Articles by Alyn Griffiths

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Studio Hagen Hall completes 1970s-style makeover of London townhouse

August 23, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
1970s townhouse by Studio Hagen Hall

Architecture office Studio Hagen Hall has transformed a townhouse in north London into a home inspired by 1970s Californian modernism to remind its owners of time spent living in Los Angeles. Studio Hagen Hall was approached by recording artists Ben Garrett and Rae Morris to refurbish a townhouse near Primrose Hill, which appealed to the

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Resell+Nicca’s Tower Bridge extension contains dining room that straddles a car port

August 22, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture office Resell+Nicca has added an extension to a semi-detached house in Oslo comprising a tower linked to existing living spaces by a glazed bridge. Resell+Nicca was approached in 2019 by a couple who had just given birth to their third child and wanted to extend their half of a semi-detached house. The property’s site

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Curved roof tops weekend retreat near Pune by Red Brick Studio

August 20, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
The Cove House by Red Brick Studio

Indian architecture office Red Brick Studio has completed a house in the Western Ghats mountain range featuring a curved roof that is lifted above pigmented-plaster walls. The Cove House was designed as a retreat for a client who wanted to escape his busy life in the city and enjoy weekends in the mountainous region near

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Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls

August 17, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
Library in Ruins

Chinese architecture studio Atelier Xi has completed a library in Henan province featuring a curving concrete volume that emerges from the ruins of a derelict house. Library in Ruins is part of a series of buildings designed by Shenzhen-based Atelier Xi for the municipal government of rural Xiuwu County. The firm was initially commissioned to

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Haworth Tompkins completes restoration of London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane

August 17, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane

The historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End has reopened following an extensive restoration project led by architecture firm Haworth Tompkins. Haworth Tompkins oversaw a £60 million project aimed at completely restoring and reimagining the 19th-century venue to improve the experience for audiences and performers. The Grade I-listed theatre was constructed in 1812

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Studio Avoid designs Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou to evoke ancient cave dwellings

August 15, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou by AVOID

Studio Avoid has completed a retreat in China’s Hebei province comprising a series of cave-like brick-clad pods connected by a raised walkway. The village of Xiyaotou in the Zhangjiakou prefecture contains a network of traditional cave dwellings, which provided the inspiration for the interconnected vertical pods forming the Grotto Retreat Xiyaotou. “The design concept starts

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Concrete stilts protect House in Takaoka from extreme weather

August 12, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
A Japanese house lifted on stilts

Japanese studio Unemori Architects has completed a house in the city of Takaoka that is raised 70 centimetres above the ground on concrete stilts to protect it from flooding and heavy snow. The owners of the House in Takaoka – a couple with two young daughters – approached Tokyo-based Unemori Architects to design a home that

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Caserío Azkarraga is a restaurant and residence wrapped in blackened timber

August 11, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
Caserío Azkarraga in Amorebieta-Etxano, Spain

Architecture office BABELstudio has completed a timber-clad building in northern Spain containing a restaurant and an adjoining house for its chef. Caserío Azkarraga is located on a remote hillside in the Amorebieta-Etxano region to the east of Bilbao, where BABELstudio has its offices. The studio was commissioned to design a home for chef Fernando Gonzalez,

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Holiday Home by Orange Architects is a timber-clad cabin with a flexible interior

August 11, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
A woman walking downstairs into the dining room

Dutch office Orange Architects has completed a compact holiday home on the island of Texel in the Netherlands, featuring an interior that adapts to its occupants’ changing needs throughout the day. Rotterdam-based Orange Architects designed the holiday cabin for a site nestled in a forest, from which the owners can walk to the North Sea

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Morag Myerscough brightens Canary Wharf square with Sun Pavilion

August 7, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
A colourful pavilion in London

British artist Morag Myerscough has created a colourful pavilion for London’s Canary Wharf financial district that responds to the easing of coronavirus restrictions by encouraging people to “spend time safely together”. The Sun Pavilion occupies a spot in Montgomery Square near the where it is surrounded by the steel and glass high-rise buildings synonymous with the area

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