https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1596 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16517 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:15:33 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16517-iwamotoscotts-geode-adu-quietly-complements-a-midcentury-modern-californian-residence The 20th anniversary of the awards program honors Thomas Phifer, IwamotoScott, and SCAPE Landscape Architecture, among others, for their excellence in design.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14133 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14133-cooper-hewitt-announces-2019-national-design-awards-winners The Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland by Thomas Phifer and Partners. The firm is a 2019 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award winner for architecture design. Photo © Iwan Baan Goto House in San Francisco, California by IwamotoScott Architecture. The firm is a 2019 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award winner for interior design. Photo © Bruce Damonte “Ecological Citizens” by SCAPE for the U.S. Pavilion exhibition “Dimensions of Citizenship” at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. The firm is a 2019 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award Winner for landscape architecture. Photo © Tom Harris, courtesy of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago In California, a vacation house's odd geometry creates an intriguing relationship between inside and out.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13491 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13491-goto-house-by-iwamotoscott-architecture IwamotoScott Architecture clad the house in heavy-gauge steel panels to avoid buckling from rapid shifts in temperature. Photo © Bruce Damonte   Each deck is surfaced in white oak slats and provides access to the outdoors. Photo © Bruce Damonte The house’s unusual form is accentuated by ample glazing, which creates a dynamic visual connection to the surrounding landscape and interior courtyard garden. Photo © Bruce Damonte Four program spaces and four decks are organized around a small central courtyard in a hexagonal formation. The six-faced structure provides panoramic views of the Napa County hills and a nearby lake. Off the grid, the house’s electricity, water, and other systems are controlled from a separate garage structure, just to the south. Photo © Bruce Damonte Photo © Bruce Damonte Photo © Bruce Damonte Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture How does a startup still feel cozy and cohesive when it has ballooned into an 800-person organization?

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11803 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11803-pinterest-hq Four tiers of wood bleachers provide a casual seating area around the luminous stairwell. Photo © Bruce Damonte The stairwell itself is made from two layers of steel mesh in different grades. Photo © Bruce Damonte The office is housed within a 1911 John Deere tractor factory building. Photo © Bruce Damonte Flip-up tables in the dining hall are designed to be stored away behind the plywood panels, so the room can accommodate all-hands meetings and other large events. Photo © Bruce Damonte In the reception area, deep plywood slats in a diamond grid form a contemporary version of a coffered ceiling. Photo © Bruce Damonte Pinterest takes up the lion’s share of the four-story building. Photo © Bruce Damonte Meeting rooms are arranged in a checkerboard fashion, alternating enclosed spaces with open lounges. Photo © Bruce Damonte Meeting rooms are arranged in a checkerboard fashion, alternating enclosed spaces with open lounges. Photo © Bruce Damonte At the corners, 18-inch- wide glass panels where the rooms touch provide a glimpse into other spaces. Photo © Bruce Damonte The dining hall is designed to accommodate all-hands meetings and other large events. Photo © Bruce Damonte The illuminated stairwell is made from two layers of steel mesh in different grades. Photo © Bruce Damonte The illuminated stairwell is made from two layers of steel mesh in different grades. Photo © Bruce Damonte Meeting rooms are arranged in a checkerboard fashion, alternating enclosed spaces with open lounges. Photo © Bruce Damonte Meeting rooms are arranged in a checkerboard fashion, alternating enclosed spaces with open lounges. Photo © Bruce Damonte Ground floor plan Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Second floor plan Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture In San Francisco, the latest tech office has the cultural prominence a lavish restaurant or fancy boutique would elsewhere. As the battle to entice technical talent continues, designers strive to outdo the competition with their imaginative environments.

]]> bloomberg-tech-hub-iwamoto.asp Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8301-bloomberg-tech-hub Bloomberg Tech Hub An overhead screen of diagonal beams creates a dynamic canopy within the stripped-down historic shell.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub The architects were inspired by the external chevron pattern visible through the windows, adding their own twist to the Art Deco embellishments of the landmark 1925 Pacific Telephone Building.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub The landmark 1925 Pacific Telephone Building.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub The aquarium, a signature element of Bloomberg offices, can be viewed from the upper level through an opening in the floor.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Visitors are greeted by a high-tech video projection over a faceted aquarium inhabited by stingrays.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Among the alternative workspaces is a quiet room with lounge seating.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Glass-walled conference rooms feature steel doorframes, wood doors, and overscale 6-foot handles wrapped in black leather.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub The data tray system overhead is nearly as imposing as the neighboring HVAC ductwork. Booths lined with layers of acoustic felt, overlapped like shiplap siding, have become popular places to work.   Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte Bloomberg Tech Hub Photo © Bruce Damonte The cloud has an image problem. The term — which refers to the distributed networks of servers that store data and power all kinds of Internet services — gets tossed around a lot, but it doesn't evoke much beyond a vague nimbus of Amazon orders and MP3 files.

]]> 1306-heavybit-industries-iwamotoscott-architecture.asp Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7941-heavybit-industries Theodore Brown & Partners, a San Francisco-based firm, renovated the exterior of the former warehouse on San Francisco's Ninth Street. The shell of the building retains much of its original character. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoTheodore Brown & Partners, a San Francisco-based firm, renovated the exterior of the former warehouse on San Francisco's Ninth Street. The shell of the building retains much of its original character.Photo © Bruce Damonte A wood platform serves multiple functions and anchors the lobby's common area. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoA wood platform serves multiple functions and anchors the lobby's common area. Photo © Bruce Damonte The designers fabricated a light fixture out of nonwoven mesh for the conference room. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe designers fabricated a light fixture out of nonwoven mesh for the conference room. Photo © Bruce Damonte For the open-plan offices on the second floor, the architects built a generous window seat from plywood. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoFor the open-plan offices on the second floor, the architects built a generous window seat from plywood.Photo © Bruce Damonte The architects used folded steel plate for the kitchen's island as well as for its light fixture, which they digitally fabricated in hexagons that recall the six-sided nut in Heavybit's logo. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe architects used folded steel plate for the kitchen's island as well as for its light fixture, which they digitally fabricated in hexagons that recall the six-sided nut in Heavybit's logo.Photo © Bruce Damonte Viewed head on, the main stair's narrow steel risers look substantial, but in profile they almost disappear. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoViewed head on, the main stair's narrow steel risers look substantial, but in profile they almost disappear.Photo © Bruce Damonte Polycarbonate sheets segment off conference rooms while still letting light through. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoPolycarbonate sheets segment off conference rooms while still letting light through. Photo © Bruce Damonte On the third floor the designers fashioned a breakout space from industrial rope and electrical conduit. They leavened the room's heavy look by suspending the curtain several inches above the floor. Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoOn the third floor the designers fashioned a breakout space from industrial rope and electrical conduit. They leavened the room's heavy look by suspending the curtain several inches above the floor.Photo © Bruce Damonte Heavybit Industries Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy of IwamotoScott Architecture Heavybit Industries Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Heavybit Industries Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Heavybit Industries Heavybit IndustriesIwamotoScott ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture obscura-digital.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8277-obscura-digital Obscura Digital Obscura DigitalIwamotoScott Architecture San Francisco, CaliforniaImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Obscura Digital Obscura DigitalIwamotoScott Architecture San Francisco, CaliforniaImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Obscura Digital Obscura DigitalIwamotoScott Architecture San Francisco, CaliforniaImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Obscura Digital Obscura DigitalIwamotoScott Architecture San Francisco, CaliforniaImage courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture An amphibious house benefits the ecology of its site.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12431 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12431-jellyfish-house Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture Image courtesy IwamotoScott Architecture