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OFIS Arhitekti reconstructs historic post-war home in Slovenia

January 8, 2026 Jon Astbury 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed House Under the Poplars, the reconstruction and extension of a historic post-war home in Ljubljana. The original house was designed as part of a self-built housing development called Naselje Murgle, constructed between 1965 and 1982. Planned by architects France and Marta Ivanšek, it is considered one of Slovenia’s most

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Pend adds curved brick extension to Victorian house in Edinburgh

December 29, 2025 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local architecture studio Pend has renovated a traditional semi-detached property in Edinburgh, Scotland, combining two existing flats to create a family home with living spaces housed in a brick-clad extension. Catalog House was designed by Pend for the owners of local design store Catalog Interiors, who required a larger space in which to raise their

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Pend adds curved brick extension to Victorian house in Edinburgh

December 29, 2025 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local architecture studio Pend has renovated a traditional semi-detached property in Edinburgh, Scotland, combining two existing flats to create a family home with living spaces housed in a brick-clad extension. Catalog House was designed by Pend for the owners of local design store Catalog Interiors, who required a larger space in which to raise their

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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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CAN completes “mystical and grounding” renovation of London townhouse

December 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Cave-like openings, green timber tendrils and a monolithic standing stone all feature in Druid Grove, a London house recently renovated by local studio CAN. Located in East Dulwich, the three-bedroom townhouse was updated and extended for a visual artist, whose own work informed the creation of what CAN founder Mat Barnes calls a “mystical” space. “The main concepts

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MVRDV unveils plans to revamp Buddhist monastery in France

December 12, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed plans to transform the Plum Village Buddhist Monastery in France’s Dordogne region by reconfiguring its layout and introducing timber guesthouses and a nunnery. MVRDV will reorganise the layout of the monastery’s upper and lower hamlets by altering the vehicle routes to create a welcoming arrival and car-free village centres. The studio will

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James Alder Architects creates space for gardening in timber-framed London extension

December 12, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

James Alder Architects has completed a south London house extension that includes rooms for gardening and bicycle maintenance as well as a new family kitchen. Alder’s London- and Copenhagen-based studio designed the generous Tabberner Cook House extension for the home of a family of four in Crystal Palace. Wrapping the rear and side of the

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OEB Architects unveils full-width London house extension designed as a blank canvas

December 10, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Instead of the typical L-shaped extension, OEB Architects added a “full-width shed” in this rework of a family home in north London. A Simple Addition, as it’s named, adds a generous new kitchen and dining room to the rear of the semi-detached, two-storey Tottenham home. Built from simple, low-cost materials, the 30-square-metre extension offers an

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DGN Studio uses sandstone bricks in north London home extension

December 1, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Stone bricks form the multi-textural walls of this family home extension in London’s Highbury area, designed by DGN Studio in collaboration with creative director Sarah Izod. Titled Stone and Steel House, the project involved updating the three-storey townhouse with a new kitchen and dining room at the rear and a loft extension upstairs. The design

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Haworth Tompkins clads The Old Vic extension in recycled spotlights

November 29, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has extended The Old Vic in London, giving the historic theatre a new home for its outreach programme that is fronted by a colourful facade of recycled spotlights. Named Backstage, the 1,250-square-metre extension to the Grade II*-listed cultural landmark replaces a former restaurant on Waterloo Road with spaces dedicated to The

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