GRANITE ANCHOR This new landmark facility offers a meeting space for diverse interest groups interested in the coastal region, and also seafood production. The permeable, fully glazed ground level is conceived as an extension of the public realm. The center’s upper part accommodates office spaces and is clad in a multi-faceted envelope reminis-cent of the…
Month: August 2017
Good Design by Tradition
Design The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (fdfa) published an article on Swiss design objects that have become design classics over the last years. fdfa admin Iconic Swiss designs like the pocket knife, the Helvetica typeface and the Swatch watch all have one thing in common: their combination of functionality and understated elegance. Swiss…
Tailored Architecture, Custom-fit building shells
Architecture and fashion are often set in relation to one another. The comparison between building coverings and body coverings reveals obvious and surprising parallels. The often invoked commonalities, however, have been overstressed at times. Several fundamental differences exist between the design of buildings and the design of clothing. Michael Hanak Customization is based on…
Wallis Annenberg Center for the performing Arts, USA
LETTERS TO THE SUN SPF:architects have transformed a dormant city block in the heart of Beverly Hills into a vibrant center for the performing arts. Combining the landmarked Beverly Hills Post Office building from the 1930s with a stateof-the-art, 21st-century theater, the builders created a unique ensemble, in which the two structures mutually highlight the…
Perforated or engraved panels
KNOW HOW Perforated or engraved panels can be used for many purposes, for acoustic or aesthetical reasons, to depict works of art, letters, logos, etc. However, the fabrication process is rather labor intensive both for preparation work and also for the actual routing out of shapes and drilling of holes. Decisive is whether the panels…