The city of Granada in southern Spain is well reputed for its architectural heritage. It counts among its treasures the Alhambra and the Generalife, two of the finest triumphs of Moorish culture, in addition to countless works of European lineage from the centuries following the Reconquista. Since 2001, Granada has been able to lay claim to one of Spain’s finest contemporary projects as well, the Caja Granada Savings Bank, designed by the since-established firm of Alberto Campo Baeza.
Offices: The Latest Architecture and News
AD Classics: Caja Granada Savings Bank / Alberto Campo Baeza
Office Conversion in Cascais / GGLLatelier
-
Architects: GGLLatelier
- Year: 2014
An Old Breton Barn Converted into an Artist Studio / Modal Architecture
-
Architects: Modal Architecture
- Year: 2014
Cubic Buildings by NADAAA and Himma Studio Redefine the Office Space
One of ARCHITECT Magazine's six winners of a 2015 Progressive Architects Award (P/A), NADAAA and Himma Studio's Ordos 20 + 10 reflects a reconfiguration of the office typology for compact spaces.
The project is part of a high density office park masterplan in Ordos City, located in Inner Mongolia, in which developments are subject to stringent zoning regulations. Offices included in the area must be comprised of multiple cubic volumes, and lack what NADAAA and Himma Studio describe as "an immediate urban context." Learn more about the project and the architects' response to these considerations after the break.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Wins Competition to Design Mixed-Use Complex in Central Oslo
schmidt hammer lassen architects have won a competition to design a new retail and office complex in central Oslo. The winning scheme, chosen ahead of five other proposals, was chosen for “its strong and innovative” design that “enhances the existing urban qualities” and forms a “new connection between the building and city life.”
City of Paris Approves MVRDV's Restructuring of Montparnasse Superblock
The City of Paris has approved MVRDV’s plans to overhaul a 1970s urban block in Montparnasse. The ambitious plan aims to “reintroduce the human scale” and improve “accessibility and programmatic identity” to the aging mixed-use development. As part of the restructuring, the building’s existing public library, hotel, commercial and office space will be expanded and a new kindergarten, conference center and social housing units will be added.
RTA-Office's Mountainous "Cultural Container" Wins First Prize
RTA-Office has released its first-prize winning proposal for the Wuhu Urban Planning Exhibition, Office, and Archive. The design stems from the idea of an “urban cultural container,” holding both knowledge and space, and extracts its sculptural form from the surrounding mountainous landscape.
Pushing for the Exhibition Hall to be a recognizable landmark, the design is largely driven by its surrounding context. The building as a whole derives its shape from the rocky faces of the nearby Yashan Mountain, giving it a strong sense of place. Similarly, the structure is divided into three distinct sections all grounded by a central public space, each informed by the same rocky inspiration. The cracks in the rocks’ surfaces are mirrored in the irregular entrances and windows carved into the building’s volumes.
Kinematix / LIKEarchitects
-
Architects: LIKEarchitects
- Year: 2014
Office in Son Bugadelles / RipollTizon
-
Architects: RipollTizon
- Area: 1019 m²
- Year: 2014
Senteurs d’Orient Headquarters / Atelier130
-
Architects: Atelier130
- Area: 1111 m²
- Year: 2014
-
Professionals: P.A.R consultants, SK Group, WTA
Octapharma Brewery / Joliark
TaiwanGlass Donghai Office Building / WZWX Architecture Group
-
Architects: WZWX Architecture Group
- Area: 3200 m²
- Year: 2014
Nestlé Waters Beirut Headquarters / Bernard Mallat Architects + Walid Zeidan
-
Architects: Bernard Mallat Architects, Walid Zeidan
- Area: 5500 m²
- Year: 2014
-
Professionals: ACEC, Civil Minds, Platinum Invest Holding
Valencia / Dorte Mandrup
-
Architects: Dorte Mandrup
- Area: 2420 m²
-
Professionals: Jørgen Nielsen A/S, JJ Byg A/S.
Miranda Law Firm / Rita Pinto Ribeiro
-
Architects: Rita Pinto Ribeiro
- Area: 3880 m²
- Year: 2014
-
Professionals: Light Design, Tecniarte, VectorMais
Planning Korea Turns to the Microbial World to Inspire the Future of Paris
When asked by the City of Paris to envision its future, Planning Korea turned to the uncharted microbial world of the city’s parks. Their observations lead them to an unusual proposal: shape the future “Greater Paris” by infilling voids within the urban landscape (in this case, between two bridges in the heart of Porte Maillot) with a floating, “organism-like” complex of mixed-use pods designed to coexist with the “macro world of artificial structures.”
Dots / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
-
Architects: G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
- Year: 2014
Tagusgás Headquarter / Saraiva + Associados
-
Architects: Saraiva + Associados
- Area: 1430 m²
- Year: 2014
-
Manufacturers: Swisspearl