10 November, 2011
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Read moreIn collaboration with the Fraunhofer institute, LAVA designed a new type of inspiring work environment for this four storey structure housing laboratory and administrative offices.
Read moreA serpentine design for a specialised research laboratory in a four level building includes a double courtyard scheme providing a reduced facade area, reduced solar load, optimised circulation and functionality, and extra void space. The key design drivers were circulation, communication, functionality, flexibility and sustainability.
Read moreMultifunctionality is a bit like a folding bike: it is certainly practical, maybe suitable for many circumstances, but there is some loss of comfort and performance.
Read moreThe site is a prime location along a major road into Abu Dhabi, close to major venues and function centres including the Exhibition Centre and the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The proposal used the advantages of this location to create an efficient yet unique building with high-class comfort in combination with green characteristics.
Read moreThe Arnhem Central project (by UN Studio: Ben van Berkel with Tobias Wallisser) was a large urban plan development composed of diverse elements that, amassed, constituted a vibrant transport hub. The expansion generated office space, shops, housing units, a new station hall, a railway platform and underpass, a car tunnel, bicycle storage and a large car park.
Read moreAstana sits astride one of the ancient silk roads and is both a critical junction and stop within the European-Asian landmass and its vast rail networks. The concept for Astana’s International Railway Station was a place for special meeting and greeting.
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