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April 26, 2024
Join us on Wednesday 15th May for our upcoming technical seminar on roof design and specification with roofing specialists AccuRoof in London. Ask the experts on specifying biosolar and hard metal roofing, counting costs and where not to cut corners and drainage best practice. AT Technical Seminar: Roofing Design and Specification best practice – Ask […]
April 26, 2024
Design firm Unknown Surface Studio has shared photos of Uncloud Coffee, a new coffee shop they completed in Chonburi, Thailand, with a sculptural and eye-catching facade. Inspired by the spectral allure of the Aurora Borealis, the design abstractly interprets these atmospheric light displays. The building’s form echoes the dynamic, sweeping patterns of the northern lights, […]
April 23, 2024
Architecture firm Studio Saxe, together with interior design studio Sofía Interiorismo, has shared photos of a home they completed in Costa Rica, that seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor living. This home embodies sustainable living, generating its energy from the sun while shielding itself from its heat with expansive pergolas and overhangs. Inspired by the natural […]
April 23, 2024
Manalo & White has led the conversion of Bangor’s grade-II-listed St Mary’s Church into Nyth (nest in Welsh), a rehearsal centre for the Frân Wen (White Raven) Welsh-language youth theatre company and a community hub for Bangor as a whole. Photos Morgan O’Donovan With a focus on supporting young people from low-income backgrounds to take […]
April 22, 2024
AT talks to Clare Cameron, Director at PRP, about recent developments within the later living housing sector, including the changing priorities of residents, the positive effect of purposeful living, and the need for improved design standards. Is the later living market still buoyant, and what would you say are the main issues currently? The market […]
April 21, 2024
Architecture and interior design firm Bradley Van Der Straeten, has shared photos of a home in England that received a new stepped brick extension with views of the garden. When the front door is open, you can see all the way through to the rear garden. A stepped form took shape for the rear of […]
April 19, 2024
Photography by David Lauer Photography Architecture firm FLOWER, together with interior design studio Saltwolf, has completed a new home in Boulder, Colorado, whose design was inspired by the nearby historic houses in the neighborhood. The home includes a steep, single gable roof with a wide welcoming porch, modest width and height dimensions, and a classic […]
April 19, 2024
Housing Atlas A compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th Century is an invaluable resource for architects seeking solutions to the current housing crisis. Double page spread devoted to Powell & Moya’s Churchill Gardens, London, completed in 1962. All projects have been painstakingly redrawn to the same graphic standard. Words […]
April 18, 2024
From the world’s #1 producer and marketer of fibre cement cladding, James Hardie has added another stunning texture to it’s Hardie Architectural Panel range. Metallics has been created to take design flexibility to a new level. Available in a range of colours to mirror typical metal materials, the façade panel sparkles in sunlight giving special […]
April 18, 2024
Jeff Edwards, Engineering Manager for Leviat’s masonry division, answers readers’ questions on masonry support systems. Leviat supplied a bespoke Ancon MDC masonry support system for Kampus, a £250m housing development in Manchester (photo: Greg Holmes) What are the main types of masonry support system available, where are they typically used, and how are they commonly […]
April 17, 2024
To prevent radon seeping into a building, gas-proof protection covering the entire footprint at ground level is established, protecting from outer-skin face to outer-skin face. This usually takes the form of a gas-grade membrane protecting the oversite, that interfaces with radon barriers that travel through the inner skin, transversing the cavity, and projecting through the […]
April 16, 2024
Spanish eyewear brand Gigi Studios – formerly known as GIGI Barcelona – is a family-owned business established by Fulgencio Ramo in 1962 in Poble Sec, Barcelona. Now headed by creative director and CEO Patricia Ramo, and selling its hand-crafted eyewear in more than 45 countries, Gigi Studios’ commitment to quality and elegance is evident in its newly […]
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