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The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument

13-12-2023

The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument

Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has completed an important project transforming an old monument in the Albanian capital. A facility opened in 1988 as a museum about the dictator Enver Hoxha has now been given new life as a vibrant cultural centre and educational facility in the heart of Tirana, demonstrating the great potential of historic constructions in Brutalist style.

MVRDV’s Matrix ONE in Amsterdam, a circular construction

16-08-2023

MVRDV’s Matrix ONE in Amsterdam, a circular construction

Matrix ONE, an innovative building designed by Dutch architectural practice MVRDV to contain laboratories and offices in the Amsterdam Science Park, is a structure that can be completely taken apart to reuse the elements in similar high-quality constructions: a building combining the principle of circularity with a strong focus on users’ well-being.

MVRDV Gaîté Montparnasse urban regeneration in Paris

14-11-2022

MVRDV Gaîté Montparnasse urban regeneration in Paris

In the French capital, the architectural studio MVRDV is working on an urban block, reusing significant parts of a previous building, constructed in the 1970s, to create a new mixed-use complex. The new project creates a more welcoming building by streamlining the existing uses and expanding the offer with new social housing and a kindergarten.

MVRDV transforms a shopping centre in Lyon

26-10-2022

MVRDV transforms a shopping centre in Lyon

What to do with an old shopping centre from the ’70s such as La Part-Dieu, right in the centre of Lyon, France? - Call Dutch studio MVRRDV and ask them to transform it in a way that not only sustainably reuses a lot of the materials from the existing building, but reorganises and expands its internal programmes, making an urban dinosaur into an attractive location for the citizenry and revitalising its surroundings.

Floriade Expo 2022 prequel to Hortus, a sustainable urban district

11-10-2022

Floriade Expo 2022 prequel to Hortus, a sustainable urban district

Last weekend the Floriade Expo 2022, the international horticulture exhibition held in the Netherlands every 10 years, closed in Almere. For six months, the 60-hectare Floriade park, on the Weerwater lake, presented the latest horticultural developments from around the world and now the park will be transformed into Hortus, a new sustainable residential area.

MVRDV Radio Hotel and Tower: a colourful new landmark for Upper Manhattan

06-10-2022

MVRDV Radio Hotel and Tower: a colourful new landmark for Upper Manhattan

The Radio Hotel and Tower, the first project by the architectural firm MVRDV in the United States, was recently opened. The colourful building creates a new landmark for the Upper Manhattan skyline and offers the Washington Heights neighbourhood, where it was built, new hotel and office facilities.

One Green Mile by MVRDV with StudioPOD in Mumbai, India

28-07-2022

One Green Mile by MVRDV with StudioPOD in Mumbai, India

The Dutch architecture firm MVRDV, in collaboration with the urban planners from StudioPOD, has transformed a first section of what is one of the classic non-urban places, in this specific case Mumbai’s Senapati Bapat Marg flyover. Thanks to the architectural intervention carried out, One Green Mile has created a public space for the entire local community, adding much needed services and greenery.

MVRDV interior for post pandemic offices of Shopify Berlin

21-07-2022

MVRDV interior for post pandemic offices of Shopify Berlin

The interior design project completed for Shopify's Berlin offices allows the architectural firm MVRDV to address and rethink the design of an office after the pandemic, and in the light of the widespread and obligatory home office experience.

The finalists of the World Architecture Festival 2022

19-07-2022

The finalists of the World Architecture Festival 2022

The World Architecture Festival 2022 has unveiled the list of finalist projects that will be presented from 30 November to 2 December in Lisbon, Portugal. Following the festival’s well-established formula, the finalist architecture firms will present their projects live to the jury and the audience of colleagues attending the event.

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