ZGF Architects transforms historic Portland bank building into Expensify office

December 27, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0
Expensify by ZGF

A swinging chaise and a hidden salon are among features in this tech company headquarters, housed inside a century-old bank in Portland, Oregon. Designed by local practice ZGF Architects, the office was created for Expensify, which develops software for tracking charges and creating expense reports. Founded in 2008, the company has offices in several cities

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Luminaire opens first West Coast location in West Hollywood

December 19, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0
Luminaire Los Angeles Showroom

A two-storey building with glazed walls houses the new Los Angeles showroom for upscale modern furniture retailer Luminaire. The showroom is located on Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood. It marks the fourth location for Luminaire, which was founded in 1974 by Nasir and Nargis Kassamali. The company’s flagship showroom in Miami opened in 1984, and

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MKCA designs Children’s Library for transitional shelter in New York

December 17, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0
Children's Library by MKCA

American studio MKCA has created a small, colourful library for the Concourse House, a shelter for women and kids who are transitioning out of homelessness. Established in 1991, the Concourse House is located in the Bronx – one of New York City’s five boroughs. The shelter provides stable, transitional housing and a range of social services

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Massive coppery Parq complex sits beside Vancouver’s main sports arena

December 12, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Canadian firms ACDF Architecture and Architecture49 have created a shiny hotel and entertainment complex for an irregularly shaped property that borders BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Encompassing 800,000 square feet (74,322 square metres), the Parq complex contains two hotels, eight restaurants, a casino, a large event space, and a fitness centre and spa. The project

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CO Architects creates highly transparent Health Education Building in Kansas

December 11, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

A glazed box revealing floors wrapped in a terracotta screen forms part of this new academic facility, designed by CO Architects for a university in Kansas City. Built on the site of a former parking lot, the Health Education Building is located on a prominent corner in the University of Kansas Medical Center campus –

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