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February 24, 2023
North London architects XUL Architecture have sent us photos of their latest project, where they were tasked with renovating this three-story family home to completely enlarge the rear of the house while still allowing for plenty of natural light. The architects removed the existing conservatory and added a new rear extension with an integrated strip […]
February 23, 2023
Haworth Tompkins has completed an immersive arts venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital work. PhotosPhilip Vile, Fred Howarth, Justin Sutcliffe Designed by Haworth Tompkins, in collaboration with performance design specialists 59 Productions, and the London Theatre Company, Lightroom is a new venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital art work. The project […]
February 23, 2023
Atelier LAVIT has sent us images of their latest project LILELO / Little Leisure Lodge, which is an eco-hotel made up of four independent cabins. Three of the cabins are dedicated to housing suites, with the fourth cabin acting as a common area with a generous outdoor space and a large kitchen. It was conceived […]
February 22, 2023
Bates Masi + Architects has designed a house in Montauk, New York, that’s built on land that was once home to early settlers in the 17th century. Remnants of horse stables, barns, and workers’ cottages scatter the landscape, however, one such cottage, a late addition built in the mid-20th century, sat near the top of […]
February 21, 2023
An ambitious, high-density residential-led development designed by Allies and Morrison brings a sense of order and civic pride to one of London’s largest yet least cohesive estate redevelopments. Rosamund Diamond explores the key moves behind the scheme’s inventive and carefully considered approach to urban planning. The recently redeveloped Keybridge estate is at the edge of […]
February 18, 2023
Best Practice Architecture has designed the contemporary remodel of a 1907 home in Seattle, Washington, that measures just 16-and-a-half feet wide. Surrounded by old-growth trees in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood, the cozy gambrel roof dwelling is dubbed “Phinney Mini” for its compact footprint and idyllic location. Here’s a look at the home’s exterior before the […]
February 16, 2023
FRARI – architecture network has designed a new house in Vagos, Portugal, that has a single arcing curved design. Through its shape and arrangement, the curved home protects itself from the busy road, while also opening up the interior to the outdoor spaces, like the yard and balcony. The building, with its curved shape, also […]
February 15, 2023
Design firm Atelier SUN has completed the renovation of a home near Toronto, Canada. The house was built in the 1980s during an era of mass-produced developments, which resulted in excessive structural elements such as columns and beams throughout the space. The updated design overcomes the challenge of converting a cookie-cutter builder home into a […]
February 15, 2023
The City of Helsinki has launched a competition for the sale and redevelopment of Gustaf Nyström’s Old Customs House in Katajanokka. PhotosAntti Pulkkinen Launched by The City of Helsinki, Finland, the goal of the competition is to find a technically and economically feasible, as well as architecturally outstanding solution, for redeveloping Gustaf Nyström’s Old Customs […]
February 14, 2023
I am in the reception of The Old Rectory, our newly refurbished Grade II listed building where we moved our office recently. While the morning sun is touching the floor and reaching to the artwork on the wall, I find myself acknowledging this experience. Day-to-day use of a space we created added a new perspective […]
February 14, 2023
Sheppard Robson’s sympathetic refurbishment of Manchester’s New Century Hall has given the grade II-listed music venue a new lease of life. PhotosJosh Kemp-Smith, Henry Woide Sheppard Robson has refurbished New Century Hall, a Grade II-listed, 1000-capacity music venue located in the heart of Manchester. Constructed in 1963 for the Cooperative Wholesale Society, the hall played […]
February 14, 2023
pH+ Architects’ fascinating reinvention of the English Country House combines boldness and precision with intimacy and a strong connection to its site, finds David Hills. The striking and contemporary Waterfield House by pH+ Architects can be found against the backdrop of the quiet Kent village of Goudhurst, which with its charming high street tumbling down […]
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