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Tag: Refurbishment
November 17, 2025
Hasselt Beguinage – ADC
Bovenbouw Architectuur and David Kohn Architects have remodelled an 18th-century Flemish religious community complex into the University of Hasselt’s architecture faculty and a new public space. Words Bie Plevoets Photos Stijn Bollaert Although the history of the beguines in Hasselt, Belgium, stretches back to the 13th century, the present-day beguinage has its origin in 1707. […]
September 16, 2025
Janošík headquarters and showroom – ADC
Skip to content Janošík headquarters and showroom Set within a reworked 1950s grain warehouse in eastern Czech Republic, Jakub Janošík’s new headquarters and showroom for his family’s window and door company forms a strong connection with the surrounding Carpathian landscape. Photos Amedeo Benestante Located at the foothills of the White Carpathians in eastern Czech Republic, […]
August 4, 2025
Campfield – ADC
Skip to content Campfield Project 3’s renovation of Lower Campfield Market in Castlefield, Manchester, marks a new chapter for a structure that has adapted to the city’s social and economic tides. Words Tyler-Antonia Gordon Photos Jack Garforth and Allied London From pasture to market, museum to wartime balloon factory and back again, the Grade II-listed […]
August 1, 2025
The Buttermarket – ADC
Somerset-based practice Thread has ‘re-revealed’ a collection of historic buildings in Redruth, North Cornwall, to create a vibrant hub for artists, food entrepreneurs and the local community. Words Ian Chalk Photos Claire Fear Redruth, in North Cornwall, was originally established as a market town and became a major regional centre for the Cornish mining industry. […]
June 16, 2025
Royal Albert Dock – ADC
Studio MUTT’s bold but thoughtful transformation of Royal Albert Dock builds on Liverpool’s proud history of commissioning young, imaginative practices to reinvigorate the city. Words Marco Iulian Photos Jim Stephenson Sixty years ago, British scholar Quentin Hughes wrote one of the best books on Liverpool: Seaport. Illustrated by the beautiful photographs of Graham Smith and […]
January 16, 2025
Powerhouse – ADC
Powerhouse Farrells completes the 15-year transformation of Lots Road Power Station – the ‘cathedral of the industrial age’ – into Chelsea Waterfront’s Powerhouse. Photos Andy Stagg, BAYA Interiors, Chelsea Waterfront, FBC London Farrells has completed the 15-year transformation of the Lots Road Power Station – the oldest of London’s three historic power stations and the […]
November 14, 2024
Designing the productive workplace: New build and retrofit – ADC
Watch the AT webinar, in partnership with Geberit, exploring ways of designing more productive and fulfilling workplaces. How can we design more productive and fulfilling workplace environments? What strategic moves are architects making to adapt and enhance existing building stock to deliver offices and studios where staff can work efficiently together and on their own? […]
September 17, 2024
St Leonard’s Church – ADC
John Puttick Associates’ sympathetic refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church in Hove, East Sussex, delivers an adaptable community resource marked by a striking timber porch. Photos Gareth Gardner Won in competition, John Puttick Associates’ sensitive refurbishment of St Leonard’s Church in Hove, East Sussex, has breathed new life into the Grade-II listed building and delivered an […]
September 3, 2024
Beacon House – ADC
Office S&M has skilfully reworked a Victorian terraced house in north London, creating a spacious and eye-catching home for a young family of four. Photos French + Tye Office S&M’s remodelling and extension of a Victorian terraced house in north London draws on the clients’ love of municipal buildings and public infrastructure, resulting in a […]
July 1, 2024
New Provostry – ADC
Studio acht has reworked a neglected neo-Gothic provost residence in Prague Castle, Czech Republic, improving visitor amenities and opening up a new view over the city. Photos Tomas Slavik Studio acht has reworked the New Provostry – a neo-Gothic building located adjacent to St Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle – adding to a pair of stone […]
February 26, 2024
Bellevue Beach reimagined – ADC
Arne Jacobsen’s Bellevue Beach changing room in Klampenborg, Denmark, has been has been given a new lease of life as a wellness centre. Photos Courtesy of Duravit AG Arne Jacobsen’s bathing facility for Bellevue Beach in Klampenborg, a northern suburb of Copenhagen, remains a popular destination for day trippers – not least architecture students with […]
February 16, 2024
Francis House by Gensler – ADC
Gensler has turned an old warehouse into the new London headquarters of communications firm, Edelman. Photos Vigo Jansons “From the moment we walked into the empty warehouse building, we knew it was the perfect blank canvas to bring to life the vision we had for a post-pandemic workplace,” said Ruth Warder, CEO Edelman UK & […]