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Saxo Bank by 3XN Architects

Yossawat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:14 +0000

Saxo Bank is a young dynamic internet bank with focus on online-trade with currencies, shares and futures on the bank’s self-developed platform, Saxo Trader. Saxo Bank was founded in 1992 in Denmark and counts around 850 staff members of 35 nationalities who serve customers from 115 different countries.

Saxo Bank’s new headquarter in Copenhagen is designed by 3XN. Although the customers primarily encounter the bank in cyberspace, the physical premises of the head office is of great importance to the management of the bank who participate actively and are highly dedicated to the development of the building. The building is of great iconographic significance, and there is a strong conviction that architecture and design affect each staff member’s performance and awareness of the company.

The architectural design is based on Saxo’s cutting-edge profile and branding. The lines of the building design define a sharp balance between reliability and dynamic expressivity in dialogue with the local plan. The building is shaped like two blocks with the end walls pointing towards the canal, joined together by facades that are withdrawn from the end walls. The facades are shaped like double curved glass that wave like a piece of textile.

The interior of the building is open and transparent with a large sense of community. The open plans centre round a softly shaped atrium with a glass roof. In the atrium, the main stair case winds up to the top. However, the main room and largest attraction of the building is the so-called Trading Floor where share prices are monitored intensely and resemble scenes from American movies about stock exchanges. Furthermore, the building encompasses a large number of rooms for technical support, kitchenettes and recreational areas.

spiral staircase the main feature of the building, image courtesy 3XN architects

lobby, image courtesy 3XN architects

spiral staircase, image courtesy 3XN architects

conference room, image courtesy 3XN architects

Source : Designboom.com

Alexander van Berge, Interior Design Photography

Yossawat — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:38 +0000

Alexander van Berge first developed his passion for photography as a teenager growing up in Amsterdam, when he’d spend much of his spare time shooting friends and capturing places and moods using his first camera, a Leica. Fast-forward around thirty years, and his shots of some of the world’s most intriguing homes have appeared in magazines and advertising campaigns across the globe. Says Alexander, ‘architecture on its own is always interesting, but architects do tend to insist on perfection when it comes to photography of their work. With interiors, on the other hand, you get the combination of the shape of the rooms and the tastes and personalities of those who live in them – and that’s what makes my job so enjoyable.’

Above all, Alexander enjoys working with homeowners, art editors and corporate clients to produce an end result that everyone’s happy with: ‘It’s all about achieving a creative balance – about producing photos that look great while at the same time conveying the client’s message,’ he says.

Source : Alexander van Berge

Caroline Paterson Interiors

Yossawat — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:35:51 +0000

Caroline’s style can best be described as eclectic and versatile, with the foundation of her inspiration based predominantly on architecture, about which she cares deeply. She enjoys the contrast of working on contemporary interior design projects as much as traditional and whilst at Colefax, spent many years working on corporate projects.

Source : carolinepatersoninteriors.co.uk

FRANK ROOP Design + Interiors

Yossawat — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:50:22 +0000

Frank Roop Design Interiors, Frank began his firm in 1998. He believes in creating original environments that are ‘couture’. To achieve this it is essential that the ingredients that go into his projects are unique; almost all of the furniture and furnishings he uses are either antique or of his own exclusive design. He travels extensively within the U.S. and overseas to find antique and vintage furnishings specifically for his clients. It is very important to him that his client’s home reflects their personality and how they want to live while being sophisticated in taste.

Source : Frank Roop Design Interiors

Interior Design by Amanda Nisbet Design

Yossawat — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:16:18 +0000

Amanda Nisbet founder of Amanda Nisbet Design, Amanda believes in keeping both her company and number of projects small thus affording her control and commitment to each project. Her understanding of each of the families she works with is the parti for the unique palette of colors, finishes and solutions which define each project.

Source : Amanda Nisbet Design

Upper East Side Residence by Robert Passal

Yossawat — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:25:53 +0000

Prior to the onset of his own enterprise Robert Passal was a lead designer for an elite Manhattan design firm. His inspiration and motivation to launch his own company was the desire to introduce a select group of clients the importance of living with good design in a comforting atmosphere. This is Upper East Side Residence some of his portfolio.

Source : Robert Passal Inc.

Pine Hill Road Residence by Dowling Kimm Studio

Yossawat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:02:57 +0000

This project involved the interior architecture, millwork design, and furniture for a 6000 square foot single family residence located on a site with incredible view of San Francisco Bay, and the East Bay beyond.

The design reflects the Dowling Kimm Studios clients’ interest in contemporary design and exotic materials. End grain mesquite block wood floors, finished with a walnut stain, run throughout. The wood texture contrasts with a path of large format concrete tiles.

The kitchen is composed of horizontal grain zebra wood with walnut accents, and honed granite countertops. The large sliding doors, which separate the kitchen and the study from living room, are finished in customer heat burnished stainless steel panels. The furnishings are modern, but comfortable, with muted natural tones and subtle textures.

Source : Dowling Kimm Studio

Modern New York Townhouse by Diamond Baratta Design

Yossawat — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:36:41 +0000

Source : Diamond Baratta Design

Lafayette Residence by Applegate Tran

Yossawat — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:39:25 +0000

An award-winning design team with over 12 years of experience in residential design, Applegate Tran Interiors have won national and international recognition for our work, including publication in local and national consumer and trade publications.

Our approach to any design challenge is to reflect the personality, budget and lifestyle of our clients. We work closely with our clients and with the professionals involved in the design team contractors, architects, craftsmen and installers to achieve work that answers the physical requirements of a space, as well as feeding the soul.

Source : Applegate Tran

Kid’s Republic by SAKO Architects

Yossawat — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:29:20 +0000

Kid’s Republic 1 in Beijing : Colorful ribbons that “wrap” the space and colorful ribbons that “twist” in space?these two types of colorful ribbons create a place that both creates and cultivates the curiosity of children.
KID’S REPUBLIC in Beijing has an activity room on the first floor and a children’s bookstore on the second floor. The activity room on the first floor is a rainbow-like space created with 12 colorful ribbons of different perimeters. Activities like story-telling and animation shows are periodically held here. The section gaps in the wall and ceiling are used for illumination or displaying items, while those in the floor are also used as a stage and an auditorium. Carpets are laid in the room for children to freely sit and lie down on the floor.

Kid’s Republic 2 in Tianjin

Kid’s Republic 3 in Shenyang

Kid’s Republic 4 in Shanghai : It is a picture bookstore, facing an avenue with a lot of people passing by, in Shanghai. The first floor is a slightly long plane with less depth for the bookstore, and the second floor is used as the activity space and office.

The world of the picture book is with trees and forest as the stage, quite a lot of which are for the key of the story development. This may result from the life sense of the trees and the mystery reflecting against sun and moon change, making the story happen here naturally. As the same in the architecture world, the trees have been processed to be various forms and used in various segments for the architecture since the ancient times. Try to introduce the integration method different from the previous ones for the general combination of “Picture Books and Trees”, so as to be a new space to create the new story.

One big tree is exploded into various elements, which were embedded in the space. Cut and process the trunk, branches, bark, and leaves, thereby keeping the material sense when making them abstraction. Accordingly, these materials forming ceiling, walls, stairs and furniture, and other spatial elements are constructed newly. It is like the process that a fish is cut into various parts, cooked and then combined again to some extent.

On the first floor, the bookcases are arranged fully with a full wall. The bookcases with diversified width, depth, thickness are made by using boards of various trees, some of which protrude or withdraw, forming a solid structure. Wherein, there are the bookcase made of a hollow log, thereby bringing a fresh “expression”. The floor is projected with flourishing leaves, making people truly experience the sense just as sunshine reflecting through the leaves. The ceiling is arranged with logs with branches in equal distance, so people can see the appearance of the annual ring at the tree end through the glass when passing by.

When stepping up to the second floor, the hemispherical activity space covered with rough bark appears. Its internal is a pure white space just like a snow room, with irregular round holes on the top. The ground is with different height, used as the stage and auditorium, paved with colorful carpet, where children can lie on to read freely. Passing through the activity space, it is the office area inward, where the office desks are laid with the log sections in pieces, extending to the wall surface. While there is a sudden change of the style of the toilet, with all surfaces used with the mirror finished stainless steel as the decoration. When entering, people will be extended boundlessly together with the colorful round surface with lighting under the reflection of the mirror finished stainless steel.

At first glance, it seems to be a fantastic space, which can be called to be surreal and imaginary, where the experience is just like in a picture book world. Here children can enjoy the space freely and allow their imagines fully display.

Source : SAKO Architects