On the pictures, you can see the construction site of the LABELS 2 building by HHF architects taken in January 2009. Especially the preparing of the formwork for the concrete arches can be seen in detail.
On the left-hand side, there is the existing building of the Fashion Center LABELS 1. The new fashion center LABELS 2 is again a concentration of showrooms and event halls of international fashion brands in one building, located on the river Spree in the Osthafen right next to MTV Europe and Universal Music.

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In November 2008, London-based Metropolitan Workshop has won a closed competition for the new Museum of Conflict in Tripoli, Libya.  The museum will house permanent and special exhibitions on Libya’s unique history, telling the story of campaigns and conflicts that have shaped the country from colonial power to independent state.

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‘Following the successful launch of the Zip Bag, Heatherwick Studio was invited by Longchamp to design the company’s first contemporary flagship store. With a retail space situated above street level, the challenge was to find a way to draw people up into the store from the street.

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‘The GSXC Steel Exchange building by ICE is an interface between the manufacturers of construction steel and the buyers. In order to make this relationship more transparent, we decided to put the two functions of the building under one roof. The (obviously) steel roof now houses both offices with exchange and the warehouse for construction steel.
The project serves as an iconic center for a construction steel trading organization. The building contains not only the warehouse, but also offices, international trade, leisure facilities and guest rooms.

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‘… the authentic laws of the energy are not always conformal with the secret laws of the harmony…’, Gustave Eiffel

The 120th Anniversary Eiffel Tower Observation Deck designed by Serero Architectes will expand the usable floor area, of the third floor of the tower, from 280 square meter to 580 square meter. It is a project to restructurate the public spaces of the Eiffel Tower, Paris.

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This project is a student housing in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

‘The building concept was designed in 2003 by Mart de Jong of design office De Vijf in Rotterdam based in the Netherlands. The technical development is done in 2004 by the company Holland Composites Industrials in Lelystad based in The Netherlands.

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This 150 year old farmhouse located in a rural area of Oeken, Netherland, has been renovated and expanded by FARO Architecten. The barn represents modern rural architecture: it’s simple, practical and eloquent.

The barn shows how minimal means can lead to large results. The no-nonsence manner in which this “simple barn” has a large panoramic window shows a pleasant openness to conventional styles. This window invites the landscape in and leads the view outwards.

The barn has one large space with a wood stove, a kitchenette, bathroom with shower, a bedroom and a loft.

Swiss architects HHF in collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have completed a house in Ancram, New York, called Tsai Residence.
The home consists of four equal, box-shaped structures, constructed from wood and clad in corrugated metal.

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