The color scheme may look unusual at first sight, but it is timeless and exudes a sense of tranquility and comfort. Therefore, instead of using the traditional black, each color has a saturation of brown which is perfect for the historic environment.
RMW used clapboard siding painted in the City’s signature red and a slate roof that matches the City Hall’s. These ideas allow the 23,000-square-foot building to merge with the historic site of Novato. Underground parking is used to minimize the building’s mass.
In light of the project, RMW aimed to establish a work environment offering interaction and collaboration at every level of this new 65,000-square-foot building.
In this project, RMW worked with project stakeholders to create a design and program that provides support for the staff’s varying work styles. The bright, 24,000-square-foot workplace comes with private offices and common areas.
To create a lightness and dramatic juxtaposition, the firm went with horizontal planes in soft gray metal edging that floats above walls of glass and earth. At the gap between the walls, light spills inward. Drifting roof planes animate ethereal shadows throughout the stone floor.
The landscape and hardscape works were the results of collaboration with GBTwo Landscape Architects. For the interior design plan, Kendle Design worked together with HUB Studio.
From the street, the Bike House appears like a pristine grey-sculpted box. However, when you take a look inside, the interior is rich with color and texture, emphasizing the active life of the occupants.
This office building has been listed on the Danish Association of Architectural Firms as an exemplary architecture part, Architecture Creates Values. The new design success to create a strong company working culture, increasing work efficiency, and also strengthened the branding and identity of the company.
The architect takes a full advantage that the house gets from the beautiful views on the site. By using the reverse floor plan for the kitchen, dining room, living room, and two bedrooms, the perfect view of the private garden can be seen very well.
The use of grey and white color, some beautiful details, warm and rich materials on the leather and wood, become the best things to define the stately building monumental character. This office becomes different from other regular offices that you often see.
Reclaimed timber clad the skylight for the walls of the existing home which were eliminated during the project.
Alana Groom
Bella Duckworth
Ella Summers
Karin Hoover
Linjo Joson
Molly Milson
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