National Maritime Museum in London, United Kingdom

The National Maritime Museum  designed by C. F. Møller Architects & Purcell Miller Tritton is located in London, United Kingdom. This lengthy project was ignited five years ago with a ‘worthy but perhaps rather unexciting’ brief to extend the existing Museum’s archive and retrieval system, and was spurred on by the appointment of Dr Kevin [...]

Tags: Caird Library, Director, England, GBP, Kevin Fewster, London, Maritime history, National Maritime Museum, NMM, Sammy Ofer, United Kingdom

Town Hall Bronckhorst in Bronckhorst, Netherlands

Designed by atelier PRO, Town Hall Bronckhorst is located in Bronckhorst, Netherlands. Two office wings project slightly outwards and have been placed next to each other on a wedge-shaped site between the Elderinkweg and a brook near the Rondweg that runs past the village of Hengelo. The wings are of different heights, and the highest [...]

Tags: Bronckhorst, energy consumption, Geography of the Netherlands, Hengelo, low-energy-consumption, Netherlands, Provinces of the Netherlands, spire of Hengelo, Town Hall Bronckhorst

The Orion Luxury Residential Tower in Singapore, Singapore

Designed by DP Architects Pte Ltd, The Orion Luxury Residential Tower is located in Singapore. The building derived its slender composition from the narrow rectilinear site. The prime element of the design consists of an undulating solid skin wrapping around the front façade that regulates and exudes a rolling effect across the main road frontage. [...]

Tags: DP Architects Pte Ltd, Frontage, narrow rectilinear site, Real estate, Singapore, The Orion Luxury Residential Tower

Waipolu Gallery and Studio in Hawaii, United States

Located in Hawaii, United States, Waipolu Gallery and Studio was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Orientation on the site and precisely positioned overhangs mitigate the tropical sun. Along the other edge of the steeply sloped site, a bar of concrete, glass and stainless steel defines the linear studio space. Three horizontal trays separate guest quarters, [...]

Tags: Architecture, Construction, Hawaii, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Passive solar building design, sloped site, Stainless steel, sustainable building, United States, Waipolu Gallery

Syon Park Waldorf Astoria Hotel in London, United Kingdom

The Syon Park Waldorf Astoria Hotel designed by Ettwein Bridges Architects is located in London, United Kingdom. The site selected for the hotel is in the corner of the historic Grade 1 Listed Parkland, much of which was laid out by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1750s. The centrepiece of the estate is Syon House [...]

Tags: Architecture of the United Kingdom, Hotel, London, New York City, Syon House, Syon Park Waldorf Astoria Hotel, United Kingdom, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel