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Make uses bronze and stone for St James’s Market redevelopment

February 20, 2020 Siufan Adey 0
St James's Market redevelopment by Make

Make architecture studio has completed the first phase of St James’s Market redevelopment, featuring a block with a ribbon-like stone and bronze facade and the restoration of a late 19th-century building, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen. Located on Regent Street St James’s – formerly known as Lower Regent Street – the scheme

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Eric J Smith cantilevers Writer’s Studio over forested hillside in Connecticut

February 13, 2020 Jenna McKnight 0
Writer's Studio by Eric J. Smith

American architect Eric J Smith has used stone, oak and glass in this poet’s writing studio, to “reinforce its sense of belonging” in the Connecticut woods. Located on a wooded property in Connecticut town Greenwich, Writer’s Studio was built for retired banker John Barr, who served as a longtime president of the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation.

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The Whidbey Island Farm Retreat Is Nestled Between Large Douglas Fir Trees

February 4, 2020 Erin 0

Seattle based mwworks have designed the Whidbey Island Farm Retreat in Washington, for their clients who wanted a modern house that would act as a residence for a growing family. The home is situated on the edge of a forested hillside, overlooking chicken sheds, a weathered red barn, cattle fields, and a fishing pond. Architect […]

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Grafton Architects completes colonnaded Town House at Kingston University

January 29, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Town House by Grafton Architects for Kingston University, UK

Stone colonnades frame the open-plan interiors of Town House, the mixed-use teaching building by Grafton Architects for Kingston University in London. RIBA Gold Medal-winning studio Grafton Architects designed the six-storey Town House to act as “the university’s front door and a gateway to Kingston upon Thames” – the town in which it is located. It

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Forest house of stone and glass is reflected back in water

January 20, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
House BRAS by DDM Architectuur

A stone-clad house in woodland close to Antwerp by DDM Architectuur features an indoor pool and a double-height music room overlooking a pond. Called House Bras after its location in the municipality of Braschaat, DDM Architectuur clad the home with slabs of Muschelkalk stone, so it sits like a boulder among the trees. A pond

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Bridge links historic German museum to travertine-clad extension

January 19, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia by Bez+Kock Architekten

Bez + Kock Architekten used a bridge to connect an extension and a 17th-century museum in Arnsberg, Germany, forming the Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia. The new building is a travertine-clad extension to the Sauerland Museum, housed in the Landsberger Hof, that dates from 1605. Museum and Cultural Forum South Westphalia steps down down

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Chris Collaris builds House H in rural Ontario with local quarry stone

November 10, 2019 James Brillon 0
House H by Chris Collaris

Dutch architect Chris Collaris has completed this property in Ontario, Canada using stone sourced from a nearby quarry, wood from the building site, and vegetation from surrounding fields for the green roof. The low-lying House H is located among the rolling fields of Mount Brydges, a small municipality in Southern Ontario. This rural area is

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Yan’an University Campus evokes the city’s ancient stone cave dwellings

November 8, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Yan'an University campus building by Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, China

Stacks of rough stone and concrete form the campus of Yan’an University in China, designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University to recall the city’s famous cave dwellings. This first stage of the campus includes two museums and a library, housed in ziggurat-style buildings sitting atop arcaded bases. Yan’an University, in

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An Old Lakeside Cottage Was Replaced With A New House Made Of Wood, Stone, And Glass

October 30, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Revelateur Altius Architecture has designed a lakeside house in Peterborough, Canada, that replaced an old single-story cottage that was hidden from view by a large perimeter hedge. The new home was designed to take full advantage of the lake views and the landscaped spaces that surround it. Photography by Revelateur A wood front […]