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April 21, 2022
Hareth Pochee, senior engineer at Max Fordham LLP and author of the net zero report for Max Fordham’s House, answers readers’ questions to explain how the figures behind the UK’s first carbon zero house stack up. How can this be the first net zero home? It’s only the verification that has changed. Max Fordham House […]
April 21, 2022
Relocating to Deal, a seaside town in east Kent, has exposed Charles Holland’s practice to fresh influences, new ways of working and opportunities to engage with the community in profound ways. When I started my practice in 2016 I was excited at the prospect of a change of scene. I had been working in Shoreditch […]
April 19, 2022
Deyan Sudjic explains how his new biography of Boris Iofan, state architect to Joseph Stalin, shows how damaging it can be for a talented architect to come too close to power. One of Iofan’s many designs for the unbuilt Palace of the Soviets. Just as Vladimir Putin was seemingly handing over the Russian presidency to […]
April 19, 2022
Apparata has designed 12 studio apartments for artists and their families in Barking, east London. Frances Holliss applauds the ingenuity and courage of a project that recognises the need for flexible, affordable accommodation. The five-storey concrete building employs strong geometric forms, powerful massing, and deep covered balconies on the upper floors. Unexpectedly successful, Covid-19’s experiment […]
April 19, 2022
Architects Juan Alberto Andrade and Maria Jose Vascones, have shared with us their recently completed project, a small apartment in Quito, Ecuador, that includes custom wood cabinets that makes the most of the available space. The 296 square foot (27.5 sqm) studio apartment needed a solution that would include a kitchen area, storage space, laundry […]
April 19, 2022
Skip to content Claire Bennie in conversation with Isabel Allen Interrailing in middle age, learning from life on the continent, the joys of 1930s mansion blocks and a proposal to give architects the skills required to write a decent brief and be an effective client. Claire Bennie is a former development director at Peabody and […]
April 16, 2022
April 6, 2022 The Library, Showroom For luxury Car Collection, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Owning any kind of car today is questionable. Owning a whole collection of luxury cars even more so. But there is no denying that the… April 5, 2022 Casa JL, Medellín, Colombia In its three-plus-year existence, Casa JL, designed by Cinco […]
April 15, 2022
Overcoming numerous site challenges and political controversies, this iconic project by I.M. Pei is a testament to the architect’s ingenuity and foresight. Now a beloved Hong Kong landmark, the twelvehundred- foot tower was hugely contentious. The points of the triangles that make up its multi-faceted fa ades appeared to many locals as offensively, dangerously jagged, leading […]
April 15, 2022
In interiors, we are not fans of subdued and prissy nor decorative and antique-filled. When we saw the first images of the Californian Canyon house restoration by Los Angeles-based interior designer, Carolyn Miller, we almost passed it by. However, as we do admire skillfully achieved balance in interiors, and almost always place intelligently re-purposed architecture […]
April 15, 2022
Megan and Keith Blaine, Principal Architects at Blaine Architects, have transformed their own mid-century modern Eichler house that they purchased in 2015. The structure of the house was in good condition and the architects could see that. The floor plan, which they kept, was a space-efficient 1000sf (92sqm) with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The […]
April 14, 2022
An AT webinar with Medite Smartply exploring fire safety in timber buildings is taking place on Thursday 28th April. Constructed from CLT, dRMM’s Charlton Workstack project is a new model for low-carbon, high-density light industrial space Timber construction offers a practical route to a low-carbon future for the built environment. The task for practitioners, however, […]
April 14, 2022
December 2, 2024 Rakxa Wellness Retreat, Bangkok: A Haven for Holistic Luxury and Longevity There’s something undeniably transformative about a true wellness retreat. It’s not just a getaway; it’s a recalibration of your entire being. Once you’ve experienced the… November 27, 2024 Madrid’s Babette: A Trio of Design-Forward Bakeries Redefining the Art of Breadmaking Bakeries […]
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