Located in the bustling heart of Hong Kong, adjacent to the World Trade Centre, Tower 535 creates an exciting new destination in Causeway Bay. The tower includes a vibrant mix of retail, entertainment, and dining venues along with commercial and office space. With its slender aspect and offset core, the building is configured as a … Continued
With its 50-year plan for Texas Medical Center (TMC), SOM developed a cohesive growth strategy for one of the world’s largest medical campuses. Encompassing 675 acres, an area nearly equal to downtown Houston, TMC is the city’s largest employer, it houses 54 separate institutions, with a daytime population of up to 70,000 medical professionals, support … 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 United States Consulate General in Guangzhou represents a new era in the design of diplomatic facilities. Representing American values while respecting Guangzhou’s physical and cultural landscape, the project consists of seven structures across the 7.5-acre site. The dominant structure is a four-story building that houses the primary diplomatic facilities of the Consulate General complex. … Continued
Defining luxury with nature Carmichael Residences addresses an increasing demand for high-rise living in Tardeo, a neighborhood known for its historic bungalows and lush gardens. SOM’s design creates a tranquil refuge that elegantly befits its surroundings with a western red cedar facade and plantings visible across its floors. Greenery cascades down the 21-story building’s overhangs, … Continued
A new Olympic model The Milano Cortina Olympic Village leverages a singular opportunity—the 2026 Winter Olympics—to create a sustainable, intergenerational, and green community in the heart of Milan’s dynamic Porta Romana district. The project, a major component of the Porta Romana Railway Yard Master Plan, offers a powerful new model for Olympic facilities to serve … Continued
CITIC Financial Center creates two iconic, structurally expressive towers that incorporate the world’s most advanced engineering approaches to design. The multiphase project is located in the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarter district with unparalleled access to waterfront parks and rapid transit. The design of the Center aspires to form a nexus of public activity by developing … Continued
The five-story Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters building — often called a “skyscraper on its side” — is composed of gently sloping landscaped terraces that step upward. At each level, deeply recessed windows run continuously along each side of the building, uninterrupted by wall surfaces or metal dividers. With lush vegetation spilling over the terrace walls, the … Continued
BBVA Centro Tecnológico is a highly secure data center and office complex that provides critical information technology support for the bank’s operations worldwide. Located on high ground at the edge of Mexico City—an active earthquake region—the 31,025-square-meter complex is designed to the highest levels of safety and redundancy. Certified as a Tier IV facility by … Continued
The Roche Diagnostics Learning and Development Center demonstrates architecture’s role in defining corporate character. Designed for the Swiss-based drug company’s North American headquarters in Indianapolis, the building establishes a global brand standard, asserting a coherent visual identity for the future of the campus. The building’s high level of environmental performance reinforces Roche’s longstanding commitment to … Continued