Articles by Katie Last

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Stingray-shaped roof crowns Maldives restaurant by Atelier Nomadic

February 10, 2024 Katie Last 0

A bamboo canopy modelled on stingrays tops Overwater Restaurant, which architecture studio Atelier Nomadic has added to a lagoon in the Maldives. The Japanese restaurant is raised on an existing jetty that extends out from the shore and has a bamboo structure with tree-like columns to support its wavy roof. Drawing inspiration from the surrounding water, Atelier

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Vurpas Architectes transforms French market with “childlike quality” into primary school

February 4, 2024 Katie Last 0

French studio Vurpas Architectes has converted a 1960s market building to create Eugénie Brazier, a primary school and nursery in Lyon. Eugénie Brazier is built around the long structure of the old wholesale market and features perforated brickwork and a neutral colour palette that draws on the existing building. To accommodate a nursery as well

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CollectiveProject shades renovated Indian school with expansive bamboo canopy

January 30, 2024 Katie Last 0

Shaped cutouts cast playful shadows across Talaricheruvu Rural School, which Indian studio CollectiveProject has transformed from an existing school building in southern India. Located in Andhra Pradesh, the fifteen-year-old building was refreshed with a bamboo canopy, as well as a collection of shaded outdoor spaces and openings designed to respond to the area’s warm climate.

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New Office Works shelters Hong Kong pier with undulating steel canopy

January 8, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio New Office Works has stretched a wavy canopy across the Cheung Sha Wan promenade in Hong Kong. Located on a harbour on the west side of the Kowloon Peninsula, the waterside Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy was designed to echo the arrangement of boats across the waterfront and comprises a series of undulating

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Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest

December 27, 2023 Katie Last 0

Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature. In response to the surrounding canopy

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Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house

December 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. “The project stems from its urban location and the need for direct natural light in all

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3DM Architecture celebrates Maltese traditions in minimalist home

December 19, 2023 Katie Last 0

Local studio 3DM Architecture has married arched volumes with a pared-back material palette to create Twentyfour, a minimalist home in Malta. Slotted in among a series of terraced houses in Rabat, the three-storey home is designed to celebrate traditional Maltese aesthetics through modern design. “The point of departure for this project was almost a self-awareness

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Will Gamble Architects draws on desert modernism for London extension

December 12, 2023 Katie Last 0

British studio Will Gamble Architects used natural materials throughout Palm Springs, a glazed extension to the back of a Grade II-listed house in north London. Located in a conservation area, the extension is informed by desert modernism, a style that emerged in Palm Springs during the mid-20th century. Nodding to the clients’ ties to California,

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Neil Dusheiko Architects revamps London terrace to bring owner “closer to nature”

December 8, 2023 Katie Last 0

A green wall and a charred-timber extension define House of the Elements, a Victorian home in London renovated by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. Intended to mimic a “spa-like retreat”, the Peckham home was remodelled to brighten its dark, closed-off interior and help bring nature in. While opening up its interior to the outside, Neil

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COA Arquitectura adds “earth-toned” home to Mexican forest

November 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

Blocky forms and triangular cutouts intersect to form Casa Cielo, a monolithic house that Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has added to a forest in Jalisco. Nestled among trees on the triangular site, the Mexican home is coated in textural, earth-toned plaster and punctured by angular openings, balconies, and semi-outdoor spaces. “Our aim was to create

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