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March 2, 2024
London studio Selencky Parsons has repurposed a former apple store into an extension for a home in West Sussex. In the town of East Grinstead, Selencky Parsons has transformed what was once an old apple store for a manor house into a home that unites the previously disconnected elements on its site. Originally, the single […]
February 26, 2024
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 22, 2024
“It’s made us better architects.” Surman Weston discuss with AT everything from buying the site at auction to being a main contractor for the project. Photos Jim Stephenson How did you find the site? Percy Weston We’d been looking since 2016 and been to a few auctions, but had found ourselves being blown out of […]
February 22, 2024
ADR‘s simple yet refined dwelling for a ski resort manager in the north of the Czech Republic draws on vernacular mountain architecture. Photos BoysPlayNice Sited in Horní Malá Úpa in the Czech Republic, Bučina Cottage is compact yet expressive residence for the manager of a local ski resort. Designed by Prague-based architect ADR, the two-storey […]
February 16, 2024
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 & […]
February 14, 2024
Working with artist Tess Jaray, Emrys Architects has completed Berners and Wells – a new mixed-used scheme in Fitzrovia for Berners-Allsopp Estate and Schroders that features a glazed-brick, patterned façade. Photos Alan Williams Emrys Architects has completed a mixed-use development project in Fitzrovia, London, in collaboration with Berners-Allsopp Estate and Schroders. Named Berners and Wells, […]
February 5, 2024
The Zaishui Art Museum in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China, was designed by the Japanese architect Junya Ishigami (junya ishigami+associates). The building sits on an artificial lake and stretches one kilometre across it. Its 20,000 square metres hold exhibition spaces, a visitor centre and retail areas. Water on the museum floor The key idea is that […]
February 1, 2024
Seven years after being commissioned, Daniel Libeskind’s design for the Maggie’s Centre at the Royal Free Hospital in London sees a curvaceous building rise out of what was once a car park. Words Jason Sayer Photos Hufton + Crow At the Royal Free Hospital in Belsize Park, north London, the capital’s third Maggie’s Centre has […]
January 26, 2024
In the town of Česká Lípa, Czech Republic, Adam Rujbr Architects has given the 14th Century Jirásek Theatre a comprehensive transformation. Photos BoysPlayNice The Jirásek Theatre in Česká Lípa, northern Czech Republic, has undergone a substantial overhaul led by Czech studio, Adam Rujbr Architects. The project, completed in late 2023, aimed to address the deteriorating […]
January 25, 2024
Mark Stonell, associate director, Buro Happold discusses the shift to glass building envelopes, addressing challenges with innovative solutions for transparency and energy efficiency. How are architects, engineers and the construction industry as a whole developing solutions to maximise transparency while meeting energy performance targets? Why does transparency still matter today? And how can we manage […]
January 16, 2024
dMFK Architects has brought a 1970s office building in Fitzrovia up to speed with a series of strategic alterations made to provide a modern, flexible workplace. Photos Jack Hobhouse In Fitzrovia, Central London, dMFK Architects has completed the retrofit of 45 Whitfield Street, a five-storey office building from the 1970s, on behalf of client Derwent […]
January 15, 2024
Mclaren.Excell has skilfully reworked a pair of listed Oxfordshire barns, creating a sustainable and future-proof home. Photos Rory Gardiner McLaren.Excell has transformed a pair of grade II-listed barns in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, into a sustainable and future-proof home. The project, includes a two-storey bedroom wing, which is connected to the existing structure via a glazed link. […]
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