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Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture perches Torus House on sloping site in Japan

August 30, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Front facade of Torus House by Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture

A void punctures the centre of this compact concrete home, which Japanese studio Noriaki Hanaoka Architecture has elevated over a sloping site in Chiba Prefecture. Called Torus House on account of its looped plan, the home occupies a site with a height difference of 10 metres – sitting level with the road to the north

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Hassell hides First Light Pavilion under grass-covered dome at British observatory

August 27, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Entrance to the First Light Pavilion by Hassell at Jodrell Bank Observatory

Australian studio Hassell has concealed an exhibition space for the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, beneath a grass-topped dome informed by the site’s iconic Lovell Telescope. The First Light Pavilion sits within the observatory’s arboretum, which was designed by its first director Bernard Lovell and was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2021.

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Wulf Architekten creates perforated metal fire station in Germany

August 23, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Fire station in Germany by Wulf Architekten

A lightweight upper storey clad in perforated metal is elevated on timber beams above a concrete podium at this fire station in Straubenhardt, Germany, designed by local practice Wulf Architekten. Combining six previously independent firefighting units, the building’s different functions are separated by its stacked form. The garages are in its base with classrooms and

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KKAA YTAA creates minimal concrete-block home overlooking Japanese national park

August 22, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Japanese architecture studio KKAA YTAA has used simple exposed concrete blocks to create a holiday home in Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park. Called House of Joy, the dwelling for an elderly couple was designed to capture what the Osaka-based KKAA YTAA calls the “universal” perception of a home and has four concrete walls, a pitched wooden

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Balmy Palmy House perches above steep Australian bushland

August 21, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Exterior of Balmy Palmy House by CplusC Architectural Workshop

Australian studio CplusC Architectural Workshop has elevated a house on posts above a sloping site in Palm Beach, Sydney, to create the feeling of being in a treehouse. Named Balmy Palmy House, the home is designed as “a simple timber structure floating above the steep land” to align with a scenic bushland canopy and limit

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Chybik + Kristof creates reversible Manifesto Market in Prague with reclaimed materials

August 19, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Aerial view of Manifesto Market in Prague

Czech studio Chybik + Kristof has completed a pop-up marketplace in Prague with a modular structure of pastel-blue scaffolding that can be easily modified or relocated. Located in the city’s Andel district, the project is the third in a series of temporary markets in Prague designed by Chybik + Kristof for the hospitality brand Manifesto Market.

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Knox Bhavan creates flood-resilient March House on banks of River Thames

August 15, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Knox Bhavan has created a prefabricated, flood-resilient house on the bank of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, which is designed to be “future-proof” for at least the next 100 years. Raised above a floodplain on steel stilts, the single-storey March House replaces a former 1920s home in a row of summerhouses along the

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Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape

August 10, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Triangular De Niewe Herdgang viewpoint in the Netherlands

Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg, the Netherlands. Located on a shallow hill at the centre of a busy traffic intersection, the pavilion was the winner of a 2017 competition held by the municipality

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Kiki Archi uses red brick to revamp Anna Garden House near Beijing

August 9, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Front facade of Anna Garden House by Kiki Archi in China

Japanese studio Kiki Archi has redesigned an existing home in Changping District, China, with pared-back volumes clad in red brick and a landscaped garden. The large site north of Beijing was originally occupied by a 200-square-metre European-style home, which has been stripped back to create the simple and geometric form of the Anna Garden House.

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WilkinsonEyre uses industrial finishes for arts and engineering building in Norfolk

August 5, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

Exterior of Dyson Building by WilkinsonEyre

An exposed steel structure and perforated copper cladding bring an industrial feel to The Dyson Building at Gresham’s School in Norfolk, designed by architecture studio WilkinsonEyre. The new centre for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) at the independent day and boarding school was made possible by an £18.75 million donation from James Dyson.

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