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August 4, 2022
August 4, 2022 Scott Edwards Architecture has designed a new home in Yamhill County, Oregon, that’s perched on a site offering expansive views of five different mountains. The home features floor-to-ceiling windows, and sliding doors are used in every east-facing room, all with the intent to blur the line between inside and out. The design […]
August 4, 2022
An AT Schüco webinar exploring fire-resistant building design in response to the new Building Safety Act is taking place on Wednesday 31st August. What does the Building Safety Act mean for those working within the built environment? How can those involved in design and construction comply with these new regulations to manage safety and fire […]
August 3, 2022
Rehousing their Michelin-starred restaurant Äng into a starkly minimalist glasshouse is the latest development at Ästad Vingård winery . The owners, the Carlsson siblings, continue to tick off all the correct trend boxes at their winery in southwestern Sweden. Yes, a winery in Sweden. In fact, there are more than 40 wineries in the Scandinavian country […]
August 2, 2022
Rise Design Studio has refurbished and extended the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, adding a second screen and bar to expand the venue’s offering. The Lexi Cinema hoped to install a beer garden to take the place of an improvised bar set up by residents, but when this was rejected by Brent Council due to […]
August 2, 2022
Great things take time to develop. The secondary home in Montecito, California, planned and completed over a period of a decade by of Los Angeles-based architect William Hefner and his late wife, interior designer Kazuko Hoshino, is a perfect example of this. The extended design and construction period allowed the ideas to mature, unexpected methods […]
August 1, 2022
Radmat explores fire performance criteria and best practice for green, blue and biosolar roofs. In association with Anchorage House (ph: Jonathan Lucas) The Building Regulations set the Statutory (legal) minimum requirements for the construction of buildings in the United Kingdom, establishing minimum performance requirements to prevent the loss of life. In England, Wales and Northern […]
August 1, 2022
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July 31, 2022
Carla Middleton Architecture has recently completed the renovation of a home in Hurlstone Park, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and included in the updated design, is a rear addition built with recycled bricks. The original home is a cute cottage with a front white fence, a brick path, and a porch that runs across the […]
July 28, 2022
Photography by Juliana Berzoini (left) and Pablo Gomide (right) Gisele Borges Arquitetura has completed a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which features boldly designed architecture that stands out in the local landscape. Photography by Juliana Berzoini The building, which is located on a narrow lot of 41 feet (12.7m), includes14 lofts and 24 studios, […]
July 28, 2022
For Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu the Palm House at Kew Gardens is a reminder that solutions to contemporary problems depend on an understanding of the inter-connected systems of the natural world. Each era writes its own story. Incidents, observations, riddles, quests, battles, ethos, victories, each recreates the myths of its times. Here In 2022, […]
July 27, 2022
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July 25, 2022
The new National Model Design Code is being trialled across the UK. Gail Mayhew, managing director of Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole’s new placemaking company FuturePlaces, looks at the lessons that can be learnt from previous attempts to codify urban design. Nansledan, an extension to Newquay, Cornwall, on Duchy of Cornwall land implemented a design code that […]
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