Jakarta native Ronald Akili is not just an entrepreneur but an innovator and changemaker. The founder of Potato Head Bali – a restaurant, beach club and entertainment venue – that catapulted the tropical island…
-
Architecture Events Exhibition Furniture design Installation Lifestyle Sustainable design
-
Architecture Culture Lifestyle Public Institution Retail design
OMA-designed Gwanggyo department store in South Korea features glass walkway embedded into stone facade
The recently-opened Galleria Korea’s sixth upscale department store franchise, The Gwanggyo store designed by Chris van Duijn of OMA is located south of Seoul in a relatively young and new urban development. Situated between…
-
Architecture Hotel design Sustainable design Travel
OMA-designed Desa Potato Head in Bali shuns exclusivity to engage local community
Like most beach destinations, Bali‘s hotels and resorts too emphasise luxury experiences that are far-removed from local communities. The latest Desa Potato Head Bali by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) aims to change this…
-
Architecture Education Public Institution
OMA unveils masterplan for new major development in Dubai Academic City
OMA and its Dubai partner Iyad Alsaka have been commissioned to work on a major educational masterplan in Dubai. The project is being undertaken for the Government of Dubai Knowledge Fund, on a site…
-
Architecture Installation Lifestyle
Kube by OMA at K11 Musea Hong Kong aims to create an urban cultural space for city dwellers
Rotterdam-based architecture practice OMA has designed KUBE, an installation sited in front of the main entrance of K11 MUSEA, on Hong Kong’s waterfront. The multi-identity installation has been designed to create an urban landmark,…
-
Architecture Residential design
OMA wins competition for a residential development in Kuwait, its first project in the Gulf country
OMA has bagged a residential tower in Kuwait having won a competition. Led by Iyad Alsaka, Reinier de Graaf, Jad Semaan, and Adrianne Fisher, the Rotterdam-headquartered firm’s proposal for a residential project, The Wafra…