The new Quora Education Center in Little Canada, Minn., celebrated its grand opening in August 2018 as the latest educational facility in Minnesota’s Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District designed specifically to address the sensory needs of students receiving special education services.
Responsive designs refer to both kinetic and dynamic façades and include non-stagnant building construction. These facades respond to their environment either via technology or manual stimulation. The responsiveness usually facilitates some kind of climatic benefit in which a daylighting or other energy efficiency function is enabled. Although the responsiveness of a façade can be purely aesthetic as well, adding a dimensional characteristic not often seen in architecture.
In a collaborative effort between Dark Arkitekter and Zinc Interior Architects, the former site of the Oslo airport was transformed into a cluster of office and residential spaces known as Fornebuporten.
The Aberdeen, Scotland headquarters for Norwegian energy company Statoil utilizes the profound luster of Alucobond’s NaturAL Copper finish. The oil and gas production company operates in 37 countries around the world and their recently completed headquarters houses their development and production activities in the UK and Ireland.
photo by Vincent Fillon
| Project Name: | Pont de Sevres Towers (Citylights) |
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| Project Location: | Paris, France |
| Alucobond Materials: | Alucobond® naturAL Line |
| Architect: | Dominique Perrault |
| Fabricator: | Tim Composites |
| Facade Engineer: | Goyer |
| Photography: | Andre Morin, Vincent Fillon, Dominique Perrault |
A cluster of buildings stand at varying heights shining lights from all angles like a grand illumination in the Boulogne-Billancourt city of France. The Pont de Sèvres Towers aptly renamed, “Citylights,” are part of a complete refurbishment project in the western suburb of Paris, France. The original structure by French design duo, Pierre Roux-Dorlut and Daniel Badani, was built in 1975. But, as the decades passed and the area modernized, Dominique Perrault was commissioned to renovate the isolated buildings into an interconnected and modern design.
| Project Name: | Sephora Robson Street |
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| Project Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alucobond Materials: | Alucobond® PE naturAL Brushed |
| Architect: | Francl Architecture |
| Fabricator: | Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd. |
| General Contractor: | Marcon Construction Ltd., of Langley, British Columbia |
| Photography: | Daniel Lunghi Photography |
Beauty authority Sephora is internationally recognized for its unique retail concept, which combines an extensive array of top-of-the-line beauty and cosmetic products, sales consultant expertise and distinctive store design. While all stores utilize Sephora’s bold black-and-white color scheme, each store features unique design elements with many incorporating Sephora’s iconic “S”-shaped flame logo in store décor and signage.
