As the most densely populated county in America, Manhattan has always been a big fan of skyscrapers. Limited by its street grid, however, buildings in New York City are often…
Project description: The site is situated 15 minutes southwest of Tangier, close to the N1, the road that connects the city center with the international airport Ibn Battuta. The goal…
The driverless car is one of the biggest disruptive technologies in society today. Its potential effect on airport design is a complete re-thinking of this typology. Conceived as a means…
Situated behind an existing hillside residence, this writer’s cottage and photographer’s studio project contemplates the contrasts and correspondences in both geologic and biologic metaphors for architecture. The clients envisioned a…
The beginning of the project was based on the gills of the manta ray. How from one surface it’s divide himself to making progressive openings. The complete geometry is triangulated…
While the AEC industry has made progress improving the energy performance of buildings, it has not significantly addressed the issue of embodied energy. Studies show that CO2 emissions embodied in…
Freshkills Park in Staten Island has experienced many identities over the past century. Established in 1948 as Fresh Kills landfill, it was a massive collector of human waste. By 1991,…
People believe that serendipity is about luck. About finding value in chance. But what if it’s not? What if it can be manufactured? We think it can. If the traditional…
Public School 330, built under the auspices of the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) to serve Grades Pre-K through 5th, is a four-story, light-filled building that spans a…
The collaboration between the architects and jeweler AXL started with a precise brief matching the brand universe: feminine, elegant and precious whilst avoiding the trivial codes of luxury. What was…