Office Buildings: The Latest Architecture and News
CHEGS Campus Canteen / KNOWSPACE
MVRDV Selected to Design "Hafenspitze" Office Towers in Mainz
MVRDV, together with Munich-based morePlatz, have been selected among seven teams in an international competition to design two office buildings in Mainz, Germany. The five- and eleven-story “Hafenspitze” structures are expected to spearhead the transformation of the former Zollhafen industrial harbor, which plans to become a new mixed-use city quarter over the coming decades.
More about the towers' design, after the break.
Casa Geometrica / JOHO Architecture
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Architects: JOHO Architecture
- Area: 179 m²
- Year: 2014
105 Corlett Drive / Paragon Architects
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Architects: Paragon Architects
- Year: 2013
Tourist Office and Landscaping of Quinta do Aido / CG+LSC
Rheinfelden Office Building / Nissen & Wentzlaff Architekten
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Architects: Nissen & Wentzlaff Architekten
- Area: 8250 m²
- Year: 2012
The Slow Death of the Corporate Architecture of Exclusion
Of all the changes in architectural typologies in recent years, one of the most dramatic - and the most documented - is the transition from corporate to more casual, 'fun' office buildings. This change has infiltrated companies from tiny 5-person start-ups to Silicon Valley giants, and while it has been pioneered by tech and media companies it has certainly not been limited to them.
Most analysis of this change focuses on work patterns created by new technology or the demands of the 'millennial' worker, but this post originally published on Means the World - the blog of NBBJ - examines the shift away from the corporate office as a product of not just what these building are but what they represent about us as a society, arguing that "when today's workers look at the midcentury office, they see a symbol of exclusion."
Office Building 200 / Nissen & Wentzlaff Architekten
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Architects: Nissen & Wentzlaff Architekten
- Area: 6500 m²
- Year: 2007
Amazon to Occupy Stalled Foster Scheme
Amazon has confirmed plans to move more than 5,000 of its London employees into a Foster + Partners-designed office building planned for Shoreditch High Street. On hold since January 2012, the £290 million mixed-use scheme will compete with Amazon’s Farringdon office to serve as the online retailer’s new UK headquarters.
Maison + Agence / Hérard & da Costa
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Architects: Hérard & da Costa
- Area: 317 m²
- Year: 2009
Formstelle / Format Elf Architekten
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Architects: Format Elf Architekten
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Manufacturers: GIRA
Grimshaw Unveils Sustainable Glass Office Building in the Heart of Sydney
Sydney's historic George Street is about to receive a major facelift with the soon-to-be built 333 George Street, an 18 storey mixed use office and retail tower. Designed by Grimshaw Architects and executive architects Crone Partners for Australian property developer Charter Hall, the minimal glass and steel tower will contrast the historic structures on Sydney's well-preserved original high street, with a 15 storey 12,500 square metre contemporary office tower tower atop a three storey 2,100 square metre retail podium.
Read on after the break for more on Sydney's newest tower.
Morvest Headquarters / Anthrop Architects
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Architects: Anthrop Architects
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: ACost Consulting, Climatron Projects, Murray & Dickson Construction, Servest Landscaping
Grha Adhi Media Complex / Atelier TT
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Architects: Atelier TT
- Area: 2900 m²
- Year: 2013
Baku Flame Towers / HOK
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Architects: HOK
- Area: 234500 m²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Mikodam, Osram
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Professionals: BALKAR, HB Teknik, FKA, HBA Graphics, Hill International, +3
Transport and Logistic Company Office building / 4PLIUS Architects
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Architects: 4PLIUS architects
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2014
Office Off / heri&salli
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Architects: heri&salli
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Dr. Pfeiler GmbH, Holzbau Oswald GmbH, Karner Haustechnik GmbH, Pfnier & Co GmbH
Seven Sage County Community Office Building / Allied Architects International
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Architects: Allied Architects International
- Area: 1400 m²
- Year: 2014