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Monumental brick arches outline London townhouses by The DHaus Company

March 19, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Architecture studio The DHaus Company has completed The Arches, a row of six brick-clad townhouses in a north London conservation area. Replacing a derelict petrol station, the terrace is named after the monumental arches that form the facades of each partially sunken, three-level home. The DHaus Company designed the row to echo its surroundings, which

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Dezeen Debate features BIG’s “attractive and fun” plans for River Thames office

March 16, 2023 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features BIG’s plans for an office block on the Thames. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio BIG has been granted approval to build an office block on the South Bank in central London. The proposed development will replace a block that was built in 1989 and is

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Thirdway transforms Georgian townhouse into women-only members’ club in London

March 14, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

American members’ club Chief has set up its first London outpost inside a centuries-old townhouse in Bloomsbury, with cosy interiors conceived by design studio Thirdway. Established in 2019, Chief has locations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, where women working in senior leadership roles can connect, learn from industry peers and find

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Murray Grove housing by Waugh Thistleton kickstarted “tall-timber movement”

March 10, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

The second case study in our Timber Revolution series is Murray Grove, a London housing tower by Waugh Thistleton that has a superstructure built almost entirely from cross-laminated timber. Slotted into a residential area in Hackney, the groundbreaking Murray Grove garnered international recognition when it was completed in 2009. With a nine-storey superstructure constructed almost

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BIG set to create stepped office block on the River Thames

March 10, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Danish studio BIG has won approval for a 10-storey office described as a “series of jumping blocks” on the South Bank in central London. The 21,000-square-metre office for developer Landsec is set to replace a block that was built in 1989 alongside the former Financial Times building on the Thames. It will have a central 10-storey

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Coffey Architects adds dedicated cycle-in entrance to Broadgate office

March 9, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Coffey Architects has revamped an office in central London and added a dedicated entrance that lets cyclists ride straight into the workplace. Coffey Architects aimed to update the “underperforming and outdated” 10 Exchange Square building in Broadgate, which was originally designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 2004. The studio retrofitted the lobby and three upper

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Pashenko Works uses corrugated metal and blockwork for London extension

March 8, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Exposed blockwork and corrugated steel were used to bring a brutalist feel to this extension of a Victorian terrace in Camberwell, south London, designed by local practice Pashenko Works. Commissioned to extend the terraced home in order to accommodate several generations of the same family, the studio more than doubled its existing floor area, including the addition

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Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre

March 7, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local practice Child Studio has designed a house in a mews courtyard in London that mixes mid-century modern furniture with custom-made pieces in a nod to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s home. Child Studio designed the home, which was created for a hotelier and restauranteur, as a space for dining, entertaining and hosting parties. It

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Charles Holland Architects creates “playful and exuberant” terraced house extension

March 3, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK studio Charles Holland Architects has created an unconventional, colourful extension to a Victorian terraced house in east London. Charles Holland Architects renovated the house in Bow and added an extension to create a home with numerous, interconnected spaces rather than a large open-plan layout. “The familiar model for extending the typical Victorian terrace house is add

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Thomas Randall-Page completes Cody Dock Rolling Bridge in London

February 28, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

British designer Thomas Randall-Page has installed a footbridge in south London that is made from weathering steel and oak and rotates via manual levers to let boats pass. Called Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, it is part of a masterplan by London studio PUP Architects that is reviving the former Victorian dock on the River Lea

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