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Branch Studio uses plywood and perforated metal for Arts Epicentre

February 19, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Edinburgh Pavilion by Archer + Braun

A perforated metal screen shades the plywood interiors of a performing arts centre for a college in Victoria, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects. Called the Arts Epicentre, the new structure houses Caroline Chisholm Catholic College’s drama, dance and music departments. The perforated screen that shades the west and south elevations from the sun is based

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Archer + Braun adds glass and stone extension to grand Edinburgh villa

February 18, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Edinburgh Pavilion by Archer + Braun

Architecture studio Archer + Braun has renovated a Victorian villa in Edinburgh, adding a glazed extension with red limestone cladding. Called Edinburgh Pavilion, the minimal extension was designed as a deliberate contrast to the existing Grade B-listed structure. The main house is laid out as a series of formal, large and well-decorated rooms. Archer +

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Archer + Braun adds glass and stone extension to grand Edinburgh villa

February 18, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Edinburgh Pavilion by Archer + Braun

Architecture studio Archer + Braun has renovated a Victorian villa in Edinburgh, adding a glazed extension with red limestone cladding. Called Edinburgh Pavilion, the minimal extension was designed as a deliberate contrast to the existing Grade B-listed structure. The main house is laid out as a series of formal, large and well-decorated rooms. Archer +

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Avenier Cornejo designs Parisian apartment block with patterned brick facade

February 17, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Paris social housing by Avenier Cornejo

French practice Avenier Cornejo Architectes has completed a social housing block in Paris with a brickwork facade with a pattern of blue glass bricks. The rustic facade is in reference to its Haussmann-era and art deco style neighbours. The blue glazed bricks used to decorate the facade are arranged in a diamond pattern reminiscent of

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Zigzag roofs top extension in Melbourne by Austin Maynard Architects

February 16, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
RaeRae by Maynard Architects

Two terraces in Melbourne have been joined together and given an extension with a zigzag roof by Austin Maynard Architects. Called RaeRae House, the project retains the facades of the original elongated terraces due to heritage requirements. After initially planning to refurbish their house, when the neglected neighbouring property came up for sale the owners

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Lundgaard & Tranberg clads cylindrical school in perforated metal

February 15, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Kalvebod Fælled School by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects

A perforated metal facade screens a round school in Denmark designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter around a central triple-height gym. Rings of classrooms sit around the perimeter of Kalvebod Fælled School, which takes its name from the nearby Kalvebod Fælled nature reserve. Inside the wood-lined classrooms, a large number of small windows in staggered

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Nomo Studio creates angular stacked holiday home in Menorca

February 14, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Bridge House by Nomo Studio

The rocky north coast and traditional white-washed buildings of Menorca inform the irregularly stacked boxes of a holiday home in Coves Noves by architects Nomo Studio. Called Bridge House, the five-bedroom home is located on a generous site overlooking the sea. Its striking shape is made from a cluster of stacked pentagonal and square forms,

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Bradley Van Der Straeten adds hidden half-storey extension to London home

February 12, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Two and a Half Storey House by Bradley Van Der Straeten

Architecture studio Bradley Van Der Straeten has extended and a house on a housing estate in Stoke Newington, London, by adding an additional half storey hidden from the street. Called Two and a Half Storey House, the extension sits no higher than the original building’s roofline. This circumnavigates a local planning restriction that prevents the

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Large sloping roof shelters House in Gakuenmae by FujiwaraMuro Architects

February 11, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
House in Gakuenmae by FujiwaraMuro Architects

An oversized roof supported by large wooden beams shades the interiors of this home that FujiwaraMuro Architects designed in the Japanese city of Nara to take cues from the form of a mountain hut. Sitting on a gently sloping site that abuts a large retaining wall, the sloping roof of House in Gakuenmae covers a

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Bonba Studio encases extension in Barcelona in white metal mesh

February 10, 2020 Jon Astbury 0
Family home by Bonba Studio

White metal mesh filters daylight into the terrace of this extension of a 1950s detached home in Barcelona by Bonba Studio. A large, open dining area built in the extension overlooks a patio and pool. The extension has been subtly differentiated from the original white plaster building both inside and out. “Given the structure and

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