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Copper-clad bamboo “petals” envelop meditation space in Bali by Ibuku

October 21, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A series of overlapping “petals” constructed from bamboo and clad in shiny copper shingles shelter Lumi Shala, a yoga and meditation space in Bali, Indonesia, by local studio Ibuku. The building is the latest to complete as part of a wider masterplan by Ibuku for Alchemy Bali – a wellness retreat and restaurant located near

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Dean Dyson Architects uses perforated brickwork to create “private oasis” for Melbourne home

October 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Australian studio Dean Dyson Architects has used an outer layer of perforated brickwork to create a sense of privacy and calm at this home in Melbourne, which turns inwards to overlook a central swimming pool. Named Cloud House, the five-bedroom home in the suburb of Malvern, occupies a long, narrow site that is surrounded by neighbouring

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KA Architecture Studio tops Tehran metro station with brick barrel vaults

October 19, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Iranian practice KA Architecture Studio has completed the Jahad Metro Plaza in Tehran, creating a new “democratic open space” around the station that is sheltered by a cluster of barrel-vaulted forms. Located on a busy traffic intersection near central Tehran, the new entrance for the Meydan E-Jahad metro station forms part of a wider initiative to

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Lost Lindenberg is a “dreamy” treetop resort in Bali

October 15, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Elevated walkways connect the treehouse-like bedrooms of the Lost Lindenberg resort in Bali, Indonesia, which has been designed by local architects Alexis Dornier and Studio Jencquel. Located on a largely untouched, waterfront site, surrounded by dense jungle in Jembrana, the eight-bedroom resort was raised up to the level of the surrounding the tree canopy to create an

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Witherford Watson Mann “opens up” The Courtauld’s 18th-century home

October 15, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Witherford Watson Mann balanced “studious conservation and bold intervention” for its redevelopment of the historic Courtauld Institute of Art in London. One of six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2023, the three-year project to update The Courtauld Gallery completed at the end of 2021 and marks the first phase of a

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Risco updates Portuguese events centre housed in former convent

October 14, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Portuguese studio Risco has renovated the Beato Convent Events Centre, an events space housed within a former convent in Lisbon, sensitively updating its existing fabric and adding a series of contemporary additions. Dating back to the 15th century, the Convent of Beato António comprises a number of buildings dating from different eras, which have been

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Tolila+Gilliland uses raw, tactile materials for therapeutic workshops in France

October 13, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Tolila+Gilliland used a palette of tactile materials to “engage the senses” at the Gilbert Raby Therapeutic Workshops in France. Located on the Gilbert Raby hospital campus in Meulan-en-Yvelines, the building was created to provide day care and creative workshop spaces for patients recovering from addiction. Basing the building’s design on the central notion

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K-studio buries stepped visitor centre in 100-year-old vineyard

October 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Greek architecture practice K-studio has completed a visitor space for drinks company Metaxa, carving an experiential route out of the stepped stone terraces of a century-year-old vineyard. Located on the island of Samos the project, called Liknon, nestles into a large terraced vineyard that is home to one of Metaxa’s key ingredients, the Muscat grape.

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completes “scholarly, welcoming” arts faculty at University of Warwick

October 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

UK practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed a terracotta-clad home for the University of Warwick Faculty of Arts, near Coventry, which is one of six schemes shortlisted for the 2023 Stirling Prize. Bringing together the arts faculty’s various departments under one roof, the building was designed to “promote and enable collaboration, creativity and innovation”. Conceived as

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Architecture Architecture uses grey breeze blocks for Melbourne extension

October 10, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Hollow breeze-block walls were used to blend interior and exterior spaces in Sunday, a reimagining of a typical cottage in Melbourne, Australia, designed by local studio Architecture Architecture. The home, called Sunday, occupies a compact, 175-square-metre site in the suburb of Fitzroy. The renovation retained the house’s existing frontage and veranda due to heritage requirements.

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