Articles by Alyn Griffiths

House in Toyonaka embeds windows in gaps between monolithic grey boxes

April 9, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
House in Toyonaka by Fujiwaramuro Architects

Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects designed House in Toyonaka, Osaka, as a series of offset boxes with gaps between them that allow light and air to enter the house, while maintaining the occupants’ privacy. FujiwaraMuro Architects, founded by architects Shintaro Fujiwara and Yoshio Muro in 2002,  created the Japanese house as a direct response to its urbanised site

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Large mechanical shutters cover windows of Black Box extension by MATA Architects

April 8, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Black Box house extension in Islington by by MATA Architects

MATA Architects has added a timber-clad extension to a house in north London, with windows concealed behind large shutters that can be opened using mechanical winches. The London architecture studio extended the ground floor of the mid-terrace Victorian property in Islington, replacing a first-floor conservatory with a home office that doubles as a guest bedroom.

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National Museum of Qatar is “a representation of a nation” says Jean Nouvel

April 3, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
National Museum of Qatar is "a representation of a nation" says Jean Nouvel

Architecture that embodies a country’s values can help improve communication between feuding nations, says Jean Nouvel as the National Museum of Qatar opens in Doha. Nouvel claims the building, which he described as “a representation of a nation”, could help to resolve the ongoing diplomatic crisis affecting Qatar’s relationship with the surrounding countries. “Architecture and culture is a

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Jean Nouvel unveils National Museum of Qatar in Doha

March 28, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
National Museum of Qatar in Doha by Ateliers Jean Nouvel

A series of colliding discs form the external shell and define the internal programme of Atelier Jean Nouvel’s National Museum of Qatar, which is based on a mineral formation called the “desert rose”. The project led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel is located on a prominent site within a newly developed civic quarter that connects

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Staggered floors overlook four-storey void at architect’s house in Lisbon

March 27, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Dodge House by Leopold Banchini and Daniel Zamarbide

Architect Daniel Zamarbide worked with Leopold Banchini to design a pared-back Lisbon house with glass-walled rooms overlooking a full-height living space, as his own home. Zamarbide and Banchini, who ran a studio together called Bureau A until 2017, collaborated on the design of the house that is tailored to suit his family’s lifestyle. Zamarbide named project Dodge House

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Huge sliding door reveals courtyard at House in Sonobe by Tato Architects

March 24, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
House in Sonobe by Tato Architects

Japanese studio Tato Architects has built a house in the town of Sonobe, Japan, with a sunroom that can be opened up to the garden by sliding open a huge corrugated polycarbonate wall. The Kobe-based studio headed by architect Yo Shimada designed the building for a plot within a recently developed residential area in the mountainous Funai district.

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“Sculptural gateway” reconnects Australian town to its river

March 22, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Maitland Riverlink by CHROFI and McGregor Coxall

CHROFI and McGregor Coxall have completed a gateway building to frame a new public space and reconnect the town of Maitland, Australia, with the adjacent riverbank. Sydney-based studios CHROFI and McGregor Coxall worked with Maitland City Council to oversee the public project, which aims to support the revitalisation of the town’s central business precinct. The Maitland

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Carmody Groarke completes boat museum on the shore of Windermere

March 21, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0

Carmody Groarke has completed the Windermere Jetty museum in England’s Lake District, which houses a collection of boats in a lake-side cluster of copper-clad buildings. The London studio headed by Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke, designed the Windermere Jetty museum to accommodate an internationally significant display of boats, including motorboats, steam launches and yachts. Carmody Groarke designed

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West-Line Studio creates bamboo-clad gateway to Chinese national park

March 21, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Zhuhai National Park Gateway in Guizhou, China, by West-Line Studio

A zigzag elevated walkway and a pavilion wrapped in bamboo  by West-Line Studio in the province of Guizhou, China, has been revealed in new photos. The Zhuhai National Park Gateway marks the entrance to an area covering 10,000 hectares around 25 miles from Chishui City, which is a popular tourist destination due to the presence of the famous

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West-Line Studio creates bamboo-clad gateway to Chinese national park

March 21, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Zhuhai National Park Gateway in Guizhou, China, by West-Line Studio

A zigzag elevated walkway and a pavilion wrapped in bamboo  by West-Line Studio in the province of Guizhou, China, has been revealed in new photos. The Zhuhai National Park Gateway marks the entrance to an area covering 10,000 hectares around 25 miles from Chishui City, which is a popular tourist destination due to the presence of the famous

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