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September 30, 2025
Dispatches from Folkestone – ADC
Skip to content Dispatches from Folkestone AT chats to Duarte Lobo Antunes and Jack Taylor from A is for Architecture about their Folkestone ‘Harbourplan’ which has recently been granted planning permission. Photos A is for Architecture Can you start by giving us some background on A is For Architecture? We’ve all come from fairly international […]
September 30, 2025
How A Light-Filled Addition Transformed This Historic Home
Australian firm Clare Cousins Architects were asked to design a small but striking garden pavilion at the rear of an Edwardian cottage. The brief was simple yet challenging: create an extension that maximizes the exposure of a compact, sculptural garden, while still feeling like a natural continuation of the historic home. At the front of […]
September 28, 2025
The Home Extension These Architects Designed For Their Own Family
When architects design for clients, the process is often deeply personal. But when architects design for themselves, it becomes even more meaningful. Husband-and-wife team Mick and Jules Moloney of Moloney Architects completed an extension to their own family home in Ballarat, Australia, creating a thoughtful balance between heritage charm and contemporary living. The house began […]
September 27, 2025
Casa Tobi in Oaxaca by Espacio 18 Arquitectura – ADC
Casa Tobi by Espacio 18 Arquitectura is a study in contrasts, a house that finds its character in the tension between solidity and openness. The project, known as Harte Schale, weicher Kern (hard shell, soft core), sits on a steep site in Oaxaca where the Pacific coast meets rugged hillside. From a distance the structure […]
September 26, 2025
A Home That Breathes: Where Sun, Shade, and Greenery Meet
Vespa House by Habitat Studio Architects is a family home in Surfers Paradise, Australia, that balances privacy, openness, and connection to nature. With thoughtful materials, a central courtyard, and subtropical design strategies, it offers a living experience shaped by climate, light, and landscape. The western facade makes a bold first impression. Its monolithic form shields […]
September 25, 2025
The Spencer Building – ADC
Skip to content The Spencer Building Wright & Wright Architects has completed a pioneering Passivhaus library for Corpus Christi College, Oxford, balancing contemporary environmental standards with contextual sensitivity. Photos Hufton + Crow Designed by Wright & Wright Architects, the Spencer Building for Corpus Christi College, Oxford, is a new special collections library that balances contemporary […]
September 24, 2025
A Garden Room Turns A 1930s House Into Everyday Living
In a quiet Sydney suburb, a young family’s 1930s brick home has been given a second life. TRIBE STUDIO approached the renovation with a mix of respect and invention, carefully preserving the character of the original house while adding a two-level extension that completely changes how the home is lived in. The architects made a […]
September 24, 2025
Remembering Nick Grimshaw – ADC
Grimshaw Partners Andrew Whalley and Neven Sidor reflect on Nick Grimshaw’s pragmatism and quirks, and recall conversations after “several hours and several rounds of scotch and dry ginger.” Earlier this month Nick Grimshaw passed away at the age of 85. News was announced by his practice, Grimshaw, which he founded in 1980, who said in […]
September 23, 2025
Shoemakers Museum – ADC
Skip to content Shoemakers Museum Purcell completes the Shoemakers Museum: a new home for Clarks’ 200-year legacy and a civic anchor for the Somerset town of Street. Photos Nick Guttridge Purcell has completed the new Shoemakers Museum in Street, Somerset; a new cultural and civic anchor that celebrates the town’s 200-year history as the home […]
September 22, 2025
A Mountain-Top Home Where The Roof Billows Like Fog
High in the Eastbay mountain range of California, a house once lost to fire has been reimagined as a striking family home. Designed by Terry & Terry Architecture, the two-level structure opens up to reveal uninterrupted views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. What makes it stand out is how the design […]
September 20, 2025
A Home That Unfolds Like a Sheet of Paper
Perched on a steep hillside in Paguera, Calviá, Mallorca, Can Tudó is no ordinary coastal home. It offers sweeping views of Paguera Bay through pine trees, while its very structure blurs the line between building and landscape. The home was born from a simple yet daring idea: fold a single sheet, and let that gesture […]
September 19, 2025
Little Star Kindergarten – ADC
Skip to content Little Star Kindergarten AA compact two-classroom building by ČTYŘSTĚN brings sheltered gardens, rooftop play space and vibrant interiors to a tight residential site in Šlapanice. Photos Pavel Barták Located on a small corner plot in a quiet residential neighbourhood in Šlapanice near Brno, the new Hvězdička (Little Star) Kindergarten provides two classrooms, […]