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June 13, 2024
John Pardey revisits the acclaimed modernist house that Peter Aldington built for himself and his wife in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, in the 1960s, and reflects on the nature of permanence and the architect’s enduring love of the ordinary. Words John Pardey Photos Richard Bryant/Arcaid For most people, the buildings of the 1960s – unlike music and […]
June 12, 2024
This family apartment by Koshulynskyy & Mayer studio, led by designer Karina Mayer and architect Danylo Koshulynskyy, uses matte black accents in every room. The black appears in walls, frames, furniture and light fittings, and it links the spaces together. Living, kitchen and dining The living room has a dark accent wall and a large […]
June 11, 2024
Paul Archer Design has shared photos of a home they completed in Wivenhoe, England, for an artist who wanted a light-filled interior with room to work and to entertain. The exterior of the home features a double-gable roof, timber cladding in a dark color, and metal cladding on the roof, while the interior has different […]
June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024 Levitate Architects has shared photos of a modern rear home extension they completed for a home in England, that has folding doors, connecting the interior spaces to the garden. The architects removed the floor of a second rear sitting room and lowered it to the level of the garden, converting it into […]
June 7, 2024
Dr Colin Rose, Founding Partner of UK CLT, and Senior Research Fellow at University College London, answers readers’ questions on timber reuse. Timber from The Westbury Hotel in London was recovered for use in CLST test specimens, with the support of Ramboll and Sir Robert McAlpine (photo: Colin Rose). Why is it important to reuse […]
June 7, 2024
DRDH Architects has delivered a combined library, cinema and residential building for the London suburb of Sidcup. Madeleine Jacob examines the tensions between commercial viability and civic ambition. Words Madeleine Jacob Photos David Grandorge Sidcup Storyteller is the product of an all-too-rare investment in civic life. Under the heading ‘In Store for Sidcup’, £1.2m from […]
June 6, 2024
Joe Herrin, Principal at Heliotrope Architects, has shared photos of an A-Frame cabin he completed as an idyllic little home on Orcas Island, set within the San Juan Island Archipelago of Washington state. The cabin structure is a modest late-60’s era kit A-frame, built by the previous property owner on a shoestring, and the new […]
June 6, 2024
Many restaurants in London have the word nightingale in their name but the latest addition to the offering in Mayfair, called simply Nightingale, is not to be mixed with any of them, although one could argue that the name lacks creativity. The newest Nightingale is already being talked about as the upscale Mayfair neighbourhood’s chicest […]
June 5, 2024
Architect Nicole Blair has shared photos of a modern addition that was built above an existing bungalow in Austin, Texas. Owners Dylan and Annie, a landscape designer and a hairstylist, wanted to keep their backyard intact, and not move during construction nor disrupt the mature landscape. As a result, a 660sf flexible studio space was […]
June 5, 2024
A chance meeting at the exclusive beach resort of Costa Careyes, Mexico, led to a young family engaging interior designer Sophie Goineau to updating their Malibu beach house. And the initial idea of updating led in turn to a complete overhaul. The original, casual discussion with the client, a young family with a baby, had circled […]
June 4, 2024
In Rajasthan, western India, Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a private home that deals with the intense climactic conditions by embodying traditional building techniques while designing for a multi-generational household. Photos Vinay Panjwani Situated in the arid desert region of Nokha, the project employs traditional Rajasthani architectural principles to deal with the heat, using thick […]
June 4, 2024
RHAW architecture’s Rolf Reichardt, in partnership with the villa’s residents Marieke Jansen and Jaap Maashas, has designed a home in Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands, that has a sloped roof, and is made of timber, glass, and concrete. The home is a country house with a single-sloped shed roof and two different faces. The facade is low […]
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