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January 17, 2023

Blue Tiles Cover The Exterior Of This House With A Twisted Roof

Architecture firm Mecanoo has designed a new house in Schoorl, a village in the Netherlands, that has an exterior covered in blue tiles. The eye-catching exterior design also includes a twisting roof created as a result of two overlapping shapes. The exterior of the house is clad in a single material, a custom ceramic tile […]

January 17, 2023

Ashwin Goyal – ADC

As I find myself being photographed by Tim Soar at The Rowe, a building that I have contributed to over the past five years, it reminds of the privilege I have had to be part of a significant London project. The design concept leans into the tension between old and new, raw and polished, turning […]

January 16, 2023

Playtime in East London – ADC

In Mile End, Charles Holland Architects has refurbished a Victorian house that dates back to the 1880s, adding a healthy splash of colour and character to the property. Big round windows, with timber frames proudly painted mustard yellow, guzzle up daylight and connect new spaces; ornate dado rails continue across doors; gutters and rain pipes […]

January 13, 2023

These Architects Designed Their Own Office In Their Home's Back Garden That Includes A Guest Suite

Brosh Architects required additional office space for the expansion of their office, however, after a search in London was unfruitful, they turned to their own home’s back garden where they built a studio. The design of the studio was born from the odd shape of the rear garden, with the structure built with blockwork walls, […]

January 12, 2023

VIPs under the microscope – ADC

Radmat explores vacuum insulated panels and how to specify the right product for your project. In association with Despite being used in the warm and inverted flat roofing market for nearly 10 years, vacuum insulated panels, or VIP’s, remain a product that not all architects are familiar with or have used (VIP’s even have their […]

January 11, 2023

Wood And Glass Frame The Tree Views At This Home In The Mountains

L’Empreinte Design Architecture has recently completed a new home in the heart of a maple grove, high up in the mountains bordering Lac Franc in Morin-Heights, in the Laurentians region of Quebec, Canada. The house, comprised of several glass frames surrounded by wood, is perched on the side of the mountain and faces the treetops. […]

January 11, 2023

Reimagining Regent’s Place – ADC

Nex– Architecture and Xylotek have completed a series of striking lattice timber pavilions at Regent’s Place in London PhotosLuke Hayes Nex– Architecture has collaborated with advanced timber structure specialist Xylotek to create a series of laminated oak pavilions designed to enhance the public spaces of London’s Regent’s Place. Lying east of Regent’s Park and west of […]

January 10, 2023

In the Cairngorms – ADC

Architect Brown & Brown has designed a highly insulated retreat in the Scottish Highlands. So without sediment Run the clear burns of my country, Fiercely pure,Transparent as light— excerpt from “The Hill Burns” by Nan Shepherd, from In the Cairngorms An intensely rural place, the Cairngorms mountain range in the Scottish Highlands has inspired many. […]

January 9, 2023

Cavity Trays explores cavity tray protection over cavity wall openings – ADC

The NHBC has announced within its’ Technical Guidance 6.1/38 that from 1 January 2023 Polythene Damp Proof Course made to BS 6515:1984 will not be accepted over window and door openings on all plots starting or at DPC level on that date. The NHBC announcement aligns with the usage/restrictions stated within the British Standard, that […]

January 8, 2023

This Former Military Bunker Was Remodeled Into A Glass-Enclosed Event Space

January 8, 2023 ASAS arkitektur has designed the transformation of an old military bunker located in Fosen, Norway. The renovated bunker is designed to be used for private and social events, lectures, and customer visits associated with the farm nearby. “To see and be seen” is one of the main ideas in the design of […]

January 4, 2023

New Architecture Writers call for 2023 applications – ADC

The New Architecture Writers programme for people of colour is open to applications. The N.A.W. 2021 cohort. Left to right: Ella Adu, Gianluca Cavallaro-Ng, Teshome Douglas-Campbell, Shiori Kanazawa, Nyima Murry, Krish Nathaniel, Betty Owoo, Lela Sujani, and Aude Tollo. New Architecture Writers (N.A.W.) is a free, year-long programme offering a small group the opportunity to participate […]

January 3, 2023

Gus Zogolovitch – ADC

Developer Gus Zogolovitch reflects on the benefits of, and the many challenges involved in, delivering projects that give people agency in the design and build of their own home. Being the son of an architect, I was taught from a young age that buildings have a lasting legacy and we have a responsibility to the […]