Design Museum, Banham headquarters, and Msheireb.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2305-allies-and-morrison en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16506 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:06:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16506-allies-and-morrisons-keybridge-apartment-towers-stay-in-tune-with-their-london-context A project of OMA, Allies and Morrison, and John Pawson, the museum saw more than 780,000 visitors in its first year.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13137 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:51:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13137-design-museum-in-london-celebrates-first-anniversary At the new London headquarters of a security company, architects juggled the demands of a constrained site, a tight schedule, and a complex program.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12470 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12470-banham-headquarters-by-allies-and-morrison Comfortably situated within its context, Banham’s new headquarters offers excellent views of the nearby river. Photo © Ståle Eriksen An airy reception area and showroom display the company’s products. Photo © Ståle Eriksen An open-plan office on the fourth floor of the Railway Wing provides a pleasant workspace. Photo © Ståle Eriksen The canteen opens to a balcony and has a long table for informal staff interaction. Photo © Ståle Eriksen The brick building has plenty of additional outdoor space and fits in with the neighborhood. Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Photo © Ståle Eriksen Image courtesy Allies and Morrison Image courtesy Allies and Morrison The institution reopens at its new location in an adapted 1960s landmark, refreshed and reimagined by a trio of notable firms.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12104 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12104-the-new-design-museum-in-london The museum occupies a renovated modernist landmark, now flanked by three OMA-designed residential blocks (Holland Green) set in a landscape by West 8. Photo © Paul Raftery Visitors enter the site through double-height arcades in the base of one of the apartment buildings on Kensington High Street. Photo © Paul Raftery References to the building’s history are made through the selective reuse of original materials, including marble flooring that now lines a wall on the mezzanine within the atrium. Photo © Paul Raftery References to the building’s history are made through the selective reuse of original materials, including a stained-glass window that was relocated to the museum shop. Photo © Paul Raftery Replacement glazing admits daylight and views to spaces such as the second-floor restaurant (above), but maintains the outward appearance of the original opaque, blue-glass facades during the daytime Photo © Paul Raftery At night, the fritted glass allows electric light to seep from the building. Photo © Paul Raftery Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Luke Hayes Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Gareth Gardner Photo © Luke Hayes Photo © Luke Hayes Photo © Luke Hayes Photo © Luke Hayes Photo © Gravity Road Ground-floor plan Courtesy Design Museum Mezzanine Floor Plan Courtesy Design Museum Second-floor Plan Courtesy Design Museum Third-floor Plan Courtesy Design Museum Lower-basement Floor Plan Courtesy Design Museum Upper-basement Floor Plan Courtesy Design Museum Section A-A Courtesy Design Museum Section B-B Courtesy Design Museum Site plan Courtesy Design Museum goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) Msheireb Properties is revitalizing Doha with an eponymous new downtown that has an ambitious sustainable agenda.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11822 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11822-dark-sky-design-msheireb-by-arup-and-allies-and-morrison