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February 26, 2025
Dispatches from Store Street: Russell Curtis – ADC
AT talks to… director at RCKa, Russell Curtis, about his practice’s modular concept that looks to use meanwhile sites for those looking for temporary housing. What inspired the initial concept for these modular homes? The issue of temporary accommodation is significant—there’s a huge amount of money being spent on it, around £1.6 billion a year. […]
February 25, 2025
Oru Sutton – ADC
In South London, a new co-working and wellness space paves the way for a high street’s regeneration and serves as an example of circular design principles in practice. Words Jason Sayer Photos Anton Gorlenko Sutton, South London, Zone 5. I grew up here and not long-ago Sutton High Street was full of the usual suspects: […]
February 24, 2025
Rubicon – ADC
A net zero residential development in northwest Cambridge by Alison Brooks Architects reimagines high-density, low-rise living through a cycle-centred community-focused model. Photos Hufton+Crow, Ben Hughes, Ben Luxmoore Sited at the threshold of the 150-hectare Eddington masterplan in northwest Cambridge, Rubicon by Alison Brooks Architects defines the area’s urban edge while also providing a seamless transition […]
February 14, 2025
Meet the client: Tyler Goodwin
Tyler Goodwin is founder and CEO of developer Seaforth Land. In an interview with Architecture Today he talked about retrofitting and extending Space House, the 1968 building by Richard Seifert and George Marsh, and about how London treats its mid-century modern architecture. How he came to Space House Goodwin, a Canadian who moved to London […]
February 14, 2025
Avicii Arena – ADC
The world’s largest spherical building has been renovated and brought up to speed by HOK, C.F. Møller Architects, and schlaich bergermann partner, adding more capacity and a new acoustic system to the arena. Section of the arena draws similarities to Etienne-Louis Boullée’s Newton Cenotaph concept. (Section drrawing by HOK) Photos CF Møller Architects HOK, C.F. […]
January 31, 2025
Harpenden House – ADC
Emil Eve’s renovation and extension of an Edwardian house in the Harpenden Conservation Area creates a flexible family home that integrates three new interlocking volumes. Photos Taran Wilkhu Emil Eve has completed the transformation of a once-institutional Edwardian property, returning it to a contemporary and highly adaptable family home. Previously used as a nursery, the […]
January 27, 2025
Wick Lane – ADC
dRMM’s Wick Lane masterplan integrates homes, industrial, and creative spaces into a vibrant, co-located community in East London, drawing on the area’s industrial heritage and blending contemporary needs with historical character. Photos Jim Stephenson dRMM has completed a mixed-use neighbourhood at Wick Lane, a project that challenges conventional co-location design. The masterplan, set in the […]
January 27, 2025
The Hanging Gardens of Basingstoke – ADC
In Hampshire, the renewal of a celebrated modernist icon, formerly Mountbatten House, integrates more than 20,000 new plants alongside new commercial workspace. Photos Andy Stagg Words Jason Sayer Plant, Basingstoke, a landmark of 1970s British modernism originally designed by Peter Foggo and Arup Associates Group 2 has been brought back to life. With planning and […]
January 23, 2025
Tidal House – ADC
Brown & Brown Architects has completed a sustainable and contextually-sensitive house on the Solway coastline for a retired couple relocating from Edinburgh. Photos Mart Goosens, Jim Stephenson Designed by Brown & Brown Architects, Tidal House, is a new-build residential retreat located on the Solway coast in Dumfries and Galloway. Commissioned by a retired couple relocating […]
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 […]
January 16, 2025
Jirčany Fire Station – ADC
SOA architekti’s Jirčany Fire Station, located just south of Prague, draws on the typology of rural barns to deliver a functional and symbolic civic building that bridges its residential and educational surroundings. Photos Alex Shoots Buildings Prague-based SOA architekti has completed Jirčany Fire Station, a new facility the Dolní Jirčany region, just south of Prague, […]
January 13, 2025
Wimbledon Village House – ADC
A carefully crafted and materially-rich house in Wimbledon, south London, by Jason Good Architecture draws inspiration from the area’s traditional and Arts and Crafts-style architecture. Photos Jim Stephenson Designed by Jason Good Architecture, Wimbledon Village House replaces a poorly built 1980s cottage set within a walled site in south London. Intended to engage with the […]