The aim for a new Riga international airport design was to re-evaluate and reignite the dynamism of air travel. Suggesting a visionary departure from the current airport typology it emphasised the spirit of flight with form and design.
Read morePart of a large sport-driven resort, the design creates a communal space within the volume of the building, defining the identity of the hotel. Eco features include a façade of perforated metal sheets that diffuses light and gives exterior sun‐shading, rainwater is collected and a large interior waterfall is part of the air‐conditioning.
Read moreToday’s indoor tennis venue should provide light, openness and atmosphere. The proposed tennis centre consists of two parts: a sunken ‘nest’ of concrete walls, vertical or slightly angled, sheathing the court layout and a light wooden shell above.
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Read moreLAVA created three distinctive geometric desk screens for Climate®, a new office furniture system produced by Schiavello in Australia.
Read moreThe Sprengel Museum in Hannover represents one of the most important collections of modern art in Germany. While the existing building was an innovative design of the 1970s, a growing program and advancements in technology demanded that the new extension reflect the cutting edge of contemporary design.
Read moreThe Mercedes-Benz Museum intricately combines structure and content. The Museum’s unique structure reflects a collection in which technology, adventure, style and distinction are merged. The structure of the Museum is based on a trefoil. Both in its internal organisation and in its outward expression this geometry responds to the car-driven context of the museum. Inside, walking down the ramps of the Museum, the visitor is reminded of driving down the highway.
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