ADC on August 17, 2023
In conversation with Pablo Bofill, CEO of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura – ADC
In 1973, architect Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon the old cement factory as he embarked on one of his many nomadic ventures away from Barcelona. The factory’s imposing structure comes into view as one approaches along the highway leading to Sant Just Desvern. The building’s tall chimneys and vast silos exhaled...
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ADC on July 24, 2023
Retrofitting history: The Northcliffe by John Robertson Architects – ADC
John Robertson Architects has repurposed the 1920s Daily Mail HQ in the City of London to create one of the 1% of refurbishment projects to achieve BREEAM Outstanding. John Robertson Architects (JRA) has retrofitted the former headquarters and print works of the Daily Mail newspaper on Tudor Street, close to...
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ADC on June 14, 2023
Sheerness Dockyard Church – ADC
Hugh Broughton Architects has skilfully transformed a historic dockyard church on the Isle of Sheppey into a community hub and business incubator for young entrepreneurs. Photos Dirk Linder Sensitively reworked by Hugh Broughton Architects, in collaboration with conservation specialists Martin Ashley Architects, Sheerness Dockyard Church now includes an exhibition area,...
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ADC on 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 The architect understood that despite ‘good bones’, the interiors were outdated, underperforming and...
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ADC on June 10, 2022
Borgo Gallana, Studio Andrew Trotter’s Latest Architectural Addition To The Apulian Scenic Countryside – ADC
In Oria, in an enchanting setting amongst olive trees, Studio Andrew Trotter has completely refurbished two existing farmhouse structures, linking them with a courtyard and adding two staircases on both sides. The former complex has been thoroughly extended to encompass a total of three self-contained houses—each featuring a bedroom, a...
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ADC on May 26, 2022
In Taiwan, The Wandering Walls By XRANGE Architects Curves Out Towards The Ocean – ADC
Nestled on an oceanfront mountain top, ‘The Wandering Walls’ is a striking 8-room retreat defined by rugged curved concrete walls and sweeping panoramic views of the ocean. Designed by Taipei-based practice XRANGE Architects, the project seamlessly blurs the boundaries between architecture and landscape. Sitting among tall grasses and acacia trees,...
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ADC on February 14, 2022
MVRDV’s Enormous Mirrored Art Storage In Rotterdam, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen – ADC
The brand new ‘Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen‘ in Rotterdam, designed by The Netherlands-based architects MVRDV, is a huge bowl-shaped building clad completely in a mirrored glass facade. The colossal structure holds the entire 151,000-piece art collection of the neighboring Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and exists as the “world’s first publicly...
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ADC on January 31, 2022
Where Architecture Meets Nature: Neri & Hu Design A Whisky Distillery Backdropped By Mount Emei
The new headquarters for The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery has been designed by Shanghai-based architecture studio Neri & Hu. Titled ‘Shan-Shui’, which translates to mountain water, the sprawling distillery was named after its rural location In China’s Sichuan Province—surrounded by verdant land, mountain ranges, and a flowing creek. “The Pernod...
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