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August 17, 2023
Bywater Properties’ Theo Michell discusses the importance and viability of large-scale, timber-led developments, and why the current focus on retrofit may hamper innovation in the office sector. Theo Michell, co-founder and director of Bywater Properties Can you tell us about Bywater Properties? Myself and Richard Walker started the business in late 2006. We were colleagues […]
August 17, 2023
Architect and interior design firm Atelier Cho Thompson, has shared photos of the lobby in a building in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally constructed as a shoe factory, the exterior of the building has an ornate stone facade, decorated with imagery depicting shoe manufacturing, and a distinctive brick and terra cotta structure. The designers brought the history […]
August 16, 2023
Robert Young Architects has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Virginia, that’s surrounded by a forest and features a dark exterior. The multi-storey home was designed from the inside out, with the architects allowing the function of the house to determine its form. To capitalize on its wooded context, the architects perched […]
August 15, 2023
August 15, 2023 Sarit Shani Hay Design Studio has shared photos of a modern playroom they designed for a boutique hotel in Israel. Inspired by the unique topography of the desert landscape, the ‘Grow with Six Senses’ playroom emulates the natural features of the surrounding scenery, transforming them into interactive objects for play. The space […]
August 15, 2023
TECHNAL has expanded its product range with SOLEAL Next, a new series of windows and doors that use recycled aluminium to reduce the environmental impact. Offering multiple solutions with different designs, applications, openings, accessories, and handles to suit any project, SOLEAL Next provides excellent performance levels in sustainability, weather tightness, and acoustics. More design The […]
August 14, 2023
London-based designer Adam Nathaniel Furman’s colourful work, Abundance, gently makes its way around Paddington Central. Greeting visitors to Paddington’s amphitheatre is Abundance. Designed by Adam Nathaniel Furman, who was born just a stone’s throw away at St Mary’s hospital, the artwork, as its name suggests, abounds with colour — and delight. Gently tracing and demarcating a […]
August 14, 2023
August 14, 2023 YARD Architects has shared photos of a side extension they re-imagined for a home in Greater London, England, that creates an open and bright dining area and kitchen. A large pivoting window connects the interior spaces with the outdoors. Inside, the architects removed a wall to connect the old and new spaces, […]
August 13, 2023
Robert Young Architects has shared photos of a home they designed in Hither Hills, a rolling topography of dunes between Montauk and Amagansett, New York, for a family that wanted a year-round retreat. Located on a steep site, the home features multiple levels, a swimming pool, and a pool house with a green roof. Exterior […]
August 11, 2023
Zach Fluker, director of ao-ft, explains how Spruce House and Studio, constructed from CLT, establishes a prototype for sustainable housing on tight urban sites. Located in a conservation area, the house occupies a wide plot on what used to be the village high street. Over the past century, houses in the street have transitioned from […]
August 11, 2023
The founder and CEO of Valouran discusses the importance of resilience and strength when it comes to developing successful projects, and why retrofit offers the best of both worlds from a design and environmental perspective. Alex Michelin, founder and CEO of Valouran Can you tell us about Valouran? I founded Valouran with my former-CFO at […]
August 9, 2023
Mulroy Architects has shared photos of a project they recently completed that included modernizing the interior of a 1920s home in Greater London, England, that also included the addition of a rear extension. The brief was to refurbish and extend the upper floors of the house to maximize bedroom space and to optimize the layout […]
August 9, 2023
Paloma Gormley, Summer Islam and George Massoud discuss how the Hackney-based practice is radically rethinking its attitudes towards materials for a post-carbon future. Words Jason Sayer Photos Agnese Sanvito When you visit the Material Cultures’ website materialcultures.org you are greeted by a series of clips of materials in action: brown sludgy stuff being extracted, wood […]
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