Architecture & Design Community
October 28, 2022
Studio Weave’s extension to Lea Bridge Library, in Waltham Forest, achieved with the help of the GLA, caters for a growing, diverse community. WordsJason SayerPhotographyJim Stephenson “You used to have to wear thick shoes here,” says Je Ahn, pointing at the ground. “It used to be full of needles and nasty objects – it wasn’t […]
October 28, 2022
This rural house, designed by Dion Keech Architects together with its owner, takes a U shape around a courtyard and is finished in black. The owner is a designer who runs Mr Pinchy and Co, an Australian brand of sculptural homewares, and was closely involved throughout the design process. A dark box in the landscape […]
October 26, 2022
Designers and investors are driving a step change in the provision of innovative high-quality projects in the third-age housing sector. Local authorities need to catch up, says Ballymore creative director Roger Black. The renewed interest in architectural housing solutions for senior people is great to see, and the wonderful John Morden Centre by Mae Architects is […]
October 26, 2022
Architects EAT have completed Kori Ice Cream, a fun and colorful ice cream shop with Japanese inspiration that’s located in Hawthorn, Australia. The designers referenced Japanese kawaii culture and the hyperpop music movement, as well as street art and curbside posters to create a graphically and visually strong space. They mention that “peering into the […]
October 25, 2022
Serendipity, good luck and a great deal of trust and courage were all needed to make this elegant restoration of a century-old traditional Mallorcan possessió or rural estate happen. The architectural refurbishment was directed by Bernat Oliver and Javi Márquez, and interior design by Feliu Rullán and Victoria Vidal, the owners of the Mallorcan interior design […]
October 24, 2022
Ross and Emma Perkin met at Edinburgh University. After working in larger practices, the couple gradually started to go it alone, eventually setting up Emil Eve Architects in 2009. Today, they occupy an office on a fifth floor in Hackney that offers views over the Regents Canal and, crucially, provides an ideal home for growing […]
October 24, 2022
Architecture and interior design firm Wood Marsh has completed a residential building in Victoria, Australia, with a strongly sculptural form and columns that flare out at the top like a champagne flute. Carved from one material The building is curved and asymmetrical, and it reads as if it had been carved from a single raw […]
October 23, 2022
FORWARD Design | Architecture renovated a 1954 Kansas City house: an open kitchen, a dining room in place of the old living room and a new dark exterior.
October 20, 2022
Hotels, restaurants, gyms and sports facilities would probably be less attractive and welcoming places without decorative column casings. But the beauty of these elements goes beyond the purely aesthetic, as Peterborough-based specialist Encasement explains. In association with Forma square casings at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire While it’s widely acknowledged that a key benefit […]
October 10, 2022
BDP’s skilful reworking of Leighton House has breathed new life into one of London’s forgotten museums, the former home of artist Frederic Leighton. Rear elevation showing new brick staircase, glazed cafe and refurbished winter studio (ph: Jaron James) BDP has completed the restoration and refurbishment of Grade II* listed Leighton House Museum in London. The […]
October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022 Nestled in a woodland setting and located near Grand Marais, Minnesota, the ‘Gaucho‘ A-frame cabin is just a few minutes walk from Lake Superior. The inspiration for the A-frame came from the owner’s time spent living in Argentina, with the exterior clad in metal, and surrounded on two sides by a small […]
October 9, 2022
Stuart Nicholson, roof systems director at Marley, explores how closer supply chain collaboration and an improved understanding of renewable technologies can help drive the sustainability agenda for architects and tackle domestic energy costs. In association with The journey to 2050 net zero is underway and political leaders have clearly signposted the direction of travel. Part […]
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