We work in a variety of very complex environments – ergonomic, environmental, urban, social and often times in settings that have a long and significant history to them. Fundamental to being progressive in…
Actually, there is nothing new about amorphous-shaped houses, but the design process has changed dramatically. Special software for computer-supported design allows the generation of new building techniques that cause new social discussions…
We have often said that the concept of the architect has changed a great deal in just the last ten years and is continually changing. In recent years this has required the expansion of specializations; of the sustainable, infrastructural and material knowledge…
The most challenging part of the project was to make it simultaneously a powerful architectural concept and to support the audience experience with the architecture.This can be quite complex with spaces that have large spans, such as a concert hall for six thousand people…
We aimed to combine the architecture with the exhibition and the infrastructure in a “forest” of 15 trees. In addition, we wanted to design the trees according to a specific use of the pavilion after Expo. To acheive this interwoven space, a close collaboration with all involved …
As a school specializing in young students gifted in the arts, we had a mandate to provide a building which performs at a higher level than many public schools in the city. Examples of this include, sprung floors for the dance…
The narrow, north-south oriented site presented an immediate challenge. In order to align classrooms for optimum daylighting, we developed compact learning clusters that extend east from a grand hall that follows the site’s length. This…
The subject of what type of museum this could be was an interesting challenge. The idea of representing music is often about treating sound as a material, but in the case of the National Music Centre with its collection…
The greatest challenge was the search for an adequate typological-spatial solution to the issue of a primary school building. The ramp and the schoolroom shape derive from this search and are not the formal point of initiation. The…
Without a doubt, the fact of projecting a building for three year old children. A nursery is the first public space that they are going to inhabit out of their home, in a time of their life that is going to condition their future adult capabilities…
