Los Angeles Architecture Office AECOM commissioned to design a new William H. Hannon Library, a new library at Loyola Marymount University Campus. This project would sustain an expanding book collection and accommodate rapidly evolving technology. This new Library represents a new paradigm in the delivery of information services to 21st century students. The library capitalises on the building’s prominent location and successfully fulfills the University’s goal as a functional gateway linking the academic and residential precincts, and identifiable campus landmark both from the inside and outside. The building is truly …

Sited in the foothills outside Oakland California, The Margarido House become the first custom home in northern California to be awarded a LEED-H Platinum certificate for its high tech, eco-friendly features built into its fundamental design. This house was designed by WA Design with many sustainable and green material and concept, features extensive green building components such as eco-friendly Western Red Cedar siding, a planted green roof garden and deck, on-site rain and ground water reclamation, in-floor hydronic heating, and solar electric and solar thermal systems. on two levels, the …

Located in an enchanting setting on the Akiawenrahk River of Wendake Quebec City, The Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations hotel and museum was design by LEMAYMICHAUD Architecture Design combining contemporary comfort and cultural experience. The design also symbolically evokes a lowered stockade, a place where peace and harmony reign and where protective defences are no longer necessary. The two buildings therefore symbolize the two great cultural families of the East, the Iroquois and Algonquin. The museum presents a living history and artefacts imbued with a tangible memory. The interactive format displays …

This Vitrahaus, a contemporary house design by Herzog and de Meuron for German furniture manufacturing company – Vitrahaus, takes inspiration from the typology of the houses in the locality. The concept is to connect Vitrahaus house theme with 2 levels of 12 structures, 5 houses at the bottom, and there are 7 houses on the other rested. Structure of the house has a 15 meters high. When during the day, the house will display the contents of the room in it, and when it got dark, the interior is lit …

Los Angeles based R204DESIGN and local Swiss architects Plancherel/Schmid were commissioned to design the mixed-use project of Urban Renewal in Lausanne Switzerland, which would come to be known as “Les Colonnades” for its marching columns fronting the adjacent pedestrian passage. The program consists of a high-end restaurant on the ground floor, 2 floors of commercial office space, and residential flats on the top floor.
The building employs a number of environmental design strategies to mitigate heat and energy transfer, including automated louvers and lighting schemes. The roof was designed as a …