Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Hundreds of timber components form statement staircase for London house

May 7, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Waind Gohil and Potter Architects has created a sculptural staircase, which was fabricated off-site and assembled like a puzzle, as the centrepiece of a house in London. The studio headed by Phil Waind, James Potter and Sonya Gohil was approached by clients who wanted to add a small dwelling at the end of their large garden in Shepherd’s

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CoRe Architects converts Korean tank bunker into community arts centre

May 6, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

South Korean studio CoRe Architects has transformed a former military bunker in Seoul into the Peace and the Culture Bunker, a creative hub for the local community. Located in the northern suburb of Dobong-gu, which is on the route from North Korea to Seoul, the building was built in 1970 as a defensive shelter for tanks.

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Multi-storey park concept aims to give inhabitants a break from urban stress

May 5, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Graduate Lilach Borenstein has proposed creating a multi-storey tower with varied topographies as a monument to tranquility and antidote to hectic urban living. Monument of Void was created as part of Borenstein’s graduation project from the architecture programme at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Borenstein developed the project in response to a lack of

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Amos Goldreich completes refuge for victims of domestic abuse in Israel

May 5, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A secluded garden courtyard surrounded by brick buildings forms The Ada and Tamar De Shalit House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence near Tel-Aviv. London studio Amos Goldreich Architecture worked with local office Jacobs Yaniv Architects to deliver the project, which provides the first purpose-built shelter for the charity No To Violence. The charity was

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Niall McLaughlin Architects updates Cambridge college using historically appropriate materials

April 30, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Niall McLaughlin Architects has refurbished a 1970s building at Jesus College, Cambridge, adding a new facade with a vertical composition of stone and timber elements that complements its historic context. The London-based practice won a competition in 2014 to redevelop parts of the University of Cambridge college and introduce new facilities including an auditorium, archive

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TV presenter George Clarke and TDO unveil terrace of prefabricated Fab Houses

April 30, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

London studio TDO teamed up with architect and television presenter George Clarke to create a terrace of prefabricated houses in the English town of North Shields. Called Fab Houses, the modular homes were designed by TDO and Clarke for joint venture developers Places for People and Urban Splash The developers are currently overseeing the renewal of Smith’s

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Masonry walls enclose courtyards and living spaces at Ritz&Ghougassian’s Melbourne extension

April 29, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Ritz&Ghougassian has extended a traditional Melbourne house, using a minimal material palette that sees blockwork walls left exposed both inside and out. The property in the suburb of Prahran is situated on Highbury Grove – a street lined with traditional federation-style cottages surrounded by leafy gardens. Local practice Ritz&Ghougassian was tasked with adding

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Sloping concrete volumes form open-air chapel in Slovenian village

April 29, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Rows of seats supported on simple stalks project from slanted concrete volumes to create a grandstand at this open-air chapel designed by Enota, in the Slovenian village of Skorba. Ljubljana-based architecture studio Enota designed the structure to be a new social hub for the village near Slovenia’s oldest town, Ptuj. Over recent years the village has gradually

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AZL Architects creates 3D-printed pavilion alongside stone house in Chinese village

April 28, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A translucent garden pavilion made from 3D-printed plastic blocks provides a lightweight counterpoint to a robust, stone-clad house by AZL Architects in the Chinese village of Shanyinwu. The Nanjing-based practice designed LEI House for a local businesswoman who wanted the property to encapsulate the values of her bed and breakfast brand, and promote her idea of

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Staggered towers form university campus in Hangzhou

April 27, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Chinese studio WSP Architects has completed a university campus complex in Hangzhou, China, featuring a cluster of buildings with irregular stacked floors arranged around a central square. The masterplan for the Hangzhou Normal University comprises more than a dozen independent colleges each with their own unique architecture. WSP Architects was tasked with creating a central building to

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