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“A little over the top but it makes a statement” says commenter

January 16, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Tiffany & Co’s flagship store in Beijing, designed by Dutch studio MVRDV with a curving glass facade. Crafted from translucent, frosted glass fins in an icy blue hue, the store’s 20-metre-high facade was intended to pay homage to jewellery created by Italian designer Elsa Peretti for the brand.

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“Authenticity and connection to nature” guide guesthouse renovation by Team BLDG

January 15, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Chinese architecture studio Team BLDG has converted two rural homes outside Shanghai into The Catcher guesthouse, adding three connecting volumes to the existing structures. The 11-bedroom guesthouse is located near the ancient town of Xinchang in Shanghai’s Pudong district, overlooking a series of rice fields to the south and east of the site. Team BLDG

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Bindloss Dawes converts former tractor shed into light-filled rural home

January 2, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has transformed a disused agricultural building into a light-filled, low-carbon house in rural Dorset, UK. The Tractor Shed was designed and developed by Bindloss Dawes director George Dawes to demonstrate the possibilities of rural adaptive reuse projects. “The Tractor Shed distils many of our studio’s wider ambitions: to make buildings that

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Rever & Drage expands traditional red-painted house in Norway

December 19, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio Rever & Drage has expanded a traditional red-painted house in Raelingen, Norway, adding two volumes linked with green spaces. Named Chr Tomters Veg, the house extension was designed by Rever & Drage for a growing family who wanted to preserve the character of the existing dwelling while creating new spaces suited for modern

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“To chop this structure up feels tragic” says commenter

December 19, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. The structure was constructed to encircle the site of Expo 2025 Osaka and was the largest wooden structure in the world, with a circumference of two kilometres.

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Coldefy completes timber-framed school in northern France

December 13, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

A cantilevered first floor marks the entrance to the timber-framed Robert Badinter Secondary School in Cambrai, France, completed by architecture studio Coldefy with Relief Architects. Located on the site of a former railyard opposite the city’s 19th-century train station, the school accommodates 650 students and forms part of a wider urban renewal in the city.

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Studio Ben Allen revamps Kent farmhouse with playful colour scheme

December 11, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

London practice Studio Ben Allen has completed its renovation of A Place in the Country, a former farmhouse in rural Kent, introducing a playful colour scheme and an oak-lined library. Studio Ben Allen reconfigured the home to clarify a series of alterations made over time, improving circulation and creating distinct spaces for entertaining, reading, work

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Sam Crawford reorganises 1950s Sydney home around multifunctional staircase

December 1, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects has renovated and extended Waverley House in Sydney, reorganising the home around a timber staircase with nooks for sitting and relaxing. Sam Crawford Architects adapted the original 1950s bungalow for a young, growing family, aiming to create a “peaceful but playful” environment with strong connections to the surrounding landscape. “Our

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“A handsome, compact, efficient building” says commenter

November 28, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Located alongside an entrance to Canterbury’s cathedral precincts, The Rausing Science Centre was designed to balance a traditional material palette with a “crisp and contemporary” approach. “What a thoughtful

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Fifty-metre-long skylight spans length of Kitaoka Group headquarters in Japan

November 14, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

A fifty-metre-long skylight cuts through the centre of Kitaoka Group Head Office Building, renovated by Tokyo studio Wataru Architects in Mima City, Japan. Wataru Architects redesigned the 40-year-old building belonging to construction company Kitaoka Group into an open, light-filled office with a strong connection to the surrounding landscape and local community. “The project aims to redefine the

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