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March 23, 2023
A Large Green Roof Covers This Riverside Home
Architect Pawel Naduk of 77STUDIO in Warsaw, Poland, has designed a modern house with a green roof that’s located on the bank of the Vistula River. The home has been designed to subtly integrate into the natural shape of the land and allows for a usable green roof. A sloped ramp climbs from the garden […]
March 22, 2023
Pivoting Arched Windows Are A Unique Feature On This Row Of Townhouses In London
Photography by Matthew White and Izzy Scott of AVR London Architecture firm DHaus has designed a collection of 6 new terraced townhouses in North-West London, that replaced a gas station. The six new townhouses include a strong mixture of rectangles and arches, set within a brick canvas that is common within the Dartmouth Park Conservation […]
March 21, 2023
A Curved Accent Wall Wraps Around From The Fireplace To The Ceiling Inside This Home
MAKHNO Studio has designed a home in Kiev, Ukraine, that includes a contemporary living room with a large curved statement piece. The living room has a sunken couch that neatly fits into the step-down, and faces the fireplace, while the focal point of the room is a curved section that’s made of stone plaster. The […]
March 19, 2023
Best practice for roofing guarantees – ADC
Ross Finnie, Sales Director at SIG Design and Technology, discusses best practice for roofing guarantees with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw. In association with IKO Armourplan P Reinforced roof at West Motney Way, Rainham, Kent (ph: AJ Lucas Roofing Contractors) As any architect will tell you, construction is a risky business where errors and […]
March 17, 2023
Planter Boxes Were Designed To Help This House To Blend Into Its Tropical Setting
Architecture firm Studio Saxe has designed a new home for their clients from Canada, who were looking to get away from the winter season and enjoy the tropical weather of Costa Rica. The home is surrounded by a tropical landscape, with the seasonal creek and wildlife of the property becoming the primary focus of the […]
March 16, 2023
A Round Window Is Nestled Into A Stone Wall On The Front Of This Home
OON ARCHITECTURE has designed a modern home in Benavidez, Argentina, that features a stone, wood, and concrete facade, that also includes a round window. The round window is recessed into the stone wall and is an eye-catching design element that can be seen as one walks along the path to the front door. The window […]
March 15, 2023
LED Lighting Illuminates Shelving Throughout This Home's Interior
Estevez + Persson, a new architecture and design studio, founded by Fernando Estevez Barroso and Daniel Persson, has debuted a residential project called Casa Bosques de Olivos in Mexico City. The exterior of the house features concrete, wood, and metal, as well as landscaped pathways and gardens, however it is the interior of the home […]
March 14, 2023
Before & After – A 1960s House Transformed Into A Modern Home For A Growing Family
Floisand Studio Architects has designed the remodel of a 1960s home in Seattle, Washington, and transformed it into a modern house for a growing family. This remodel sits on the same basement and foundation as its predecessor, but that’s where the similarities end. Here’s what the home looked like before, with the front door accessed […]
March 13, 2023
Rethinking Resi 2023 – ADC
An AT online conference exploring how the U.K. is addressing the problems posed by the housing crisis is taking place on Wednesday 22nd March. Despite many new housing ministers, England still needs an estimated 345,000 new homes every year and much of our existing housing stock needs to be made energy efficient, comfortable and safe. […]
March 13, 2023
City slicker – ADC
Bold interventions and considered material choices are central to Coffey Architects’ sustainable refurbishment of 10 Exchange Square in Broadgate, London. Photos Phil Coffey Coffey Architects has refurbished 10 Exchange Square, a 2004 SOM-designed workplace in Broadgate, London. The architect understood that despite ‘good bones’, the interiors were outdated, underperforming and failing to attract a progressive […]
March 12, 2023
Rammed Earth Walls Surround This House In Australia
Luigi Rosselli Architects have shared photos of a home they renovated in Sydney, Australia, that had rammed earth walls added. The original home, whose design was akin to that of a drilling platform, had two existing floors hovering above, and was entirely disconnected from its surroundings. The updated home now includes a further two floors […]
March 9, 2023
Pitched Roofs Cover This Dark And Moody Farmhouse
The Seat is a house on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia, remodelled by Atlas Architects. It began as a brown-brick farmhouse with a pitched roof, built in the 1980s. The clients, a semi-retired couple, wanted a family home that could also be used as a wedding venue. A pergola around the old house A driveway winds […]