Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Hiiragi’s House is a Japanese home arranged around a courtyard and old tree

December 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Japanese architect Takashi Okuno designed this house with a U-shaped plan, to ensure every room has a view of the tree in the central courtyard. Located in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, Hiiragi’s House sits on a plot containing a tree that has been nurtured by several generations of the owner’s family. Okuno wanted the new house to emphasise the importance

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Foster + Partners converts landmark Hong Kong office tower into high-end hotel

December 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Foster + Partners is transforming a former government headquarters tower in Hong Kong into a luxury hotel, retaining the building’s original modernist facade and providing panoramic views of the surrounding skyline. The hotel is due to open early next year inside The Murray Building – a 27-storey tower on Hong Kong’s Cotton Tree Drive that

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Madoc Architecture builds house with curved recess to “bookend” a London terrace

December 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Pascal Madoc Jones has added a new house to a Victorian terrace in north London, featuring a curved recess intended to give the street a more distinctive end. Madoc Architecture designed the King’s Crescent property for a speculative developer, on a site on  Stoke Newington that was previously occupied by a pair of disused garages. Several

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Studio Carver adds American-inspired prefabricated extension to Belsize House

December 28, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

British architecture practice Studio Carver has completed a timber and glass extension to a house in north London that was inspired by traditional wooden conservatories found in the American Midwest. Studio Carver designed the extension for an Anglo-American family who wanted to improve the living spaces of their Edwardian house in Belsize Park. The compact

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Oxygen house by Susanna Cots uses oak and stone to reference its natural setting

December 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Interior designer Susanna Cots employed a palette of natural materials to ensure the living spaces of this house in Spain’s Empordà region complement the tones and textures of its surroundings. The 600-square-metre property is situated in the historic natural region to the north of Barcelona, and was built by local developer Gestió7. Susanna Cots was

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Oxygen house by Susanna Cots uses oak and stone to reference its natural setting

December 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Interior designer Susanna Cots employed a palette of natural materials to ensure the living spaces of this house in Spain’s Empordà region complement the tones and textures of its surroundings. The 600-square-metre property is situated in the historic natural region to the north of Barcelona, and was built by local developer Gestió7. Susanna Cots was

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Oxygen house by Susanna Cots uses oak and stone to reference its natural setting

December 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Interior designer Susanna Cots employed a palette of natural materials to ensure the living spaces of this house in Spain’s Empordà region complement the tones and textures of its surroundings. The 600-square-metre property is situated in the historic natural region to the north of Barcelona, and was built by local developer Gestió7. Susanna Cots was

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SAOTA completes “challenging” restoration of Gilbert Colyn’s modernist Cape Town home

December 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Stefan Antoni of South African architecture studio SAOTA has refurbished a modernist villa overlooking Cape Town and reorganised its open interior to make it better suited to contemporary living. House Invermark was designed in 1969 by architect Gilbert Colyn as his own home, and takes its inspiration from Philip Johnson’s iconic Glass House of 1949,

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SAOTA completes “challenging” restoration of Gilbert Colyn’s modernist Cape Town home

December 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Stefan Antoni of South African architecture studio SAOTA has refurbished a modernist villa overlooking Cape Town and reorganised its open interior to make it better suited to contemporary living. House Invermark was designed in 1969 by architect Gilbert Colyn as his own home, and takes its inspiration from Philip Johnson’s iconic Glass House of 1949,

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Garage House by Foomann Architects can be used for car parking or adaptable accommodation

December 26, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Corrugated-metal cladding contrasts with an angled white-painted brick wall at this robust and economical house in Melbourne, which features a ground-floor living area that can be used alternatively as a garage. Local studio Foomann Architects designed the house for clients who purchased a site occupied at its opposite end by another property in which they

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