Articles by Katie Last

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Maetherea Studio uses rusty metal to create Iron Reef in Norfolk

June 17, 2024 Katie Last 0

Landscape architecture practice Maetherea Studio has used rusty iron rebars to create an “amphibious” installation that emerges from reedbeds of the River Yare in Norfolk. Named Iron Reef, the installation is made from slim vertical bars of red-toned weathered metal that increase in height in a curved formation. Maetherea Studio’s design draws on the local

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Atelier Janda Vanderghote creates “serene” garden studio in Ghent

June 11, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has used simple materials to create the T(uin)Huis Atelier garden studio in Ghent, Belgium. Although originally intended to be a woodworking studio, the building was designed to be flexible, currently acting as a temporary home for the owners while building work is carried out on their house. The studio sits

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Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber

May 27, 2024 Katie Last 0

London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. Named Gardenhide Studio, the workspace in southeast London is intended to showcase the potential of hempcrete – a bio-composite material made from hemp and lime – as a

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Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated pavilions in geometric lattices

May 15, 2024 Katie Last 0

French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. Named 7 Kiosks, the project forms part of a wider effort to renovate the Allées de la Liberté, a street between the port and the old town that holds local

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Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated pavilions in geometric lattices

May 15, 2024 Katie Last 0

French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. Named 7 Kiosks, the project forms part of a wider effort to renovate the Allées de la Liberté, a street between the port and the old town that holds local

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Emil Eve Architects brightens London house with terracotta tile-clad extensions

May 10, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London, adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. The terraced Victorian home in Newington Green required an update due to its dark interior and series of narrow, disjointed rooms, said Emil Eve Architects. “Like many Victorian terraces,

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Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects

May 6, 2024 Katie Last 0

Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. Located in Mandrem, a small town in the north of the state, the homes are intended to mirror the character of the local area, including its colourful architecture

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Office Winhov converts historic Amsterdam buildings into National Holocaust Museum

April 26, 2024 Katie Last 0

Local studio Office Winhov has completed the sensitive restoration of two historic local buildings, converting them into a museum and memorial for the Dutch victims of the Holocaust. Located on Amsterdam’s Plantage Middenlaan, the National Holocaust Museum by Office Winhov was designed to commemorate the Dutch Jews who were persecuted and killed during the war.

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Timber structure defines compact bio-based home in the Netherlands

April 7, 2024 Katie Last 0

Amsterdam studio Woonpioniers has used natural materials and prefabricated elements throughout the Sprout Ruben & Marjolein house, which includes an open, greenhouse-like volume. Built as a prototype for the studio’s Sprout concept, the Netherlands home was designed to feature as many bio-based materials as possible, including a wooden frame structure and hemp insulation. Designed by

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Hahn Lavsen creates geometric guesthouse in Cold Hawaii sand dunes

April 2, 2024 Katie Last 0

A long geometric form defines the Vipp Cold Hawaii guesthouse, which architecture studio Hahn Lavsen has designed to stand out in the dunes surrounding Thy National Park in Denmark. Designed for homeware brand Vipp, the guesthouse is topped with a steeply pitched roof and is intended to resemble traditional fishermen’s cottages nearby. These cottages are

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