Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Panovscott rearranges Sydney cottage around central courtyard garden

June 13, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local architecture studio Panovscott has modernised a cottage in Sydney by introducing a courtyard that the living spaces and bedrooms all open directly onto. The house, which was likely constructed in the 1980s, occupies a plot on a lane lined with a variety of small dwellings, garages and sheds, in a suburb of the Australian city. Rather

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Nikjoo transforms disused chapel into artist’s house and studio

June 12, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Nikjoo has transformed a former chapel in south London into a home and workspace for an artist featuring a pulpit-like mezzanine that overlooks the main living space. The neglected Victorian chapel in Deptford was being used as a temporary studio before Nikjoo’s client asked the architects to convert it into a contemporary space for living and

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Peach House is a contemporary brick-clad courtyard house in Beijing

June 11, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Frederic Schnee has modernised and extended a traditional house in Beijing by moving the courtyard onto the first floor so a shop can be accommodated at street level. The original building is a typical example of a self-built residence that had undergone multiple adaptations over several decades in response to the changing needs of its

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Sliding walls animate the facade of Fouad Samara Architects’ Modulofts apartments

June 10, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Fouad Samara Architects has completed a tower in Beirut, which features huge steel panels that can slide out from reconfigurable apartments and be stored outside the building. Architect Fouad Samara is a key shareholder in the Modulofts project, which seeks to provide a new residential typology to meet the need for small and medium-sized accommodation in

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Morfeus Arkitekter completes mirrored toilet block on Norwegian coastline

June 9, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Drivers cruising along one of Norway’s Scenic Routes can take a break at this mirrored toilet that reflects the surrounding landscape. The facility designed by Oslo studio Morfeus Arkitekter is the latest architectural addition to the series of 18 driving routes, which provide access to Norway’s natural highlights. The Norwegian Scenic Route Andøya in the north

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Willow Tea Rooms is Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s most complete interior design

June 8, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

To mark 150 years since the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, we’re looking back at five influential projects that defined his career. We round off our celebration with the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow. Regarded as Mackintosh’s most complete interior design, Willow Tea Rooms is the best surviving example of a tea room designed by

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House for an Art Lover was built 60 years after Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s death

June 6, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh we are looking back at his most significant works. Next up is the House for an Art Lover, which remained unbuilt during his lifetime. Originally a disqualified entry in a magazine-run competition to design a country house, the drawings of House for an Art Lover helped

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London off-licence transformed into industrial-style apartment building by Emulsion

June 5, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

London architecture office Emulsion has built a trio of homes around the structure of a former corner shop, including an apartment for studio director Michael Deeley and his partner. Albany Road is Emulsion’s first self-initiated development and is situated directly opposite the newly redeveloped Burgess Park in Southwark. The site was previously home to a 1950s building containing

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The Glasgow School of Art is Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s “masterwork”

June 5, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

In celebration of the 150th birthday of influential Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh this week, we’re looking back at five projects that defined his career. Next up is his most famous building, the Glasgow School of Art. The art school is described by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society as the architect’s “masterwork”, as it seamlessly

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House was designed from the inside out

June 4, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

To mark 150 years since the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, we’re looking back at five influential projects that defined his career. First up is Hill House in Helensburgh, widely recognised as the Scottish architect’s most important residential work. Hill House exemplifies Mackintosh’s approach to combining traditional Scottish values with modern international ideas. Located in Helensburgh,

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