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David Chipperfield to create new neighbourhood on old Berlin industrial site
by Stu Robarts | 25 Mar 2020
The former Georg-Knorr-Park industrial and production site in Berlin’s Marzahn district is set to be transformed into a new residential and commercial neighbourhood by David Chipperfield Architects. The 9ha (22ac) site currently features a variety of heritage buildings surrounded by urban infrastructure and commercial industry. The new plans will see it converted to accommodate 1,400 affordable rental apartments, 90,000sq m (970,000sq ft) of office and commercial space, green areas, recreational
Studio One Eleven make adaptive reuse of industrial buildings for mixed-use campus
by Stu Robarts | 28 Nov 2019
Studio One Eleven are repurposing three former factory buildings in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles to create a new 1.8ac (0.7ha) mixed-use campus that will reanimate a derelict site and recall its heritage. The industrial typology of the local area sees the design for 2110 Bay Street making adaptive reuse of the three structures with the final result to be a mix of old and new. The frame
Hufft create industrial fitness centre with refined design touches
by Stu Robarts | 28 Nov 2019
Hufft have created a community fitness centre in Humboldt, Kansas, that reflects the US city's industrial roots through a bold design and considered, high-quality materials. The 10,000sq ft (930sq m) facility was originally conceived as an amenity for the workforce of a local business, but the concept was ultimately developed to cater for the whole community. The centre is, in many ways, unremarkable, but stands out for a number of
OMA to develop Eindhoven industrial site into mixed-use district
by Stu Robarts | 25 Nov 2019
OMA and Being Development have won a competition to redevelop Eindhoven's Van der Meulen-Ansemsterrein (VDMA) former industrial site into an urban hub with public, green and cultural spaces, as well as residential and commercial elements. The redevelopment is aimed at addressing the needs for local housing, space for leading technology companies and more exciting public realm in the city. It will create a hub between the city centre, the station
Bernard Tschumi Architects complete industrial sciences museum in China
by Andrew Manns | 29 Jan 2019
Project teams have announced the completion of the Tianjin Binhai Exploratorium, a science and industry museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects (BTA). Featuring chimney-like spires and a bronze-coloured facade of perforated aluminium that resembles the iconic mudbrick fortresses and mosques of Timbuktu, the Exploratorium will mainly house galleries of exhibits on Tianjin's industrial past. The 33,000 sq m structure, BTA's first large-scale project in China, will also comprise offices, retail
Zaha Hadid Architects unveil bold Sky Park masterplan to reinvent Bratislava's industrial zone
by Kim Megson | 23 May 2017
Construction work has begun on a new Sky Park in Bratislava, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), which is set to transform a derelict industrial area of the Slovakian capital. Located southeast of the city centre, the project includes a new 20,000sq m (215,200sq ft) public park and community of more than 700 apartments, together with 55,000sq m (592,000sq ft) of office and retail space connected to the city’s tram
Scott Brownrigg's Museum of Military Medicine conceived as 'floating industrial form'
by Kim Megson | 10 May 2017
Architecture studio Scott Brownrigg have unveiled their design for the proposed new home of the Museum of Military Medicine in Cardiff. The museum’s directors want to relocate the attraction from its current home at Keogh Barracks near Aldershot to Cardiff Bay, and the vision for what the planned new building will look like was presented this week for public consultation. The collections of the four corps of the Army Medical
Disused industrial land next to train station to become Lausanne culture hub
by Tom Anstey | 25 May 2016
Lausanne in Switzerland has unveiled plans to combine the city’s three major art and design museums into a single cultural hub, with all three institutions getting new homes as part of the landmark development. Known as Plateforme10, the three museums will sit on 22,000sq m (237,000sq ft) of repurposed industrial land next to the city’s main train station. Laid out as “an open terrace, an esplanade revealing the scope of
'The fourth industrial revolution is underway': Achim Menges launches robot-built pavilion at V&A
by Kim Megson | 20 May 2016
A garden pavilion fabricated by robots has opened to the public in the grounds of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The Elytra Filament Pavilion is formed of tightly-woven carbon fibre cells, inspired by shells of flying Elytra beetles. The pavilion has been created by experimental architects Achim Menges and Moritz Dörstelmann in collaboration with engineers Jan Knippers and Thomas Auer and researchers from the University of Stuttgart.
Will Alsop hopes to breathe life into industrial west London wasteland with mixed-use complex
by Kim Megson | 02 Nov 2015
The architecture firm aLLDesign, led by Will Alsop, have revealed plans for a mixed-use development in the west London town of Brentford. The practice hope to transform a rundown 84 hectare site on Capital Interchange Way, near the M4 motorway, into a transport and community hub that will “make life better” for all who visit. The development – which is located next to Brentford Football Club’s proposed Community Stadium –
Industrial theme revealed for new public park by LDA Design for Battersea Power Station
by Jason Holland | 10 Jun 2015
A new public park at London’s Battersea Power Station development will include industrial furniture in a nod to the site's past, as well as event lawns, festival spaces and terraced gardens running alongside the River Thames. Details of LDA Design’s 24,281sq m (261,360sq ft) park have now been revealed, with planning consent having been granted earlier this year. The architectural practice said its designs combined “industrial references, traditional park features
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