Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Denizen Works pairs black bricks with pointy panels for Haddo Yard housing in Whitstable

November 4, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Denizen Works references traditional fishing huts with this apartment building in the English seaside town of Whitstable, which features black brick walls and pointed ceramic details. London-based Denizen Works designed Haddo Yard for a site directly opposite the Kentish town’s train station. As a result, the three-storey building is designed to have a strong presence

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Vipp offers “out of the ordinary” hotel stays in a woodland cabin or an urban loft

November 3, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Danish retailer Vipp has expanded into the hospitality industry – it is now offering guests the opportunity to stay in a prefabricated micro dwelling in a Swedish forest, or in a loft apartment on top of its Copenhagen headquarters. From 1 November, fans of the brand best known for its pedal-controlled metal waste bins can

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Giant pivoting door connects Columbia Road extension to secluded rear courtyard

October 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

A frameless glass roof panel connects with a window to allow natural light to flood this extension added to the rear of a Victorian house in east London by The D*Haus Company. The house is located on Columbia Road, which hosts a famous weekly flower market in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Local studio The

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Arched openings punctuate brick-clad house in Seoul by Tectonics Lab

October 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

South Korean studio Tectonics Lab has completed a house for a retired professor in Seoul, featuring pale brick facades interrupted by arching windows that frame views from rooms arranged around a skylit parlour. The studio founded by architects Hyundai and Sukyung Kim designed Cheongun Residence for a site in the South Korean capital’s historic Cheongun neighbourhood that

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Arched openings punctuate brick-clad house in Seoul by Tectonics Lab

October 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

South Korean studio Tectonics Lab has completed a house for a retired professor in Seoul, featuring pale brick facades interrupted by arching windows that frame views from rooms arranged around a skylit parlour. The studio founded by architects Hyundai and Sukyung Kim designed Cheongun Residence for a site in the South Korean capital’s historic Cheongun neighbourhood that

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Arched openings punctuate brick-clad house in Seoul by Tectonics Lab

October 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

South Korean studio Tectonics Lab has completed a house for a retired professor in Seoul, featuring pale brick facades interrupted by arching windows that frame views from rooms arranged around a skylit parlour. The studio founded by architects Hyundai and Sukyung Kim designed Cheongun Residence for a site in the South Korean capital’s historic Cheongun neighbourhood that

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OFIS Arhitekti uses modular Living Units to create pop-up library overlooking Ljubljana

October 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year – the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle. OFIS Arhitekti worked in collaboration with fellow architects C+C and C28, engineering firm AKT and contractor Permiz to create the Living Units – modular rooms that

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OFIS Arhitekti uses modular Living Units to create pop-up library overlooking Ljubljana

October 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year – the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle. OFIS Arhitekti worked in collaboration with fellow architects C+C and C28, engineering firm AKT and contractor Permiz to create the Living Units – modular rooms that

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OFIS Arhitekti uses modular Living Units to create pop-up library overlooking Ljubljana

October 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has found a new use for the micro house it designed earlier this year – the modular structure recently served as a temporary library in the grounds of Ljubljana Castle. OFIS Arhitekti worked in collaboration with fellow architects C+C and C28, engineering firm AKT and contractor Permiz to create the Living Units – modular rooms that

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Vaulted zinc roof tops extension to coastal house in Dublin by Arigho Larmour Wheeler

October 28, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This extension to a cottage in a Dublin suburb by Irish studio Arigho Larmour Wheeler features an asymmetric pyramidal roof, which is sliced off at the top to incorporate a roof light that illuminates an open-plan living area. Arigho Larmour Wheeler was tasked with refurbishing and extending a 1950s worker’s cottage in the seaside suburb

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