Situated on a private island, the Four Seasons Hotel transforms the skyline of Manama, Bahrain’s capital city. The 48-story structure offers 273 guest rooms and a penthouse-level “Skypod” restaurant, which has unparalleled views of the Arabian Gulf. The hotel also houses a high-tech business center and versatile meeting and events facilities, including a multi-use ballroom … Continued
Founded in 1902, the Brunswick School is one of the most prestigious preparatory academies in New England. With buildings scattered throughout Greenwich, Connecticut, the private institution hired SOM to design a master plan for a new central campus. The 104-acre wooded site would contain facilities for pre-kindergarten through middle school students, along with athletic venues … Continued
Scaling up our workplace SOM’s London office occupies a floor of the SOM-designed Broadgate Tower, the pinnacle of the Broadgate Estate on the easternmost edge of the City of London. Based in the building since 2014, our London studio moved to a new floor in 2024 to accommodate our growing team. The 1,200 square-meter fit-out … Continued
SOM conceived this exhibition center as a “living room” for Zhongshan, a burgeoning industrial city of 1.3 million people. The complex includes comfortable lobbies and meeting spaces, versatile dining areas, administrative support areas, VIP suites, a central high-performance engineering plant, and a grand plaza. The plaza, which can accommodate a variety of events, is one … Continued
An iconic addition to the Mumbai skyline, 78 W. Expressway will define India’s workplace of the future with innovative design, technology, and infrastructure. The 113,000-square-meter vertical campus will offer Class A offices networked with atrium lounges, cafes, and outdoor terraces. The offices will feature open floor plans that follow a consistent planning module for increased … Continued
Designed by SOM for the workplace furniture company Halcon, the Mesa conference table pairs integrated technology with an uncompromising modern design, customizable to suit meeting spaces both large and small. The carefully engineered steel substructure provides IT- and AV-friendly conferencing solutions with integrated cable management through a hidden series of trays. The slim table base … Continued
Completed in 1986, this significant expansion made McCormick Place the largest convention center in the United States, a record it still holds. The project combined advanced engineering and the utilization of air rights to enable development on land once thought unbuildable. It also served as a successful model for subsequent expansions, as well as other … Continued
SOM designed and engineered this striking 30-story headquarters building in Sao Paulo’s upscale Ponte Morumbi district. Designed to accommodate a workforce of 3,000, the building was conceived from the inside out, with the functional requirements of the bank dictating size, shape, and use. The tower contains office space, a trading floor, private banking facilities, and … Continued
In the 1990s, Deerfield Academy began an expansion that included a 37,000-square-foot gymnasium extension with an Olympic-sized pool, 14-foot-deep diving pool, three regulation squash courts, and supporting facilities. The school’s extensive campus was designed by Charles Jeffrey Platt in the early 1930s, with his gymnasium a strong and simple structure combining the form of an … Continued
The General Motors Renaissance Center represents one of the largest corporate relocations in history. In redesigning the mammoth 1970s-era complex to accommodate GM’s major divisions, SOM drew on its integrated architecture, engineering, and urban design capabilities. The resulting plan guides the redevelopment of the 5.5-million-square-foot complex, reconnecting the notoriously isolated megastructure with downtown Detroit. In … Continued