The triangular inclined cable-net and adjacent fin walls form the focal point of a proposed Museum of Thai Culture, located above the Icon Siam, a large mixed-use development – allowing unobstructed views along the banks of the Chao Phraya River in central Bangkok. The central…
’Folded Light’ is a 40-metre high integrated artwork across ten storeys, specifically designed for a slender void space in the new office development, where it serves as a strong visual connection between the lower ground floor and roof. The artwork exploits the almost vertical angle…
A sense of depth, reflectivity and light within the façade design is produced by the interaction of daylight, artifical light and a sense of materiality. C | L proposed using linear prismatic grooves within the glass of the façade. Daylight, and artificial light refract between…
The Salvation Army Chapel could be seen as a beacon but paradoxically it must also function as a calm space for reflection within the administration of this busy international organisation. The headquarters of the Salvation Army is on one of the most significant public routes…
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 Light – Water – Screens façade is an artwork evocative of light on rippling water, that primarily addresses a public courtyard, enhancing the experience of daylight within, while simultaneously providing solar shading to the office space and acting as visual privacy screening. Reflections on…
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 Dichroic Light Field responds to the planar nature of the setting and appears to trap ambient light on the surface while creating an illusion of depth. It is the winning competition entry for the blank exterior wall of a health club on Columbus Avenue…
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…
The design of the Lichthof Façade in the German Foreign Office in Berlin creates a physical and symbolic threshold. Transparent but at the same time a boundary, the ambiguity inherent in using glass as a metaphor for openness is made explicit. Conceived by the architects…
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…
To match the scale of the enclosed volumes within and restore a sense of the urban street grid, JCDA conceived the largest cable-net wall ever built: its width matching the width of 59th Street. JCDA, working with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, developed a complete scheme…