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March 7, 2024
What might initially appear too stark and brutally minimalist, turns into a peaceful calm in this sensitive renovation of a decades-old house in Taipei. Now ,the potential of the house is just waiting to be unveiled through the furnishings and accessories. And, in the end, isn’t that what the surroundings – the walls and structures – […]
March 6, 2024
Architecture Office has restored and extended a Grade II listed property on the River Fowey in Cornwall. Photos Nick Dearden Edinburgh studio Architecture Office has completed an extension to a Grade-II listed 19th Century home in the in the village of Golant. Located just off the wide banks of the River Fowey, the house sits […]
March 6, 2024
Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto has won the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize, lauded by the jury for “reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people.” Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto, has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for 2024. Yamamoto is the ninth architect from Japan, following […]
March 5, 2024
Story Architecture has shared photos of a new tall and skinny home they recently completed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a family of four with two sons. The homeowner wanted a house with a bit of nostalgia, lots of space to relax, and be airy and light, have a swimming pool, an elevator, […]
March 3, 2024
LUKSTUDIO has shared photos of Aimé Pâtisserie, which is located in Shanghai, China, and is flanked by familiar coffee and donut franchises. The designers explained, ‘that the challenge of the store is to stand out from its immediate chaos and appeal to the clientele from the close-by gentrified neighborhood. Our strategy is to dress this […]
March 2, 2024
London studio Selencky Parsons has repurposed a former apple store into an extension for a home in West Sussex. In the town of East Grinstead, Selencky Parsons has transformed what was once an old apple store for a manor house into a home that unites the previously disconnected elements on its site. Originally, the single […]
March 1, 2024
March 1, 2024 MW Architects has shared photos of a new garden room in London, England, that replaced an old derelict wash house, that was in danger of slipping down a steep slope and existed at the back of an overgrown garden. Here’s what it looked like originally. The new studio, which has been designed […]
February 28, 2024
Penny Hydraulics, creators of world-class lifting systems, is the latest company to feature on NBS Source’s Inspiration section, which showcases exemplary design and construction projects. In 2023, the Penny Hydraulics team brought its 45 years of expertise to the renovation of the iconic Old War Office, through the design and installation of four bespoke winching […]
February 27, 2024
Photography by Adria Goula EL EQUIPO CREATIVO has designed Txalupa Gastroleku, a restaurant in San Sebastian, Spain, that draws inspiration from the nearby old port and the small and colorful fishing boats. Photography by Txalupa Gastroleku Stepping inside, you’re immediately surrounded by handmade ceramic tiles designed specifically for the project to introduce an aquatic effect […]
February 26, 2024
Arne Jacobsen’s Bellevue Beach changing room in Klampenborg, Denmark, has been has been given a new lease of life as a wellness centre. Photos Courtesy of Duravit AG Arne Jacobsen’s bathing facility for Bellevue Beach in Klampenborg, a northern suburb of Copenhagen, remains a popular destination for day trippers – not least architecture students with […]
February 26, 2024
Wheeler Kearns Architects has shared photos of a new home they have completed in Illinois, which is located on a one-acre wooded ravine site north of Chicago. The home, situated upward and slightly angled away from the street, includes twin-gabled volumes, one for sleeping and one for living, which are connected by a glazed breezeway. […]
February 22, 2024
“It’s made us better architects.” Surman Weston discuss with AT everything from buying the site at auction to being a main contractor for the project. Photos Jim Stephenson How did you find the site? Percy Weston We’d been looking since 2016 and been to a few auctions, but had found ourselves being blown out of […]
13 November 2026
