Institute for Islamic Culture Paris by Mikou Design Studio

The Institute for Islamic Culture is more than a building. It is a prototype, a new and totally original space which aims to articulate cultural functions and worship, to combine research, diffusion of knowledge, the contemporary arts and spirituality. The IIC reveals itself as a cascading movement of volumes as the building is detached level by level to express the richness and variety of activities. The poetics of movement are also expressed in... 

Student Housing by ECDM

The conception of Student Housing by Emmanuel COMBAREL Dominique MARREC Architects (ECDM) project is from a second reading of the landscape, particularly the road of Saint leu, by integrating its history and transformations to assert its manners and qualities and to reveal the poetry of the place. The project will act as a catalyst to create a future district by outlining a territory. This consists of complicated relationships between industrial and... 

In Weekly Cycles: Apartment Walls and Slabs in Fair-faced Concrete Quality

GRIDFLEX, the aluminium grid slab formwork system from PERI, once again showed its numerous advantages during its initial use in Brazil. Within a very short period of time, it has been possible to construct the floor slabs of the MaxHaus Morumbi residential complex with even, ready to-be-painted ceiling surfaces. Modern living in a rectangular form In São Paulo´s Morumbi district, 128 modern apartments are currently being constructed, spread across... 

Jakob Durable Trellis Systems

In addition to the general benefits of nature’s greenery, plants can help keep buildings and people cool, provide solar and glare control, and create visual interest. Swiss manufacturer Jakob—in business for over 100 years—produces attractive, yet rugged, stainless-steel cables and hardware that can be used to create durable trellis systems for seasonal or permanent vegetation that can screen and shade facades, roof areas, patios, or other outdoor... 

Vienna’s new Trespa Meteon and glass house

The Kai Stania private house, near Vienna, is a unique and stunning example of modern domestic architecture using large glazed walls framed with black Trespa Meteon panels. A stunning glass and black clad house has recently been completed near Vienna. The house was designed by well-known designer and architect Kai Stania to live and work in and to act as a marketing tool for his design business. It is situated on a tree-covered hillside with a stunning... 

Daktronics LED Signage Upgrade Cocor Luxury Store

Cocor Luxury Store in Bucharest, Romania, recently turned on an impressive Daktronics Inc. digital display system, designed and manufactured by Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT). Multiple light emitting diode (LED) video screens have been positioned on the façade of the Cocor Shopping Centre building. The media façade was put into operation by Cocor CEO, Dan Barbulescu, Cocor board members, city officials and John Mette, Director of International... 

Aqua Tower, Chicago by STUDIO GANG ARCHITECTS

In an increasingly dense city like Chicago, views from a new tower must be negotiated between existing buildings. Aqua tower considers criteria such as views, solar shading and function to derive a vertical system of contours that gives the structure its sculptural form. Its vertical topography is defined by its outdoor terraces that gradually change in plan over the length of the tower. These terraces offer a strong connection to the outdoors and... 

New York Residence by Massimo Iosa Ghini Associati – Budapest, Hungary

The lot adjacent to the New York Palace Hotel houses the new building designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini: The concept combines contemporary design for the attention to detail and materials, typical of the tradition of Made in Italy. The intervention is developed in four main blocks: the extension of the New York Palace Boscolo Luxury Hotel, which provides sixty new rooms more services and a plan offices. The conference area that provides a large auditorium... 

Geze Slimdrive SL

The system only lets the doors open and passengers embark once the bus is parked. The door and window control manufacturer’s Slimdrive SL automatic system was used on the bus bays and four main entrance doors. Other safety features include switches that allow station staff to set the doors to off, one-way traffic, reduced opening and fully automatic modes. Passengers and buses are kept safely on either side of the glass doors at Warrington Interchange... 

Prestigious House Refurbishment in Kensington, London

Again with Holloway White Allom as Main Contractor Wood Newton Limited completed the supply and installation of 90 sliding sash windows and French doors to the redevelopment of an existing listed property. Window to the front of the property were constructed to match the existing windows, whereas windows to the rear were double glazed using the principles of our tested sliding sash system whilst keeping the 18mm astragals as the existing facade. Some...