Articles by Ali Morris

Triangles of light animate perforated aluminium facade of Tel Aviv home by Pitsou Kedem Architects

September 19, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Light and movement can be glimpsed through triangular openings in the white aluminium facade of D3 House, a Tel Aviv home designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects. The three-storey, 670-square-metre property is located in Herzliya Pituach, a luxurious beachfront neighbourhood to the north of the city. While the upper section of the property presents a facade of exposed architectural concrete, the

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Assemble completes “raw and robust” art centre for London’s Goldsmiths

September 17, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Architecture collective Assemble has transformed a former public swimming pool to create a new art centre for Goldsmiths college in south London. The industrial spaces of the Grade-II listed Laurie Grove Baths, known as “the baths”, now accommodate seven new gallery spaces, a cafe, a curators’ studio and an event space, spread over 1,000 square metres. Now

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Sella Concept avoids South American cliches in retro-themed London restaurant Piraña

September 16, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Red-painted timber and metal contrast with jade terrazzo in Piraña, a bar and restaurant in Balham, London, created by design studio Sella Concept. The venue is owned by brothers Alastair and Nicholas Heathcote, who have set up a number of successful bars and restaurants across the UK capital in the past five years. Sella Concept designed the space

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Studio Morison wraps statue of Maximilian I in Munich plaza with origami-like pavilion

September 15, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio Morison has installed a multifaceted mesh-covered pavilion around a statue of Maximilian I in the centre of Munich, to raise awareness for the city’s homeless and impoverished.  Named “I Will Be With You, Whatever”, the installation was designed by British artists Heather and Ivan Morison of Studio Morison and engineered by Artura Design and Engineering. The sculpture, which

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Guillem Carrera’s care home in northern Spain encourages residents to socialise

September 14, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Architect Guillem Carrera has completed an environmentally friendly elderly care home and day centre on a wedge-shaped plot in the Spanish village of Blancafort. The passive building functions as both a residential old age home and a day centre where the retired inhabitants of Blancafort, and its neighbouring municipalities, can come to socialise. Spanish architect Carrera ensured

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Titan reinstates visitor centre at George Clemenceau’s coastal home

September 13, 2018 Ali Morris 0

French architecture firm Titan has built a sand-coloured concrete pavilion to welcome visitors to the former home of French prime minister Georges Clemenceau, in  western France. Nantes-based firm Titan created the entrance pavilion to replace the house’s original vistor centre, which was destroyed by Cyclone Xynthia in 2010. “Our proposal for the new entrance pavilion is a discrete

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HOP scatters mid-century furniture throughout Public Space coffee bar

September 1, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Dutch studio HOP has completed a specialty coffee bar in Amsterdam with an open-plan layout that revolves around a central bar and three seating islands. Called Public Space, the coffee bar is located on the ground floor of the BeMine building on the north side of Amsterdam. Local firm HOP, an acronym for Habitats of

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Koto’s flexible prefab cabins are designed for a Nordic lifestyle

August 31, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Prefabicated housing startup Koto has launched a series of modular one- to four-bedroom cabins that can be customised with add-ons such as saunas and outdoor showers. The Scandinavian-style cabins, Koto said, are designed to last a lifetime and can be reconfigured to meet the needs of each individual client and the constraints of any site. Koto,

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Katsutoshi Sasaki’s minimalist home contrasts a dark exterior with a light interior

August 31, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Japanese architect Katsutoshi Sasaki has built himself a new family home, featuring a dark-painted facade of red cedar and a bright, airy interior. Called T Noie, which refers to the house’s T-shaped structure, the 102-square-metre, two property is located in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. From the outside, the tall and narrow building appears to have very few

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Renovated cottage in rural China retains original rustic features

August 25, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Fashion designer Sun Min and architect Christian Taeubert have renovated a neglected cottage set around a courtyard in rural China. Located in a village outside of Beijing, China, the refurbished cottage retains many of the its original rustic features such as its original timber beams and roof, which sit alongside modern additions such as the large sliding

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