Awesomeness is a global media company with its headquarters at Pen Factory, a former manufacturing facility in Santa Monica, California. SOM transformed the building into a multi-tenant creative office, and also designed the interiors. Awesomeness occupies the entire east building of the Pen Factory site, comprising 78,000 square feet on two levels, and accommodating more … Continued
The National Museum of the United States Army walks visitors through every generation of the Army, focusing not on battles or wars, but on the individual soldier – a centuries-long narrative of honor, sacrifice, and valor. Its site traverses 84 acres of the Fort Belvoir Military Installation, a bucolic site located just 20 miles outside … Continued
As the most significant development in Sydney’s central business district in more than a decade, Central Place Sydney will be the centerpiece of Tech Central. A design collaboration between SOM and Fender Katsalidis, the project will transform the western edge of Central Station with new commercial buildings and public realm improvements to enhance this southern … Continued
Bridging Paris and Charenton for a connected district Located on the eastern edge of Paris, the Charenton-Bercy district is one of the key sites that make up the Grand Paris development plan for the wider metropolis. In 2018, SOM led the initial master plan competition to transform Charenton-Bercy into a highly connected urban district. The … Continued
Elizabeth Academic High School, located in the city center of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is surrounded by historic buildings, a residential neighborhood, and a park. At this complex site, SOM sought to design a school with its own sense of community that would respond to and enhance its urban environment. Traditional materials such as brick and … Continued
Designed for the future of biomedical research Since its initial creation in the early 2000s, Biopolis has become the heart of a thriving biomedical industry in Singapore. Over several phases of development, the research hub has expanded into a vibrant campus, located at the convergence of commercial and residential neighborhoods in Buona Vista. Elementum, a … Continued
Introducing a 24/7 neighborhood Austin, Texas, has endeavored to revitalize the North Austin neighborhood into a mixed-use district that boosts the city’s vitality. Situated within this emerging commercial and entertainment district and adjacent to a new CapMetro light rail station, Verde Square is an entirely new mixed-use development directly adjacent to Q2 Stadium—the city’s largest … Continued
To increase the organization’s outreach in Marin, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank (SFMFB) relocated its North Bay facility to San Rafael in 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic began. As the crisis unfolded, SFMFB nearly doubled the number of households served, going from 48 million to 75 million pounds of food distributed annually. The new … Continued
New life for a city landmark Originally completed in 1914, the Cook County Hospital building is a designated Chicago Landmark and once stood as the symbolic heart of the Illinois Medical District healthcare community. Vacant for nearly two decades, the building had fallen into a severe state of disrepair and was threatened with demolition. Instead, … Continued
When it opened in 1990, London’s Exchange House became an instant classic, one that exemplified a core belief at SOM that virtually all of the world’s cities can generate new urban space. Here, the space was found by utilizing air rights and applying sophisticated engineering techniques to the architectural design. Exchange House is a building-bridge … Continued