DREAMLAND CREATIVE PROJECTS | Design + Direct

DREAMLAND | Design + Direct  DREAMLAND is an inventive architecture and design lab and office supported by an aligned and humane working process. Our particular interest is to promote understanding and empathy as the core of pioneering ideas.  We aspire to a future of connected living.Our holistic, design process comes to life at DREAMLAND through our L.A.B. The L.A.B. consists of three interconnected branches: DREAMLAND LEARNING, DREAMLAND ALLIANCE and DREAMLAND BUILDING.

CANAL PLUS HEADQUARTERS

Paris, France

Canal Plus Headquarters is an L-shaped building adjacent to a public park. The office administration building varies from five to eight stories in height. A studio block consists of four studios. Aerial bridges and a main entry link the various programs and provide access to the park.  As Architectural Designer for Richard Meier. Photography by: Scott Frances.

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL RESTORATION

New York, New York

The Landmark theater, built in 1932 to uplift spirits in the depression, called the ‘showplace of the nation’ was restored in 1999. The Auditorium, Stage, Grand Foyer, Mezzanines, Grand Lounge, Back of House Dressing Rooms and iconic restrooms were revived. The restoration included original interior finishes, furniture restorations and new production and technology systems. As Associate for Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (H3).

SC JOHNSON & SON EXHIBITION AND VISITORS CENTER COMPETITION

Racine, Wisconsin

A master plan and structural design which integrates with the existing Johnson Wax Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. New Buildings house a visitors center, café and an exhibition center for the historic Johnson plane commemorating the early Johnson voyage to South America. Light enters the pavilion through woven steel columns. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects.

PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE - NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL RENOVATION

Brooklyn, New York

The Landmark Church was converted into a new middle school by inserting a contemporary freestanding building into the center of the church, like a ‘ship in a bottle’. The Parish Hall was converted into a new dining hall. A new commons circulation link was built to create a cohesive campus, maintaining respect for the architectural integrity of the historic church. As Associate for Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (H3)

KENTUCK KNOB

Dunbar, Pennsylvania

A reception and wedding event pavilion to support the popularity of Kentuck Knob, a home built by Frank Lloyd Wright. Inspired by nearby trees, the undulating, translucent roof creates a canopy which allows light into the pavilion. The design is completely integrated with the exterior through full height door openings. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects

MAKE IT RIGHT

New Orleans, Louisiana

This 'Make it Right' Affordable Prototype House was built in response to the Katrina Hurricane in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Dictated by the Make it Right Foundation, the project program and sustainability requirements were based on the ‘cradle to cradle’ philosophy. The house design with the familiar typology of the Shotgun Style of New Orleans, opens connections to the exterior and community with a porch and terrace. Prefabricated structural furniture units provide bracing, insulation and storage. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL COMPETITION

Jerusalem, Israel 

Invited International Finalist. The National Library of Israel was a competition for the most important civic building to be planned in Israel. As part of a Master Plan for a museum mile and located adjacent to the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), the Library complex included Research and Study, Education and Culture, Public Areas, Library Operations, Underground Stacks and Parking. The design introduces three zones; a Peace Passage, Star Square and Heritage Hall. The store, auditorium, exhibition spaces and café form a street leading to the library. A site perimeter spiritual wall made of Jerusalem stone hangs from a rooftop domed canopy, symbolic of the Jerusalem hills. The structure for the roof is made up of three religious symbols – Judaism, Islam and Christianity-which are bound together, supported by the entire building. It is an open invitation to peace through scholarship. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL

New York, New York

An innovative 72 Room Boutique Hotel design where rooms contain Japanese elements with simple built in millwork and wooden, soaking tubs. The hotel, located in the Meatpacking Chelsea District of New York City, houses a restaurant, bar and spa. Punched openings in an exterior, vertical, translucent screen, provide a modern iconic solution for integrating the facade with neighboring buildings. The screen maintains privacy to rooms on the lower levels and conceals landscaped elements seen via moving shadows behind it. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects.

PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Beverly Hills, California

A house and pool addition to an existing historic, contemporary home. The design is a linked residential campus, created to enjoy outdoor living in a garden. New house program components include a master suite, renovation of the existing house layout, new kitchen, guest room, pool, and outdoor dining. As Director for Shigeru Ban Architects.

POMPEI ARTIFACT STORAGE AND SIGNAGE SYSTEM

Pompei, Italy

The Pompei project focused on an efficient visitor experience with the simultaneous preservation of the archaeological objects. The design created an underground theater, sheltered covering, wayfinding signage, a movable container system and a treasure house, to assist the ongoing excavations. As Architectural Designer for Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Drawings by: Fondazione Renzo Piano.

NEWPORT HARBOR ART MUSEUM

Newport Harbor, California

The Newport Art Museum design, took its design inspiration from the adjacent water. It was conceived as spines of rolling waves with internal gardens, linked together with a circulation route giving visibility to both galleries and back of house operations. As Architectural Designer for Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Drawings by: Fondazione Renzo Piano.

LIDO

London, UK

Lido is a proposal for a re-interpreted Lido facility inside a park adjacent to the River Thames in London. Lido spatial fragments are dispersed and submerged into a pool of water, creating platforms for performance. Water levels are controlled for dry and wet shows. An L-shaped corner wall contains a vertical ampitheater with spectator seating for concert and fashion events.  With Dreamland.

TRAVEL CLUB

London, UK

Travel Club is a travel agency, travel club and café on a winding, narrow street in London. A triangular site is used as a stage set for travel agents who sit on stage who are consulted by café visitors. The structure of the building and stage curtain is used as a display tool for travel brochures. The club, on the opposite side of the street creates synergy of desire and passage between the two activities. With Dreamland.

TERMINAL ONE

JFK Airport, New York

Terminal One, a new 400,000 square foot 11 gate airport terminal, built by Air France, Japan Airlines, Korean Airlines and Lufthansa, was designed as a dramatic structure symbolic of flight. As Architectural Designer for Nicholas Bodouva and Associates.

WOMB +

Womb + is a lightweight, translucent meditation sphere. Located in the landscape, this rolling sanctuary moves singly or in groups in response to gravity, wind and rain, until anchored by the entry of human presence. The concept challenges the idea of sanctuary as stable, and welcomes the truth of unpredictability and change. Womb + may lie alone on the land or nestled in groups, forming a community. Lit by solar power, they glow as lanterns in the night. When seated inside, one's shadow can be observed through the skin, from the exterior. Varying designs incorporate material for the sphere that is diverse, storied and organic. With Dreamland.

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