Extensions

Pre-cast concrete staircase forms centrepiece of basement extension by Studio Octopi

October 19, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This south London house extension by Studio Octopi features a pre-cast concrete staircase that had to be craned into position. London-based Studio Octopi designed the zinc-clad basement extension for a four-bedroom terraced property in Wandsworth, to provide the owners with a guest bedroom, a shower room, a utility room and a playroom. The original building is typical of Victorian and Edwardian properties constructed in compact

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Black House is a duplex apartment above a converted Victorian warehouse in Hackney

October 7, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Simon Conder Associates has placed a prefabricated, black-stained timber extension on top of a former warehouse in east London, creating a new home for the designers whose studio occupies the old building. The three-storey Victorian warehouse is located in an industrial neighbourhood in Hackney, close to London Fields park, and is home to a multidisciplinary design agency.

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Black House is a duplex apartment above a converted Victorian warehouse in Hackney

October 7, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Simon Conder Associates has placed a prefabricated, black-stained timber extension on top of a former warehouse in east London, creating a new home for the designers whose studio occupies the old building. The three-storey Victorian warehouse is located in an industrial neighbourhood in Hackney, close to London Fields park, and is home to a multidisciplinary design agency.

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Lille school extension by LT2A features porthole-like windows and golden details

October 4, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio LT2A has added a brick extension to a school near Lille, featuring an entrance sheltered by an anodised-aluminium canopy, and circular windows that provide glimpses of courtyard gardens. Located southwest of the city in the suburb of Loos, the old school is set among large blocks of social housing that were erected in the 1970s. The

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Lille school extension by LT2A features porthole-like windows and golden details

October 4, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio LT2A has added a brick extension to a school near Lille, featuring an entrance sheltered by an anodised-aluminium canopy, and circular windows that provide glimpses of courtyard gardens. Located southwest of the city in the suburb of Loos, the old school is set among large blocks of social housing that were erected in the 1970s. The

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Jamie Fobert sinks Tate St Ives extension into Cornish cliff facing the Atlantic Sea

September 29, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Jamie Fobert Architects has completed a cliffside extension to the Tate St Ives in Cornwall, southeast England, which includes an underground gallery, a rooftop garden and ceramic cladding that mirrors the hues of the sea. The London-based studio lead by Jamie Fobert, completed the 1,325-square-metre extension to the existing Tate St Ives art gallery – a white rotunda completed in

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Alvar Aalto inspired the orange blockwork fireplace in Notan Office’s Brussels roof extension

September 24, 2017 India Block 0

This extension to the roof of a Brussels apartment block by local studio Notan Office features a fireplace that takes its cues from the work of modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto. The project titled Lincoln is a 140-square-metre extension of a penthouse apartment in an residential area of Brussels. Set back from the main building, the extra level is almost

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Alvar Aalto inspires orange blockwork fireplace in Notan Office’s Brussels roof extension

September 24, 2017 India Block 0

This extension to the roof of a Brussels apartment block by local studio Notan Office features a fireplace that takes its cues from the work of modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto. The project titled Lincoln is a 140-square-metre extension of a penthouse apartment in an residential area of Brussels. Set back from the main building, the extra level is almost

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Atelier Pierre Thibault expands historic Montreal home to create writer’s studio

September 22, 2017 James Brillon 0

Atelier Pierre Thibault has restored and enlarged an early 19th-century home in Montreal, creating two separate libraries and a writing studio overlooking a river. The owners wanted to convert the heritage building into their main residence, in addition to accommodating a large book collection. “The programme includes two libraries; one for ancient books, and the

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Tom Hurt attaches tiered white pods with plywood core to Austin house

September 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Austin-based architect Tom Hurt has extended the back of a ranch house using a series of stacked units and wooden interiors to form a multi-storey living space. The 1,110-square-foot (103-square-metre) structure grows out from the existing low-slung home in Austin. The addition joins the main home through a series of low-lying platforms in the original

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