Eleven Madison Park, the National Music Centre of Canada, and the main house at the Dutchess County Residence.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1565-allied-works-architecture en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17760 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:40:31 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17760-floridas-vero-beach-museum-of-art-reveals-design-for-allied-worksled-campus-transformation Housing its collection in a series of interlocking volumes, the new museum replaces an older facility on the campus of Penn State. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17021 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17021-the-allied-worksdesigned-palmer-museum-of-art-stands-out-with-a-facade-of-locally-sourced-sandstone goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) An inventive circular structure in Ohio is home to a new institution celebrating veterans.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13772 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13772-national-veterans-memorial-and-museum-by-allied-works The NVMM is conceived as a series of intersecting arch-supported rings. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The building is wrapped by an exterior ramp that lead to an amphitheater-like plaza with views of the Columbus skyline. Photo © Aerial Impact Solutions The rings define interior spaces, such as the douple-story great hall (above), for dinners and other functions, and the permanent exhibition area. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The rings define interior spaces, such as the double-story great hall, for dinners and other functions, and the permanent exhibition area (above). Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The NVMM's poured-in-place concrete structure includes an unusually high density of reinforcing steel. Photo courtesy Allied Works A stair that hugs an inner concrete ring takes visitors from the great hall (above) to a mezzanine level. It looks out onto a rooftop plaza through glazing striped to recall the service ribbons that adorn military uniforms. Photo © Brad Feinknopf A stair that hugs an inner concrete ring takes visitors from the great hall to a mezzanine level (above). It looks out onto a rooftop plaza through glazing striped to recall the service ribbons that adorn military uniforms. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The rings were explored in a number of ways, including concept models (above) and as unfurled elevations. Photo courtesy Allied Works The rings were explored in a number of ways, including concept models and as unfurled elevations (above). Image courtesy Allied Works Image courtesy Allied Works Image courtesy Allied Works Image courtesy Allied Works The concrete pours and the locations of construction joins were carefully coordinated and take into account the time required for the structural elements to become self-supporting. Image courtesy Knipper Helbig The engineers diagrammed the multiple layers of rebar and their complex intersections to communicate requirements for appropriate reinforcement length, orientation, and overlap. Image courtesy Knipper Helbig goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) The $75 million project is the only military museum in the U.S. that does not focus on a specific branch of service or a particular conflict.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13727 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13727-the-national-veterans-museum-and-memorial-by-allied-works-set-to-open-in-ohio The National Veterans Memorial Museum sits on the banks of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann A spiraling ramp leads to an amphitheater-like space on the roof with views of the downtown skyline. Photo © Brad Feinknopf The exhibits, which follow the helical route defined by the structure, are dedicated to stories of service. Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The interiors offer glimpses of the surroundings through the building’s arched openings. Photo © Brad Feinknopf Uniqlo's year-old home base in Tokyo borrows from the organizational logic of an urban plan.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13428 Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:55:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13428-fast-retailing-headquarters-by-allied-works-architecture Employees walking along the office’s main “street” can look into the company reading room, where they can find books and magazines collected from around the world for inspiration. Behind it is a café. Photo © Nacasa and Partners The two-level reading room is a cloistered space but provides views to other parts of the workplace. Photo © Kenji Takahashi The reception area has a more corporate feeling and leads to the Hall of History, where photographs introduce visitors and employees to the company’s story before they reach the work areas. Photo © Kenji Takahashi Each work loft has a glass-enclosed atelier and an open lounge that serves as a buffer zone between departments. Photo © Nacasa and Partners The Answer Lab is a digital-information hub. Photo © Nacasa and Partners The street encourages spontaneous discussions. Photo © Kenji Takahashi The Great Hall can hold company-wide events or divide for smaller meetings. Photo © Nacasa and Partners Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture A chef and a restaurateur recruit friend and regular Brad Cloepfil to renovate the former Metropolitan Life North Building restaurant with elegant panache.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13119 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13119-eleven-madison-park-by-allied-works Allied Works designed the furniture, fittings, and tableware, including the bar with its new gold-foil ceiling. Photo © Eric Piasecki Photo © Eric Piasecki Allied Works’ nickel-plated bronze screens enclose terraced dining areas. Photo © Eric Piasecki Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11989 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11989-national-music-centre-of-canada-by-allied-works-architecture Studio-Bell-01.jpg Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The interlocking volumes allow views between and across interior spaces. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The fifth-floor lounge, known as “the Cloud,” is an open space that invites reflection and offers stunning views of the interior. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Music from the 300-seat performance hall on the second floor spills out to other spaces, including the main lobby below it. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The theater’s ceiling features an array of hanging aluminum tubes. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Visitors in exhibition spaces at Studio Bell. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Studio-Bell-07.jpg The building, inside and out, is covered in over 200,000 terra-cotta tiles. A connecting bridge rises 65 feet above the street. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The curving volumes and helical staircases combine for a dynamic spatial experience. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The complex, known as Studio Bell, connects two properties on opposite sides of a street at the threshold of Calgary’s newly emerging East Village neighborhood. It incorporates a squat century-old brick building that once housed the King Edward Hotel, the site of a legendary blues club. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Studio Bell lobby. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann The curving volumes and helical staircases combine for a dynamic spatial experience. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Galleries feature end-grain oak floors and ceilings of black-painted aluminum grilles. Photo courtesy Allied Works Architecture, © Jeremy Bittermann Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture A New York home for a family and their art collection transforms into a work in its own right—and still feels like a comfortable weekend house.

]]> 1404-dutchess-county-residence-main-house-allied-works-architecture.asp Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8814-dutchess-county-residence-main-house-by-allied-works The angular but snaking volumes of the Dutchess County Residence allow indoor and outdoor spaces to overlap —with the bedrooms cantilevering over both the entry and a patio in the rear of the house. Polished stainless-steel screens and a glass skin reflect the surrounding landscape.   Photo Jeremy Bittermann/© Allied Works Architecture The angular but snaking volumes of the Dutchess County Residence allow indoor and outdoor spaces to overlap'with the bedrooms cantilevering over both the entry and a patio in the rear of the house. Polished stainless-steel screens and a glass skin reflect the surrounding landscape.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann The angular but snaking volumes of the Dutchess County Residence allow indoor and outdoor spaces to overlap —with the bedrooms cantilevering over both the entry and a patio in the rear of the house. Polished stainless-steel screens and a glass skin reflect the surrounding landscape.   Photo Jeremy Bittermann/© Allied Works Architecture The clients commissioned a mural by Franz Ackermann for a double-height family room.   Photo Jason Schmidt/© Allied Works Architecture Heavily veined Linac marble gives a second-floor bathroom graphic visual punch.   Photo Jason Schmidt/© Allied Works Architecture In the entry hall, Cornelia Parker’s lightbox, Blue Shift, 2001 (shown unilluminated on this page), is set into a wall, while Rob Pruitt’s People Feeder: 4, 2010, a stack of painted tires topped by a candy dish, stands under a twisting stair with stainless-steel balusters. Orange extension cords dangle down from Untitled (One Wheel Chandelier), 2004, a work by Jason Rhoades, which hangs above the stair.   Photo © Architectural Record Doug Aitken's video projection, Lighthouse, 2007, envelopes the house.   Photo Brian Doyle / courtesy 303 Gallery, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Victoria Miro Gallery, Regen Projects Doug Aitken's video projection, Lighthouse, 2007, envelopes the house.   Photo Brian Doyle / courtesy 303 Gallery, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Victoria Miro Gallery, Regen Projects Doug Aitken's video projection, Lighthouse, 2007, envelopes the house.   Photo Jason Schmidt/© Allied Works Architecture Rachel Harrison's gloppy sculpture adorned with a Chinese take-out menu, Signature Roll, 2010, holds its own in front of a double-height living room window with views to the Catskill Mountains. Rudolf Stingel's painting, Untitled (Plan B), 2008, anchors the opposite wall.   Photo Jason Schmidt/© Allied Works Architecture Mel Bochner's To Count: Intransitive, 2011, forms the glazing around one of the house's light wells.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Untitled (One Wheel Chandelier), 2004, by Jason Rhoades hangs above the stair and in front of Mel Bochner's To Count: Intransitive, 2011.   Photo © Architectural Record Originally created with soap on a shop window during a performance in the 1970s, the permanent version of Mel Bochner's To Count: Intransitive installed in the house, emblazons surrounding walls with sequential numbers when daylight shines through the glass.   Photo © Architectural Record The master bedroom cantilevers over an outdoor patio and has views to the Catskill Mountains.   Photo © Architectural Record A living room/guest bedroom on the second floor opens out on to a terrace.   Photo © Architectural Record Two smaller bedrooms overlook the pool.   Photo © Architectural Record Two smaller bedrooms overlook the pool.   Photo © Architectural Record Foyer   Photo © Architectural Record Library   Photo © Architectural Record Library   Photo © Architectural Record Lips carved in the ceilings of the double-height spaces conceal lighting for the artwork on display.   Photo © Architectural Record Kitchen   Photo © Architectural Record Allied Works designed a series of 17 sheds to conceal the projectors for Doug Aitken's Lighthouse, 2007.   Photo © Architectural Record Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture A muscular concrete structure in Denver provides a calm and fluid environment for appreciating the work of a maverick 20th-century artist.

]]> clyfford-still-museum.asp Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7877-clyfford-still-museum-by-allied-works Clyfford Still Museum Corduroy concrete with jagged ribs catches daylight on the front facade of the building. By changing the rhythm of the concrete formwork, the architect was able to vary the texture of the building envelope and break the elevations into smaller parts.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum The building sits behind a grove of plane trees with Libeskind's addition to the Denver Art Museum to the left.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum Formwork for the poured-concrete ceiling in the lobby runs at a 30-degree angle, the same as for the concrete ceiling screen in the galleries upstairs.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum Concrete walls in galleries serve as the building’s structure. Views from one gallery to another and down to the first floor create a fluid sense of space.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum A concrete ceiling screen filters daylight in a 17-foot-high gallery, where some concrete walls are flat, and others have vertical ribs.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum The main stairwell is one of a series of double-height spaces that bring light and oblique views into the galleries.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum A small moss garden provides a green accent to one of the two second-floor terraces wrapped in cedar slats with metal louvers overhead.   Photo © Jeremy Bittermann Clyfford Still Museum As he does in many of his projects, Cloepfil balanced heavy design elements like structural concrete walls with transparent ones such as the recessed, glazed entrance.   Photo © Raul J. Garcia, Courtesy Clyfford Still Museum Clyfford Still Museum Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Clyfford Still Museum Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Clyfford Still Museum Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Clyfford Still Museum Image courtesy Allied Works Architecture Allied Works explores hierarchies of viewing with a guest house in Dutchess County, New York.

]]> 09dutchess-1.asp Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8769-dutchess-county-guest-house-by-allied-works Photo © Hélène Binet Photo © Dean Kaufman Photo © Jeremy Bitterman Photo © Jeremy Bitterman Photo © Hélène Binet Photo © Hélène Binet Photo © Alejo Bague Photo © Alejo Bague Allied Works's Brad Cloepfil bravely tackles the redo for New York City's Museum of Arts and Design.

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