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Modern High School International / Studio SKLIM

Hana Abdel — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Context - In Kolkata, India, the existing basketball courts of 'Modern High School for Girls' have been transformed into a 6-storey co-ed international school. Situated at a noisy and congested traffic intersection, the building's massing begins as a rectangular block with long elevations north/south and short elevations east/west. The choice of a north-south longitudinal orientation with east-west as the short frontage aims to maximize natural daylight in south-facing classrooms year-round and provides an elevated panoramic view of a recreational lawn and the broader cityscape of Kolkata.

Voids Cafe / Studio SKLIM

Andreas Luco — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Voids are treated as form in this micro cafe. The empty space in a coffee cup or matcha bowl was the form-giving inspiration for this micro cafe spanning only 28 square metres. Negative spaces punctuate the space and circular geometries are consistently carried throughout the rest of the built form carving out seating booths, countertops, display shelves and overhanging canopies. It is a process of subtraction and addition to create the operational and anthropometrical needs of the cafe. In this condensed space, it was essential that we balanced the numerous kitchen inventory with the customer zones, utilising every nook to add to that experience. We were able to create several working and customer zones including an experience/retail corner, a take-away counter, seating booths and even a small ‘Ritual Counter’ for conducting workshops and making drip coffee or bowls of powdered Japanese green tea (Matcha).

Beauty Blocks / Studio SKLIM

Kritiana Ross — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Ample pathways formed by different user-patterns shape 3 unique office volumes, creating a miniaturized city block experience.

Hansha Reflection House / Studio SKLIM

Megan Jett — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In Greek mythology, Narcissus looked into the lake to admire his beauty. But what if the lake was animate and looking at its own reflection in Narcissus eyes?

The Tastings Room / Studio SKLIM

Christopher Henry — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Tastings Room is a new addition to the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District, Marina Square with the fine combination of French/Italian bistro cuisine and wine cellar under one roof. The restaurant's vision was to refresh the perception of wine and food culture in Singapore by providing them at affordable prices. The overall spatial experience sandwiches the crafted black volumes between two layers of industrial aesthetics: exposed ceiling and concrete screed floor, to juxtapose/merge opposing aesthetics of being sophisticated yet affordable.

Thin Office / Studio SKLIM

Andrew Rosenberg — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

While tapping on a laptop in a cafe has become the ubiquitous platform to begin "work", the need for a permanent work environment for any office is still necessary in the long run. Perhaps what has changed since the advent of "coffee offices" has been the increasing need for flexibility within a sedentary work sphere.