Articles by Alyn Griffiths

LAMAS builds contemporary Canadian farmhouse with reclaimed timber walls

July 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The old agricultural buildings of Quebec informed this modern farmhouse near Montreal, which features walls of reclaimed wood, steeply pitched roofs and a secluded inner courtyard. Called Townships Farmhouse, the property was designed by Toronto firm LAMAS for a working farm in the town of North Hatley, about an hour-and-a-half’s drive east of Montreal and close to the

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Photographer Paul Raftery captures the “crazy array of architecture” in Expo 2017 host city Astana

July 27, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

These new images by British photographer Paul Raftery reveal the post-Soviet-era architecture that can be found in Kazakhstani capital Astana, which is hosting the world expo this year. The photographs show buildings that can be found in the downtown area of the city, from simple tower blocks to highly decorative structures. With Astana Expo 2017 taking place across the summer, this architecture has

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Controversial Iron Ring set to be submerged in landscape beside a Welsh castle

July 26, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

A huge ring-shaped walkway designed by architect George King is set to be built next to Flint Castle in Wales – but has been met with fierce opposition by locals, who see it as symbol of historic oppression. George King Architects, which has offices in London and Gloucestershire, was awarded the project following a nation-wide competition that invited leading artists

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Revamped London house features white surfaces and concrete details that match a brutalist neighbour

July 26, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

William Tozer Associates has overhauled a Victorian terraced house in north London, introducing a white, modern living area that faces out onto a neighbouring brutalist estate. London-based William Tozer Associates refurbished and reconfigured the house in Highgate, which forms part of an Italianate terrace. Immediately behind the terrace is the Abbey Road housing co-op – a brutalist estate designed in the

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British seaside pier gets 21st-century update by dRMM

July 25, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio dRMM created a visitor centre clad in salvaged wooden boards as part of its overhaul of a seaside pier in Hastings, England – one of six projects in the running for this year’s Stirling Prize. The architects were tasked with repairing the century-old pier after a devastating fire in 2010, which swept through the pavilion and destroyed the amusements, kiosks,

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Stainless-steel extension to CTLES archive reflects its rural surroundings

July 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This pair of enormous mirrored-steel boxes connected by a glazed bridge were designed by Antonini + Darmon and RMDM, to complement and extend an aluminium-clad archive facility outside Paris. The CTLES (Technical Centre for Books of Higher Education) is a national public administrative institution located in the Parisian suburb of Bussy-Saint-Georges, around 25 kilometres east of the city

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Ruud Visser Architects completes house in Holland that looks like a giant A

July 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The house by Ruud Visser Architects features a brick facade that looks like a huge letter A, while its rear is a three-storey wall of windows. The house is located in the village of Meerkerk, South Holland, on a historic street called the Tolstraat, which is lined with buildings from the early 1900s. In response, Ruud Visser Architects designed

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Bartlett graduate Julia Baltsavia designs construction system for modular housing based on I-beams

July 23, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

A library of parts could be used to create personalised self-build apartments, with this construction system designed by Bartlett graduate Julia Baltsavia as a solution to London’s housing crisis. The I-Architecture project, completed by Baltsavia as part of her studies on the Bartlett’s MA Architecture programme, offers an alternative to conventional house building, which she claims is failing to provide sufficient

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House-shaped frame encloses dining area in compact Hong Kong apartment

July 22, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Local practice MNB Design Studio has refurbished an apartment in Hong Kong, adding a house-shaped wooden frame to section off the dining area. MNB Design Studio was asked by two young artists to update the interior of their 70-square-metre apartment in a high-rise block looking out across the city’s Tai Wai area. The studio introduced

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31/44 Architects builds grey-brick house around three small courtyards in London

July 22, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

One of the founders of 31/44 Architects has built his own London home, which is arranged around three courtyards to make it easy for domestic life to spill outdoors. The two-storey house, named No 49, provides a home for Stephen Davies, who is one of three founders of London- and Amsterdam-based 31/44 Architects. It is is located on an infill site in

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