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July 29, 2025
Reflections: Red House – ADC
John Pardey on William Morris and Philip Webb’s Red House in Bexleyheath – a home that looked to embody ‘truth’ in craftsmanship and construction and which to some, is the very first modern house. (Credit: Ethan Doyle White via Wikipedia Commons) This article is part of a monthly series of short essays on some of […]
July 28, 2025
The Clean Crisp Design of This Home Is Pure Zen
On a hillside plot open to the sea, architect Pasqual Giner and interior design studio Auñón Cabrera have created a second home for a Dutch couple that captures the essence of Mediterranean living. The project explores restraint, material continuity, and a seamless connection between architecture, interior design, and the coastal landscape of Spain’s Levantine region. […]
July 25, 2025
This Barn Conversion Balances Rustic Charm With Industrial Edge
Set within nearly two acres of Hampshire countryside, Foxhole Barns is a striking private home designed by AR Design Studio. Once a collapsing dairy farm, the structure has been reimagined as a warm, modern retreat that honors its agricultural roots. The clients, who left corporate life to pursue a long-held dream, were deeply involved in […]
July 24, 2025
Inside the Home with the Most Unusual Brickwork You’ve Ever Seen
On the rural outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, A House in the Andes redefines what it means to build with the land instead of on it. Designed by CORREA + FATEHI | ODD, this striking three-level home is sculpted from the very soil it displaces, embedded in terrain that feels more discovered than constructed. Part residence, […]
July 22, 2025
Whitberry – ADC
Pend Architects’ contemporary extension to a Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian unifies a fragmented rear elevation and creates a new link to the property’s garden. Photos Lorenzo Zandri Pend Architects has completed a sensitive reworking of Whitberry – a Grade B listed Georgian farmhouse in East Lothian. Working closely with the client, who also acted […]
July 22, 2025
National Science and Media Museum, Bradford – ADC
Skip to content National Science and Media Museum, Bradford AOC Architecture’s transformation of the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford introduces new Sound and Vision galleries, reimagines the main foyer, and enhances public access across the building, all part of a masterplan designed to improve visitor experience, environmental performance and cultural relevance in the […]
July 22, 2025
A greener future in every coat: the sustainable, recyclable, reusable clay lime plaster from KEIM
KEIM Janus, so named after the Roman god with two faces to depict the ability to look both back to the past, and forward to the future is the newest product innovation that combines all the key benefits associated with KEIM within an interior plaster. What benefits does KEIM Janus have compared to traditional lime […]
July 22, 2025
Urban art with heart – ADC
HIMACS solid surface powers Stuart Melrose and Kev Munday’s colourful tribute to Reading at the town’s new Station Hill development. In association with How do you celebrate the spirit of a town in a high-profile work of public art? This was the challenge presented to designer Stuart Melrose and artist Kev Munday when they were […]
July 22, 2025
Take a Look Inside This Former Workshop Turned Modern Loft
Tucked into the heart of ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, this former office and workshop has been completely transformed into a modern loft, open, airy, and surprisingly serene. Designed by E V A | architecten, the home reimagines industrial bones with clever spatial planning and a laser focus on natural light. At 20 meters deep, the building originally […]
July 20, 2025
The Light-Filled Houseboat Redefining Waterfront Style
This floating home by Craig Steely Architecture sits within Sausalito’s storied community of houseboats, but it doesn’t try to be a house on water. Instead, it leans into the essence of a boat, compact, efficient, and shaped by its environment. By using open space, split levels, and layered materials, the design allows air, light, and […]
July 18, 2025
The Clever Design Behind This Modern Forest House
Tucked into an existing clearing amid native bushland, this self-built home by Archterra Architects is more than just a structure. It is an homage to camping under a tarp, reframed through the lens of mid-century Californian modernism and grounded in Western Australian earth. Inspired by the spirit of the 1940s to 60s Californian Case Study […]
July 17, 2025
Fire, health and life safety design – ADC
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Siderise, exploring how architects can meet their obligations and responsibilities in relation to fire, health and life safety design. With the introduction of the Building Safety Act and the shifting responsibilities it entails, architects are under growing pressure to integrate fire, health and life safety considerations into every […]