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Mecozzi Verdini connects Italian villa to concrete annexe using red-steel walkway

November 26, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A red-steel walkway links this 1960s villa in Italy’s Marche region to a concrete-framed annexe called Annesso Rosso, completed by local architecture studio Mecozzi Verdini. Annesso Rosso, or Red Annexe, is named after the deep red colour of its painted steelwork and replaces a cluster of disused agricultural sheds at the back of the home

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Wright & Wright adds “calm and confident” extension to University of Oxford library

November 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford’s Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. Named The Spencer Building, the 479-square-metre extension consolidates the library’s collection of rare manuscripts and books into a single home, while providing reading spaces and step-free access. The Spencer Building

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Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling

November 13, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A curved, timber-lined ceiling shelters the fully-glazed living spaces of Harvest House, the extension and renovation of a worker’s cottage in Australia by architecture studio Cera Stribley for its founder. The extension, which was recently been shortlisted in the house extension category of Dezeen Awards 2025, was designed for Cera Stribley founder Chris Stribley, who

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Sawtooth-roofed extension with “factory-like aesthetic” added to Ghent home

November 3, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Local studios Atelier Avondzon and Macadam Atelier have renovated a derelict home in Ghent, Belgium, adding a sawtooth-roofed extension clad in corrugated-metal panels. Named Rinskopf, the project was completed for a client who desired a home that would blend in with the site’s industrial surroundings. It was recently shortlisted in the house renovation category of Dezeen

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“Intricate craftsmanship” revives modernist Vejrhøj summerhouse in Denmark

November 1, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practices Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter have renovated a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark, adding a standalone extension that mimics its original form and thatched roof. Named Vejrhøj, the dwelling in rural Fårevejle was originally completed in 1967 by Danish architect Ole Meyer, and at the time won international acclaim for its

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Photos reveal James Turrell’s “largest and most ambitious Skyspace” ahead of opening

October 23, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Images have been released of James Turrell’s soon-to-be-completed Skyspace at the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark, which will be the American artist’s largest yet. Set to open to the public on 19 June 2026, the As Seen Below installation is housed in a 40-metre-wide domed extension beside the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum. It completes

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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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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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Towering house extension in New Zealand mimics “childhood treehouse”

November 8, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Wood is the dominant material throughout Karaka Tower, a vertical house extension in Wellington, New Zealand, designed by local studio Arête Architects to evoke a treehouse. Located on a densely vegetated and sloped site, the tower-like structure comprises an art studio and bedroom, which connects to the main house via a polycarbonate corridor. Karaka Tower

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