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December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023 Michael Cooper Architects has shared photos of a 1980s plaster-clad home in Auckland, New Zealand, that they renovated to bring it up to today’s standards. The house needed a re-design inside and out, with the clients requesting a contemporary design. The clients also wanted a design that used texture on the home’s […]
December 13, 2023
AHEC explores the performance and aesthetic benefits of thermally modified timber. In association with Maggie’s Centre Oldham by dRMM Architects (ph: Tony Barwell) There is something inherently appealing about wooden buildings. They have a warmth, depth and sense of belonging to the Earth that man-made materials struggle to emulate. Humans have used timber to build […]
December 13, 2023
How a new religious building typology that caters for multiple faiths could unite communities and “heal a fractured world.” Words Daniel Leon We are in an era where secularism often overshadows the importance of religious architecture. The potential demolition of Brighton’s Modernist synagogue prompts us as a society to reconsider the intrinsic value of these […]
December 13, 2023
Imbue Design has completed a desert home where the owners could put up their feet and relax in the natural desert landscape of Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah. The home was designed in such a way as to disrupt the land as little as possible. With that in mind, the designers positioned the structure to gently rest […]
December 13, 2023
AT’s inaugural Business Breakfast explored the challenges and opportunities presented by today’s construction market and what the future might hold. In association with The inaugural AT Business Breakfast, in partnership with Total Synergy, took place on 12th December at Redchurch Street Studio in London. Leading movers and shakers from the architectural profession gathered to discuss the […]
December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023 Guz Architects has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Singapore, that was conceived as a multigenerational family house arranged around a large garden and an old rain tree which was protected and preserved. The architects included passive cooling measures, which were integrated into the design of the house with […]
December 11, 2023
Martin Milner, Managing Director of Milner Associates, and Structural Timber Association Technical Consultant, answers readers’ questions on structural timber. Creative use of cross laminated timber at Hastings Pier visitor centre in East Sussex, designed by drMM (ph: Structural Timber Association) What are the main benefits of using structural timber on construction projects? As we see […]
December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023 Adrian James Architects has shared photos of a contemporary home they completed in Oxfordshire, England, that has a sculptural form which sprouts organically from its hillside setting. The home’s design is inspired by the crinkle-crankle Cotswold stone wall, with ribbons of cast Portland stone snaking around the exterior, accentuating its cliff-ness and […]
December 10, 2023
Theresa Obermoser, Austrian-born, London-based designer and founder of TO Interior Design has completed the three-year overhaul of a Renaissance-style building in Vienna where she also has offices. The result is Am Hof 8 Austria’s first private members club. Her signature eclectic and internationally inspired style combines Scandinavian, Japanese and French design features. The same is […]
December 9, 2023
Hong Kong-based interior design firm Lim + LU founders Elaine Lu and Vince Lim received a dream assignment from their friends: to design an office space that would accommodate three generations working together in a home-like environment. The client wanted a functional office yet wished to avoid the cold and boring office vibe. The 300 square-metre […]
December 9, 2023
Located far enough from London to qualify as countryside, The Makers Barn started its transformation as an abandoned and uninhabitable pig shed, a farm building of asbestos and concrete. But the London-based couple that purchased it, fell in love with the location by low hills and fields of wildflowers and charged designer Craig Hutchinson of […]
December 8, 2023
Article 25 with Michael Hadi Associates and Max Fordham have designed new, passively cooled classrooms for a college in west Niger. Photos Souleymane Ag Anara and Toby Pear In Niamey, west Niger, architecture charity Article 25 has been working with local educational institution, the Collège Amadou Hampaté Bâ, to design and deliver new classrooms and […]
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