January 2024 - Page 9 of 91

Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

January 29, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. Located in the Poet’s Corner conservation area of Herne Hill, the studio was tasked with retaining the late 19th-century building’s character while opening up its “disconnected

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Brutalism is “very simple and honest architecture” says Ludwig Godefroy

January 29, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

French architect Ludwig Godefroy discusses how working in Mexico has helped him to develop his concrete-heavy style in this exclusive interview. Hailing from Normandy in northern France, Godefroy opened his eponymous studio in Mexico City in 2011 and has since become known for his distinctive Brutalist-style buildings that are often punctuated by geometric openings and

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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

January 29, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya’s Manda Island. PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century “white house” and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. The resulting Falcon House is

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2700 House / IGArchitects

January 29, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

This house for a young married couple is built on a long and thin site with a frontage of 2.9m and a depth of 16m, which was left over as a result of road expansion. By making use of the long depth of the building, a relationship between the interior space and the exterior is intended to be made, which could be possible only with a 2.7m frontage.

First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden

January 29, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The world’s first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. The 105-metre-tall tower, located in the region of Skara, is Modvion’s first commercial wind turbine tower, and follows on from a smaller 30-metre-high demonstration project the company completed in 2020. While its rotor blades

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architecture studio tikari works wraps ‘a room around a tree’ in south london

January 29, 2024 kat barandy I designboom 0

tikari works takes to south london to complete this sinuous dwelling dubbed ‘a room around a tree.’
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Conservation Architecture in India: Living Buildings and Cultures

January 29, 2024 Ankitha Gattupalli 0

The Indian built environment constantly negotiates ancient traditions, diverse population, and globalized ambitions. When it comes to heritage preservation, these forces often converge to create a distinctive approach to conservation efforts in the country. Beyond the conventional models seen in many parts of the world, India’s conservation projects intertwine historical practices, community engagement, and a reverence for the living essence of buildings.

Tanatap Frame Garden / RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture)

January 29, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

Frame Garden Café called Tanatap is another iteration prototype of a multi-leveled greenspace with dynamic platforms that rise and fall to create a walkable roofscape that acts as an extension for the public to enjoy the public parks from a better and grander perspective. Pursuing a façade-less architecture, the design was started with the question, what if the flexibility of community activities, art exhibitions, and garden spaces acted as an unlimited permutation of functional façade that defined the space and shaped the identity of the architecture itself? The design was to demonstrate a selfless approach to creating many sheltered indoor spaces hidden within a simple multi-leveled garden. Spaces that were created became a sequential space and were not an initial space.

Call for Entries: Large Format Stars / 2024 Paradyż Designers Competition

January 29, 2024 Rene Submissions 0

The Paradyż Designers Competition is an opportunity for architects, interior designers, and students studying in art- and architecture-related fields to envision and design modern spaces with large-format sintered stone. Now in its 3rd edition, this international competition includes a prize pool of €42,000, including a trip to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile Furniture Fair in Milan, and is judged by renowned members of the architecture and design fields.

BIG Reveals Updated Design for Vltava Philharmonic Hall in Prague

January 29, 2024 Maria-Cristina Florian 0

After winning the international competition for the design of the Vltava Philharmonic Hall in May 2022, Danish studio BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group has now developed the design into a detailed architectural study. The project continues the central concept of the competition, that of connecting the riverbank with the venue’s rooftop via a meandering path that expands the public space and invites visitors to engage with the new building. Construction is expected to start in 2027, after completing the project documentation for the building permit and selecting a contractor. The Philharmonic Hall is expected to open in 2032.