Articles by Jon Astbury

Scalloped sections of green-painted timber clad the facade of Lumber 4, a mixed-use building in Norway designed by local consulting agency Oslotre to demonstrate the capabilities of timber construction. Located in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city of Kristiansand, Lumber 4 comprises a ground floor with commercial spaces and five floors of

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Architecture practice Studio AMB has renovated a century-old traditional Japanese home in the Misumi region of Shimane to create a minimalist guesthouse, featuring a communal ground floor that is open to the elements. Intended to give a new generation of visitors the opportunity to “experience the local climate and culture” of the small fishing village,

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Gabled forms clad in blackened wood are curved and pulled apart to create “dynamic and memorable” spaces at Harudot, a cafe in Thailand by local studio IDIN Architects. Located in the beachside town of Chonburi, Harudot was designed for both the cafe brand Nana Coffee Roasters and the owner of the site. IDIN Architects said

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British architecture studio Stanton Williams has refurbished and extended the Grade II*-listed Rhodes House at the University of Oxford, adding a lantern-like glazed pavilion for events. Originally designed by architect Herbert Baker and completed in 1929, Rhodes House has historically housed events, accommodation and archive spaces, set amid landscaped gardens in Oxford’s city centre. Tasked

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