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X Marks the Spot The Inland Northwest Behavioral Health Hospital represents a community investment into the growing need for behavioral health treatment. Through a holistic approach to design, the facility overcomes the stigma of mental health, and provides a safe, reassuring place where people can heal with dignity. The X-shaped building stands on sloping terrain,…

Country House on the Lake Shore Located in a remote part of Ontario in Canada, this single-family house is built on a site that gently slopes down toward Haliburton Lake. By designing the house as a long, narrow volume facing south, all the principal spaces enjoy copious amounts of natural light and views through the…

A Student Center with a Higher Mission Situated in an elevated position in the heart of campus, the Bellevue Student Success Center (SSC) is a gateway for visitors coming in through the main campus entrance. The center’s layout pictures a student’s “ascent” through his academic career. Entry services are located on the first floor, student…

New Campus Building The design appraisal of the new campus in Armagh considered all of the issues associated with a replacement college within an urban location on a site adjacent to historic buildings. Site restrictions and client requirements were taken into account, whilst concurrently addressing issues of aesthetic, scale, and massing. This project is featured…

Stacked Volumes Perched in the rugged hills above Pasadena in California, LR2 House enjoys sublime views across the verdant city. Three stacked and rotated volumes clad in black Swisspearl panels cascade down the steeply inclined slope. The relationship between the volumes, the topography, and the treatment of the openings in the dark elongated façades lend…

Upgrading for Efficiency The Radio and Television Studios of Slovakia (RTVS) are located near the historic center of Košice. Like many older buildings in the city, the building has recently been renovated. The project’s goal was to renovate the central administration building and improve its energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Thus, one of the main aspects…

Natural, esthetic and award winning The Green Line House in Warmia, Poland designed by Przemek Olczyk from Mobius Architekci Warsaw, won the Grand Prix in the European Property Awards 2019-2020. We are proud that our Swisspearl roof panels are part of this seminal building. The International Property Awards are one of the most important awards…

Wrap-Around Roof Located on a steep site in West Vancouver, Thompson House was designed to capture expansive views of the ocean harbor to the front and mountains to the rear. The dynamic interior spaces are held beneath an extensive roof that wraps around to form the closed side façades and controls sightlines for privacy to…