The London studio of Perkins+Will, working with Madrid-based architecture studio Rafael de La-Hoz, has won the competition to design the European Commission offices in Brussels. Together with German landscape architects Latz + Partner, and Spanish engineering consultants TYPSA, they will build an office complex that can house 5,250 people in the Belgian capital’s European Quarter. The consortium’s design […]
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Perkins+Will designs “world’s tallest hybrid wood tower” for Vancouver
Laminated wood and concrete will form the hybrid structural system of the high-rise Canada’s Earth Tower that global firm Perkins+Will has unveiled for British Columbia. The project, called Canada’s Earth Tower, is planned for a 1.3-acre (0.5-hectare) property along Eighth Avenue near Vancouver‘s Burrard Slopes neighbourhood. The site is currently occupied by a nondescript, four-storey building […]
Perkins+Will incorporates biophilic design principles into Ribeirão Preto Residence in Brazil
Retractable glass walls, wooden screens and a verdant green roof are among the features that global firm Perkins+Will has included in this family dwelling to offer a strong connection to nature. Designed by Perkins+Will‘s studio in São Paulo, the residence is located in Ribeirão Preto, a city in southeast Brazil. The dwelling is meant to serve […]