https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1554 en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16543 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16543-a-performance-venue-at-brown-university-gives-the-arts-top-billing http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16486 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:58:37 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16486-flexibility-takes-center-stage-at-rexs-perelman-center Architect Joshua Ramus discusses the recently-completed exterior of the theater in Lower Manhattan that opens in 2023.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15480 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15480-how-the-translucent-stone-fa%C3%A7ade-was-created-on-the-perelman-performing-arts-center Perelman-Facade-REX-5.jpg The Perelman façade by REX, with reflections from One World Trade. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Perelman-Facade-REX-1.jpg Installation of the façade nearly complete, next to One World Trade. Photo © Field Condition Perelman-Facade-REX-2.jpg Detail of the bookmatched “marble+glass” façade. Photo © REX Perelman-Facade-REX-3.jpg Construction detail of The Perelman façade. Photo © REX + Front Perelman-Facade-REX-4.jpg Marble mega-block at the Granoguli quarry in Portugal. Photo © Sciame http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15256 Sat, 31 Jul 2021 13:16:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15256-m-street-by-rex 2050-M-Street-01-B.jpg The longer of the two fully glazed facades of 2050 M Street faces north. The 280 feet of concave glass panels there produce a kaleidoscopic effect. Photo © Iwan Baan A single idea in two simple details reframes the glass box paradigm.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14260 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14260-first-look-at-rexs-2050-m-street-in-washington-dc 2050 M Street (nearing completion) by REX in mid-September, 2019 Photo © Deane Madsen for Architectural Record 2050 M Street (nearing completion) by REX in mid-September, 2019 Photo © Deane Madsen for Architectural Record 2050 M Street (nearing completion) by REX in mid-September, 2019 Photo © Deane Madsen for Architectural Record REX-2050-M-Street-04.jpg Joshua Ramus, founder of REX, inside 2050 M Street in mid-September, 2019 Photo © Deane Madsen for Architectural Record Rendering of 2050 M Street Image © Luxigon A Brutalist building in New York is reinvented as prime office space with a glossy new skin.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13267 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13267-continuing-education-five-manhattan-west-by-rex The reskinned structure represents a dramatic transformation from the original concrete building. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu The reskinned structure represents a dramatic transformation from the original concrete building (shown in 1969). Photo courtesy Davis Brody Bond The new pleated glass facade offers office space with abundant daylight. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Image courtesy REX Image courtesy REX The new pleated glass facade offers office space with abundant daylight. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu The sloping ground-floor entrance leads to a refurbished lobby. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu The sloping ground-floor entrance leads to a refurbished lobby. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu On the second level, REX opened a portion of the facade to create a breezeway. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Sometimes, form follows fortuity. In the 1990s, Rem Koolhaas developed an idea for a private house near Rotterdam; when that project was shelved, he adapted the concept to a much larger building — a concert hall in Porto, Portugal.

]]> vakko-1.asp Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7854-vakko-fashion-and-power-media-center Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center A fourth-floor terrace offers a place to appreciate the angled geometry set within a simple envelope. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center The abandoned concrete frame of a partially built hotel was incorporated into REX's design for the Vakko complex. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Completed in January 2010, the headquarters encompasses 58,000 square feet of space for Vakko in the glass-and-metal boxes (right in photo) and 40,000 square feet of mostly subterranean space for Power Media (left in photo). Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center By incorporating a slumped X in the glass-molding process, REX increased its strength so it could be just 3/16 inch thick and attached to the building's concrete frame with no mullions. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center From inside the building, the slumped glass offers intriguing views and light refractions. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Angled elements and mirrored surfaces create a kaleidoscopic effect in the atrium rising through the center of the building. REX wanted to create a contrast between the building's restrained perimeter and its seemingly chaotic core. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center From offices on the fifth floor, executives get a good sense of the steel structure inserted within the old concrete frame inherited from the abandoned hotel project. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center The architects placed meeting rooms in the center of the 'wild' portions of the building. Photo © Iwan Baan A library offers a relatively calm retreat for reading and research. Vakko Fashion and Power Media CenterREXIstanbul, TurkeyA library offers a relatively calm retreat for reading and research.Photo © Iwan BaanVakko Fashion and Power Media CenterREXIstanbul, TurkeyA library offers a relatively calm retreat for reading and research.Photo © Iwan BaanVakko Fashion and Power Media CenterREXIstanbul, TurkeyA library offers a relatively calm retreat for reading and research.Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center A grand stair takes visitors from the ground floor to the first, introducing them to many of the materials found elsewhere in the building and alerting them to the project's innovative approach to space and enclosure. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center A 200-seat auditorium expresses the unorthodox geometry running through the center of the building. Photo © Iwan Baan Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX Vakko Fashion and Power Media Center Image courtesy REX The mechanistic tower of REX/OMA’s Wyly Theatre enhances the flexibility of the performance along with connection to the world outside.

]]> 1002wyly-1.asp Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11021-dee-and-charles-wyly-theatre-by-rexoma Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Timothy Hursley Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Timothy Hursley Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Iwan Baan Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Iwan Baan Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Iwan Baan Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Iwan Baan Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Timothy Hursley Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Photo © Iwan Baan goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) When architects from REX/OMA conceived Dallas’s Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, they envisioned the ultimate flexible performance space.

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