Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Feilden Clegg Bradley helps Bryan Adams create artist ateliers in refurbished Berlin factory

November 17, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

British firm Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has worked with musician Bryan Adams to transform a disused factory in southeast Berlin into a mixed-use complex containing a cluster of creative studios. The Spreehalle building is located in Berlin’s Treptow-Kopernick district on the banks of the river Spree. It was originally constructed in 1910 and is part of

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Soil-based render creates pink walls for houses built by Taller Hector Barroso in a Mexican forest

November 16, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

To help this cluster of houses blend into their setting in a Mexican forest, architecture studio Taller Hector Barroso chose to cover the walls in a render made using local soil. The Entre Pinos development comprises a row of five weekend houses,, designed by Mexico City-based Taller Hector Barroso for a site in the vast forest surrounding the

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Scottish architects call for reform of “increasingly secretive and autocratic” RIAS

November 15, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

More than 150 architects are calling for an independent review into the governance of Scottish architecture’s professional body, the RIAS, which is being accused of covering up details of its internal finances. The architects have signed an open letter sent to the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) by a group calling itself A New Chapter.

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Concrete portico provides sheltered outdoor space for pink brick house in Seville

November 13, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish studio Canales Lombardero designed this brick-clad house in Seville with a double-height concrete portico to connect its living spaces with the garden. The studio headed by Francisco González de Canales Ruiz and Nuria Alvarez Lombardero designed Perea Borobio House for a retired couple who needed a flexible space capable of accommodating visiting family. The

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Alejandro Valdivieso’s Casa Aljibe features curved living space built around an old well

November 13, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Spanish architect Alejandro Valdivieso has repurposed a former water cistern near Madrid, transforming it into the basement of a house with a glass facade that curves around the original well. Casa Aljibe, which translates as Cistern House, is situated in the suburban district of Alpedrete, northwest of the Spanish capital. The underground cistern was built early

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Vitsœ completes “intentionally unfinished” cross-laminated timber headquarters

November 12, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, featuring a saw-toothed roof and modular construction that means it can be easily updated. Vitsœ is best known as the manufacturer of furniture and storage systems by German designer Dieter Rams, including the modular 606 Universal

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Dong Yugan uses brick to form sculptural surfaces and playful structures at Red Brick Art Museum

November 11, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This museum in Beijing takes its name from the red brick used by architect Dong Yugan to create spaces that are dramatically illuminated by skylights, perforations and narrow windows incorporated into its homogenous masonry surfaces. Red Brick Art Museum is a folk-based, non-profit art museum showcasing Chinese and world art, which was founded by collectors

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Sella Concept applies “cocoon of rich materials and colour” to interiors of east London workspace

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The smooth surface and soft-pink hue of a newly plastered wall provided the starting point for the design of communal workspaces at this new creative hub in east London by local studio Sella Concept. De Beauvoir Block is an Edwardian industrial building in Hackney that was transformed by developer The Benyon Estate into a workspace

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