Architecture & Design Community
February 23, 2023
Haworth Tompkins has completed an immersive arts venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital work. PhotosPhilip Vile, Fred Howarth, Justin Sutcliffe Designed by Haworth Tompkins, in collaboration with performance design specialists 59 Productions, and the London Theatre Company, Lightroom is a new venue in London’s King’s Cross for exhibiting digital art work. The project […]
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
Sheppard Robson’s sympathetic refurbishment of Manchester’s New Century Hall has given the grade II-listed music venue a new lease of life. PhotosJosh Kemp-Smith, Henry Woide Sheppard Robson has refurbished New Century Hall, a Grade II-listed, 1000-capacity music venue located in the heart of Manchester. Constructed in 1963 for the Cooperative Wholesale Society, the hall played […]
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 8, 2023
Moxon Architects’ new footbridge in Chiswick, west London, rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. PhotosSimon Kennedy, Aerial Essex Designed by Moxon Architects, in collaboration with structural engineer COWI, the Dukes Meadows Footbridge, is located in Chiswick, west London, and rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. Forming part of the […]
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 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 11, 2023
Nex– Architecture and Xylotek have completed a series of striking lattice timber pavilions at Regent’s Place in London PhotosLuke Hayes Nex– Architecture has collaborated with advanced timber structure specialist Xylotek to create a series of laminated oak pavilions designed to enhance the public spaces of London’s Regent’s Place. Lying east of Regent’s Park and west of […]
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 […]
December 12, 2022
Squire & Partners completes 1 million square foot Art Deco-inspired mixed-use development on former Metropolitan Police Headquarters site. Squire & Partners has completed The Broadway, a 1 million sqft residential, workspace and retail development for developer Northacre. The Westminster site previously housed the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, a 1960s block which occupied the entire footprint, creating […]
December 3, 2022
Clementine Blakemore Architects has transformed a collection of ignored agricultural buildings in Dorset into an inclusive retreat and valuable community asset. PhotosLorenzo Zandri & Emma Lewis In West Dorset, Clementine Blakemore Architects (CBA) has turned a series of derelict farmhouse buildings into rural retreat for holiday-makers, a workshop and a centre for community activities. Wraxall […]
December 2, 2022
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ sustainable, on-campus nursery for Staffordshire University puts play, development, wellbeing and nature at the heart of early years education. PhotosDaniel Hopkinson Designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, in collaboration with Max Fordham, the £4.4m nursery for Staffordshire University provides 100fte places, including an observational suite with leading digital technology to facilitate […]
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