Thirty-five years after establishing in Central Florida, designed by Perkins and Will, Darden Restaurants has moved to a new $152 million headquarters. The three-storey , 469,000 sq ft building, situated on 54-acre campus, will house all of the Darden Restaurant brands, (Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Capital Grille and others) will designed under one roof for the first time. The design creates an open environment to foster greater collaboration and idea sharing between the brands. Read more »
Designed by , Great North Museum for Newcastle’s premier natural history museum is located in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The GNM in Newcastle represents a newly opened and successful £26m (part HLF funded) museum, bringing together the North East’s premier collections of archaeology, natural history and geology. The project sits within Farrells Cultural Quarter Masterplan occupying a prominent site on the Great North Road. Farrells brief was to address its setting in relation to the city, limited exhibition space, reinterpret a varied collection and unsuitable environmental conditions. Read more »
The Studio Theatre and Sixth Form Centre was designed by is located in Brentford, United Kingdom. Brentford School for Girls (BSfG) is a state school with approximately 900 girls, 50 different ethnic groups many of whom are first generation from abroad and has 50 languages spoken. The experience of a first generation pupil to schooling in the UK is not to be underestimated. This is clearly a school transforming lives and one that is itself transforming. The school recently managed to have its first students go to Oxbridge and for the first time, in 2009, had a waiting list for places. Not surprisingly perhaps for this change to happen it has developed two curricular Specialisms both related to communication and engagement: one in Arts & Media and the other in ICT. The Head’s brief was clear: requiring a building that would inspire students to want to learn and allow them to engage with the content provided by the teaching. From a content point of view, the building was to support its curricular Specialisms outlined above. A studio theatre and sixth form centre with ICT room were to be provided. Read more »
The Chimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre was sustainably designed by is a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) indoor aquatic centre that located in central Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Chimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre was to provide a universally accessible, highly sustainable aquatic facility for a diverse, family-oriented community. The innovative solution is a 3,550 m2 aquatic facility that provides a light-filled natatorium complete with a 25m lap pool, warm water leisure pool, playful water features, hot pool, steam and sauna. With an emphasis upon health and wellness, the facility also includes a state-of-the-art weight training and cardio fitness facility. Read more »
The house design in Singapore was designed by stands attempts to blend in with surroundings with green facade, as a monolithic green building. From the exterior of the green house, the residential bungalow is sheathed with a patina-aged copper sheets clad cube with window openings and timber infill carved into the green façade. The home interior, the spaces are varied with the interplay of double volumes, curved ceiling and sculptured gardens. Read more »
It’s time to refresh those threadbare Star Wars-themed linens purchased sometime circa the release of the original movie. Old-school collectors and young fans alike will want to decorate their bedrooms with this comforter and sheet set, which bear a fresh design in honor of the May 2005 release of the third and final chapter in [...]
