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UNStudio - Latest Buildings + News Architecture News - latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically: Aedes Gallery Architecture Exhibition, Berlin, Germany May 17 - Jul 4, 2013 Aedes Gallery UNStudio Exhibition For many years UNStudio has been investigating the potential of the temporary installation as an experimental testing ground for manifold architectural concerns and it is these investigations that form the basis of the exhibition ‘Motion Matters’. The exhibition presents ten of UNStudio’s milestone projects, in addition to conveying their perspective on 25 years of architectural production, their current approach to architectural practice and the wider discourse that determines design challenges today. Centre for Virtual Engineering, Stuttgart, Germany Design: UNStudio photo : Christian Richters Centre for Virtual Engineering in Stuttgart - 11 Apr 2013 The diagrammatic approach employed combines the laboratory and research functions with the public exhibition areas and a scenographic routing of the visitors into an open and communicative building concept. The different working areas are distributed with regard to the needs of the employees. An exceptional level of sustainability was a key consideration from the outset and upon completion the building was awarded a Gold certification by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). Following an intense phase of programme analysis all the various parts of the programme were implemented into the spatial organisation of the building. UNStudio at Tortona Design Week 2013, Milan, Italy UNSTUDIO WILL PRESENT THEIR INTERIOR AND PRODUCT DESIGNS AT TORTONA DESIGN WEEK 2013 IN MILAN 9TH - 14TH APRIL 2013, EMPORIO BUILDING IN OPIFICIO COURTYARD, VIA TORTONA 31, MILAN At TDW 2013 UNStudio will be presenting a selection of their product and interior works in the Emporio building in Zona Tortona. In addition – and in collaboration with UNStudio’s Knowledge Platforms - a programme of ‘Platform Dialogues’ by specialists from within the UNStudio network will be organised throughout the week. picture : Iwan Baan UNStudio’s approach to interior and product design is based on the combination of a deep understanding and working knowledge of materials and innovative technology with distinctive spatial design strategies. In UNStudio’s presentation at the TDW 2013, their designs will be exhibited in an inviting and interactive setting of shifting perspectives. At the same time and in the same space innovative furniture brand PROOFF will present their range of products and launch PROOFFlab. Both presentations illustrate the collaborative nature of both practices and their shared interest in encouraging dialogue, innovation and creative exchange. UNStudio and PROOFF will each exhibit their work in distinct yet reciprocal installations in the Emporio building. In addition, a series of presentations and workshops will be organised by both the UNStudio Knowledge Platforms and PROOFlab throughout the week (full programme to follow in April). UNStudio - Emporio building Designing furniture in the classical tradition of the Architect/Designer means that UNStudio’s designs are related to architecture functionally and thematically. Thus, the same enquiring and experimental attitude with which UNStudio approaches architecture is also employed in the designing of products. Product design at UNStudio is often not bound to an architectural project, although designs can be expressions of parallel ideas and concepts. UNStudio will be showing a selection of furniture designs including, among others, the Circle Sofa, the Red Dot award winning Seating Stones and MYchair (Walter Knoll), along with the Tea & Coffee Towers and the Switch Tray (Alessi). The pieces will be displayed in a spatial installation featuring large scale photographs of UNStudio interiors. By moving through the pavilion, shifting perspectives appear, demonstrating the visual and spatial effects of new, more dynamic, materializations. A new product designed by Ben van Berkel / UNStudio for furniture brand OFFECCT will also be launched at Il Salone del Mobile 2013. Haus am Weinberg, Stuttgart, Germany image © Iwan Baan Haus am Weinberg - 26 Oct 2012 The Haus am Weinberg is located in a setting that is at one time rural, yet suburban. The location of the villa affords pastoral views of the stepped terraces of an ancient hillside vineyard on one side and cityscape vistas on the other. The inner circulation, organisation of the views and the programme distribution of the house are determined by a single gesture, ‘the twist’. UNStudio in Motion image : UNStudio UNStudio - Practice information ‘UNStudio in Motion’, a bilingual (Chinese and English) project book detailing 51 projects from the last ten years of UNStudio’s practice has recently been published in collaboration with Tianjin Ifengspace Media Co. Ltd. Theatre Spijkenisse, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Design: UNStudio image : UNStudio Theatre Spijkenisse - 26 Oct 2012 The design for the Theatre Spijkenisse focuses on the placement and orientation of the building in the urban location, whilst simultaneously providing architectural solutions for programming needs and public access. Traffic flows play an important role in the organisation of the building. V on Shenton, Singapore Design: Ben van Berkel / UNStudio image : UNStudio V on Shenton - 14 Aug 2012 Ben van Berkel / UNStudio have designed the new UIC building, ‘V on Shenton’, in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District. The former UIC Building dominated the city skyline as Singapore’s tallest building for many years since its completion in 1973 and was part of an important collection of towers located along Shenton Way in the heart of Singapore's Central Business District. Recent Designs by UNStudio Arnhem Central Platforms, The Netherlands 2012 photo : Tim Snoek Arnhem Central - 15 May 2012 Arnhem Central converts several regional routes and high speed trains to Germany. As passenger numbers will continue to grow, the railway infrastructure is being substantially revitalised. On the train station level a new 4th platform has been added and all the platform roofs have been replaced. The design concept for the new platform roofs provides a sense of light and space. Hanjie Wanda Square, Wuhan, China 2011-13 image : UNStudio Hanjie Wanda Square is under construction - a new luxury shopping plaza located in the Wuhan Central Culture Centre, one of the most important areas of Wuhan City. UNStudio’s approach combines both contemporary and traditional design elements in one concept. Raffles City Hangzhou, China 2008-14 UNStudio / Ben van Berkel image : UNStudio Raffles City Hangzhou Under construction -The mixed-use Raffles City development is located near the Qiangtan River in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. Scitech Redevelopment, Beijing, China 2011 image : UNStudio Scitech Redevelopment Beijing - 15 May 2012 The Scitech mixed-use redevelopment is located on a crossing point of traditional and modern developments in Beijing. The massing strategy for the plot focuses on creating optimal links between the mixed-use programming of the redevelopment, whilst interweaving a dense low rise development with a high rise component. Hangzhou New District, Hangzhou, China 2011 image : UNStudio Hangzhou New District Master Plan - Hangzhou has long been known for its lake district and green tea plantations. UNStudio’s approach to the masterplan for the New District therefore embraces Hangzhou’s longstanding identity whilst connecting the Old City Centre with the new Central Business District. World Horticultural Expo Pavilion, Qingdao, China 2011 image : UNStudio World Horticultural Expo Pavilion Qingdao The design for the World Horticultural Expo 2014 Theme Pavilion consists of the Main Expo Hall, a Performance Hall, Conference Centre and a Media Centre. UNStudio's winning competition entry for the Qingdao Expo 2014 Theme Pavilion focuses on the relationship between Science and Nature. Whilst maintaining their individual identities, the buildings become gently absorbed in the landscape. IN PRODUCTION MYCHAIR LOUNGE & SITTABLE Ben van Berkel / UNStudio's product designs MYchair Lounge (Walter Knoll) and SitTable (PROOFF) are in production. MYchair Lounge Ben van Berkel / UNStudio design picture : Roel van Tour / Pim Top MYchair, lounge MYchair Lounge continues and extends the formal qualities and spatial effects of the earlier MYchair, with the facet shapes of the chaise longue inspired seat echoed in the curves of the supporting frame. SitTable Ben van Berkel / UNStudio design picture : Roel van Tour / Pim Top SitTable The hybrid form of the SitTable combines two pieces of multi-functional furniture, offering a variety of space-creating authority to the user. It may become a quiet reading table found in a library, or a work and relaxation place located in an airport lounge. It could simply be used in a waiting room, in a front office or in a school. It may also act as a meeting space for exhibitions or in shops. Union Station, Los Angeles, CA, USA image: UNStudio Union Station Los Angeles Master Plan - 27 Apr 2012 UNStudio and EE&K a Perkins Eastman company, and Jacobs Engineering have submitted a proposal for a scope of work to develop a Master Plan of Los Angeles' Union Station. Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, along with Jonathan Cohn of EE&K, presented their 'Vision Board' - a conceptual rendering in the year 2050, showing Los Angeles Union Station as a multi-modal transit hub with a mix of uses, new development and outdoor spaces. 257 City Road, London, UK image by dbox branding & creative 257 City Road Tower - 12 Mar 2012 Orion City Road Trustee Ltd, the vehicle set up by Orion Capital Managers for the redevelopment of 257 City Road, has secured a Resolution to Grant Planning Permission from Islington Council for a 30-storey residential tower designed by international architecture practice UNStudio. Scotts Tower, Singapore picture © UNStudio Scotts Tower Singapore - 23 Nov 2011 Design by UNStudio for The Scotts Tower in Singapore will be the first development to be unveiled today under the Far East Organisation’s new SOHO brand. The Scotts Tower high end residential building is situated on a prime location in the city, close to the Orchard Road luxury shopping district and with views encompassing both nearby parkland and the panoramic cityscape. Kutaisi Airport, Georgia Ben van Berkel / UNStudio picture © UNStudio Kutaisi Airport UNStudio's design for the new Transfer Terminal and Air Traffic Control Tower for Kutaisi Airport was officially presented yesterday by the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who personally demolished one of the walls of the old airport yesterday announced, "We will build an international airport here, which will take aircraft from Munich, Rome, Baku and other cities as of next year." UNStudio has designed the new Kutaisi Airport which will serve domestic and international flights for use by international diplomats, national politicians and for tourism. NAMOC - National Art Museum of China UNStudio picture : Mir NAMOC Beijing - 8 Nov 2011 This design for the NAMOC presents an emblem of Chinese culture and a national museum of global significance for the 21st Century. The architectural concept is based on uniting dualities; past and future, day and night, inside and outside, calm and dynamic, large and small, individual and collective. Columbia Business School, New York, USA image : rendertaxi Columbia Business School - 8 Nov 2011 The building is designed to use the creative enterprise of the school to facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction between the professional world, the campus, and the community at large. The flexibility of spaces (in both the short- and long-term) drives the design approach. Key Older Projects by UNStudio Projects up to 2011, selection below EEA + Tax offices, Groningen, Netherlands photo : Ronald Tilleman IBG and Tax Offices   Galleria Centercity, Cheonan, Korea photo : Kim Yong-kwan Galleria Centercity Cheonan   Waalse Krook, Gent, Belgium image © Mir_www.mir.no Waalse Krook Gent   Youturn Pavilion São Paulo, Brazil photograph : UNStudio Youturn Pavilion São Paulo   UNStudio Tower, Amsterdam, Netherlands photo © Christian Richters UNStudio Tower Greenwich Village Loft, USA picture : Iwan Baan Greenwich Village Loft design, Manhattan UNStudio Building News - 2009   Dalian Football Stadium, China image : UNStudio Dalian Football Stadium   New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion, NY, USA image from AS New Amsterdam Plein : Ben van Berkel   Millennium Park Pavilion, Chicago, USA Zaha Hadid Architects + UNStudio image © www.moka-studio.com Millennium Park Pavilion Design Dance Palace St Petersburg, Russia image : UNStudio Dance Palace St Petersburg UNStudio Building News in 2008   Hugo-Haring Prize : Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Germany photo : Christian Richters Mercedes-Benz Museum   MOMEMA : Museum of Middle East Modern Art, Dubai, UAE image from UNStudio MOMEMA   ViILA NM, New York, USA 2006; destroyed by fire Feb 2008 photograph : Christian Richters UNStudio : American house Galleria Hall West, Seoul, South Korea 2003-04 image from UNStudio Galleria Hall West More buildings by UNStudio online soon

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UNStudio Architects - Background
UNStudio architects set up in 1999
Founding partners: Ben van Berkel + Caroline Bos
Architects studio location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

UNStudio : Amsterdam Architects

Ben van Berkel originally practised with Santiago Calatrava.
His first architects office was called Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau: so-called due to partner Caroline Bos

Ben van Berkel - Architectural Education:
AA London
Taught by architect Zaha Hadid

Ben van Berkel former tutor : architect Zaha Hadid

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