After an eight-month renovation, the Biesbosch Museum reopened to the public. The museum has been completely transformed and extended with a new wing that opens to its beautiful surroundings and houses a restaurant and temporary exhibition space for contemporary art. The permanent…
The regeneration of the East Wing of the 'people’s palace' has breathed new life into a much-loved cultural icon, integrating a new technical infrastructure while retaining the unique character of its historic spaces.…
The SmartFlower is a fully integrated, all-in-one solar system that automatically rises and moves with the sun each day using dual-axis tracking technology. As a result, SmartFlower produces up to 40% more output than static solar arrays, making SmartFlower equivalent…
In 2013, the Fuzhou Government hosted an international invited competition for the Strait Culture and Art Centre with the goal of strengthening the cultural image of the city and the Mawei New Town development area. PES-Architects’ winning proposal aims to offer an…
The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee will bring together 500 employees currently working in disparate offices throughout the city. The headquarter is designed around three key values / objectives: movement, flexibility and sustainability. Receiving three of the most rigorous sustainable…
The National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts symbolizes the transformation of Kaohsiung, once a major international harbour, into a modern, diverse city with a rich cultural climate. Mecanoo designed the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, located on a former military terrain,…
After an eight-month renovation, the Biesbosch Museum reopened to the public. The museum has been completely transformed and extended with a new wing that opens to its beautiful surroundings and houses a restaurant and temporary exhibition space for contemporary art. The permanent…
Huangshan, located near the ancient villages of Hongcun and Xidi in China’s Anhui province, is home to one of the country’s most beautiful mountains. Known for its rich verdant scenery and distinct granite peaks, the beloved landscape has long inspired artists, offering…
BBVA’s new headquarters, designed for 6000 employees, is located on the northern periphery of Madrid. The site faces the highway and is surrounded by newly built offices, commercial buildings, and residential developments – an anonymous urban landscape.
When the bank acquired the site,…
As the signature building of a new 60-acre suburban live-work-play development, the Museum at Prairiefire was designed as a civic hub featuring world-class traveling exhibits from the American Museum of Natural History. By engaging the local population in broader cultural and scientific…
Great Amber is the name of the city’s new Concert Hall. With 1024 seats, it is the largest concert Hall in the Baltics. The decision to build it was made back in 1896. Great Amber is a monolithic, cone-shaped slightly contorted structure…
