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March 20, 2024
Brisco Loran and Arrant Industries have turned a former barbershop in Battersea into a flexible home, an office and a place for trade. Photos Jim Stephenson Words Jason Sayer What’s in a façade? Even a very small façade? In Battersea, southwest London, a converted barbershop tells us that the answer is, in fact, quite a […]
November 7, 2023
Photography by Younes Bounhar Design firm PARTISANS has designed a home for a family in Toronto, Canada, that features a sculptural brick facade. Photography by Younes Bounhar The design of the Canvas House has been inspired by the homeowners’ love of contemporary art, with the outer walls of the home made of bricks arranged in […]
July 19, 2023
Architecture firm OLSON KUNDIG has shared photos of a home they completed in Hanalei, Hawaii, that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living with the inclusion of a series of operable shutter screens that wrap most of the building facade. The custom shutter system, crafted from cedar in a steel framework, allows the home […]
June 29, 2023
Studio Ardete has shared photos of a home they have designed in Mohali, India, that has a distinctly different sculptural facade. The exterior of the home draws inspiration from the folds of a ribbon as well as nature and its flowing form. The free-flowing concrete exterior intrigues both users and onlookers from the outside as […]
June 28, 2023
Giles Miller Studio has shared photos of their first completed residential property in Kent, England, that features a sculptural black facade. The house breaks down barriers between the building’s internal spaces and the glade of natural planting and trees that surround it. By having a unique sculptural facade, the home invites nature to grow up […]
March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023 Romulo Neto Architects LDA has designed a modern building for a company that produces bakery and pastry machines. Inspired by the company’s principal activity of creating machines that produce dough for bread and pastries, the architects designed a facade that’s reminiscent of the structure found in dough. The sculptural facade has curves […]
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 […]
November 26, 2022
Design firm Spacecraft co. has completed Early BKK, a cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, that has a unique facade. Kaytita Chaisuksiri of Early BKK wanted to have a cafe that would introduce recycling and green concepts to visitors and neighbors. Since the statement of Early BKK was very clear, Spacecraft started researching upcycled materials and trash […]
November 4, 2022
Jonathan Spratt from Bennetts Associates argues that, for ‘young’ buildings from the 1990s and early 2000s architects should steer clients away from a comprehensive retrofit approach towards a strategy of ‘keyhole surgery’ – minimal interventions that have a transformative effect. Commercial office space is subject to several contradictions right now. There is an abundance of […]
July 28, 2022
Photography by Juliana Berzoini (left) and Pablo Gomide (right) Gisele Borges Arquitetura has completed a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, which features boldly designed architecture that stands out in the local landscape. Photography by Juliana Berzoini The building, which is located on a narrow lot of 41 feet (12.7m), includes14 lofts and 24 studios, […]
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