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July 18, 2022
Waugh Thistleton director Kirsten Haggart reviews the Rhomboid and Ziggurat by Mole Architects, a pair of buildings in the Greenwich Design District with mass timber structures. The Design District, London’s first permanent, purpose-built creative district, is conveniently located minutes’ walk from North Greenwich Station. Knight Dragon has developed a hub for creative businesses which it is […]
July 18, 2022
Atelier RZLBD has recently completed a new home in Toronto, Canada, that’s been designed as a stack of three ‘blocks’. The house, with its dark grey exterior of stucco, metal, and wood, is a playful expression of horizontal volumes, which are stacked on top of and cantilevered from each other. The rear of the home […]
July 14, 2022
Cape Town based architecture firm SAOTA has completed a new home in Los Angeles, California, that draws inspiration from the famous Stahl House, designed by Pierre Koenig. Let’s take a look around… Upon arriving at the home, there are large curved white walls accented by stone and olive trees, with the entryway highlighted by lighting. […]
July 14, 2022
Japandi is a term that’s being used to describe the blending of two design styles, Japanese and Scandinavian interior design. Japanese style, often referred to as wabi-sabi, is the acceptance of imperfections. Think a wood bowl with a crack in it, or a ceramic vase with an uneven glaze. Scandinavian style focuses on clean lines, […]
July 14, 2022
Hannah Wooller sees herself as a doctor for buildings, using her expertise in conservation and regeneration to breathe new life into East Anglia’s seaside towns. Norfolk has always called me. I was away in the Northwest for most of my career and although the vibrant community and human mass of the cities suited me well, […]
July 13, 2022
An AT CPD webinar, in partnership with Sto, on how to correctly specify robust glass rainscreen facades for public spaces is taking place on Thursday 28th July. The conversation around public spaces has developed significantly since the pandemic amplified the importance of high-quality public realm design. But how can we ensure such public spaces remain […]
July 12, 2022
New Scriptorium is a studio for writers, poets and literary groups designed by artist Bobby Niven for the grounds of the 12th century Arbroath Abbey in Scotland. The New Scriptorium was designed and created by artist Bobby Niven, the founder of the Bothy Project – a network of off-grid artists and writers retreats in Scotland. […]
July 12, 2022
Norm Architects has designed ÄNG, a culinary experience that’s located within a glass house in the middle of a field in Halland, Sweden. The glass house, which has bold black frames, acts as an entrance to the partly underground Michelin-starred restaurant. The interior of the restaurant has been furnished by the Japanese brand Karimoku, and […]
July 11, 2022
Director Andrew Waugh and associate Rachel Crozier discuss working with timber and other low-carbon materials and the challenges involved in changing the way we build. Rachel Crozier and Andrew Waugh present a selection of samples of low-carbon materials in the mezzanine meeting area. Playful wooden models surround the space. Shoreditch has always been home for Waugh […]
July 11, 2022
Sanjay Puri Architects has completed a new sculptural house that’s located in the hot climate of Rajasthan, India, and is home to a family with three generations living together. Built on a corner lot, the home has been designed with various heights where arches create openings to help keep the house cool on a hot […]
July 10, 2022
Gregory Phillips Architects has designed and built a contemporary family home in Totteridge, England, that showcases waterstruck bricks. The waterstruck grey bricks by Petersen Tegl, have variations in color, with the property featuring a number of different types of brick detailing in what Gregory Phillips describes as ‘an essay in brickwork’. Waterstruck bricks are lightly […]
July 7, 2022
Ada Wong and Eric Liu of littleMORE Interior Design, have designed a small 460 square feet (42sqm) apartment in Hong Kong, for a young homeowner and her two cute little cats, Milou & Tintin. One area that caught our eye, is the combined home office and bedroom. The designers combined two small rooms, to create […]
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