Living Room by Octave
2018 / SHANGHAI, CHINA
The Living Room by Octave is the adaptive re-use of an historic structure into a 21,500 sq. ft. learning center in downtown Shanghai. The center is a hub for services including children’s programs, family therapy, art therapy, yoga, body works, a health-oriented restaurant with food and beverage programs, and a small-scale urban farm.
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The Jewish Museum Permanent Collection
New York, NY, US
In order to help the Museum rethink the display of its historic collection of objects as well as contemporary pieces and video, we created new strategies with the curators for presenting the permanent collection according to themes.
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Bhutan Elder Sangha Sanctuary
Bhutan
This Buddhist sanctuary and residential compound in rural Bhutan allows senior monks to age-in-place within a vibrant, intergenerational community. The project is the first in Bhutan to incorporate ADA-design standards in a multi-unit residence.
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Jianfu Palace Museum
The Forbidden City, Beijing
The project resurrects and reconfigures three long-gone buildings destroyed by fire in the Forbidden City. Before beginning the design process, we proposed new uses for the site and developed its program: a multipurpose reception center and flexible exhibition space set within a larger museum compound. The spaces, circulation, lighting, and furnishings are designed to accommodate these uses.
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Public School Libraries
Public School Libraries, New York, NY
The Robin Hood Foundation asked us to design a prototypical library for New York City’s public grammar schools. Our prototype eventually was installed in five schools. Collaborating with teachers, education specialists, and the young students, we sought to improve the function and potential of libraries as places for interaction and discovery while enhancing teachers’ abilities to implement curricula.
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Suntec City
Singapore
Six million square foot development of office, retail, entertainment, convention, exhibition, and civic space. Recognizing a dire need for public spaces in Singapore, Tsao & McKown initiated a dialogue between the government authorities and the client that resulted in the largest development of public spaces by private developers in Singapore’s history.
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FUJI CRYPT
Mount Fuji, Japan
Situated at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Japan, this mausoleum was designed to enhance the quiet contemplation of familial continuity and mortality, and respect for family members who have already passed.
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