Month: November 2024

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DHaus brings “sense of openness” to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight

November 12, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. Named Datum House, the existing Victorian maisonette in the Dartmouth Park Conversation Area has been opened up by DHaus at its lower ground-floor level and

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First Stirling Prize winner at risk of demolition in Salford

November 12, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

The first building to ever win the RIBA Stirling Prize, the 29-year-old Centenary Building at the University of Salford, is threatened with demolition. Completed in 1995 by British studio Hodder+Partners, the university building could be demolished as part of a major redevelopment of the surrounding area called Adelphi Village. The Centenary Building was labelled Britain’s

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First Stirling Prize winner at risk of demolition in Salford

November 12, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

The first building to ever win the RIBA Stirling Prize, the 29-year-old Centenary Building at the University of Salford, is threatened with demolition. Completed in 1995 by British studio Hodder+Partners, the university building could be demolished as part of a major redevelopment of the surrounding area called Adelphi Village. The Centenary Building was labelled Britain’s

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Five Dubai Design Week pavilions translating Arab vernacular through sustainable materials

November 12, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

A shelter for Gaza and a traditional Ahwari reed house are among the pavilions at this year’s Dubai Design Week, which explored using natural and circular materials to expresses their context. The festival’s landmark 10th edition featured work by more than a thousand designers from over 50 countries including more or less “every single country

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Las Torres House / gr-os

November 12, 2024 Paula Pintos 0

The estate “Las Torres” was commissioned in the 1870s by the ancestors of the current owner. Originally built as a summer residence, it was later divided into three separate units and briefly used as a school during the Spanish Civil War. Our project has involved the renovation of one of the units, which was in a state of disrepair and had suffered several alterations that significantly damaged its original design.

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Building Resilient Architecture for Extreme Cold: BIOSIS’s Climate-Driven Design

November 12, 2024 Eduardo Souza 0

As global concerns about climate change grow each year—reshaping our daily lives, cities, and landscapes—some places face a paradoxical challenge: extreme cold. In the world’s harshest latitudes, designing sustainable, habitable buildings requires more than conventional approaches; it demands innovation and a deep respect for the local environment. This is the commitment of BIOSIS, an architecture studio based in Copenhagen, which has embraced the challenge of working in some of the planet’s most extreme climates. Specializing in climate-driven design, the firm adapts each project to its surrounding environment, respecting and collaborating with nature. For founders Morten Vedelsbøl and Mikkel Thams Olsen, with whom we spoke, this approach represents more than structural resilience—it’s a way to harmonize buildings with the environment in regions where extreme cold is a daily reality.