Mecanoo has been selected by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau SAR Government to design a New Central Library in Macau. The building is located on the site of the former Hotel Estoril designed by the Macau-born Portuguese architect, Alfredo Victor Jorge Álvares. Discover more after the jump. More
Mecanoo teamed up MAYU architects on the design of the new Tainan Public Library. The design is nspired by the local culture and designed for the tropical climate of Tainan. The library is home to the city’s cultural heritage, modern art, music, films and over a million books, including more than 16,000 from the Japanese […] More
Hulme Living on Leaf Street is a fourth generation urban renewal housing development that combines apartments and single-family homes in one building mass. Mecanoo designed a compact building volume with a S-shape that meanders across the plot and gradually decreases in scale, creating two semi-enclosed public green spaces enhancing the community character of the development. […] More
Mecanoo present their latest urban masterplan for a new residential neighbourhood located in the old Food Center terrain in Amsterdam, developed by Volker Wessels Vastgoed and Ballast Nedam Development. The Marktkwartier is a varied residential programme of around 1700 units. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Mecanoo shares their latest proposal design for Konka mixed-use, a 327,000m2 mixed-use complex in Shenzen, China. The complex includes 160,000 m2 offices with innovation/incubation spaces, 57,000 m2 R&D (research and development) offices, commercial and business apartments. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Mecanoo Architekten have been awarded the 1st Prize at the Competition for the design of the Futian Civic Culture Center. Futian is one of the oldest and densest districts of Shenzhen. Recent urban regeneration efforts aim to breathe new life into this urban centre, which lacks urban quality and is crowded with residential and commercial high-rises. […] More
Mecanoo Architekten designed a student housing complex on a prominent location of the Erasmus campus at the intersection of Abram van Rijckevorselweg and Burgemeester Oudlaan in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The prominent corner site came with the challenges of a limited building envelope and noisy traffic. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
Mecanoo Architects have unveiled their new impressive design of a skyscraper in Shenzen that will serve as the Headquarters for the Hengli Group. The building is composed of 2 volumes that contrac and expand to accomodate public areas on different levels of the building. The tower houses offices and cultural facilities, aswell as a shopping mall, […] More
Mecanoo Architekten have designed the Qianhai Data Centre in Shenzhen. The new data centre redesigns the typology into an iconic lighthouse on top of cantilevered gardens. Take a look at the complete story after the jump. More
The massive masterplan of 357 news homes located in the Villa Industria is now completed by Mecanoo. This impressive project is located in Hilversum, the Netherlands. “With its characteristic industrial buildings, the former site of the Regional Energy Supply Company in Hilversum has always had its own identity. Mecanoo created a masterplan for the redevelopment of […] More
Take a look this inspiring design proposal for the China Merchant Bank in Shenzhen, China designed by renowned architecture firm Mecanoo. After winning the Shenzhen North Station Urban Design last year, it’s Mecanoo’s ambition to develop further the high-rise typology. More
A team consisting of Mecanoo, Michael van Gessel, Delva Landscape Architects and Jojko Nawrocki Architekci has won the competition to design the new Garden of the 21st Century with integrated exhibition pavilion in Warsaw. In a ceremony at the Royal Lazienki Museum on Friday 16 November, the Polish Minister of Culture & National Heritage and […] More