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June 6, 2025
Courtyard House is a prefabricated, off-grid home in Mungo Brush, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by CHROFI with FABPREFAB, which also developed and built it. The project reworks the familiar Australian rural house as a prefab building that sits lightly on its site. Why prefabrication Building off site avoided invasive construction on the […]
June 6, 2025
Unstructured, deformed and deficient An ongoing R&D programme into unacceptable damp course installations on site has recently been the subject of an annual review. Conducted by Cavity Trays, the company set out to identify commonly reoccurring deficiencies witnessed when conventional roll DPC is used in cavity wall construction to protect everything from window and door […]
June 5, 2025
Designed in 1958 by architect Charles A. Marsh Jr. for celebrated Seattle artist Alden Mason, this Mid-Century modern home feels like a secret treehouse tucked into the woods near Lake Washington. Recently restored by Nahoko Ueda of Ueda Design Studio, the house delicately blends preservation and innovation. It’s a deeply personal home that continues to […]
June 5, 2025
David Chipperfield Architects unveils Muzej Lah, a contemporary art museum for the Fundacija Lah collection in Bled, Slovenia, that is set to open in Summer 2026. Muzej Lah render (image: David Chipperfield Architects). Located at the foot of the Julian Alps in the historic town of Bled, Muzej Lah is a 5,000-square-metre museum designed by […]
June 4, 2025
Tucked into the lush landscape at the foot of Mount Saint-Bruno, just outside Montreal, the Montpellier residence doesn’t shout for attention, it whispers. Surrounded by a dense forest canopy, this three-level home was imagined as a serene refuge. Designed by Vives St-Laurent and ATA Architecture, it’s a quiet celebration of form, light, and landscape. Here’s […]
June 4, 2025
What does sustainable design look like when it starts with what already exists? In Eindhoven, a 1970s villa in disrepair has been thoughtfully transformed by Wenink Holtkamp Architecten into an energy-neutral home that honors its architectural roots. Tucked beneath tall trees on the edge of the city, the house now balances past and present through […]
June 3, 2025
AT chats to Marina Tabassum, the Bangladeshi architect behind the 25th Serpentine Pavilion which has opened in West London. We learn about what informed her design for A Capsule in Time, and the challenges of building a temporary structure on the Hyde Park site. Read about the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion here. Could you elaborate on the […]
June 3, 2025
In the 1990s, Cedric Price’s radical approach to architectural practice – prioritising processes over buildings – was seen as visionary and eccentric. Today, as the Regenerative Architecture Index reveals, his ideas about systems, adaptability, and the intelligence of practice itself are central to an evolving, more sustainable profession. Back in 1996 my then editor, Paul […]
June 2, 2025
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June 1, 2025
Frank Family Vineyards has unveiled Miller House, a new hospitality space designed to host guests in a setting that’s both refined and deeply personal. Located in Calistoga, California, the space was created by Hawkins Interiors in collaboration with Backen & Backen for architecture and Claudia Schmidt Landscape Design. Named after co-owner Leslie Frank’s maiden name, […]
May 30, 2025
Red Cow Terrace Bold in ambition, but compromised in delivery, Office S&M’s terrace of three family homes in a Hertfordshire village shows how commercial reality can dilute good ideas. Ellen Peirson applauds the bravery of a riposte to standard developer housing that has survived against the odds. Words Ellen Peirson Photos James Retief London has […]
May 30, 2025
Located in Vila Mariana, one of São Paulo’s most traditional neighborhoods, this small apartment (398 square feet or 37 square meters) is a standout example of how compact living can be redefined through intelligent design. With interior design by RMV Interiores, the renovation focused on vertical space optimization and a contemporary material palette that balances […]
13 November 2026
