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HAO / Holm Architecture Office

Danish / American contemporary design studio. Architectural offices in various cities

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HAO / Holm Architecture Office News

Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

16 Jul 2013
Toender City Hall Extension, Toender, Denmark
Design: Holm Architecture Office (HAO) + Sebastian Misiurek

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Toender City Hall Extension
The city of Toender is located in southern Denmark, close to the Danish and German border. Due to an influx of inhabitants the city wants to expand its current City Hall building by creating a new extension that is directly linked to the existing building.

21 Feb 2013
Rainbow Folly, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City
Holm Architecture Office + Sebastian Misiurek

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Rainbow Folly, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City
The original architectural folly of the 19th century created focal points within manicured landscapes. The folly sought to integrate nature and building in a romantic setting, using predetermined views to create points of interest and enable the visitor to see the surroundings in new ways. With the Rainbow Folly we propose a similar interaction between the real and the romantic.

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11 Dec 2012
Tianjin Hotel Building, Northeast China

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Tianjin Hotel Building
HAO / Holm Architecture Office designs a hotel concept for a five-star hotel in Tianjin, China. The Tianjin Hotel project is located close to the center of the city of Tianjin, a city with a population of ten million, situated approximately 120 kilometers south of Beijing in Northern China. The building program incorporates the traditional hotel amenities such as conference rooms, restaurants, and fitness areas with a vibrant gallery for art and changing exhibitions showcasing local and international artists.

HAO / Holm Architecture Office – Key Projects

Featured Building by HAO / Holm Architecture Office, alphabetical:

13 Aug 2012
Samaranch Memorial Museum, Tianjin, north east China

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Samaranch Memorial Museum China
The HAO / Holm Architecture Office + Archiland Beijing design for the Samaranch Memorial Museum in Tianjin, China is under construction. After adjusting the design of the competition scheme, the Samaranch Memorial Museum construction is well under way. The museum is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.

More architectural projects by HAO / Holm Architecture Office online soon

Location: New York City / Copenhagen.

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Architecture Office Practice Information

HAO / Holm Architecture Office studios based in New York City, NY, USA and Copenhagen, Denmark.

About HAO / Holm Architecture Office

HAO / Holm Architecture Office is an international design collective founded in 2010 by Danish architect Jens Holm.

HAO focuses on creating strong working collaborations with clients and designers through an open and inclusive design process. We believe that collaboration on all levels of the design process leads to exciting ideas and strong projects.

HAO is a multidisciplinary office that works collaboratively with an array of professional fields, allowing us to examine new ways of thinking and implementing design. We believe in the mix, both in our work and in the people we collaborate with.

The architecture practice is currently working in the US, China and Europe on projects ranging in scale from art installations to city planning. HAO recently won the competition to design the Samaranch Memorial Museum in Tianjin, the Qingdao Master Plan in Qingdao and the competition to re-design the Coleman Oval Park and Skate Park in Manhattan, New York.

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China Architectural Designs

Chinese Architecture Designs – architectural selection below:

China Architecture Designs – chronological list

Changzhou Culture Center Building
Architect: gmp · von Gerkan, Marg and Partners · Architects

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In the Chinese province of Jiangsu, within the catchment area of Shanghai, lies the city of Changzhou which, with its about 5 million inhabitants, has developed into an important industrial metropolis in the Yangtze Delta region. In the newly created city center of Changzhou, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) have created a cultural center with an art museum, library, hotel, offices, and retail areas.