Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Stone-clad apartment building in Bucharest features recessed windows and terraces

February 12, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The crisp white-stone facades of this luxury apartment block in Bucharest by local studio ADNBA are punctured by large recessed windows that help to reduce the building’s overall massing so it matches the scale of its urban context. The Londra Housing development was designed by ADNBA for real estate firm Forte Partners, which invests in and

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Natural materials “create warmth and psychological wellbeing” at Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Xiang Jiang house

February 11, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Timber panels lining the walls of this house in Beijing by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune create a datum that unites the different spaces and contributes to a warm and soothing ambience. Claesson Koivisto Rune designed the interior for an existing house in the Chinese capital. They chose to create a Scandinavian-inspired space that enlivens

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Brick-lined interiors open onto garden filled with fruit trees at The Mango House

February 11, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Double-height spaces allow views of the tiled roof at this house in the Indian town of Alibag by Studio PKA, which uses a palette of natural and tactile materials including brick, stone and wood to complement its lush natural setting. Studio PKA designed The Mango House as a second home for a family based in

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Timber shutters conceal windows and doors at Aketuri Architektai’s Lithuanian lakeside retreat

February 10, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The owners of this Lithuanian holiday cottage can open large shutters incorporated into the timber-clad facades to transform the completely closed gabled volume into a bright space with views toward a nearby lake. Vilnius-based studio Aketuri Architektai designed the lakeside retreat near the city of Zarasai to reference archetypal homesteads that complement their natural surroundings.

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Timber shutters conceal windows and doors at Aketuri Architektai’s Lithuanian lakeside retreat

February 10, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

The owners of this Lithuanian holiday cottage can open large shutters incorporated into the timber-clad facades to transform the completely closed gabled volume into a bright space with views toward a nearby lake. Vilnius-based studio Aketuri Architektai designed the lakeside retreat near the city of Zarasai to reference archetypal homesteads that complement their natural surroundings.

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Jamie Fobert’s Kettle’s Yard extension echoes “calm aesthetic” of existing gallery

February 9, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Jamie Fobert Architects has completed an extension to Kettle’s Yard gallery in Cambridge, England, adding a series of new exhibition and education spaces that complement the intimate and relaxed rooms of the original converted house. Kettle’s Yard is the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery. It occupies the former home of collector and

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Oversized roof shelters terraces on either side of CEBRA’s Danish summer house

February 5, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A pitched roof extends well beyond the internal walls to create sheltered terraces around the edges of this summer house designed by Danish architecture studio CEBRA for a site overlooking the country’s Vejle Fjord. CEBRA created the property for a client who resides in the studio’s Iceberg housing project – a harbourside scheme in Aarhus

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Maayan Zusman replaces walls with cabinets to save space in tiny Tel Aviv apartment

February 4, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A dining table that partly disappears into a seating nook and storage built into partition walls are among the space-saving solutions employed by interior designer Maayan Zusman to create a family for four in this compact Tel Aviv apartment. The 54-square-metre apartment is located within a building constructed in 1945, which hadn’t been renovated since its completion

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Maayan Zusman replaces walls with cabinets to save space in tiny Tel Aviv apartment

February 4, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A dining table that partly disappears into a seating nook and storage built into partition walls are among the space-saving solutions employed by interior designer Maayan Zusman at this compact apartment for a family of four in Tel Aviv. The 54-square-metre apartment is located within a building constructed in 1945, which hadn’t been renovated since its completion and had

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Edward van Vliet converts crane into three-storey holiday retreat in Amsterdam

February 3, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

A crane overlooking Amsterdam’s IJ river has been transformed into a luxury rental apartment, featuring three stacked shipping containers accommodating living spaces designed by Edward van Vliet to reference the area’s industrial past. The rental apartment is operated by local firm, Yays Concierged Boutique Apartments, which oversaw the crane’s refurbishment in collaboration with the local municipality,

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