https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1672-inaba-williams en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16316 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16316-a-pair-of-courtyard-houses-by-inaba-williams-architecture-responds-nimbly-to-strict-energy-codes The energy-drink company Red Bull (RB) tends to engage the public in unconventional ways. As it plunges into adventurous youth culture—extreme sports, high-risk aviation feats, edgy art and music—it’s never just paying to affix its logo to a Formula 1 racecar or a radical skydive. 

]]> red-bull-studios-and-office-inaba-williams.asp Wed, 16 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8303-red-bull-studios-and-office Red Bull Studios and Office In a 1910 New York high-rise, Inaba did a pair of very different projects for the same client, Red Bull. The second commission created two floors of offices joined by a wide central stair'a sleek monolithic form rendered in GFRC. In contrast to the boldly hued first job's spaces downstairs, this is a subtle, predominantly white, daylit interior, animated by occasional sparks of color.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office In a 1910 New York high-rise, Inaba did a pair of very different projects for the same client, Red Bull. The second commission created two floors of offices joined by a wide central stair'a sleek monolithic form rendered in GFRC. In contrast to the boldly hued first job's spaces downstairs, this is a subtle, predominantly white, daylit interior, animated by occasional sparks of color.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office Engaging the nuances of daylight, the architects used transparent and translucent materials'including the dichroic glass that encloses a conference room.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office Engaging the nuances of daylight, the architects used transparent and translucent materials'including the dichroic glass that encloses a conference room.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office In Inaba's earlier temporary project on the upper floors, glazed 'bedroom studios' performed as think tanks for the Red Bull Music Academy in 2013.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office The midnight-blue reception desk, set against white terrazzo floors, bends around to a stair to the lower level.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office A neon-lit yellow buffer zone forms a threshold between ground-floor galleries and a lecture room.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office The flexible ground-floor space, with a bar along one edge, hosts art installations and other events or a living room setup.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office The men's room glows red.   Photo © Greg Irikura Red Bull Studios and Office Image courtesy Inaba Williams Red Bull Studios and Office Image courtesy Inaba Williams Red Bull Studios and Office Image courtesy Inaba Williams