Precast concrete panels

Au milieu d'un centre-ville de plus en plus dense La place Peabodycrée un parc de poche pour créer un Nashville encore plus animé. Situé sur une falaise surplombant la rivière Cumberland et à côté de l'amphithéâtre Ascend, Rolling Mill Hill est positionné dans un quartier animé de vie, de travail et de jeux. La place Peabody remplace un parc de stationnement de 250 places pour introduire un parc et 290 000 pieds carrés d'espace de bureau avec des possibilités de vente au détail et de restauration animant le plan au sol.   Dans le cadre d'un plan directeur multi-sites, l'approche de conception a stratégiquement enterré... En savoir plus

The domestic program of this terraced house is developed in a single floor of 12 x 15 m, located half level higher than the plot. This piece crowns a semibasement hall of the same size and multipurpose use. It opens at the outer ends, linking with ramps the street and the back garden. The glazed doorways provide natural light and allow transforming it into a large porch.   Above this semibasement the house has been built with precast concrete panels, which work as large beams in order to save the span of the basement. To optimize costs the panels are uncoated, and show a terrazzo polished finish. A system of baseboards, corners and wooden friezes are the answer to solving the joints correctly, providing a domestic character to the wh... En savoir plus

Brunswick Power Terminal Station is located approximately 5 km north east of Melbourne’s CBD within the suburb of Brunswick East. Whilst the facility has been in operation on King Street since 1939, an upgrade was required to provide an alternate energy source to secure electricity flow to the CBD and inner suburbs. Key to the process was delivering a functional electrical installation whilst managing community expectation, integrating into the adjoining sensitive Merri Creek corridor and improving visual amenity for the residential neighbourhood.   Surrounding the site is a strong grid pattern street network of fine grain residential developments bounded on the south by Alister Street and coarser grain larger built forms to th... En savoir plus

Dunalley House sur la péninsule de Tasman est un projet pour une jeune famille qui se rétablit de la perte dramatique de sa retraite de vacances familiale lors de l'incendie dévastateur de Dunalley en 2013. La propriété de 10 hectares a été laissée brûlée et stérile. La maison de vacances d'origine a été détruite sous les yeux de la famille depuis l'estran. Le briefing du client portait sur un bâtiment principalement en béton : solide et protecteur, mais en rapport avec les perspectives d'expansion de la baie de Dunalley. Le nouveau bâtiment était situé à proximité de l'eau. Un budget modeste e... En savoir plus

Architect:            McIntosh Poris Associates                Michael Poris, AIA, Principal Laurie Hughet-Hiller, AIA, Associate/Project Manager Charles Heid, AIA, Architect Jennifer Bueso, Interior Designer   Client:                  Kid Rock and Delaware North   Owner:                Olympia Development   Size:                     5,600 square feet; one floor   Site Little Caesars Arena is the centerpiece of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use area that includes eight theaters, three professional... En savoir plus

The Purpurina building was built in Vila Madalena, São Paulo, a bohemian neighborhood currently undergoing a process of intense transformation. Even though it is located in a street corner and has a great location in the neighborhood, the building’s plot is difficult to occupy due to its reduced dimensions.   Betting on the plot’s potential, the owner asked for a flexible building, and after its completion, it was occupied by a fast casual hamburger restaurant and bar with a surf theme.   After a thorough study of the surroundings, it was established that the street corner, where the plot was completely walled off, would be free of any obstacles and open for pedestrians to traverse. To offset any prejudices... En savoir plus

Le Centre pour la santé et le bien-être est une installation universitaire et récréative de 45 000 pieds carrés qui contient des espaces d'enseignement pour le département des soins infirmiers et de l'éducation physique, ainsi que des espaces de loisirs pour les étudiants, le corps enseignant et la communauté de l'est de Long Island. Inspirés par les landes de pins de l'est de Long Island où se trouve le campus, les panneaux de béton préfabriqués sur mesure et la façade en verre du Centre pour la santé et le bien-être sont modelés d'après des représentations abstraites d'écorce de pin pour souligne... En savoir plus

Shooting Star is an 8,650 square foot vacation home designed by Blaze Makoid Architecture. Situated on the Jackson Hole valley floor at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the home is surrounded by the picturesque Teton Mountain Range. The homeowners, an active family of five, love nature and are avid skiers, as well as kayakers, runners, golfers and bikers. Their directive was to design a uniquely modern home within the confines of strict community guidelines, that could easily accommodate these activities, as well as the gear that accompanies them.   A long, covered walk leads to a single story, glass entry hall that both links and divides two, two story wings.  The North wing consists of a vaulted Great Room, Kitchen an... En savoir plus

Cornwall’s new archive centre, Kresen Kernow (Cornwall Centre), opened for research visits. Designed and delivered by Purcell, the UK’s leading heritage and conservation architects, the scheme safeguards the historic Redruth Brewery building at the heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, revitalising the complex which is home to 1.5 million manuscripts, books and documents spanning 850 years of Cornwall’s history.   Kresen Kernow brings together the world’s largest source of information and artefacts recording the people, places, history and culture of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Purcell has renovated the site of the former Rudruth Brewery – a collection of industrial buildings which had b... En savoir plus

The Standard completes its first hotel in London Housed in the former Camden Town Hall Annexe, a 1974 Brutalist structure overlooking King’s Cross, the 266-room hotel marks the first in Standard International company’s global growth ambitions.   This summer sees the completion of the highly anticipated hotel The Standard in Kings Cross, the iconic brand’s first foray into the UK market since launching in the US. The project was developed in partnership with Crosstree Real Estate Partners, for whom Orms previously led the restoration of 20 Golden Square, a grade-II listed former textile warehouse in Soho, London.   As lead consultant, Orms was responsible for the exterior architecture / shell and core, and wo... En savoir plus

Utile has served as an architectural consultant for local utility company Eversource at a number of sites around the Greater Boston Area, including Downtown, the Seaport, South Boston, East Boston, and Everett. Station 99, located within the Raymond Flynn Marine Park, is built to accommodate increased demand in the rapidly expanding Seaport District. Utile was tasked with creating an enclosure design that responded both to the functional needs of the client and the aesthetic concerns of the Boston Planning and Development Agency. The main equipment platform is elevated to mitigate potential flooding from storm surge at the harbor-side location, and provide access for service vehicles on the lower level.Architecturally finished precast concr... En savoir plus

Located in the base of the Andes mountains, the project it’s placed at the top of a hill with north orientation looking towards the valley of the Manquehue Hill. The single-family house, consists of a ground level with opened spaces to far views, a first level with a multipurpose room, surrounded by a green roof and a basement level that houses cellars and machine rooms. Placed in the middle of the site, the house divides the lot completely, leaving in the south area, a hard-front access patio and services, and towards to the north area, the terraces, swimming pool and gardens. The structure is raw concrete, and to improve the insulation, was coated by a ventilated façade of a precast concrete panels (The same was used in pavement... En savoir plus

High Park Condominiums was built in 2005 by the Daniels Corporation. The building consists of 20 floors with a total of 169 suites.70 High Park Avenue is a condominium residence consisting of 169 suites built over top an historic heritage church, making it one of the most distinctive residence in the High Park area. As one of the only condominium residences on High Park Avenue, it is also one of the area’s most exclusive residences.Standing at 20 storeys in height this carefully designed building rest on top of a historic church. While maintaining the façade, the main entry and foyer while integrating into the residential condominium.The tower is composed of glass and precast concrete panels which travel up the façade as to provide a mix of... En savoir plus

Panorama is a balanced beacon of sophisticated architecture and performance criteria. ACDF Architecture, a firm recognized for its seamless integration of iconic structures into formidable landscapes, is proud to unveil Panorama, a 30-storey retirement complex on the banks of Rivière des Prairies in Sainte-Dorothée, Quebec. The first of four senior residences being developed in collaboration with Group Sélection, Panorama is a 286-unit retirement complex comprised of three overlapping components, including 206 apartments, 48 condominiums and a 32-room patient care unit integrated into the tower’s two-storey horizontal podium.   While residents enjoy panoramic views of the adjacent river, and Montreal’s landmark Mont-Royal to the distant sou... En savoir plus