The design complements and respects the integrity of the Museum’s SANAA-designed flagship building and replaces the Museum’s 50,000 square foot adjacent property at 231 Bowery, acquired in 2008.
Measuring 60,000 square feet (5.57 square meters), the extension will include 50,000 square feet (4,645 square meters) of gallery space, improve the circulation of the museum, and offer more areas for the New Museum’s education and cultural program.
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New facilities will be housed in an angular structure encased in laminated glass with metal mesh. The design is intended to be complementary but distinct from SANAA’s building, which comprises irregularly stacked volumes, also wrapped in metal mesh.
OMA has sliced the front of the building to create space for a street-level plaza, while the angled top half will be punctured with triangular terraces that offer views of the surrounds.
A stairwell will occupy the front angled portion, forming a new circulation route that better links the museum with Prince Street and the nearby Soho neighborhood.
Renderings via OMA/Bloomimages.de
Large, irregular shaped windows will offer glimpses of the staircase, which will zig-zag up the building to provide access to three new floors of galleries – which OMA has designed to line up with the exhibition spaces of the existing museum. The new Atrium Stair, inspired by the external fire escapes of the neighborhood, is visible from the outside. “The OMA building will communicate the activities of the Museum outwards while creating a more inviting presence drawing the public inwards,” a press statement notes.
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“We wanted it to be complementary but not competitive,” said Koolhaasin an interview with the New York Times, “to be independently appealing but also make sure the coexistence of these two buildings gives something fresh.”
The OMA addition is set back from the street and gestures away from the SANAA building to create a public plaza between the two buildings at the intersection with Prince Street, which can be used for events or to showcase art outdoors. Additional facilities include an expanded lobby and bookstore, an upper-level forum that links with the museum’s existing Skyroom, a new 80-seat restaurant, as well as back-of-house areas, storage, and office space.
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Child and Youth Center Helene P. designed by Kauffmann Theilig & Partner, Right at the main road that leads to the inner city of Stuttgart, there was the old youth center, a former chemist’s mansion from 1870. It was redeveloped and an extension was added that should appear as much as possible like an artificial landscape. The unique appearance of the new complex creates a characteristic location that all young users should identify with.
Photography: Roland Halbe
There are different usage located in each building part: the open youth work for all young people in the old villa, the mobile youth work for people with migrant background in the tower beside and the daycare for children in the low vegetated part at the street. All parts are arranged that they could be used independently. They are clearly visible to the outside and are linked through the basement where communicative elements such as a multipurpose room and a cafeteria with kitchen are located. There is also a semi-public outdoor area with sports facilities. The panoramic view over Stuttgart is present in nearly all the rooms of the building
Photography: Roland Halbe
In the old building, all windows and doors were replaced and all technical and safety installations were renewed. The wooden flooring and friezes were refurbished if possible. The construction of the new building is mostly concrete with green roofs. The very sloped facades are lined with metal and fibreboard panels.
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Project Info: Architects:Kauffmann Theilig & Partner Location:Stuttgart, Germany Design And Planning: Kauffmann Theilig & Partner, Freie Architekten BDA, Ost-fildern Foundation: Helene-Pfleiderer-Stiftung Owner: Stuttgarter Jugendhaus gGmbH Project Year: 2006 Photographs:Roland Halbe Project Name: Child and Youth Center Helene P.
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Centre for Virtual Engineering designed by UNStudio, Contemporary companies, particularly those in the creative industries, are bringing about substantial change in the ways in which we work today. They are fully embracing changes which promote and stimulate creative work processes through communication, experimentation and new forms of collaboration. There is an understanding that – alongside ever improving connections to external information resources – encouraging communication and knowledge sharing within individual companies increases the potential for more creative and experimental approaches to working. This results in a better understanding of the potential for the optimal organization of human resources and in turn, a workforce that is stimulated to play an essential part in the creation of improved output.
Photography: Christian Richters
This understanding is no longer limited to the creative industries alone, however. As one of the most important internationally operating research institutes in the world, the Fraunhofer Institute requires a building which not only accommodates and reflects the work it carries out but also stimulates its workforce and encourages new working methodologies.
UNStudio’s design response is to apply its research into the potential to expand contemporary understandings of new working environments into a wider arena and thereby affect a design approach that creates working environments which stimulate communication, experimentation, and creativity through a new type of office building. The Centre for Virtual Engineering ZVE becomes a prototype building; one which not only incorporates a fully inclusive approach to sustainability but which also provides an example of the role that architecture can play in the working environments of the future.
Photography: Christian Richters
Located on the research campus of the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart Vaihingen, the Centre for Virtual Engineering ZVE specializes in the investigation of different multidisciplinary workflows. UNStudio worked in collaboration with Asplan from Kaiserslautern on the architectural services for the Centre. UNStudio was responsible for the design development, the required 3D-planning and implementation during all planning processes. Asplan was responsible for the development of construction documents and site supervision.
All parts of the program were implemented in the spatial organization of the building. 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. There are no spatially separated departments along with the band of laboratories. Instead, working areas merge into each other, promoting interdisciplinary work practices.
Photography: Christian Richters
The scenographic visitors routing is also an essential element of the design. Visitors move from the multimedia entrance hall, up the stairs which diagonally cross the atrium. The stairs serve as a guiding line which is emphasized by the addition of a bright color concept. Colour is used both in the facade and interior to distinguish the various programmatic elements, such as offices or laboratories. On the stairs, a gradient is used to further aid in way-finding. In this way, not only a space of communication emerges but also an interface for visitors and employees. Returning to the starting point, the Virtual Reality area forms the highlight of the visitor tour.
Construction and design elements are integrated within a coherent structure with open and closed elements. The geometry of the floor plan, consisting of curved and straight elements, dissolves into the sawtooth geometry of the facade whilst maintaining the effect of a continuously transforming surface.
Gold certification from the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)
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An exceptional level of sustainability was a key consideration from the outset. The building structure partially consists of bubble deck ceilings, providing both an economical alternative to the more commonly used concrete ceilings and reduction in weight, allowing for column-free spaces. Enhanced technical elements are also integrated into the structure: concrete core activation, false floors and the arrangement of the sprinkler tubes within the false floors minimize the number of visible installations whilst maintaining their flexibility. The air supply to the deeper areas also occurs partly through air channels within the false floor. Air extraction occurs within the shafts.
The plot for the Centre for Virtual Engineering ZVE has been used to its maximum in terms of development potential. The rounded shape and optimized building envelope provide a 7% smaller contour than that of a rectangular form of the same area. This also results in a better facade area to volume ratio. The amount of glass facade is only 32%. All spaces along the facade can be ventilated directly by operable window elements. Ceilings without any lintels make it possible for daylight to reflect deep into the spaces, which are additionally supported by daylight lamellas while the sunscreens are down. All installations are located within accessible shafts. Low maintenance, separable, and recyclable materials have been used for the skeleton as well as for the interior and facade construction. The Centre for Virtual Engineering ZVE building has been awarded a Gold certification by the DGNB.
Photography: Christian Richters
Project Info: Architects:UNStudio Location: Nobelstraße 12, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany Design Team: Ben van Berkel Building volume: 27.221 m3 Area: 5.782 m2 Project Year: 2012 Photographs:Christian Richters Manufacturers: Sorba, Schüeco Project Name: Centre for Virtual Engineering
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Designed by Ippolito Fleitz Group GmbH, Schlaich Bergermann und partner is an engineering firm with a global reputation, known above all for its stadiums, bridges and energy concepts. The firm has offices in Berlin, New York, and São Paulo in addition to its main company headquarters in Stuttgart. The Stuttgart team of 110 employees used to be based in two different locations. The relocation of the entire company to a fully redeveloped, seven-story office block dating from the 1970s pursued the goal of reuniting the team under one roof. The building is prominently located at a busy crossroads in the urban district of West Stuttgart. The offices of schlaich bergermann und partner occupy six floors of the building. The move to the new building signals a fundamental transformation in the operative and communicative structures within the company. The idea was to establish a central communication space to become the meeting place for all departments. Work processes that had previously taken place in individual, decentralized offices have been shifted into large open-plan offices to promote collegial exchange. The resultant aesthetic world cites the precision and technical connotations of the engineering profession, while warm materials and a collage of communication zones of different moods create a cozy and welcoming feel.
Photography: Zooey Braun
The first and largest floor houses the communicative heart of the company, consisting of reception, meeting place, bistro and conference space. This is where all the meeting rooms and the administrative and organizational divisions are located. A wide range of seating situations offers different ambiances and the right setting for every kind of discussion. The idea is that communication should not only take place during break times. Instead, this area and its communicative function should become an integral part of the everyday workflow. Visitors ascend to the first floor via a free-floating staircase engineered by the company itself. It leads to the reception area, from which space opens up in a choreographed manner. The first section of the room is flanked by an aluminum wall, inset with black magnetic strips creating presentation surfaces. Behind the reception are the first row of desks for back office and administrative tasks. The reception desk is also the starting point for a strip of carpet laid on the mineral-coated concrete, which indicates the zones of movement. Indentations in the carpet have a signpost function and point to the different functional zones within the space. A 17 meter-long lighting strip suspended from the ceiling is both a beam of light and an additional means of orientation.
Photography: Zooey Braun
In the area beyond the reception stand three white exhibition cubes in free formation. The opposite is the waiting area, which backs onto a free-standing glass shelving unit that displays the accolades the firm has won over the years. At the end of the central corridor are two large conference rooms in which deep-pile carpets, silver curtains, and metallic HPL wall units create a concentrated work ambiance. The legs of the conference table in the large conference room area deliberately ironic play on a space frame – a reference to the firm’s core area of expertise. A spacious communication area forms the centerpiece of this floor. Its generous dimensions signal the importance in which this communal communicative space is held. It is contained beneath a punched metal ceiling that serves an additional acoustic purpose. Individual zones below offer varied settings for differing communicative requirements.
The center of the space is denoted by an ample dining area with two long tables and 24 chairs. These stand on carpet tiles in three alternating shades of grey and brown. A ceiling panel of sound-control plaster is suspended above. An elongated bar table standing at right angles dissects the space between the long tables and a line of tête-à-tête tables along the window front. The latter offers a more intimate conversational setting beneath a dropped light field. The neon green dots on the floor are designed to conjure up associations of a meadow, thus building a conceptional bridge to the terrace, which is delineated by a green wall at one end.
Photography: Zooey Braun
Two angular wingback chairs designate a zone for quieter contemplation or reading between the dining area and the library. Some occasional tables and three elongated lighting funnels underscore the homelike character of this area. Directly adjacent is a space contained within a space: An upholstered semi-circle opens toward the terrace, thus demarcating this area from the rest of the space. The acoustic upholstering promotes concentrated discussion, while a circle of deep-pile carpet, a cluster of lamps and a harmonious color palette of bronzes and reds creates a cozy fireplace atmosphere. The opposite pole is encountered in the square conference area opposite, which is clearly circumscribed by a dropped light field on the ceiling. Practically transparent latticework curtains suggest a semi-private space, while fresh colors, a deep blue table, and a pink carpet, add a dash of inspirational energy to the mix.
The five office floors that house around 25 workstations per floor follow an identical basic structure and composition. Each floor has a rectangular floor plan where two rows of four pillars form the longitudinal axes. The pillars are integrated into cruciform furniture units that provide storage and presentation space thanks to their magnetic surfaces. Their suspended construction signals openness: They allow team members to communicate with adjacent groups of workstations in standing, while a space-in-space situation is created when seated to ensure discretion. The cruciform furniture becomes a distinguishing feature both within and, due to their prominent position behind the glass façade, without. Each floor consists of a varying number of individual offices and separate team work areas, as well as a large open-plan workspace. The glass façades of the individual offices run along two longitudinal axes and are positioned differently on each floor. The result is one of the varied spatial landscapes. Yet the continuous glass façades of the single offices still render them optically accessible and thus part of the overall space.
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To delineate the movement zones from the open-plan work areas, individual work groups are placed behind fat container units or folded glass filters. The latter provides an acoustic damping effect due to superimposed textile panels, which double up as pin boards. Standing-height meeting tables are positioned wherever free areas open up. A metal grid ceiling is a further reflection of the respective spatial zones. It follows the floor plan exactly with its various projections, designating the movement zones and bringing additional dynamics to the spatial axis. A light wall at the end of the axis sets a final focal point. The metallic ceiling surface reflects the light from outside and draws it into space. And thanks to an applied acoustic fleece, the ceiling also improves the acoustics of the space.
The new office building for schlaich bergermann und partner establishes a new communication culture and working environment within the company. The differentiated communication areas cater to the different demands of every type of collegial exchange. Varying layouts on the individual work floors produce diverse office environments. While the glass-fronted individual offices remain part of the overall space, cruciform furniture separates the open-plan
Photography: Zooey Braun
areas into individual sections in which a concentrated work atmosphere can prevail. Project Info: Architects:Ippolito Fleitz Group GmbH Location: Schwabstraße 43, 70197 Stuttgart, Germany Design Team: Peter Ippolito, Gunter Fleitz, Tilla Goldberg, Christian Kirschenmann, Jakub Pakula, Stefanie Maurer, Sherief Sabet, Markus Schmidt, Daniela Schröder Area: 2500.0 sqm Project Year: 2011 Photographs:Zooey Braun Project Name: Headquarters schlaich bergermann und partner
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