Sana Al-Nour was commissioned by the Abu Dhabi state airport authority (ADAC) as an integrated artwork to direct light and air between the departures and arrivals levels of the new Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport, currently scheduled to be opened in 2019. It is…
The Glass Lens is a public artwork that acts as a subtle flickering screen between the main entrance lobby and street of Park House, which is a mixed-use building in the west end of Oxford Street. The sculpture defines the entrance without obstructing the view…
The Sky Reflector Net – an integrated artwork for the Fulton Center, is an artist, architect and engineer collaboration between JCDA, Grimshaw Architects and Arup, commissioned by MTA Downtown Transit Center. The Sky Reflector Net builds upon Grimshaw Architects’ fundamental intent for the central atrium…
World Trade Center 7 was the third building to collapse in 2001 and the first to be rebuilt. JCDA collaborated with SOM on the design of the building’s façade, the external podium lightwall and the building’s lobby, integrating the lower concrete podium with the new…
The Transition Screens are used at the two boundaries between the landsideand airside areas in Terminal 5 at Heathrow International Airport. On either side of the landside boundary passage and waiting area these screens mask concealed security staff who can monitor passengers without being seen…
JCDA led the design for the renovation and expansion of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem deploying light to articulate the visitors’ passage through the campus. The scheme is new construction totalling 95,000 sq ft. It includes the reorganization of visitor circulation and new entrance pavilions. These…
The Ice Falls transforms the new Hearst HQ public entrance lobby into an extraordinary threshold by a custom-designed installation of raked cast prisms. The original building’s six-storey façade is retained adding a one-storey high clerestory and glass roof, from which the Foster + Partner’s Hearst…
The Gucci building is a refined prismatic tower wrapped in unique rolled glass that interacts with the sun through refraction and reflection. The façade design for the new seven-storey Gucci flagship store in Tokyo’s vibrant Ginza district is clad in an elegant and shimmering envelope…
A close collaboration with architect, contractor and client has produced a successfully integrated and subtle work, which uses the fins on the façade to maximise the effect of the light conditions on the inside and outside of the building. The artwork is integrated within the…
The Light Portal is a fully-integrated public artwork within a huge infrastructure project using available daylight and light captured from car headlights to connect the pedestrian routes around the site. The new tunnel entrance for the main highway up the Eastern Seaboard creates a void…
A series of curved glass screens were proposed for this public space to mitigate the effects of wind between three buildings at this prominent retail and office development in Victoria, London. The interstitial pedestrian space between the buildings has a long-standing problem with high wind…
JCDA developed a competition-winning design entry for the redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office proposing a series of strategic, lightweight roofing structures to create a visually powerful urban presence for the building. The ambition was to re-vitalise the Post Office into a significant…