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February 14, 2023
I am in the reception of The Old Rectory, our newly refurbished Grade II listed building where we moved our office recently. While the morning sun is touching the floor and reaching to the artwork on the wall, I find myself acknowledging this experience. Day-to-day use of a space we created added a new perspective […]
February 14, 2023
Sheppard Robson’s sympathetic refurbishment of Manchester’s New Century Hall has given the grade II-listed music venue a new lease of life. PhotosJosh Kemp-Smith, Henry Woide Sheppard Robson has refurbished New Century Hall, a Grade II-listed, 1000-capacity music venue located in the heart of Manchester. Constructed in 1963 for the Cooperative Wholesale Society, the hall played […]
February 14, 2023
pH+ Architects’ fascinating reinvention of the English Country House combines boldness and precision with intimacy and a strong connection to its site, finds David Hills. The striking and contemporary Waterfield House by pH+ Architects can be found against the backdrop of the quiet Kent village of Goudhurst, which with its charming high street tumbling down […]
February 13, 2023
Matiere Premiere Architecture together with its affiliated construction company, Nu Drom, has completed a contemporary update for an A-Frame cabin located on the shores of a lake near Montreal, Canada. Originally built in the 1950’s, the exterior was updated with natural white cedar siding, metal roofing, and aluminum windows. Over 150 steps required to reach […]
February 12, 2023
Studio PEEK|ANCONA has designed a hurricane-proof home in New Jersey, as a result of the homeowners losing their previous house to hurricanes Sandy and Irene. The architects mention that “the challenge was to build a high-strength home with an efficient construction schedule, budget, and operating costs.” This resulted in the necessity of elevating all inhabitable […]
February 11, 2023
Listen to the Ask the Expert podcast, in partnership with Zentia, exploring Sonify 3D Studio, a powerful online configurator for the company’s innovative new discontinuous ceiling system. In association with Click here to listen to the Ask the Expert podcast One of the principal aims of Zentia’s new Sonify discontinuous ceiling system is to combine […]
February 8, 2023
Moxon Architects’ new footbridge in Chiswick, west London, rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. PhotosSimon Kennedy, Aerial Essex Designed by Moxon Architects, in collaboration with structural engineer COWI, the Dukes Meadows Footbridge, is located in Chiswick, west London, and rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. Forming part of the […]
February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023 Norwegian architects Snohetta has been working with local entrepreneur Tom Bjarte Norland and Danish interior brand Vipp to develop four cabins on the edge of Lysefjorden on the Norwegian west coast. The project, which started in 2020 and is named The Bolder, grew out of the desire to create an experience that […]
February 7, 2023
Architecture has always depended on its ability to create narratives and communicate ideas. Architect and influencer Hamza Shaikh explains how social media is opening up new markets for these fundamental skills OMA’s 1972 collage Exodus or The Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture. Drawing Matter director Niall Hobhouse says “In the urgent need to express a powerful […]
February 7, 2023
Mixing several components relevant to the owners and highlighting the surrounding nature, interior designer Marc Berger of Los Angeles-based Hunterhouse Design, has created an informal and comfortable residence, located off the Malibu hills, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Maximizing the ideal seaside location, Los Angeles-based Abramson Architects designed a large, low-profile, two-level residence that allows the ocean […]
February 3, 2023
London studio Knox Bhavan has completed a brick pool house project for the owners of a Georgian property in Pembury, Kent Knox Bhavan has produced a handsome pool and brick pavilion located in Pembury, a stone’s throw away from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The studio was given an open brief to build an “unobtrusive pool […]
February 3, 2023
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with MEDITE SMARTPLY, which explores low carbon timber construction. How can we unlock timber’s potential to deliver buildings that are efficient in construction and use? What are the possibilities of using timber to ensure buildings meet and go beyond carbon targets? And how can we develop our understanding of […]
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