Aging in the Lorraine region, and more precisely in the Meuse, in Vaucouleurs, nursing homes are not hospitals, and the time when these homes were over-sanitized and impersonal seems to be over. We were eager to suit the preferences of the occupants, who have a taste for noble materials, light, proportions and, to put it simply, architecture.
The Alembic factory is located in the middle of the city and along the main railway line of the city of Baroda. In its 112th year of existence, the first-ever Alembic industrial building in Vadodara has seen multiple surgical interventions. Similar to many old factory buildings, the building got altered over time due to change in the original purpose of the facility. Starting from manufacturing penicillin to alcohol. The space within is meant to serve the Alembic Museum, art studios, display and exhibition space with ancillary spaces for a library, AV room, and a café.
BLOOM coordinated the refurbishment of 5 acres of garment factories from the 60s to be converted into a new social hub which would house cultural event spaces, cafés and offices for the city of Phnom Penh. The project being based on a 5-year lease, the investment had to be cost efficient and the construction duration only 3 months.
When adaptive reuse leads to great design and architectural concepts
In Porto, northern Portugal, an alternative accommodation experience took over an 1883 building previously homed the mythical shirt factory – “Confiança” – also where the first film was shot in Portugal by Aurelio da Paz dos Reis, in 1896, which depicts the workers leaving the factory on Rua de Santa Catarina.
The project concerns the restoration of Bondanello Chiavicone. The new function will be museum of reclamation consortium and laboratories. The first phrase consisted in the restauration of the old building and the second phase concerned the construction of a new volume.
This addition opens up to an established back garden in the leafy suburb of Ivanhoe. Seven metre wide doors slide away and broad timber steps descend into the garden. A massive but finely detailed facade screen modulates northern sunlight in the main living area. The algorithmic pattern of the facade screen was inspired by foliage and textile patterns.
On this occasion of having to work with the expansion of the school spaces of a secondary school educational institution, we think it is fundamental to rethink and to deepen the meaning of the school in the times that we find ourself living in.
We understand that formulating new proposals for these types of spaces has a direct impact on the future understanding of public spaces, meeting spaces and the city.
R11 is a roof extension to a four-story building in the Munich inner city near the central station. The foundations of the existing 1980s building had limited carrying capacity and did not allow for a simple extension of this size. Instead, it was first necessary to demolish the reinforced concrete structure on the fourth floor before extending upwards with more lightweight construction. The new structure of massive timber, clad in steel encloses two new floors and a mezzanine gallery. In total, three separate living units have been created.
Joseph Dejardin completes the renovation of a 12000sqm former factory building at Chenfeng Group’s Kunshan campus near Shanghai, South China. The design transforms garment production workshops & administrative offices into contemporary fashion studios and flexible office space. As one of China’s largest textile & garment manufacturing companies, the conversion project is part of the studios’s ambitious redevelopment masterplan to transform the factory site into a creative hub for nurturing fashion design in China.
MBB renovated Rodeph Sholom School’s playdecks, including 1,500 sf of play area on a lower rooftop for the elementary school students; and the construction of a new 2,300 sf play area on an upper roof for the middle school students. These outdoor, on-site play spaces are a critical component of active design strategies, by supplementing interior physical education spaces and supporting student wellness.
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