Industrial

0-14 Tower

Expolded view

0-14 Tower, a twenty-two-storey tall commercial tower perched on a two-storey podium in the heart of Dubai's Business Bay, designed by the Architects Jesse Reiser and Nanoko Umemoto of RUR Architecture in collaboration with developer Shahab Lutfi comprises 300,000sqft and would be located along the extension of Dubai Creek. The design shifts away from the architectural norm in current Dubai towers by eliminating the now obligatory curtain wall solutions and above ground parking, in favour of a shade-producing, concrete load-bearing shell and an open public space at the tower-base achieved through below ground parking.

Architect: Jesse Reiser and Nanoko Umemoto, Location: Dubai

Helios House

The canopy incoporates stainless steel panels

Located at the bustling Robertson and Olympic boulevards in Los Angeles, Helios House is BP's first gas station to be LEED-certified in the United States. Functioning as BP's first solar-powered gas station, Helios House is full of green design features, from its storm water collection and filtration system to its 100% recycled glass mosaics in the restrooms.

Architect: Office dA, Location: Los Angeles, USA

Jewel Tech Factory

An implied gaze is always cast upon anyone moving through this void creating a non-physical body search

This project is the design for a Jewellery Factory in SEEPS, Mumbai. What intrigued the architects when they approached the project is the amount of security and almost undignified condition of checks an employee has to go through daily. The system required a thorough body check at every step in the building in case if there are hidden diamonds.

Architect: Chris Lee, Kapil Gupta, Kulin Kapadia, Location: Mumbai, India

The headquarter of BMW

The BMW head quarter

The headquarter of the German car manufacturer BMW is in Munich located close to the Olympic Park. Between the already existing BMW buildings and the Olympic Park a new building for BMW has come up. It serves as an entertainment and conference centre for the public and also as a building where new cars are handed out to their new owners. BMW launched an international architectural competition in three phases, which was won by the team Coop Himmelb(l)au / Bollinger+Grohmann.

Architect: Team of Coop Himmelb(l)au / Bollinger + Grohmann, Location:

The Hill County Special Economic Zone

Hill County SEZ office complex view looking from north-east

The Central government of India has set up export processing zones, known as Special Economic Zones (SEZs), in order to boost development and increase exports. Hyderabad is on the forefront of development and a maximum number of SEZs have been established in Andhra Pradesh, most of which are IT-based. The Hill County Special Economic Zone is one such development under the SEZ program on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Location: Hyderabad, India

Vacheron Constantin Factory and Headquarters

The tautly crafted shiny, perforated steel seems to float in the surrounding landscape.

Vacheron Constantin, the oldest active watch-making firm in the world, had its new headquarters building designed to look as sleek and trim as any 21st century timekeeping technology. The building serves as the manufacturing and administrative headquarters. The concept for making this building was conceived from the idea of a thin, flexible envelope.

Architect: Bernard Tschumi Architects, Location: Geneva, Switzerland

WOS 8

Close up

NL Architects are of Dutch origin with an impressive work profile. The collaborative effort of Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk, Kamiel Klaasse and Mark Linnemann, dates back to the early 1990s, when they were all students together at the Technical University in Delft. The designers simply perceive the city as an ecosystem, where natural factors and urban growth are balanced with recycling being the prime focus. This chemistry of modern architecture is visible in WOS 8.

Architect: NL Architect, Location: Utrecht, Rijkstraatweg