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Brown & Brown uses reclaimed stone to create The Arbor House

June 6, 2023 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Brown & Brown has married stone salvaged from a dilapidated farmstead with timber and board-marked concrete to create The Arbor House in Scotland. Located in a conservation area in Aberdeen, the home nestles in a dipped area at the north of its site and comprises cantilevering volumes clad in timber battens. Brown &

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Undulating green roof helps Creek Cabin “live in harmony with the surrounding environment”

June 4, 2023 Katie Last 0

An undulating green roof and timber cladding help this Suffolk house by MAP Architecture and Jon Broome Architects, which was designed to Passivhaus standards, blend into the surrounding wetland. Named Creek Cabin, the home was built into a bank in the Suffolk Broads Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and was designed to pay respect to

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Sculptural roof helps Taihang Xinyu Art Museum blend into mountainside

May 29, 2023 Katie Last 0

Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art museum blend into its rocky site in China’s Henan Province. Named Taihang Xinyu Art Museum, the museum is built around an old warehouse on the site, which backs onto Taihang Mountain and sits alongside the Cangxi River. Wang

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Sukchulmok adds curved brick forms to rooftop of Parconido Bakery Cafe

May 21, 2023 Katie Last 0

Curved forms and arched openings feature in this cafe, which Seoul studio Sukchulmok has added to an existing building in South Korea’s Gyeonggi-do province. Named Parconido Bakery Cafe, the cafe is made from red bricks and features playful curved shapes and rounded walls designed to create an illusion-like effect. “The space, created through one rule,

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Taliesyn draws on vernacular architecture for earth-toned Cabin House

May 20, 2023 Katie Last 0

Rough textures and vernacular elements define this weekend home, which Indian studio Taliesyn has added to a streetside site in Bangalore. Named The Cabin House, the home was informed by the vernacular architecture of South Bangalore’s Jayanagar neighbourhood and was designed to maximise the site’s connection to nature. “Embracing a quiet reflection of modern lifestyle

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Agora Arquitectura elevates prefabricated timber home on brick base

May 8, 2023 Katie Last 0

Spanish studio Agora Arquitectura has converted a derelict brick building into a base for a raised timber house on the outskirts of Barcelona. Appropriately named House on a Brick Base, the home is located on an agricultural site that featured an old tool shed and a small red-brick building – both of which were in

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Gridded facade of Perth apartment block “presents a rhythm in the streetscape”

May 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

A strong grid formation defines the structure of 835 High Street, a concrete apartment block that Australian architecture studio Carr has added to a busy street in Perth. Comprising 26 residences as well as ground-floor retail spaces, the apartment block is spread across five levels and features a gridded concrete facade designed to evoke a

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Byró Architekti adds red cabin with sweeping roof to Czech mountainside

May 4, 2023 Katie Last 0

A curved roof tops Byró Architekti’s Cabin Above the Town, a red timber-clad cabin informed by the surrounding Czech hills. Situated on the border between the city and the countryside, the cabin is nestled into the side of Svatobor Hill, a forested site in the foothills of the Czech Republic’s Šumava mountains. Taking inspiration from

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Neiheiser Argyros refreshes Victorian terrace house with timber-clad extension

May 1, 2023 Katie Last 0

London-based studio Neiheiser Argyros has renovated a Victorian terrace named Steele’s Road House, adding balconies and open spaces that connect the home to its garden. Located in west London, the extension is designed to refresh and brighten the terrace house that had a low-ceilinged ground floor and previously lacked natural light. “The existing house was

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Bergendy Cooke draws on Moroccan design for sculptural earth-clad hotel in Marrakech

April 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

New Zealand studio Bergendy Cooke took cues from Moroccan architecture to create Maison Brummell Majorelle, a sculptural boutique hotel in Marrakech. Located next to Marrakech’s famous Majorelle Gardens, the hotel was designed in collaboration with Moroccan architect Amine Abouraoui to reflect local architecture and celebrate the site’s history with a contemporary twist. “We aimed to

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