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Category: Architecture
July 28, 2023
Essential learning: Collaborative Construction Procurement and Contracting (CCPC) – ADC
Experts from Kings College London’s Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution have produced a course on CCPC for School of Specification. Tutor Darya Bahram asks why adversarial models of procurement and contracting persist. Visit www.schoolofspecification.co.uk for a comprehensive learning module on collaborative construction procurement and contracting produced by Darya Bahram and her colleagues from […]
July 27, 2023
Showcasing brick’s eco credentials online – ADC
Michelmersh has launched its latest sustainable initiative: SustainableBrick.com In association with Michelmersh Brick Holdings has introduced SustainableBrick.com, a bold new initiative that aims to showcase the many benefits of clay brick to specifiers, construction professionals, homeowners and housebuilders. The platform aims to reinforce to architectural professionals, the evolution and investment the industry is making towards […]
July 27, 2023
A Modern L-Shaped Home Surrounded By A Pine Tree Forest
Design build firm MAFCOhouse, has shared photos of a contemporary home they completed in Haliburton, Ontario, for a family that wanted a place in cottage country with a cozy vibe. Working with the family, MAFCOhouse searched hard and found a four-acre lot with southern and western exposure, 1,200 feet of shoreline littered with granite outcroppings, […]
July 26, 2023
The Design Of This Shingle-Clad Hotel Lobby Was Inspired By A Coconut
Architecture firm Onion, has shared photos of a hotel lobby they completed for Holiday Inn Samui in Thailand, whose design is inspired by the coconut shell after its meat has been grated to make Thai dessert. The curved building exterior is clad with wooden shingles, with openings giving a glimpse of the lobby inside. At […]
July 24, 2023
Retrofitting history: The Northcliffe by John Robertson Architects – ADC
John Robertson Architects has repurposed the 1920s Daily Mail HQ in the City of London to create one of the 1% of refurbishment projects to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. John Robertson Architects (JRA) has retrofitted the former headquarters and print works of the Daily Mail newspaper on Tudor Street, close to Fleet Street in the City […]
July 24, 2023
Before & After – A Remodeled 1950s Ranch Home
Studio Robert Jamieson has remodelled a 1950s ranch home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. The studio opened up the closed, low rooms and paired the old stone walls with new cedar cladding inside and out. The house before When the owners bought the house, most of its original features were still in place. It offered […]
July 23, 2023
Lighting Highlights The Alternating Curvilinear Balconies Of This New Apartment Building
July 23, 2023 Omniview Design has completed the Golf Apartments, a high-end residential development adjacent to a famous golf course in Glyfada, Greece. Key to the design of the building are the curvilinear balconies that alternate directions creating a lively facade. In the evening, lighting is used to highlight the curves of the building as […]
July 21, 2023
Mike Jamieson – ADC
Our move to Shoreditch during the pandemic has given us a new home within a creative community and the opportunity to experience the area’s continual transformation – as London’s neighbourhoods continue to adjust to life post-Covid. Nestled between the overland rail link and surrounding warehouses, the view from the fifth-floor terrace of our studio provides […]
July 20, 2023
This Modern House Was Made From Locally Sourced Stone
Architecture firm ARGDL has shared photos of a home they completed in Tapalpa, Mexico, that’s built using stone, wood, and glass. Local stone was used to generate the main volumes of the home, while the regional pine can be seen in the roof structure as well as the window and door frames, and glass has […]
July 19, 2023
Operable Screens Cover The Exterior Of This Hawaiian Home
Architecture firm OLSON KUNDIG has shared photos of a home they completed in Hanalei, Hawaii, that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living with the inclusion of a series of operable shutter screens that wrap most of the building facade. The custom shutter system, crafted from cedar in a steel framework, allows the home […]
July 17, 2023
A Contemporary Reimagination Of A Classic New York Pizza Parlor
Architecture firm MRDK has recently completed North of Brooklyn Pizzeria in Toronto, Canada, that balances nostalgia and modernity. Located in Toronto’s York neighborhood, the pizza parlor was once two separate commercial units, that were transformed into a single space that now accommodates two busy pizza lines in the kitchen. The facade has been transformed and […]
July 17, 2023
My kind of town: Zoë Barrett – ADC
Zoë Barrett, Wayfinding Director at DNCO, on her emotional connection to Gatwick Airport and how it sparked her love of wayfinding. When most people excitedly book a holiday, they ultimately dream of their final destination; relaxing on sunny beaches, exploring cobbled streets lined with shops and cafes, enjoying late dinners in the warm evening sun. […]
