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Angular clay-tile roof crowns Jakarta home by Ismail Solehudin Architecture

November 28, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indonesian studio Ismail Solehudin Architecture has playfully adapted the forms and materials found in traditional Javanese homes for Distracted House, a family residence in Jakarta. Distracted House is finished in a mix of concrete, brick and plaster and topped by an angular clay-tile roof based on those of traditional houses in the area called joglo.

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Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx restore 1960s home in Belgium

November 23, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Belgian architecture studios Mamout and Stéphanie Willocx have refurbished a 1960s home in Hoeilaart, stripping away previous extensions to celebrate the “spirit and quality” of its original design. Located in a wooded area, the Belgian home was originally designed in 1962 for a group of musicians. It comprises a brick and glass pavilion and a

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Cox Architecture celebrates heritage features of its own Sydney studio

November 23, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A brick, steel and timber structure is left exposed in this office interior in Sydney, which local firm Cox Architecture has revamped to house its own studio. Cox Architecture removed previous alterations to the structure, which occupies five floors of the heritage-listed Metcalfe Bond Stores warehouse in Tallawoladah, to highlight its original features and complement

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Bangkok Tokyo Architecture creates concrete house with giant silver curtain

November 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

An exposed concrete frame, red brickwork and a large silver curtain define House K in Thailand, which has been designed by local studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture. Designed for a mother and her son who wanted to rebuild their family home in Bangkok, the residence has an exposed, “understandable” structure that is intended to be easy to

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Stacks of timber inform “inspirational” industrial units by dRMM

November 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

London studio dRMM has completed WorkStack, a top-heavy stack of industrial units in Greenwich that is constructed from cross-laminated timber. Designed for the Greenwich Enterprise Board and backed by the Greater London Authority, the building is intended as a model for high-density, affordable industrial space on compact sites, which challenges traditional “ugly, cold metal sheds”,

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WOA designs own studio space using materials that had been “relegated to landfill”

November 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture studio Workers of Art has converted a former storage space into its own plant-filled office, using recycled and repurposed waste materials in almost every aspect of its design. Called WOA Second Home, the office is located in Kochi, Kerala, and occupies a 1,450-square-foot (135-square-metre) concrete structure that was previously used for storing tiles.

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Polysmiths refurbishes Walden basement flat to evoke woodland cabin

November 18, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Polysmiths has redesigned a basement apartment in north London to feel like a “cabin in the woods”, surrounding its sunken living area with lush planting. Named Walden after the novel by naturalist Henry David Thoreau, the apartment in Tufnell Park required refurbishing after being left vacant and damaged due to flash flooding. By

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NORD Architects adopts recognisable architectural forms for Alzheimer’s Village

November 14, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Copenhagen studio NORD Architects drew on research into the built environment’s impact on people with dementia for the Alzheimer’s Village in Dax, the first project of its kind in France. Awarded via a competition in 2016, the studio’s design references the urban layout of Dax’s old town to create a sense of familiarity for its

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TAEP/AAP tops Kuwait burger restaurant with large stepped roof

November 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

An oversized stepped roof that doubles as an “amphitheatre for the city” tops BBT Hilltop, a burger restaurant in Kuwait City designed by architecture studio TAEP/AAP. Named after its client, Best Burger in Town (BBT), the restaurant in the Sharq district is elevated on a bright red plinth that doubles as an outdoor seating area

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Hawkins\Brown renovates Reading offices to create a “connection to nature”

November 10, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A stack of meeting rooms and a moss-covered wall overlook the atriums of Here + Now, a pair of office buildings in England refurbished by architecture studio Hawkins\Brown. Informed by changing attitudes to workplace design following the Covid-19 pandemic, the two buildings have been renovated with a focus on wellbeing and a connection to nature. They

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