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March 5, 2024
Story Architecture has shared photos of a new tall and skinny home they recently completed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a family of four with two sons. The homeowner wanted a house with a bit of nostalgia, lots of space to relax, and be airy and light, have a swimming pool, an elevator, […]
March 3, 2024
LUKSTUDIO has shared photos of Aimé Pâtisserie, which is located in Shanghai, China, and is flanked by familiar coffee and donut franchises. The designers explained, ‘that the challenge of the store is to stand out from its immediate chaos and appeal to the clientele from the close-by gentrified neighborhood. Our strategy is to dress this […]
March 2, 2024
London studio Selencky Parsons has repurposed a former apple store into an extension for a home in West Sussex. In the town of East Grinstead, Selencky Parsons has transformed what was once an old apple store for a manor house into a home that unites the previously disconnected elements on its site. Originally, the single […]
March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024 MW Architects has shared photos of a new garden room in London, England, that replaced an old derelict wash house, that was in danger of slipping down a steep slope and existed at the back of an overgrown garden. Here’s what it looked like originally. The new studio, which has been designed […]
February 28, 2024
Penny Hydraulics, creators of world-class lifting systems, is the latest company to feature on NBS Source’s Inspiration section, which showcases exemplary design and construction projects. In 2023, the Penny Hydraulics team brought its 45 years of expertise to the renovation of the iconic Old War Office, through the design and installation of four bespoke winching […]
February 26, 2024
Arne Jacobsen’s Bellevue Beach changing room in Klampenborg, Denmark, has been has been given a new lease of life as a wellness centre. Photos Courtesy of Duravit AG Arne Jacobsen’s bathing facility for Bellevue Beach in Klampenborg, a northern suburb of Copenhagen, remains a popular destination for day trippers – not least architecture students with […]
February 26, 2024
Wheeler Kearns Architects has shared photos of a new home they have completed in Illinois, which is located on a one-acre wooded ravine site north of Chicago. The home, situated upward and slightly angled away from the street, includes twin-gabled volumes, one for sleeping and one for living, which are connected by a glazed breezeway. […]
February 22, 2024
“It’s made us better architects.” Surman Weston discuss with AT everything from buying the site at auction to being a main contractor for the project. Photos Jim Stephenson How did you find the site? Percy Weston We’d been looking since 2016 and been to a few auctions, but had found ourselves being blown out of […]
February 22, 2024
Eva Hinds Arquitectura has shared photos of a modern home they have completed in La Libertad, El Salvador, that has exposed structural elements. The lot, has the shape of a funnel, with the narrow part connecting to the street mid-way up an incline. The wide area is perched about five meters above the street level. […]
February 22, 2024
ADR‘s simple yet refined dwelling for a ski resort manager in the north of the Czech Republic draws on vernacular mountain architecture. Photos BoysPlayNice Sited in Horní Malá Úpa in the Czech Republic, Bučina Cottage is compact yet expressive residence for the manager of a local ski resort. Designed by Prague-based architect ADR, the two-storey […]
February 21, 2024
NEO Architecture Inc. has shared photos of a contemporary home they completed in Ontario, Canada, whose design was inspired by the verticality of neighboring Victorian homes. The extruded gable form is a tribute to the architectural motifs of the past while blending it with modern elements to create something for today’s living standards. The recessed […]
February 21, 2024
AT chats to… Michael Pawlyn about post-apocalyptic London, the Regenerative Architecture Index and encouraging clients to focus on their long-term legacy. What is Exploration working on at the moment? We’ve got some really nice clients. We’re working for Vivobarefoot, who make shoes, and in addition to being very committed to regenerative design they are committed […]
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