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June 17, 2024
Architecture firm studioplusthree has shared photos of a project in Sydney, Australia, that included the alterations and additions to an existing house. The home features a material palette of pale brick, concrete, and timber evoking the project’s coastal location and echoing the natural sandstone outcrops and manmade concrete platforms of nearby Clovelly Beach. Custom handmade […]
June 16, 2024
AIM ARCHITECTURE has shared photos of the LULULEMON Flagship Store they designed in Shanghai, China, that uses curved glass to create an eye-catching retail destination. The facade with its curved glass window, allows people on the street to witness the movement of activity within the store, primarily through the grand staircase. At night, the lighting […]
June 14, 2024
In Udaipur, Rajasthan, Studio SAAR has designed a new learning and cultural centre for Dharohar, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing extra-curricular activities for both adults and young people. Photos Ananya Singhal, Ankit Jain & Edmund Sumner Envisioned as a ‘third space’ — a place beyond home or school — Studio SAAR’s design for the […]
June 14, 2024
AT talks to Ananya Singhal and Jonny Buckland, co-founders of Studio SAAR – a young and growing practice with offices in Frome, Somerset and Udaipur in Rajasthan, that is taking on projects of all sizes across two continents. How did you two come together? Ananya Singhal We met while studying at the University of Bath […]
June 13, 2024
Photography by Casey Dunn Miró Rivera Architects has shared photos of a home they completed in Austin, Texas, which overlooks a sweeping lawn shaded by towering native pecan and bald cypress trees. Photography by Casey Dunn The house is comprised of two wings flanking a central courtyard and connected by a glass volume, while the […]
June 13, 2024
Prague-based practice IXA has completed a heartfelt memorial to a celebrated Czech army general and underground resistance leader from the Second World War. Photos Benedikt Markel In 2017, nearly 30 years after the fall of the communist regime, Zdeňka Mašínová regained her father‘s ancestral farm in Lošany, Czech Republic. In the same year, a society […]
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
June 12, 2024 Koshulynskyy & Mayer studio has sent us photos of an apartment interior they completed that includes matte black accents throughout its design. The apartment, designed for a family, includes a living room with a dark accent wall, and a large couch in front of a suspended cabinet with the TV above. 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 9, 2024
June 9, 2024 Architecture and design office Dia Uno has shared photos of a refurbished apartment they completed in a 1960s suburban neighborhood of Madrid, Spain. One of the key features of the renovated apartment is the inclusion of a metal shelving unit that’s been painted in a bright color. The pinky-orange shelving unit contrasts […]
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 […]
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