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“Thatch-mud” scales cloak habitable bridge in India by Wallmakers

November 5, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Wallmakers has completed Bridge House in rural Karjat, India, a weekend home spanning a seven-metre-deep gorge and clad entirely in furry thatched scales. Wallmakers created the bridge-shaped home on a challenging site comprising two parcels of land divided by a 30-metre-wide spillway, which required a height clearance for diggers to pass below. With

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Sawtooth-roofed extension with “factory-like aesthetic” added to Ghent home

November 3, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Local studios Atelier Avondzon and Macadam Atelier have renovated a derelict home in Ghent, Belgium, adding a sawtooth-roofed extension clad in corrugated-metal panels. Named Rinskopf, the project was completed for a client who desired a home that would blend in with the site’s industrial surroundings. It was recently shortlisted in the house renovation category of Dezeen

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Bright green stairwells bookend school workshops in Belgium

November 2, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Staircases and walkways framed in bright green steel wrap the concrete frame of Atelier PPW, a studio block created for a school in Belgium by local studio NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte and architect Kris Broidioi. Named Atelier PPW, the building is located on the campus of VTI Oostende in Ostend and replaces a structurally compromised block that

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“Intricate craftsmanship” revives modernist Vejrhøj summerhouse in Denmark

November 1, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture practices Studio Marshall Blecher and Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter have renovated a 1960s summerhouse in Denmark, adding a standalone extension that mimics its original form and thatched roof. Named Vejrhøj, the dwelling in rural Fårevejle was originally completed in 1967 by Danish architect Ole Meyer, and at the time won international acclaim for its

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Rául Sánchez Architects creates “play of contrasts” at House in Cala Tamarit

October 30, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Spanish studio Rául Sánchez Architects has taken advantage of a sloping site in Tarragona to create a concrete home with a sunken courtyard, which opens up into a double-height living area. Named House in Cala Tamarit, the orthogonal, exposed concrete dwelling was created for two online, remote workers who wanted a home that could offer a “tangible,

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The Court Theatre completes following Christchurch earthquake

October 29, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studios Haworth Tompkins and Athfield Architects have completed The Court Theatre in New Zealand, wrapped by timber benches and large windows that create connections between its public and back-of-house areas. The completion of the 3,700-square-metre centre marks the return of The Court Theatre to the heart of Christchurch, after it was forced to temporarily

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Nick Willson Architects organises rural Sussex home around steel-framed cloister

October 27, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Glazed living areas shaded by a steel-framed cloister overlook a courtyard at Three Oaks Farm, a home in West Sussex designed by London studio Nick Willson Architects. Located on the site of a disused farm on the outskirts of Ifold, Three Oaks Farm is surrounded by lawns, a wildflower meadow and a small pool, all

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Meandering alleyways encourage “spontaneous interactions” at Pune clubhouse by Studio VDGA

October 26, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Perforated brick walls, courtyards and arcades are intended to imitate the bylanes of an Indian city at The Street, a community clubhouse in Pune, India, designed by local practice Studio VDGA. The Street was created to provide facilities and communal gathering spaces for a new community on the outskirts of Pune in Maharashtra, which comprises

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Infill housing centre by Owain Williams Architects is “a public building in miniature”

October 22, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Local studio Owain Williams Architects has transformed a disused garage site in London into the Stroud Green Housing Centre, creating a public drop-in space and office fronted by a large timber gate. Tucked between terraced houses on a 38-square-metre site near Finsbury Park, the centre forms the headquarters of Stroud Green Housing Co-Operative, which relocated

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DHaus brings “sense of openness” to Datum House with wall-to-wall skylight

November 12, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio DHaus has used a full-width skylight to draw light into this extension in north London, which is finished with a pared-back palette of pale brick, plaster and oak. Named Datum House, the existing Victorian maisonette in the Dartmouth Park Conversation Area has been opened up by DHaus at its lower ground-floor level and

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