https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2296 en-us Daylight is the magic ingredient of a vast new building on the London campus of media giant Sky.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13062 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13062-sky-central-offices-by-plp-architecture-and-al_a-with-arup Top light floods the cafe-lined “street” and atrium. Photo © Hufton+Crow Accent fixtures, such as the wing-shaped pendants, add visual texture to the steel and engineered-wood structure. Photo © Hufton+Crow Overlapping mezzanines in the daylit atrium provide diverse workspaces. Ramps connect surrounding floors, which are arranged as 18 “neighborhoods” of about 200 desks. Photo © Hufton+Crow Amenity and social spaces include a large restaurant and five additional cafés, located so as to encourage movement. The electric lighting is dimmed here: the daylight is strong due to the location at the perimeter of the building. Photo © Hufton+Crow Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A Image courtesy PLP Architecture and AL_A Amsterdam’s Zuidas financial district is distinguished by the work of an impressive roster of architects, such as Toyo Ito, Rafael Viñoly, and Pei Cobb Freed, all of whose designs fit into a traditionally corporate atmosphere.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11804 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:07:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11804-the-edge A paradigm of  21st-century transparency, The Edge was designed to advance workplace standards with an energy-neutral building that not only lowers the cost and environmental impact of power consumption but also enhances the occupant experience. Photo © Ronald Tilleman The building’s atrium faces north to benefit from indirect sun. Photo © Dirk Vewoerd Inside, the soaring volume shares its ample daylight with the surrounding glazed offices and elevator lobbies (which face it with fritted glass balconies). Photo © Ronald Tilleman Within the atrium there is a terrace on the fourth level with a communal table and comfortable seating, a coffee bar cum informal meeting area at grade, and bridges that cut cross the large space. Photo © Horizon Photoworks 9 to 5 employees do not have assigned desks but do have views of the lively atrium. Photo © Horizon Photoworks Within the atrium there is a terrace on the fourth level with a communal table and comfortable seating, a coffee bar cum informal meeting area at grade, and bridges that cut cross the large space. Photo © Raimond Wouda Within the atrium there is a terrace on the fourth level with a communal table and comfortable seating, a coffee bar cum informal meeting area at grade, and bridges that cut cross the large space. Photo © Ronald Tilleman Image courtesy PLP Architecture Image courtesy PLP Architecture Image courtesy PLP Architecture