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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 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
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 […]
February 3, 2023
London studio Knox Bhavan has completed a brick pool house project for the owners of a Georgian property in Pembury, Kent Knox Bhavan has produced a handsome pool and brick pavilion located in Pembury, a stone’s throw away from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The studio was given an open brief to build an “unobtrusive pool […]
January 24, 2023
Nimi Attanayake and Tim O’Callaghan of nimtim architects see their home office/playroom as a space that reflects the challenge of juggling raising children and running a practice. We have two young children and the pandemic was a particularly challenging time to be running an architecture practice. We wanted our photo to capture the way the […]
January 20, 2023
Architects IF_DO and artist Lakwena collaborate to design an artwork that surrounds a substation in Brent Cross. Picture this: a substation, in Brent Cross, on the side of the A406 North Circular by a junction to the M1 motorway. Whatever you had in your mind, this is not it. This is a substation wrapped by the […]
January 17, 2023
As I find myself being photographed by Tim Soar at The Rowe, a building that I have contributed to over the past five years, it reminds of the privilege I have had to be part of a significant London project. The design concept leans into the tension between old and new, raw and polished, turning […]
January 16, 2023
In Mile End, Charles Holland Architects has refurbished a Victorian house that dates back to the 1880s, adding a healthy splash of colour and character to the property. Big round windows, with timber frames proudly painted mustard yellow, guzzle up daylight and connect new spaces; ornate dado rails continue across doors; gutters and rain pipes […]
January 4, 2023
The New Architecture Writers programme for people of colour is open to applications. The N.A.W. 2021 cohort. Left to right: Ella Adu, Gianluca Cavallaro-Ng, Teshome Douglas-Campbell, Shiori Kanazawa, Nyima Murry, Krish Nathaniel, Betty Owoo, Lela Sujani, and Aude Tollo. New Architecture Writers (N.A.W.) is a free, year-long programme offering a small group the opportunity to participate […]
January 3, 2023
Developer Gus Zogolovitch reflects on the benefits of, and the many challenges involved in, delivering projects that give people agency in the design and build of their own home. Being the son of an architect, I was taught from a young age that buildings have a lasting legacy and we have a responsibility to the […]
December 19, 2022
Aline Knowles has discovered that initiating her own projects and acting as her own client gives her a level of freedom, satisfaction and self-confidence that eluded her in practice. I always wanted to believe that architecture could work for me, but there are so many obstacles that make it difficult for women to be fully […]
December 14, 2022
In the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a timber abode offers a rural retreat for those looking to immerse in the wilderness. Hidden away in the wooded enclaves of High Weald in East Sussex, a timber lodge has landed. Designed by Warwickshire-based practice, Michael Kendrick Architects, ‘Looking Glass Lodge’ is for clients Rik […]
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