Tag Public Buildings

09-03-2016

V+ e Bouwtechniek: expansion on Montigny-Le-Tilleul town hall

V+ and Bouwtechniek won the competition for expansion of the town hall in Montigny-Le-Tilleul (Belgium). Their project has adapted the old town hall to suit its new functions and used the green area behind the existing 18th century building to create a new wing, a lightweight construction which clearly stands out from the old town hall.

15-12-2015

Jean Nouvel+MDW: Charleroi Police Headquarters and Charleroi Danses

In Charleroi, Belgium, Atelier Jean Nouvel and MDW Architecture have renovated the historic Caserne Defeld cavalry barracks to house the police headquarters and Charleroi Danses centre. A new landmark for the city, designed by Jean Nouvel and MDW, containing the offices of the police force.

02-11-2015

Roland Baldi, infrastructure protecting the environment

Roland Baldi is an architect from the Italian province of South Tyrol who designed the new barracks for the Fleres Fire Department in the City of Brennero.

15-04-2015

Dominique Coulon Regional Court and Industrial Tribunal at Montmorency

Dominique Coulon designed the new Regional Court and Industrial Tribunal of Montmorency in France: a building that fits perfectly into the urban fabric of Montmorency, north of Paris, while providing the town with a new landmark.

09-03-2015

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki design the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Espoo

A series of eco-sustainable solutions make Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects’ Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Espoo an example for future constructions in Finland. In the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects have created a symbol of the relationship between nature and culture in Finland.

16-05-2012

Fügenschuh: New school in Rattenberg

Architect Daniel Fügenschuh won the competition for an expansion for a secondary school in the old town centre of Rattennberg, Austria, building a new wing which is connected to and continuous with the old building but stands out from it in terms of the architectural vocabulary used.

28-03-2012

TAO: new elementary school in Xiaoquan

Nine hundred children can attend the new elementary school in Xiaoquan, completed to plans by architect Hua Li thanks to private financial contributions for rebuilding the school after the 2008 earthquake. Local materials and building techniques are used in a work that fits into its surroundings, avoiding the international “post-seismic” style in favour of a form of architecture demonstrating respect for local history.

29-02-2012

Arolat: Raif Dinçkök Yalova Cultural Center

Raif Dinçkök Yalova cultural centre, near Istanbul, is a reflection on the theme of the façade in homage to Arabian architecture with its decorative gratings. Architect Emre Arolat interprets the façade as a skin which is entirely independent of the interior layout, and uses his material, Corten steel, to build a landmark in the landscape.