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April 21, 2024
Architecture and interior design firm Bradley Van Der Straeten, has shared photos of a home in England that received a new stepped brick extension with views of the garden. When the front door is open, you can see all the way through to the rear garden. A stepped form took shape for the rear of […]
April 19, 2024
Photography by David Lauer Photography Architecture firm FLOWER, together with interior design studio Saltwolf, has completed a new home in Boulder, Colorado, whose design was inspired by the nearby historic houses in the neighborhood. The home includes a steep, single gable roof with a wide welcoming porch, modest width and height dimensions, and a classic […]
April 19, 2024
Housing Atlas A compendium of the best housing schemes built across Europe in the 20th Century is an invaluable resource for architects seeking solutions to the current housing crisis. Double page spread devoted to Powell & Moya’s Churchill Gardens, London, completed in 1962. All projects have been painstakingly redrawn to the same graphic standard. Words […]
April 18, 2024
From the world’s #1 producer and marketer of fibre cement cladding, James Hardie has added another stunning texture to it’s Hardie Architectural Panel range. Metallics has been created to take design flexibility to a new level. Available in a range of colours to mirror typical metal materials, the façade panel sparkles in sunlight giving special […]
April 18, 2024
Jeff Edwards, Engineering Manager for Leviat’s masonry division, answers readers’ questions on masonry support systems. Leviat supplied a bespoke Ancon MDC masonry support system for Kampus, a £250m housing development in Manchester (photo: Greg Holmes) What are the main types of masonry support system available, where are they typically used, and how are they commonly […]
April 17, 2024
To prevent radon seeping into a building, gas-proof protection covering the entire footprint at ground level is established, protecting from outer-skin face to outer-skin face. This usually takes the form of a gas-grade membrane protecting the oversite, that interfaces with radon barriers that travel through the inner skin, transversing the cavity, and projecting through the […]
April 16, 2024
Spanish eyewear brand Gigi Studios – formerly known as GIGI Barcelona – is a family-owned business established by Fulgencio Ramo in 1962 in Poble Sec, Barcelona. Now headed by creative director and CEO Patricia Ramo, and selling its hand-crafted eyewear in more than 45 countries, Gigi Studios’ commitment to quality and elegance is evident in its newly […]
April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024 Ninja Stuudio has shared photos of “White Sheet”, a tiny public library and reading pavilion they completed in Tallinn, Estonia. The design has been inspired by the image of a literary idea, with the pavilion’s roof hovering as a light sheet of paper in mid-air relying only on the glass shelves below. […]
April 15, 2024
AT talks to Alex Ely, founding director of Mæ, about the challenges and benefits of B Corp certification, and what the practice is doing to further expand its environmental knowledge base. Congratulations on attaining B-Corporation certification! Why did the practice decide to follow this path? First of all, we felt that as a practice we […]
April 15, 2024
Design firm jones | haydu has shared photos of The Caffé by Mr. Espresso, a new coffee bar in Oakland, California, that features curved birch slats. The design of the cafe is heavily inspired by Italian culture, using minimalism and contrast, with the designers explaining, “The Italians call the ritual of stepping into a caffè […]
April 12, 2024
Laura Davies talks to Madeleine Jacob about repurposing old furniture and making a studio that’s visually coherent and designed to last. Laura Davies chats to colleague Giovanni Bonavia Pelà in the practice’s new London home. Photograph by Paul Riddle. Tell us about White Arkiteker’s office retrofit. What prompted the move? We outgrew our previous office […]
April 11, 2024
Exterio Architectural Studio, together with interior design firm Hola Design, has shared photos of a contemporary home they have completed near Warsaw, Poland, that’s surrounded by a pine forest. The home is designed to bring a large family together, with the form taking shape with the creation of a separate “house” for every inhabitant, to be […]
13 November 2026
