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Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340

September 1, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. Francois Verhoeven Architects designed the villa in the residential district of Vroondaal, which sits close to the beaches and dunes on the coast of the Netherlands. The area, which is characterised

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Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block

August 31, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Exposed concrete and perforated copper screens define this apartment block overlooking a valley in Victoria, Australia, which was designed by local architecture studio Edition Office. Located on a wooded site above the Yara or Birrarung River the project, called Fenwick St, replaces a former single dwelling with nine apartments, spread across three separate concrete “pavilions”.

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Arched brick forms enliven London children’s centre by Adam Khan Architects

August 27, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Inverted brick arches crown the Central Somers Town children’s community centre near King’s Cross, London, created by local studio Adam Khan Architects. The project forms the home of Plot 10, a community children’s play project established in the 1970s that previously occupied a series of self-built timber structures on the site. It sits adjacent to

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Bernardo Rodrigues Architects creates concrete Sculptor Studio in Portugal

August 26, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Portuguese practice Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has completed a studio for a sculptor in the Azores, creating a curving poured-concrete form that references the work of its client. Named Sculptor Studio, it is intended to appear as though it “sprouts” from the kitchen of an existing dwelling on a farm on Sāo Miguel island. Inside, Bernardo

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Limestone plinth supports Hungarian holiday home by Kontextus Architecture Studio

August 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A monolithic limestone-clad plinth supports the lightweight steel-framed structure of The Clifftop House, a holiday home in Hungary by Budapest practice Kontextus Architecture Studio. Located on a limestone cliff, the home is designed by Kontextus Architecture Studio as a simple, “naturalistic” retreat that prioritises its dramatic surroundings and views of Lake Balaton. The plinth is intended

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Flowing vaulted roofs top Tarang arts space by The Grid Architects

August 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Undulating vaults shelter this multipurpose arts space in Ahmedabad, India, which local studio The Grid Architects designed to defy “conventional architectural norms”. Named Tarang after the Hindu word for waves, the sweeping structure is formed of a series of timbrel vaults made from locally-sourced terracotta tiles without supporting beams or reinforcement. According to The Grid

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Flowing vaulted roofs top Tarang arts space by The Grid Architects

August 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Undulating vaults shelter this multipurpose arts space in Ahmedabad, India, which local studio The Grid Architects designed to defy “conventional architectural norms”. Named Tarang after the Hindu word for waves, the sweeping structure is formed of a series of timbrel vaults made from locally-sourced terracotta tiles without supporting beams or reinforcement. According to The Grid

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Arii Irie Architects completes stripped-back Warehouse Villa in Japan

August 19, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Tokyo studio Arii Irie Architects created this warehouse to double as a storage unit and a holiday home for its client in Isumi, Japan. Named Warehouse Villa, the building is designed by Arii Irie Architects as a “primitive shelter” with a minimal and industrial aesthetic. After originally planning on purchasing a prefabricated warehouse to hold

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Mcmullin Studio designs garden room as “restorative haven”

August 12, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Wooden shingles clad this pod-like garden room by London practice Mcmullan Studio, which has been created for spinal-injury charity Horatio’s Garden. The small space was conceived by Mcmullan Studio as a “beautiful, immersive, restorative haven” for patients with spinal injuries at a hospital in Sheffield. It has large openings and a central circular skylight to create

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Kiln-like lightwells define Danish learning centre by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

August 11, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Two pyramidal forms modelled on baker’s kilns animate Kornets Hus, a learning centre in Denmark designed by architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. Completed in Hjørring in 2020 but revealed in new photos by Rasmus Hjortshøj, the building contains spaces for teaching baking and learning about agriculture. Kornets Hus, which was first revealed by Reiulf Ramstad

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