rodchenko, ...
Americans are known to defend freedom, promote diplomacy, celebrate ingenuity, advancing American people interests and universal values – freedom, prosperity, peace and dignity. Therefore, USA Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai, will reflect America´s commitment to promote prosperity, opportunity and innovation globally and domestically, with the theme “Life, Liberty and the Pu...
The purpose of Swiss Pavilion, is to reflect the key aspects of Switzerland culture, natural beauty and innovation, through a series of interactive elements and images. The country´s landscapes will serve as backdrop to Swiss solutions for a sustainable future, presenting their technologies, innovations and scientific achievements. The building will have a cubic tempor...
Every day, more people live in big cities. That is a reality. And it poses a challenge in terms of mobility. The focus is increasingly on creating healthy spaces that are adapted to pedestrians and bikes. This is because we are realising that cities have generally been taken over by motor vehicles and this directly affects the quality of the air we breathe. Therefore,...
Ever wondered what sparked the mid-century modern infatuation with those concrete blocks with decorative cutouts that surround so many traditional homes? Well, they’re called breeze blocks, and we have the scoop. Dating back to the 1930s, breeze blocks, or architectural screen blocks offer a decorative screen wall or fence with an architectural appeal. As you’ve probably...
The 760,000 sq ft development will bring the Old War Office back into use, creating a world class 5-star hotel and 85 apartments. Works will include developing a six storey basement and constructing a three storey roof extension. The venue has been designed by UK-based EPR Architects, with the hotel interiors designed by New York-based designer Thierry Despont, and the r...
Viale Fulvio Testi is steeped in centuries-old history, it has connected Milan to the surrounding hinterland for decades. Generali SGR offices are located alongside this major stretch of road in Milan. In 2019, the company decided to give its spaces a more innovative look. The architectural renovation (renamed “Testi 280”) was carried out by Studio D2U – Design to Users ...
PRATOPRATICO® is a modular grid for outdoors which allows the realization of driveway and walkway lawns, with grass or gravel finishing. This products is really adaptable thanks to its exclusive double profile: thinner on one side (driveway destination) and thicker on the other (pedestrian destination), satisfying functional and aesthetic needs in the best possible way,...
Dekton is an ultra-compact material, which means unique mechanical properties, such as minimal porosity, maximum resistance, no expansion, and virtually endless possibilities in terms of design. Together with its Carbon Neutral certification and its energy efficiency properties, it is the most complete surface available on the market. Dekton transforms your facade into f...
This company is located in Ra´anana, it´s roof top is adjoined to it´s offices and it extends over 900m2, it has been distributed in two areas: a public space designed for profesional workers throughout the building and a different private space for those workers from other offices.In this private space, a partially closed pergola was installed with wooden beams to help ...
With its eleven floors, the Ellipse tower was conceived as an urban beacon. Its façade is decked out in Terreal glazed cladding with very neutral contemporary colours hanging in an alignment with the brick of workers’ houses. In the plan the route of the façade along the boulevard is convex. It’s an elliptical section. While at the back of the alley, it draws a concave c...
The tanks for rainwater collection and dispersion are installations suitable to collect rainfall peaks, allowing sewage and water treatment plants to work at the most constant regime with unquestionable economic benefits and operating efficiency, even in peak load situations. Atlantis System by Daliform Group is the ideal solution to create tanks for rainwater collectio...
In this house located in Germany a domestic routine takes place. The building embraces the spectator to discover not only a new style of parking but also of feeling. The tour of the House wants to be a sonic exploration in urban living space; audio visual essay focus on the sounds produced by a person that lives the house and leaves it using the disappearing car lift....
Sandwich panels permit to reduce stone thickness, obtaining lighter floors and coatings and at the same time increasing the resistance of the final product. The use of sandwich panels permits to halve the thickness of the marble slab through the "splitting" technique. The panel, glued to the marble using epoxy resins, absorbs the tensions caused by the gluing proce...
The Mobility Pavilion features the world’s largest passenger lift, which can transport more than 160 people at a time. The pavilion also stars a partly underground, partly open-air 340-metre track to watch cutting-edge mobility technologies in action. In this tremendous project, Effisus Stopper M1 & 1P and Effisus Bond FT Tape were used as solutions for permanently se...
Iglu’® is the leading market product, created and patented for the realization of sanitary spaces, ventilated cavities, under-floor cavities, ventilated floors and roofs during the construction and renovation of civil and industrial buildings. The ventilated cavity, realized with Iglu’®, is an effective solution to the problem of rising moisture on the flooring, beca...
St Ola Pier at Scrabster, is currently undergoing reconstruction and redevelopment, and when completed it will allow larger vessels to dock. Scrabster is the most northerly large port, and is a key commercial fishing harbour on the north coast of Scotland. Macalloy have supplied large diameter Tie Bar and bespoke fittings ranging from M76 - M105, along with Denso Tape C...
Currently under construction The Valiyazheekkal Bridge, spanning the Kayamkulam Lake, in Kerala, will be 1229 meters long when completed. Macalloy has supplied M85 Galvanised Tension Bars and chambered couplers. The Tension Bars, support the bridge deck from the arches. The special couplers were required as there is limited access during installation – the tendons wer...
As balustrade infills, stainless steel wire mesh provides robust security and creates either transparency or privacy. Despite its stability, architectural mesh lends a certain lightness and textile elegance to railing infills and balustrades. HAVER Architectural Mesh offers also protection and security for indoor and outdoor staircases. Extensive wire mesh elements an...
The Okavango Delta Bridge Project in Mohembo, Botswana, currently under construction and due to be completed in 2021. Macalloy supplied 50mm 1030 Post Tensioning Bars with Denso tape (to prevent corrosion), for the foundation base to hold down the framework of the main towers. We also supplied training on how to safely stress the bars. When completed the 55m pylons will ...
Hotel Nodo: “naturally urban”. A hotel with façades covered in Laminam bioactive surfaces was the first building to actively combat South America’s (*) pollution in Chile’s capital. Its architect, Ricardo Stein, designed the hotel to create a building that could not only iconographically reproduce a forest inside a city (just like a landscape), but could function like a ...
With its new Lego setting, the Milan Laminam showroom has changed and reopened to the public and professionals with a live streaming presentation of four new surfaces on Facebook. Ardesia a Spacco, in the finishes Bianco (white) and Nero (black), is inspired by the medieval and Renaissance tradition of using “Pietra di Lavagna” (a kind of natural slate), and aims to over...
With its new Brand Identity, Laminam took another step towards the future by publishing its first Sustainability Report. This move was not dictated by trends or passing fads. It was a choice based on the company’s identity which embodies the values it wants to promote – respect for people, region and the environment. Laminam believes that doing business means innovating ...
Gate Avenue at Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) is an 880 m long promenade that extends from the Gate Building to the Central Park Towers and connects the surrounding office, hotel and residential areas. The architect’s brief was to develop the Gate Avenue at DIFC into a unique cultural experience in the region and to enhance the resident and visitor experienc...
Built in 1974 and refurbished in 2015, the Serrano Tower is a 14-storey office block located in the exclusive Salamanca district, in the middle of Madrid’s most popular shopping street. It is the only stand-alone office tower in Madrid’s so-called ‘Golden Mile’, providing modern offices in a unique high-street retail area. Effisus Ecofacade System was used in this...
In order to enhance the existing building, the facade of the multi-storey parking garage on Market Street in Philadelphia, USA, has been covered with a wire mesh cladding made of HAVER Architectural Mesh. The illuminated architectural mesh facade provides a beautiful transparent stainless steel facade by day and a vibrant veil of colour by night. During the day the refle...
Staying in a nest, surrounded by nature, without giving up the comforts of your home: this is Nidoom®. A total prefabricated hotel suite, with a wooden structure designed to guarantee comfort and energy efficiency, fully respecting the environment and nature. Compact and easily transportable, energy efficient and equipped with all comforts and modern technologies.
A contemporary workplace, with two commercial office buildings (11 Canal Reach and 21 Canal Reach) under construction in King’s Cross, a renowned zone in Central London, with a total size of 54.000 m2. The buildings can be of single or multiple occupation, in different configurations, and are due to receive the headquarters of Facebook in London. 11-21 Canal Reach’...
The new generation shopping centre is in Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid. Open Sky is a combination of a shopping centre and retail park, with more than 90,000 m2. It will have, among other things, a 10,000 m2 lake, a beach club with jacuzzi and private swimming pools, a concert stage and a children’s area. Open Sky redefines the concept of a shopping centre, both for its d...
This building, designed and conceived by architect Odile Decq, is home to Europe's largest incubator for start-ups. At the heart of the project to convert the McDonald's warehouses, the new architecture alternates linear and rounded geometric forms. Its facade with round windows gives a unique identity to the place. Credits: Odile Decq, RIVP/La Ville de Paris/Région I...
This tertiary building was designed using a metal skin clad with natural anodised aluminium composite cassettes opening onto the peripheral side. The choice of installation system and the creation of banded windows at each level of the building allow for optimal access to natural light whatever the exposure and guarantee low energy consumption. The façade also offers sou...
