“Extraordinary ordinary house” in London named UK’s best new home
This post was originally published on this site The polycarbonate-lined Green House that architecture studio Hayhurst & Co slotted into a tight site in London…
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Witherford Watson Mann draws on traditional almshouses for Appleby Blue senior housing
This post was originally published on this site Local studio Witherford Watson Mann aimed to “set a new benchmark” for inner-city older people‘s accommodation with…
Built Works creates Drying Shed sauna in East Sussex woodland
This post was originally published on this site Red shingles and an oversailing roof characterise this sauna, which London studio Built Works has completed in…
UK provides £226m to overhaul Iraqi city’s water systems
This post was originally published on this site The modern city of Hillah, Iraq, is next to the ancient city of Babylon, shown here (Mohamm3dfadil/CC…
Hayhurst and Co designs low-energy London home as “domestic-scale greenhouse”
This post was originally published on this site Informed by the greenhouses that once occupied the site, local architecture studio Hayhurst and Co added bamboo…
Greenaway Architecture adds glazed extension to thatched cottage in shadow of castle
This post was originally published on this site British studio Greenaway Architecture has added a minimalist glass extension to a 15th-century thatched cottage alongside Farleigh…
McLaren Excell turns Camden warehouse into craft-focused family home
This post was originally published on this site Architecture studio McLaren Excell has converted an industrial building in north London into a house that includes…
Stacks of reclaimed slate form facade of The Garden Retreat
This post was originally published on this site Reclaimed materials were used to create this garden studio, which London practice The Environmental Design Studio has…
Coffey Architects references industrial history for London housing and arts spaces
This post was originally published on this site London studio Coffey Architects has completed The Tannery, a mixed-use project in Bermondsey that combines housing, artist’s…
“What do such dutifully dull shortlists say about the wider state of the Stirling?”
This post was originally published on this site Yet another low-key shortlist for the Stirling Prize this year reflects UK architecture’s continued fading from the…