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September 25, 2023
Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group has sent us photos of a project they recently completed in San Francisco, California, that involved updating a historic Victorian-era home. Over the span of several years, the house underwent a complete restructuring and received a new interior layout to accommodate a large family. The first step in […]
September 24, 2023
M Monroe Design has sent us photos of a contemporary remodel they recently completed for a mid-century modern home in Newport Beach, California, that includes a new kitchen as well as the main bathroom and a kids’ bathroom. Before – The KitchenThe original kitchen had a tiled floor and countertops, with white cabinets, mismatched appliances, […]
September 22, 2023
The value of low-carbon design Join us on Wednesday 27th September to hear how practitioners from across the industry are working to embed sustainable goals into design briefs to help deliver low-carbon buildings that deliver real long-term value. How can sustainability goals be embedded into project briefs? What is the true return on investment when […]
September 21, 2023
Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Culver City, California, that has a dark black exterior. The home with its gabled design, has a path that leads to the glass front door. At night, the exterior lighting highlights the front door and the carport, while […]
September 20, 2023
Architecture firm SAOTA, together with interior design firm ARRCC, has recently completed a modern house in Cape Town, South Africa. The home was designed by Philip Olmesdahl, principal of SAOTA, for himself and his family, with him sharing, “When architects design their own homes, they can have a bit more fun; they can be a […]
September 18, 2023
Madrid-based practice SelgasCano has completed a visually-striking office building at London’s Design District as the creative neighbourhood celebrates its second birthday. Photos Taran Wilkhu Designed by SelgasCano, Building B1 forms part of London’s Design District – the capital’s first permanent, purpose-built workspace for the creative industries located on Greenwich Peninsula. The visually-striking four-storey building includes […]
September 18, 2023
What is being done to improve fire safety post Grenfell, and what does the new legislation mean for architects, project teams and manufacturers? These questions and more were addressed by a panel of experts at a round table discussion in London hosted by Architecture Today in partnership with SIG Design & Technology. Report by John […]
September 15, 2023
Floisand Studio Architects has sent us photos of a remodel project they completed in Seattle, Washington, that transformed a 1960s split-level home into an updated design for a family of five. The project’s goals were to modernize the space, add a third floor, relocate the primary bedroom, and open up the main floor living space. […]
September 14, 2023
Senior Technical and Design Advisor Marcus Franklin of Wienerberger UK – sponsor of the School of Specification – answers readers’ questions on fibre cement rainscreen cladding. What are the benefits of using fibre cement rainscreen cladding on building projects? Fibre cement panels are manufactured from a homogeneous mixture of cement, cellulose, reinforcement fibres, additives and […]
September 12, 2023
Haworth Tompkins’ industrial achievement Haworth Tompkins gives the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham the UK’s first new-generation vertical industrial building Haworth Tompkins has completed Industria, the UK’s first multi-storey light-industrial scheme, for BeFirst, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham’s regeneration company. The project provides over 11,400 sqm of floor space, accommodating 47 small […]
September 10, 2023
Architecture and interior design firm GO’C has shared photos of a home they recently completed northwest of Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington. Located on a secluded wooded site, near a small beach town, the home has been designed with dark black brick walls with deeply raked carbon black mortar joints creating a highly […]
September 9, 2023
Every day since its opening in 1785, Antica Macelleria Filippini Cristiano at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele has been the destination of meat-loving inhabitants of the small Tuscan town of Castelfranco di Sopra. Changing hands from generation to generation, the butcher shop stands today as it always has, perhaps more popular now than ever before. Sensing an […]
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