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Accelerate sixth form students explore dichotomies in 2020 show

August 6, 2020 India Block 0

Students of Accelerate, a UK design mentorship scheme run by Open City and the Bartlett, explore the theme of dichotomies in their graduate show. Now in its seventh year, Accelerate organises workshops and mentoring sessions for a group of 30 to 40 sixth form school students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the architecture industry.

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Szczepaniak Astridge designs Malaysia headquarters for PPE maker Supermax

August 5, 2020 India Block 0

Supermax headquarters by Szczepaniak Astridge

Latex glove manufacturer Supermax has commissioned new headquarters in Malaysia designed by London architecture studio Szczepaniak Astridge as demand for their product surges due to coronavirus. As makers of personal protective equipment (PPE), Supermax has seen a huge rise in orders for its products during the pandemic. In March 2020 the Malaysian latex glove makers

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Dutch city swaps asphalt for trees to adapt to climate change

August 4, 2020 India Block 0

Arnhem has made a 10 year climate change plan

Arnhem in the Netherlands has made a 10-year plan to re-landscape the city to cope with extreme flooding and heatwaves caused by climate change. Flooding, heatwaves and droughts are already affecting the city, prompting the council to set a goal of reducing the amount of asphalt – a dark material used for roads and sidewalks

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Pauzarq Arquitectos makes the most of views from hillside Santiagomendi House

August 3, 2020 India Block 0

The gabled forms of Santiagomendi House by Pauzarq Arquitectos are set into a hillside overlooking the Cantabrian Sea in Astigarraga, Spain. The Spanish architecture studio designed the home to suit its sloping site and make the most of its coastal views. Set over two floors, Santiagomendi House is comprised of two overlapping volumes, one single

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Burberry and Tencent collaborate on interactive WeChat shop in Shenzhen

August 2, 2020 India Block 0

Visitors to Shenzhen’s Burberry flagship store can use Tencent’s WeChat app to interact with the window display and play their own music in fitting rooms. The British fashion brand and China’s largest social media company collaborated to design a shop that suited Shenzhen’s growing reputation for technology. Shoppers use WeChat, a Chinese messaging and social

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ACA Architects adds horizontal rainscreens to Dor-Shada Resort in Thailand

July 31, 2020 India Block 0

ACA Architects cantilevered rainscreens made of aluminium patterned to look like wood from a hotel at the Dor-Shada Resort on the coast of Thailand as part of a modern makeover. The Bangkok-based architecture practice updated the five-storey hotel building for a client took that wanted to appeal to a younger clientele. “Lightness is the main idea we wanted to deliberately explore

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Pad Studio clads house in Hampshire with reclaimed timber from old barn

July 28, 2020 India Block 0

Planks of wood reclaimed from an old barn were used to clad this house in Hampshire, England, designed by Pad Studio. Fittingly called The Barn after its shape and cladding material, the house sits on an exposed site near a coastal path next to another home. Pad Studio chose the recycled wood with its natural

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DnA_Design and Architecture builds wooden tofu factory in Chinese mountains

July 28, 2020 India Block 0

Beijing studio DnA_Design and Architecture has built a tofu factory from wood for the village of Caizhai in the mountains of Songyang in western China. Set across a sloping site, the project was designed to improve the village’s tofu production facilities. It is also intended to showcase the manufacture of the soy-based food and includes

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Fala Atelier renovates house in Porto with candy-coloured accents

July 25, 2020 India Block 0

House in Fontaínhas by architecture studio Fala Atelier is a home in Porto, Portugal, featuring a striped concrete roof accented with pops of sugar-pink and powder blue. The project involved the renovation of an old and abandoned 18th-century townhouse. To cope with the constraints of the site, Fala Atelier added skylights and sliding doors to let

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Grimshaw unveils design for HS2 ventilation shaft disguised as barn

July 24, 2020 India Block 0

Chalfont St Peter Ventilation Shaft for HS2 by Grimshaw

A ventilation shaft for the UK’s new HS2 high-speed railway has been designed by British architecture practice Grimshaw to resemble a barn clad in zinc and bronze. The Chalfont St Peter Ventilation Shaft, or headhouse, will provide ventilation and emergency access to a 10-mile-long train tunnel through the Chilterns – a set of hills to

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