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“Shifting shades” of rammed earth define Thai community building by Suphasidh Architects

May 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. Overlooking the Bay of Bangkok in the seaside town of Sattahip, the 196-square-metre building contains a cafe and four floors of multipurpose community space, alongside an existing hostel.

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Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux

May 15, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. Overlooking the River Garonne near the city’s centre, the new scheme was completed in 2021 and provides two hotels, a combined hostel

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Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux

May 15, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. Overlooking the River Garonne near the city’s centre, the new scheme was completed in 2021 and provides two hotels, a combined hostel

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London extension by Collective Works blends Scandinavian and Mediterranean influences

May 14, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. Collective Works has expanded the home, which it said was previously “run down”, with two adjoining pitched-roof volumes at the rear and a full dormer to expand its loft. The extensions

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Studio Vio surrounds concrete holiday home in Vietnam with lush gardens

May 13, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practice Studio Vio has blended contemporary materials with traditional crafts and lush gardens at De Hue Space, a holiday home in Hue, Vietnam. Located in the village of Thuy Bieu just west of the city centre, De Hue Space has seven guest rooms alongside common living areas and is intended to promote local tourism.

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HCCH Studio creates Twisted Brick Shell Library “to cuddle visitors” in China

May 11, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practice HCCH Studio has created a shell-like brick pavilion in Longyou County, China, which draws on its agricultural surroundings. Aptly named Twisted Brick Shell Library, the pavilion is located on an area of farmland separated from the nearby city of Quzhou by the Quijiang River. HCCH Studio designed it as a multifunctional space where

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Nowhere uses brick dust to plaster refurbished house in Hyderabad

May 9, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture studio Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili, coating it with a rough red-brown plaster made with brick and marble dust produced during the project. Tasked with renewing the “old, opaque, heavy, worn down building” in a suburban neighbourhood, Nowhere looked to reestablish the connection between its interior and the surrounding

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Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for “monolithic and sculptural” London extension

May 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney, London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. Aptly named The Plaster House, Sonn was tasked with adding an additional bedroom to the Victorian terraced building, as well as improving its connection to a rear garden. Looking to create a uniform, “carved-out”

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Celoria Architects designs concrete home as “massive primitive object”

May 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region’s grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. Designed for the studio’s founder, Aldo Celoria, the home’s foundations are formed by what was once a traditional cellar and dining area dug into the sloping site, which

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Proctor & Shaw expands Dulwich House with concrete extension overlooking garden

May 7, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A series of “monumental” concrete columns frame views across a large garden at this house in Dulwich, London, extended by local studio Proctor & Shaw. Tasked with refurbishing and extending the existing terraced home, named Dulwich House, Proctor & Shaw focused on improving its connection to a 57-metre-long garden at its rear. As a result,

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