A new destination located just north of Shenzhen’s main central business district, this mixed-use development features two landmark towers, a ballroom pavilion, and a large elevated pedestrian park that connects the hills of the city’s two major parks: Lotus Hill Park to the southwest and Beacon Hill Park to the northeast. An enlivened podium provides … Continued
A new gateway to Singapore With an increasing number of passengers moving through Changi International Airport in the mid-2000s, SOM designed a third terminal to significantly expand the airport’s capacity. Terminal 3 is a steel-and-glass structure, with four above-ground levels and a 9-hectare roof that spans above the ticketing, departure, and arrival areas. In plan, … Continued
This elegant roof deck creates a hybrid work and entertainment space atop the Manhattan office building of Grey Group, a leading advertising firm. It features three distinct but interconnected zones that satisfy a variety of needs, from private conversations to large launch parties. The deck’s centerpiece is the “Pavilion,” a 14-foot-high steel pergola with ipé … Continued
The Skyscraper Museum, in Manhattan’s Battery Park City, occupies a small storefront space that aspires to the large scale of its subject — the history and development of the skyscraper. The mirror-polished stainless steel floor and ceiling create the impression of an infinitely vertical space, with reflections of vitrines appearing as soaring volumes within a … Continued
Raffles University Iskandar (RUI) is a design school currently under development in Iskandar, Malaysia. The new 23,000-square-meter campus will house several design disciplines—including fashion, interior, graphic, and multimedia design—under a single roof. The site is part of a larger group of institutions that together form “EduCity,” a collection of complementary academic institutions, R&D centers, dormitories, … Continued
Masters Tower Cebu is a 31-story hotel and office tower that will establish a destination within Cebu Business Park and bolster Cebu’s status as an increasingly international city. It will be the tallest tower in the district, with over 7,000 square meters of Class A office space and the first 5-star hotel in Cebu, Sofitel … Continued
G-Cubed is a gym and rooftop garden amenity space built on top of an existing seven-story parking garage in Los Angeles. As a new addition to the Plaza office complex in Century City, the project takes advantage of previously unused space to provide sweeping city views. G-Cubed introduces 22,000 square feet of landscaped outdoor space, … Continued
Creating a community anchor Pen Factory revitalizes a once-dormant manufacturing facility, providing open and flexible workspaces for contemporary creative companies. In designing the adaptive reuse project, SOM looked both to the building’s first life as a PaperMate pen factory, and to the current and future needs of the community. Inspired by its location in one … Continued
This 42-story apartment building introduced the “framed tube” structural concept, a revolutionary SOM-developed approach that still informs the design of many tall buildings. The tower contains 407 apartments including efficiency, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Its exterior is clad in travertine marble and has anodized aluminum window frames with tinted glass. Closely spaced columns of … Continued
Built in 1929, the Civic Opera House, home to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, had remained essentially unchanged from its original design. However, the rigorous demands of increasingly sophisticated productions had rendered many features obsolete. SOM’s renovation preserved the theater’s original Art Deco grandeur while adding major structural improvements. To accommodate modern programming requirements, SOM … Continued