Architecture & Design Community
March 8, 2023
Architects Juan Ruiz and Amelia Tapia have shared some photos of their latest design, a small cabin-like room that expands when needed. Designed and patented in Ecuador, IWI is a space that can be extended or compressed, depending on the needs of the user. When compressed, it behaves like a piece of furniture or a […]
March 7, 2023
Knauf explains how its ThroughWall exterior infill panel system can help specifiers comply with the Building Safety Act. In association with Heath Primary School by Associated Architects. External walls – infill panel system: Knauf ThroughWall System (ph: Ben McPhee) The changes outlined within the Building Safety Act are being reviewed at Knauf. One area of […]
March 3, 2023
Hayward Smart Architects has specified Conservation Plateau and neo rooflights from the Rooflight Company for a striking new-build house in the Cotswolds. In association with Hayward Smart Architects has completed The Long House on the outskirts of Sibford Ferris, a small rural village in north Oxfordshire. This impressive new build, on an idyllic wooded plot, […]
March 1, 2023
Mobius Architekci has sent us photos of a home they designed in Izabelin, Poland, that has a round design. The vast, sandy plot densely covered with a pine forest created a unique setting for the house, with the architect drawing inspiration from a tree trunk. The home has been built with a reinforced concrete structure […]
March 1, 2023
Bespoke, full-height, sliding minimalist windows from panoramah! articulate a sculptor’s house in Madrid. In association with PhotosSérgio Padura Exchanges between sculpture and architecture are always challenging and productive. The Berned House in Madrid, property of the sculptor Arturo Berned and designed by himself and his architect collaborator Ignacio Rejano, confirms this assumption. Berned’s artistic work […]
February 28, 2023
As a sector, we are getting more adept at producing designs and specifications that reduce operational carbon, but there is less clarity on how to reduce the embedded carbon in the projects we deliver. Greg Shannon, one of our three industry experts, gives his view as to how this should be addressed. The Drysdale Building, […]
February 28, 2023
DeForest Architects has sent us images of a home they completed in Burien, Washington, that has a living room suspended above the forest floor. The home sits on a one-acre wooded parcel at the top of a bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with the clients wanting a tranquil and surprising home, so connected to the trees […]
February 24, 2023
North London architects XUL Architecture have sent us photos of their latest project, where they were tasked with renovating this three-story family home to completely enlarge the rear of the house while still allowing for plenty of natural light. The architects removed the existing conservatory and added a new rear extension with an integrated strip […]
February 23, 2023
Haworth Tompkins has completed an immersive arts venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital work. PhotosPhilip Vile, Fred Howarth, Justin Sutcliffe Designed by Haworth Tompkins, in collaboration with performance design specialists 59 Productions, and the London Theatre Company, Lightroom is a new venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital art work. The project […]
February 23, 2023
Atelier LAVIT has sent us images of their latest project LILELO / Little Leisure Lodge, which is an eco-hotel made up of four independent cabins. Three of the cabins are dedicated to housing suites, with the fourth cabin acting as a common area with a generous outdoor space and a large kitchen. It was conceived […]
February 21, 2023
An ambitious, high-density residential-led development designed by Allies and Morrison brings a sense of order and civic pride to one of London’s largest yet least cohesive estate redevelopments. Rosamund Diamond explores the key moves behind the scheme’s inventive and carefully considered approach to urban planning. The recently redeveloped Keybridge estate is at the edge of […]
February 18, 2023
Best Practice Architecture has designed the contemporary remodel of a 1907 home in Seattle, Washington, that measures just 16-and-a-half feet wide. Surrounded by old-growth trees in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood, the cozy gambrel roof dwelling is dubbed “Phinney Mini” for its compact footprint and idyllic location. Here’s a look at the home’s exterior before the […]
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