https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1066 en-us An inviting 12th-floor common area and a landscaped terrace transform a midcentury office tower.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17491 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:06:33 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17491-studios-architecture-plants-a-high-end-amenity-space-in-midtown-manhattan Atlanta-based developer Jamestown wanted its Pacific Place office building, at 22 Fourth Street in downtown San Francisco, to appeal to young tech workers with a lobby similar to that of a hip hotel.

]]> 1508-pacific-place-lobby-studios-architecture-sand-studios.asp Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7711-pacific-place-lobby Pacific Place Lobby To transform a deep, generic office lobby, the design team created a transparent entrance punctuated by an integrated living wall by Ambius, bridging indoors and out. Photo © Richard Barnes Pacific Place Lobby The planters are lit by cool 4,000 Kelvin LEDs to better highlight the foliage. Across the way, a water feature shimmers via video projection, while the chandelier emits a warm sparkle with candle-like cylinders.Photo © Richard Barnes Pacific Place Lobby The lobby cafe is a place where company employees and savvy locals congregate. The lighting here creates the illusion of a dropped ceiling, providing a greater sense of intimacy. Photo © Richard Barnes Pacific Place Lobby For the reception area beyond, the designers avoided the oppressive quality of typical windowless spaces with recessed and cove lighting augmented by a dramatically lit wall and reception deskPhoto © Richard Barnes Of the many neoclassical buildings that architect John Galen Howard designed for the University of California, Berkeley, in the early twentieth century, California Memorial Stadium was perhaps the most breathtaking and the most imperiled: from its perch at the base of the Berkeley foothills, the concrete structure—part coliseum, part amphitheater dug into the hillside—offered 73,000 Golden Bears fans sweeping views of San Francisco Bay to the west, but on a site straddling the Hayward Fault.

]]> 1310-california-memorial-stadium-and-simpson-center-for-student-athlete-high-performance-hntb-architecture-and-studios-architecture.asp Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7552-california-memorial-stadium-and-simpson-center-for-student45athlete-high-performance The design team tucked the entrance to the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance, a new training facility on the site, between walls of concrete and limestone. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaThe design team tucked the entrance to the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance, a new training facility on the site, between walls of concrete and limestone.Photo © Jim Simmons On game days, some 63,000 fans can pack into the newly revamped California Memorial Stadium. A two-story VIP box hovers over the stands, accommodat­ing press facilities and a donor club. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaOn game days, some 63,000 fans can pack into the newly revamped California Memorial Stadium. A two-story VIP box hovers over the stands, accommodat­ing press facilities and a donor club. Photo © © Michael O'Callahan Despite its size—309,000 square feet—the stadium has a discreet presence along one of the university’s main thoroughfares, Piedmont Avenue. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaDespite its size—309,000 square feet—the stadium has a discreet presence along one of the university’s main thoroughfares, Piedmont Avenue.Photo © Tim Griffith The arena straddles the Hayward Fault, on a site at the base of Berkeley’s foothills. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaThe arena straddles the Hayward Fault, on a site at the base of Berkeley’s foothills.Image courtesy HNTB Architecture and STUDIOS Architecture The sense of openness in both of these spaces is carried into the skylit, below-grade athlete training center. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaThe sense of openness in both of these spaces is carried into the skylit, below-grade athlete training center.Photo © Michael O'Callahan HNTB and STUDIOS created new “donor clubs”—spaces for banquets and other events—including the Field Club on levels 4 and 5, and the University Club on level 8. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaHNTB and STUDIOS created new “donor clubs”—spaces for banquets and other events—including the Field Club on levels 4 and 5, and the University Club on level 8. Photo © Tim Griffith HNTB and STUDIOS created new “donor clubs”—spaces for banquets and other events—including the Field Club on levels 4 and 5, and the University Club on level 8. California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaHNTB and STUDIOS created new “donor clubs”—spaces for banquets and other events—including the Field Club on levels 4 and 5, and the University Club on level 8.Photo © Jim Simmons California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaImage courtesy Proehl Studios California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance California Memorial Stadium and Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High PerformanceHNTB Architecture and STUDIOS ArchitectureBerkeley, CaliforniaImage courtesy HNTB Architecture and STUDIOS Architecture goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) dow_jones.asp Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8253-dow-jones STUDIOS cut through the building's structural slabs to create a set of staggered voids that provide employees with views of several Dow Jones floors simultaneously. The resulting horizontal and vertic Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CitySTUDIOS cut through the building's structural slabs to create a set of staggered voids that provide employees with views of several Dow Jones floors simultaneously. The resulting horizontal and vertical circulation zone contains coffee stations and informal meeting areas. Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture A vibrant blue tempered-glass wall provides a buffer between the open offices and the horizontal and vertical 'connector' near the building core. Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CityA vibrant blue tempered-glass wall provides a buffer between the open offices and the horizontal and vertical 'connector' near the building core.Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture STUDIOS designed diffusers for the fixtures illuminating this area that make the light appear to hover just below the surface of the ceiling. The lighting, along with reflective finishes and a LED med Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CitySTUDIOS designed diffusers for the fixtures illuminating this area that make the light appear to hover just below the surface of the ceiling. The lighting, along with reflective finishes and a LED media wall displaying scrolling graphics, animate the circulation zone and distinguish it from the more subdued work areas beyond.Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture The editors responsible for the minute-by-minute decisions about what the Dow Jones publications will cover sit at clustered C-shaped desks in a double-story part of the office known as 'the hub.' LCD Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CityThe editors responsible for the minute-by-minute decisions about what the Dow Jones publications will cover sit at clustered C-shaped desks in a double-story part of the office known as 'the hub.' LCD screens surround this nerve center and display data and information from News Corp. outlets and other sources.Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture Although most of the floor area is given over to open cubicles, the layout includes rooms where employees can meet without disturbing their colleagues. Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CityAlthough most of the floor area is given over to open cubicles, the layout includes rooms where employees can meet without disturbing their colleagues.Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture STUDIOS created passageways from one side of the office to the other by opening up previously enclosed parts of service core, enlivening them with color, graphics, and folded drywall planes. Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CitySTUDIOS created passageways from one side of the office to the other by opening up previously enclosed parts of service core, enlivening them with color, graphics, and folded drywall planes.Image courtesy STUDIOS Architecture Dow Jones Dow JonesSTUDIOS Architecture New York CityImage courtesy STUDIOS Architecture