Innovation Centers

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IBC Innovation Factory, Kolding, Denmark, 2009 designed by SHL Architects

The IBC Innovation Factory is the result of a refurbishment project of the paint manufacturer GORI’s factory from 1978, which set new standards for factories at the time. In the spirit of the original factory, schmidt hammer lassen architects, in collaboration with International Business College (IBC) Kolding, has created the settings for a ground-breaking and creative learning environment, aiming to become the world’s best. The ambition is to be a training camp for future innovators. -- ArchDaily

Cambridge Innovation Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Neighboring the MIT campus and steps away from the Red Line in the heart of Kendall Square, CIC is the largest flexible office facility for growing technology and life sciences companies in the Greater Boston area. CIC offers start-up and emerging companies award-winning facilities and state-of-the-art business and technical services in a package which is designed to meet the needs of small and growing businesses. CIC is cost efficient and scales with the company's growth. Currently, over 450 companies are located at CIC. -- official web site

The Idea Factory -- Boston Globe Magazine

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Harvard Business School, Harvard Innovation Lab/Batten Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2011 designed by Shepley Bulfinch

The Harvard Innovation Lab is a new model for collaboration and entrepreneurship that crosses all disciplines and a magnet with a campus-wide draw. Its design creates a catalyst for a robust culture of exploration and a program rich with team-based activities. The transformation of a former television studio into the Innovation Lab was completed on a highly expedited schedule, with just seven months from a dynamic workshop-based design process to the end of construction, opening at the start of the 2011-12 academic year. -- architect's web site

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RDM Innovation Dock, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2011 designed by Groosman Partners I Architecten

The hall is situated on the terrain of RDM (Rotterdam Dry-dock Company), a former shipyard recently rebuilt into a campus for education and innovation. The Innovation Dock is in use by schools and small-scale and innovative companies operating in the mar-kets “building, moving & powering”. -- ArchDaily

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San Diego Gas & Electric Energy Innovation Center, San Diego, California, USA, 2011 designed by Architects Hanna Gabriel Wells

The Energy Innovation Center is a working showcase that demonstrates smart energy initiatives and green building practices, all housed in one unique setting. This 27,000 square foot LEED Platinum center offers visitors a venue for learning and exploring the latest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart grid and alternative fuel technologies. -- ArchDaily

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Chayi Industrial Innovation Center, Chiayi City, Taiwan, 2011 designed by Bio-architecture formosana

The site is located in sub-tropical climate zone characterized by its hot and humid weather. According to this, the strategy of this project emphasizes the utilization of the natural resources in this climate condition. The adopted methods include solar energy, rainwater reuse, and an outdoor temperature cooling mechanism via the setting of the micro-climate. -- ArchDaily

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Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2012 designed by Woods Bagot

The design of the building reflects its purpose of operation – sustainability, inclusion and innovation.  It includes sustainable materials, energy efficiency through correct building orientation and integration of siting and building fabric with engineering services. 

The building’s distinctive façade is part of the sustainability imperative of the design, acting as a screen for the sun. The large eve acts as a canopy, while the blades serve as a screen, positioned for thermal quality in response to the angle of the sun. -- ArchDaily

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NOVA ISKRA Design Incubator, Belgrade, Serbia, 2012 designed by Studio Petokraka

The first design incubator in the region of SEE is now open. NOVA ISKRA, co-working space dedicated to the professionalization of designers in Serbia and the region, as well as to establishing connections between the sectors of creative industries and manufacturing, opened its doors in Belgrade this December. The multi-functional workspace is being established with the idea to support young creatives form the fields of design, architecture, interior design, visual communications and other related fields. -- ArchDaily

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Boston Innovation Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2013 designed by Hacin + Associates Inc.

....a $5.5 million innovation center in the Seaport District, part of a broader effort to transform the area into a hotbed of entrepreneurship. The facility will provide space for promising companies and executives to meet and exchange ideas, and to host business and social events. It will be operated by the Cambridge Innovation Center, an organization that supports start-up companies in Kendall Square. -- Boston Globe

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SCL – Seoul Creative Lab, Nokbeon-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 2013 designed by Hyunjoon Yoo Architects

The design of SCL is mainly focused on the creation of the “space of inspiration”. In order to create such space, the existing low ceiling was replaced by the high ceiling which was finished with the sound-absorbing sponges that would control the temperature of the exposed roof according to the season. By doing so, the inside space is completely soundproofed which fulfills the audible environment of SCL due to various ongoing debates. -- ArchDaily

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HUB, Nokbeon-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 2013 designed by Hyunjoon Yoo Architects

HUB of Seoul is a place for the people who want to start their own business. City of Seoul supplies the space, human network, education and some financial consulting for them. Many young adults gather to this place for their future vision. The facility is free thanks to the municipal financial support. -- ArchDaily

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Bezos Center for Innovation, 860 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2013 designed by Olson Kundig Architects

....the Bezos Center for Innovation is a groundbreaking exhibition dedicated to the theme of innovation, featuring multimedia, interactive and hands- on experiences as well as artifacts, images and oral histories that explore Seattle’s creative history and ignite the innovator within. -- ArchDaily

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Kashiwa-no-ha Open Innovation Lab, 178 Wakashiba, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, 2014 designed by Naruse Inokuma Architects

It is a place like a platform where companies and individuals work together beyond a traditional framework and fuse ideas, skills and know-how to produce innovative products and services, which is facilitated and realized by the system with investors’ supports. -- ArchDaily

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CIM – Mouraria Creative Hub, Rua dos Lagares 24, 1100-300 Lisboa, Portugal, 2014 designed by DNSJ.arq

The CIM (Mouraria Creative Hub) is a hub for creative activities hosted in an ancient building complex situated in Mouraria, a historical quarter of Lisbon. -- ArchDaily

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KreativLABs, Gewerbegebiet Nördlicher Ortsrand I, Boschstraße 7, 63843 Niedernberg, Germany, 2014 designed by schöne räume architektur innenarchitektur

It is without saying that bright and spacious rooms, application of specific materials, in short, a modern working environment promotes creativity. How floors can be transformed into rooms of creativity, demonstrates the re-construction of a former logistics centre in Niedernberg. -- ArchDaily

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Gartner Innovation Center, Moshe Sneh St 13, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, 2015 designed by Studio BA

The new Gartner innovation center in Tel Aviv is a great example for an office design, aimed for a young startup company that has been purchased by traditional big corporate. -- ArchDaily