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August 12, 2025
Skip to content Escapade Silverstone Twelve Architects’ ‘Escapade Silverstone’ pairs high-spec trackside apartments and panoramic views, creating a luxury destination immersed in motorsport. Photos Jack Hobhouse On the edge of one of the world’s most celebrated racing circuits, Escapade Silverstone, looks to bridge high-octane motorsport with the quiet drama of the English countryside. Designed by […]
August 11, 2025
Skip to content Dispatches: Simon Reid, Lungfish Architects Lungfish Managing Director Simon Reid tells AT about the trouble with corridors and dragonflies, the secret of successful Forest Schools and the importance of swapping school shoes for wellington boots. What is Lungfish? We’re an interdisciplinary design team that started out as the design arm of the […]
August 11, 2025
Photography by Andrew Pogue Set near Marble Falls, Texas, this striking lake house is designed to take full advantage of its elevated setting. Created by Lake Flato Architects, it rises above the treetops to offer an almost 180-degree view of the water, turning every room on the top floor into a front-row seat to the […]
August 10, 2025
In the heart of Austin, Texas, the Main Stay House (also known as the Lindell Residence), reimagines urban living with a design that’s all about simplicity, connection, and seamless indoor-outdoor flow. Designed by Matt Fajkus Architecture, with interiors by Joel Mozersky Design and landscaping by Open Envelope Studio, this home offers a fresh take on […]
August 9, 2025
The Desert Geode Residence, designed by Kendle Design Collaborative with interiors by Wiseman & Gale Interiors, is a striking modern home that draws inspiration from the raw beauty of Arizona’s desert landscape. Its form, materials, and light-filled spaces balance strength and intimacy, celebrating the desert’s rhythms while offering a luxurious, sustainable retreat. Defined by folding […]
August 9, 2025
Perched high on a bluff in Bend, Oregon, this striking home by Hacker captures the drama of Central Oregon’s high desert landscape. It’s a place where sculptural architecture, rich materials, and seamless indoor-outdoor flow meet a lifestyle centered on art, family, and creative living. The home is designed as a series of cascading platforms that […]
August 8, 2025
Skip to content 20 Newcourt Street Wendover Studio’s conversion of the former St John’s Wood police station transforms the Victorian civic building into nine boutique rental apartments arranged around a courtyard. Photos Simon Menges On a quiet street between Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park, the solid brick form of the old St John’s Wood police […]
August 7, 2025
Skip to content 21–25 Bruton Place DLA Architecture’s mass timber rooftop extension and deep retrofit of three mews buildings elevates a historic Mayfair street into a new, carbon-conscious, design-led workspace. Photos Stevie Campbell Found behind the bustle of Berkeley Square in west London, Bruton Place has long served as a service route to the mansions […]
August 6, 2025
Right in the pulsing heart of Bangkok’s Siam Square, the new Vela be Siam Hotel designed by ASWA (Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic) makes a bold entrance that’s designed to reflect both the energy of the city and the soul of traditional Thai design. The Architecture The building’s exterior grabs your attention instantly. Stainless […]
August 5, 2025
Tucked into Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this newly built home by Watershed Architects is perched with a sweeping north-easterly view across Curl Curl Beach. Designed to maximise every bit of sunlight, ocean breeze, and coastal outlook, it balances open, sociable spaces with a grounded, private retreat above. Arrival is via a lower-level entry that also houses […]
August 4, 2025
When a Japanese-Italian couple with two children set out to renovate their duplex apartment in Amsterdam, their main goals were clear: more sunlight and a better sense of connection throughout the home. Designed by MAMM DESIGN, the renovation of this 85-year-old unit blends clever spatial planning with thoughtful architectural interventions that respond directly to the […]
August 4, 2025
Behind a 1964 townhouse in Berkeley, California, a narrow, sloping backyard has been turned into a peaceful garden retreat. Designed by Mary Barensfeld Architecture, the space now draws on Japanese design principles to turn a tricky elevation into an experience of movement, texture, light, and reflection. At just 23 feet wide and 50 feet deep, […]
13 November 2026
