Bellerivestrasse 36 Zrich Office Building / C.F. MllerSave this picture! Mark HaddenArchitects: C.F. MllerAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:27000 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Mark Hadden, Peter Sikker RasmussenMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The transformation of Bellerivestrasse 36 into a contemporary, climate-friendly office building by C.F. Mller Architects is an excellent example of the firm's commitment to improving the lives of users and the planet. Located in a prime setting on the shores of Lake Zrich, this 1974 outdated office building was modernized to meet contemporary sustainability standards without sacrificing its architectural heritage. The project's most significant achievement is its integration of sustainable practices with aesthetic and social value, turning the formerly closed structure into a vibrant, energy-efficient workplace.Save this picture!Save this picture!Introducing photovoltaic panels. One of the project's main challenges was preserving the building's original character while enhancing its environmental performance. The response has been installing horizontal photovoltaic panels on the faade. These panels generate clean energy and serve as sun-shading devices, reducing glare and preventing overheating inside the building. The panels are covered with colour-treated glass that matches the metal cladding, giving the building a fresh, modern look that blends into the surrounding park and offers clear views into the interior.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Well-being and knowledge-sharing. Inside, a new atrium connects office and rental units, encouraging department interaction and knowledge-sharing. This light-filled space provides a sense of identity and belonging for the building's users, enhancing social sustainability. The atrium also improves air circulation and natural lighting, creating a healthier and more pleasant work environment.Save this picture!The renovation extended to the exterior, where existing stone terraces were transformed into green areasandintegrated into the park to aid rainwater management and promote biodiversity. These terraces create inviting spaces for employees to take breaks, enhancing their well-being while contributing to the local ecosystem.Save this picture!The project adhered to rigorous sustainability criteria, earning the Swiss Minergie and LEED Platinium certifications. The building's use of natural materials, such as wood for lift cores and floors, further underscores the architects' commitment to creating a warm, welcoming environment. Ultimately, this project represents a holistic approach to architecture, balancing aesthetic, social, and environmental values to create a lasting impact on its users and the Zrich community.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeC.F. MllerOfficePublished on February 02, 2025Cite: "Bellerivestrasse 36 Zrich Office Building / C.F. Mller" 02 Feb 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026288/bellerivestrasse-36-zurich-office-building-cf-moller&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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League of Legends is over 15 years old. The game is nearly old enough to drive or vote, and its developers at Riot Games havent been shy about applying retcons or reworks to champions or other aspects of the game as needed. Even longtime players can find themselves surprised by these overhauls. For instance, one champion was in the game for 11 years before he was suddenly replaced with someone completely new, but with the same name. The new Viktor has been taken from Arcane, which is much less confusing to new players but what happens to longtime fans of a champion when their beloved main character gets replaced with a better version?If youre an Arcane fan, this is a natural decision that makes sense. If youre a League of Legends veteran, it inspires questions as to the games greater canon. I reached out to Riot to learn more about the process of reinventing Viktor, and how Arcanes new lore fits into the greater League library.Polygon: How did the new Viktor come about? Was this a creative decision by Fortiche that Riot decided to adopt for League of Legends, or was the new design a collaborative effort?Paul Bellezza, executive producer of League of Legends: Lore-wise, we knew that we wanted Viktor at the end of Arcane to reach the Viktor we see in-game. But how he got there in the show was ultimately led by Christian [Linke, co-creator of Arcane] and the Fortiche team. And when his character development, both visually and narratively, started taking a slightly different course, we were all in and excited for this new iteration of Viktor to also be in-game rather than keeping them separate. So the adoption was definitely a creative decision by Riot and Fortiche. It began with a Viktor main who worked on League of Legends, who then joined the animation team, which led to the development of what the super form of Viktor could look like, and resulted in folks being very excited to adopt him into the game. It was very much a game-alumni led effort in collaboration with the Fortiche team.Arnaud-Loris Baudry, production designer: A long-time, influential illustrator on the League of Legends splash art team and Viktor main joined the animation team with his own idea of how super Viktor could look like. The human version of Viktor was already designed and he was joining when we were trying to imagine how wed take Viktor into this journey visually. And it took actually, I would say, four years of work to get from the initial ideas to the final design.Gem Lim, art director on champions (League of Legends): This was definitely a different perspective to champion updates. We had to keep things more under wraps than usual because we wanted to support Arcane and avoid spoilers in service of creating a major moment for players with his new look. It was risky not being able to show his progress and get as much input from the players, but one of the best things about Riot is that were not afraid to try something new. And I would rather we try something like this when the opportunity presents itself.At what point was it decided that the old Viktor would be removed in place of the Arcane version of the character? Were there any internal debates about keeping the original themes?Bellezza: Basically, once we knew what was going to happen in the show and the teams vision for Viktors story arc, we went all in on collaboration with the Riot animation team and Fortiche. We wanted to celebrate his story and this new version of Viktor in-game and said to ourselves, were going to make this an amazing moment for viewers and players. And so, this was an intentional decision that all of us made together because we were excited about the evolution of the character.Kiahna Manker, creative producer of film/TV: Also, Id say Arcane season 1 had released at this point and so, we were seeing a resurgence of Viktor as a character that players really, really were gravitating towards. So there was a lot of trust that the game team had put into Arcane, as well as the trajectory that this character would have in the future.Are Arcane Viktor and new League Viktor the same character? Is Arcane canon in the Welcome to Noxus storyline currently being set up? If so, is League Viktor technically dead in the current canon?Bellezza: The Noxus storyline that League is doing and the CG we did for Season One 2025; its all one universe. So yes, Arcane Viktor is the Viktor you see in-game. And we directly tied together the end of Arcane to the beginning of our Season One 2025 cinematic, Welcome to Noxus, with Mel arriving on the shores of Noxus to flesh out this universe. For this particular video too, we were really excited to partner with Fortiche and felt it was an especially natural fit given some elements are a follow on from Arcane.Is League Viktor technically dead in the current canon? We dont know what definitively happened to Viktor in Arcane; so like the audience, we have to interpret what the show showed us of Jayce and Viktors conclusion. Ultimately, the game is a representation of the IP.There are a couple of design elements from the original Viktor (the hair out of the back of the mask, the third arm), and Im curious why the team decided to keep those particular pieces?Lim: Something we know from doing visual updates in the past is that players (especially mains) feel very strongly and passionately about the original design of their champion. So, even as the story for Arcane was developing, the teams intuitively understood that the Viktor you see in Arcane should at least start off, visually, with whats currently in the game. While they might not have known which specific elements they were going to keep initially, it was always planned to ensure that some of the original design would stay. There is also a champion silhouette readability consideration when updating champions in-game. We dont want to deviate too far from what players are familiar with, otherwise, you might as well be making a new champion.Baudry: With that in mind, when we looked to explore the redesign of Viktors final form in the show, we wanted to show his transformation through the evolution of his physical aids: the braces, the crutch, etc. become actual elements of his newfound power. His crutch transformed into a staff and his braces on his torso actually became almost an armor. Visually, we wanted to depict the journey of someone whose physical challenges became symbols of strength and transformation, becoming an almost godlike being at the end. And fortunately, some of those original design elements really fit with this story we were telling through his transformation.There has been fan feedback that Viktor now shares some thematic overlap with champions like Malzahar and Lissandra. How did the team work to keep him distinct? Is there another champion who might take over the robot overlord thematic role?Laurie Goulding, narrative director of League Studio: When we talk about character themes, were not just thinking of our champions in terms of the MOBA, but the wider IP setting. I like the opportunities within a world like Runeterra to show that sometimes the same lessons are not learned and interpreted across thousands of years of in-world timeline. Just because somebody made a similar mistake in the past or followed a similar journey to another character somewhere else in the world doesnt mean that nobody else is ever going to make that same mistake, or try a similar course of action in the future. I like the kind of cyclical nature of some of the moral lessons that our characters fail to learn or take in similar, but slightly different, directions. Its not necessarily the same, but it rhymes. That feels authentic to me.Riot developers have spoken in the past about how champion reworks can cause the original mains of that character to express dissatisfaction or quit the game. What did Viktors player base look like before Arcane and the rework? Why was he eligible for this drastic change, and was it worth the backlash from longtime Viktor mains who preferred the original version?Bellezza: This year, not only will a champion be considered for an update based on age, readability, outdated gameplay, etc., but were considering thematic fit to a season so that players are seeing a cohesive drop of content. So similarly, prior to that official decision, Viktor was a champion that we thought would be a good fit for an update during the Arcane timeframe, like when we updated Caitlyn in the first season of Arcane. And he was obviously going through this big transformation in the show that we wanted to be able to put in the game, as well.Every champion update is bound to be risky and face backlash. We try our best to mitigate the risk, by trying to preserve the core elements that players love and ensuring we dont lose the essence of the original character while updating to our current standards. Sometimes that means we push further than some long-time fans are comfortable with, and its a fine balancing act to try to manage. While we are proud of the evolution of Viktor via Arcane and his new in-game appearance, we will continue to reflect on what components were resonant or not-resonant with our players and take the learnings along the way.

At this point, horror franchises are nearly as old as cinema itself. By the release of 1931s adaptation of Bram Stokers Dracula the first with sound there was already a history of terrifying films in the silent era, especially among the geniuses working within the German Expressionism movement.The roots of horror films draw heavily from folklore, religion, and literature, which has meant many of the most enduring horror franchises are ones that existed far before film became a mainstream art form Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man. The Universal Monster franchise is a big part of this (and its many attempts at rekindling that magic), but horrors history is so present in human culture that it feels only natural the genre would develop this way in cinema.Thats not to say there havent been new entries to the canon of classic horror monsters the Alien franchises Xenomorphs, the Predator, Freddy Krueger, Ghostface. But theres something special about returning to the well of classic horror monsters, as weve seen recently with the success of Robert Eggers Nosferatu and the presence of Leigh Whannells Wolf Man.Inspired by those two recent releases, we thought it was a good time to run through some of the best remakes of classic horror movies. Were stretching the definition of classic a bit to include some of the latter additions to the horror monster canon, but we promise: All of these are a scary good time.The Thing (1982)Director: John CarpenterCast: Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, Keith DavidWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: The Roku ChannelAny list of the best horror remakes is incomplete without The Thing. John Carpenters remake of 1951s The Thing from Another World eclipses the original in all respects, thanks to a terrific lead performance by Kurt Russell as a hardened helicopter pilot and practical creature effects by the legendary makeup effects artist Rob Bottin. The film landed with a thud at the box office, due in no small part to its proximity to the premiere of Steven Spielbergs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, but has since been vindicated as not only one of Carpenters best, but one of the best sci-fi horror movies of its era. Toussaint EganInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)Director: Philip KaufmanCast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard NimoyWhere to watch: AMC, MGM PlusWhere to watch the original: MGM Plus, The Roku ChannelPhilip Kaufmans 1978 remake of Don Siegels Invasion of the Body Snatchers transplants the films premise from the outskirts of rural California to San Francisco, following a small, unsuspecting group of scientists as they attempt to resist a mysterious extraterrestrial invasion that has abducted countless humans and replaced them with malicious duplicates. Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, and Jeff Goldblum, the film is an eerie and unsettling drama with taut tension, captivating twists, and a chillingly memorable finale. As much a paranoid treatise on the perils of groupthink as it is a chilling sci-fi horror story, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a rich and layered movie that sticks with you from start to finish. TEThe Invisible Man (2020)Director: Leigh WhannellCast: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm ReidWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWolf Man wasnt director Leigh Whannells first effort at remaking a classic Universal Monster movie. That honor goes to The Invisible Man, a tense reboot of the 1933 movie led by an unsurprisingly powerful performance from Elisabeth Moss, playing a woman stuck in a nightmare of a relationship with a tech CEO. The adaptation uses new technology in very interesting ways to amp up the scares, aided by Whannells tight direction as a writer of the first three Saw movies, all five Insidious movies, and the director of Upgrade, he certainly has the bona fides for this kind of project. Pete VolkThe Fly (1986)Director: David CronenbergCast: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John GetzWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduIn the 1980s, David Cronenberg dared to ask one brave question: What if a man was a fly who could fuck? The 1986 remake of Kurt Neumanns 1958 original casts future Jurassic Park star Jeff Goldblum in the role of Seth Brundle, a brilliant scientist on the verge of perfecting teleportation technology. After accidently splicing his DNA with an errant fly that gets caught in the middle of one of his experiments, Seth becomes increasingly more violent and erratic in his behavior. The practical makeup and special effects that go into depicting Seths gradual transmogrification into a grotesque human-fly hybrid are extraordinary and worth watching the film alone. TEThe Ring (2002)Director: Gore VerbinskiCast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian CoxWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: AMC Plus, Criterion ChannelThe early 2000s were a fascinating time when studios were spending tens of millions of dollars on horror blockbusters. Among the best of these is the American remake of Ring, a Japanese movie about a haunted videotape that kills the viewer seven days after they watch its strange montage of images. While the remake lacks the empathy and scares of the original, The Ring is a wholly unique and worthwhile experience on its own and feels completely different from the horror movies of any other era. With a blockbuster budget and gorgeous direction from Gore Verbinski, this remake is somewhere between a ghost story and a mystery-thriller and relies more on its worlds excellent sense of haunting dread than direct scares. Austen GoslinSuspiria(2018)Director: Luca GuadagninoCast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia GothWhere to watch: Prime VideoWhere to watch the original: PlexEvery remake on this list is transformative to one extent or another, but few of them approach that transformation as thoroughly as director Luca Guadagninos 2018 remake of Suspiria. The original film is a classic of 70s Italian horror cinema. Directed by the legendary Dario Argento, Suspiria is a bloody, colorful, and absolutely gorgeous film about a young American dancer who moves to Freiberg, Germany, to attend a dance school, only to discover that its run by an ancient witch whos feeding off the youth of the students. Each student slowly falls victim to various horrors inside the school one by one, all set to one of the most incredible and vibey soundtracks of all time.Guadagnino takes this supernatural slasher-ish premise and turns it into something far darker and more profound. His remake of the film still follows a dancer who moves to Europe from America to attend school, but this time the school is set in divided Berlin immediately after World War II. He uses this setting to engage directly with questions about arts relation to tragedy, and whether its the responsibility of an artist, in a time of tragedy, to create pleasant art that stands against the times or art that reflects the pain of its contemporary moment back at the world. The Suspiria remake is as thematically ambitious as any movie made so far this century. Guadagnino uses the springboard of Argentos classic as a shorthand way of establishing this universe of dancing and witches, and turns it into something larger and more complicated that stands beside its predecessor as an equally excellent but very different film. AGFright Night (2011)Director: Craig GillespieCast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen PootsWhere to watch: Prime VideoWhere to watch the original: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduThe 2011 remake ofFright Nightstars Anton Yelchin as Charley, a nerdy teenager living in a suburb on the outskirts of Las Vegas with his single mom, Jane (Toni Collette). When Jerry (Colin Farrell), a handsome and brooding stranger, moves in next door, Charley soon learns that his new neighbor is in fact a vampire on a rampage and killing people all around town. Enlisting the aid of Peter Vincent (David Tennant), a flamboyant Vegas Strip magician with an interest in the occult, and his girlfriend, Amy (Imogen Poots), Charley is forced to face off with Jerry and his sired underlings in a desperate bid to save his town. Farrell delivers a fantastic and unsettling performance as Jerry, and the late Anton Yelchin is charismatic as the films leading man.TEDawn of the Dead (2004)Director: Zack SnyderCast: Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, Ving RhamesWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: Available to rent on AmazonThis 2004 remake of George A. Romeros horror masterpiece about a group of people stuck together in a mall during a zombie apocalypse is as straightforward a remake as anything on this list. It borrows the same premise with almost no alterations, and only really adjusts the details of the story to keep the movie feeling thematically fresh 26 years after the original was released.And that was probably the right call. Romeros thinly veiled metaphor about the dangers of excess consumerism was no less relevant in 2004 than it was in 1978, all that really needed adjusting was the clothes. Of course, this being the feature film debut of director Zack Snyder also meant that the gore needed an update, too, but even in that regard, Snyder keeps the brutality of the film close to the spirit of Romero in a way that feels both like an homage and an evolution at the same time. And sometimes thats exactly what a reboot should be. AGNosferatu (2024)Director: Robert EggersCast: Bill Skarsgrd, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose DeppWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduWhere to watch the original: Prime VideoTheres no shortage of Nosferatu films, and the fact that the original story is just a thinly veiled version of Bram Stokers Dracula brings the tally up even higher. But what makes Robert Eggers 2024 version of the story so special is actually the way it positions itself in the modern landscape of movies not just how it relates to the previous versions of Nosferatu. In that context, Eggers film feels more like a demake than a remake.It isnt an attempt to modernize a classic, but rather to reemphasize that the horrors of yesteryear havent left us entirely. Everything about the film, from Eggers rigorous commitment to lighting scenes using only candles to his vision of Orlok as a mysterious, unknowable, but thoroughly human-adjacent evil, feels like it comes from another era of filmmaking. The remake resists the urge to distort the Dracula story into something vague and metaphorical, and instead forces us to confront it simply as a story of an ancient evil coming to haunt us. Hes perfectly willing to let you read into that evil however you please, which feels very casually revolutionary given how many horror films today are more metaphor than movie. AG

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