As industry has shifted over the past century, in format, location, and type, the manufacturing and industrial spaces scattered across the western world have been repurposed. You have no doubt seen these structures, though perhaps without realizing. The large windows, high ceilings, and open floor plans optimized for factory work now mark the territory of the “creative class”. Such spaces have been disproportionately appropriated by creative industries such as arts and architecture; think of Herzog + de Meuron’s renovation of the Tate Modern (from a former power station) or the recent collaborative transformation of a locomotive yard into a library in the Netherlands.
Lacaton & Vassal's FRAC Dunkerque is an Architectural Echo Both in Form and in Concept
Rombo IV / Miguel Angel Aragonés
Foster + Partners Design Open-Air Office Tower for Taipei
Foster + Partners revealed their design for a new mixed-use office tower in Taipei. Created for the Goldsun Group, the headquarters building recently received planning approval from city councill The high-rise office block will replace the existing Goldsun factory and create a new mixed-use typology for the city. The tower was formed with a series of blocks around a central courtyard that becomes the heart of the open-air concept.
AY House / nabil gholam architects
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Architects: nabil gholam architects
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: panoramah!®, -, Jotun, Libel, TopAkustik
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Professionals: nabil gholam architects, P.A.R. Consultants, Pierre Dammous & Partners, The Lofts
TTC Elite Ben Tre Kindergarten / KIENTRUC O
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Architects: KIENTRUC O
- Area: 1491 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Schneider Electric, Caldivi, Dulux, INAX, Xinfa
Open Call for Proposals: Contrei live land art festival
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Artists, (environmental) Architects, Designers & Makers
Xiafu Farmers’ Market / Xiang Architects
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Architects: Xiang Architects
- Area: 734 m²
- Year: 2018
Villa Lepic Boutique Hotel / Paola Bagna
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Architects: Paola Bagna
- Area: 3500 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Anne Derian, Appiani, Ceramica Vogue, Imola, Kohler
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Professionals: Graven
The Living Lab, Traditional Clan Estate / HAO Design
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Interior Designers: HAO Design
- Area: 211 m²
- Year: 2018
Anji Erlu Resort / The Design Institute of Landscape and Architecture China Academy of Art
Wilderness House / Archterra Architects
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Architects: Archterra Architects
- Area: 162 m²
- Year: 2018
House I / Tria Arquitetura
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Architects: Tria Arquitetura
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Indusparquet, Decarvalho atelier, Eliane, Gramas Via verde, Ilustre, +8
Dellano Store / Une Arquitetura + Arqmais Arquitetura
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Architects: Arqmais Arquitetura, Une Arquitetura
- Area: 447 m²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Metalúrgica Engeopem, Moveis, Portobello, Serginho Vidros
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Professionals: MJA Construções
Precht Designs Timber Skyscrapers with Modular Homes and Vertical Farming
Precht has designed a timber skyscraper concept that combines modular housing with vertical farming. The concept was created by Penda co-founder Chris Precht and his wife Fei to reconnect people in cities with agriculture. In their proposal, the modular housing units would be built so that residents can produce their own food. Dubbed the Farmhouse, the concept aims to create more sustainable ways of living as city dwellers are increasingly losing touch with food production.
Ceballos 50 / Alejandro Sánchez García - Taller 6A
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Architects: Alejandro Sánchez García - Taller 6A
- Area: 1360 m²
- Year: 2018
RKW Architektur + Designs Light-Flooded Opera House on the Rhine River in Dusseldorf
RKW Architektur + has released images of their Neue Deutsche Oper am Rhein, a new cultural venue for Dusseldorf, Germany. The striking opera house, situated on the River Rhine, represents a “new Dusseldorf” due to its prominent location along a popular inner-city embankment route.
The light-flooded opera house, emphasizing transparency in order to develop an open affinity with the surrounding city, represents a node along the embankment promenade, “becoming not only a walkway and amusement route but also a pilgrims’ path of culture.”