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ANZ Raranga at Sylvia Park / Architectus

Andreas Luco — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000

New Zealand’s favourite shopping centre, Sylvia Park, with its wide selection of retailers complemented by entertainment and dining options, has already become a destination in itself. The addition of the first commercial office building on site supports the centre’s ambitions to transform into a metropolitan town centre. A master planning exercise determined the site for the first of several planned office buildings. ANZ Raranga is located close to the mall’s heart, ‘The Cone’, and extends the existing restaurant precinct westward.

Raffles City Chongqing / Safdie Architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 21:00:00 +0000

Following eight years of design, development, and construction, Safdie Architects is nearing completion on its latest project in China: Raffles City Chongqing, a vibrant complex which combines office, residential, hotel, retail, and recreational facilities across a 22.7 acre site, embedded within the densely developed Yuzhong district. Situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, the historically significant site was once home to the city's most important gateway and the imperial entrance to the city: Chaotian Gate. The area was also Chongqing's foremost riverfront trading post which has traditionally driven development in this inland city, catalyzing its evolution to become one of the world's fastest-growing and densest cities with a greater metropolitan population of over 30 million people.

Plaza Redevelopment and Student Hub / Woods Bagot

Daniel Tapia — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 19:00:00 +0000

As the new heart of Flinders University’s Bedford Park campus, the Student Hub and Plaza have reinvented campus life. Located in Adelaide, the design created a new entrance to the campus, providing a dynamic precinct for students, staff, and the wider community. Delivering a contemporary tertiary education environment for Flinders University, Woods Bagot designed a diversity of spaces designed for active learning. Significantly improving visual connections and pedestrian permeability through the plaza, the design activated the central core of the campus by drawing students in.

V Point / ARK

Collin Chen — Sat, 11 May 2019 19:00:00 +0000

V POINT is a new 30-storey "Ginza" type retail tower with 12,457m2 of commercial space in the heart of Causeway Bay, one of the most vibrant and busiest shopping areas in Hong Kong. The “Ginza” typology originated from Japan where space is limited in the dense urban environment and retail and restaurants spaces have to develop vertically. The tower is located on the vibrant retail Tang Lung Street and has a corner facing Canal Road with a flyover above. Hence the facades of the tower become highly visible from the highway traffic and pedestrians alike. Portions of the building enjoy sea views and mountain views.

PCYC Northern Beaches / fjmt

Rayen Sagredo — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 19:00:00 +0000

Located on the edge of the Dee Why town centre, the new PCYC Community Centre provides an entertainment hub for the peninsula’s youngest residents. It is conceived as a cloud like form settling on a pedestal that emerges from the ground. The counterpoint achieved by these two form types express in built form the dual program of community centre over the car park.

The Murray Hotel / Foster + Partners

Fernanda Castro — Wed, 16 May 2018 20:00:00 +0000

The Murray is a luxury 336-room hotel located on the southern edge of Central with panoramic views of The Peak and the gardens to the south. This major transformation of the listed building aims to reinvent this unique urban quarter – stitching together the urban fabric by linking the large green spaces flanking the site to the east and west.

Mediacorp Campus in Singapore / Maki and Associates + DP Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0000

The design for MediaCorp is the winning scheme of an invited international competition in 2011. Nested within Zaha Hadid’s masterplan, the building is shaped by the critical junction of Ayer Rajah and Stars Avenue on a long triangular site. It is designed as a gateway to Mediapolis.

University of Auckland Science Centre / Architectus

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0000

Located at the corner of Wellesley and Symonds Streets Building 302 is the anchor project of the University’s Science Precinct. In response to a brief that sought to increase the University’s presence the new building marks this key gateway to the City Campus offering a “window into the life of the University” for passers-by. Building occupants, including the Schools of Psychology, Chemistry and Environment, are organised across 22,000m2 of new floor area spread over 11 storeys.

K11 Atelier at Victoria Dockside / Kohn Pedersen Fox

Joanna Wong — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:00:00 +0000

Victoria Dockside, the $2.6 billion waterfront development in Kowloon’s Tsim Sha Tsui district reached a major milestone this month with the opening of the striking new 66-story mixed-use commercial office tower “K11 Atelier,” the high-rise component of the mixed-use arts and culture district on Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harborfront.

Ocean Terminal Extension / Foster + Partners

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:00:00 +0000

A new gateway for thousands of international cruise liner passengers, the extension to the Ocean Terminal in Harbour City, Hong Kong has opened to the public. With stunning new outdoor spaces for dining and leisure capitalizing on the unmatched panoramic views of the harbor, this new expansion will be the best place for visitors to immerse themselves in a unique waterfront experience, creating a new landmark for Hong Kong. The terminal has the distinct advantage of being located directly opposite Victoria Harbour, boasting unrivaled views of Hong Kong’s iconic skyline. Standing right on the water’s edge visitors have 270- degree views of the city, from the Kowloon Peninsula in the North East to Causeway Bay in the South East.

Chu Hai College Campus / Rocco Design Architects Associates

舒岳康 — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:00:00 +0000

The new campus design signifies a highly linked & connected institution. It looks into the compact urban condition of Hong Kong itself for direct inspiration and epitomizes a miniature city, dense and connected. The spatial organization maximizes density by stacking multiple slab blocks of different programs vertically on top of each other over a podium of communal activities, including a number of lecture theatres and a gymnasium. A folded vertical Student Boulevard rises to form a 3-dimensional street network in the air that weaves and binds the different blocks and levels into a connected whole. From the Boulevard, students can gain free access to a series of sky gardens and roof decks of various scales on different levels: turfed green lawn sloping towards the sea, student plaza & mini café etc., all afforded with magnificent sea views and lively atmosphere.

Anna Meares Velodrome / Cox Architecture

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:00 +0000

"It's a beautiful track. It's going to create a wonderful atmosphere for the Commonwealth Games 2018." Anna Meares, one of Australia’s most decorated Olympians, on the opening of the Anna Meares Velodrome, in November 2016.

Caboolture GP Super Clinic / Wilson Architects

Sabrina Leiva — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Wilson Architects has set the benchmark for healthcare design, with Caboolture’s new GP Super Clinic.

Seletar Park Residence / SCDA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:00:00 +0000

A meaningful engagement with nature was the driving thought behind the conceptualization of Seletar Park Residence. Upon arrival at the site, the entrance is lined with mature rain trees, greeting the visitor almost ceremoniously before the space extends onwards to open into a clearing embraced by the surrounding terrain. This theme is recurring and impressed – preserved in the design to create a home that first welcomes and lateroffers experiences with nature. Providing a backdrop of simple elegance, the fine edges and sharp lines of the rectilinear forms break down the massing of the blocks while offering a textured fabric through repetition of frames, sun-shading ledges, façade fins and trellises. Rigorous in its application, this fabric lines the site boundaries, forming a canvas onto which a central landscaped court is strongly expressed.

Cluny Park Residence / SCDA Architects

Cristobal Rojas — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000

Set in a lush tropical landscape across the street from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Cluny Park Residence comprises 52 units positioned over four storeys, each with private lift access. The condominium takes full advantage of its privileged location by the new UNESCO World Heritage site, with every unit sporting a large balcony bordered by angled fins that provide sun shading and division between neighbouring units, whilst directing and framing the views towards the Garden’s greenery.

Te Oro / Archimedia

Florencia Mena — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 17:00:00 +0000

Te Oro is a creative facility for young people from the communities of Glen Innes and Panmure. Te Oro emerged from the community itself, supported and funded by Auckland Council. Its purpose is to encourage the creativity of local cultures, both as performers and to impart knowledge; and to create a sense of pride and identity as a catalyst for social renewal. The design process was open and collaborative, involving local artists, cultural advisors, mana whenua, environmental and landscape specialists and the community itself, empowered to make every design decision possible.

Arzuria Gallery / SCDA Architects

Daniela Cardenas — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:00:00 +0000

A peek preview into SCDA's most recent luxury high-rise residential project in Jakarta, the design of Arzuria sales gallery reflects the main development’s clean lines and sculptural form. Housing an exhibition space and sales offices, as well as two fully furnished and fitted-out typical units, the gallery spans over two levels connected by an origami-inspired, blackened steel staircase.

699 Bourke Street / Grimshaw

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:00:00 +0000

699 Bourke Street is the first commercial building to be designed by Grimshaw in Melbourne. Situated above the rail environment of Southern Cross Station, the building is the new Victorian office of AGL Energy Limited (AGL) and offers an exceptional workplace environment to its 1500 employees.