Articles by Lizzie Crook

6a Architects completes geometric silver extension to MK Gallery in Milton Keynes

March 19, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
MK Gallery renovation by 6a Architects in Milton Keynes, EnglandMK Gallery renovation by 6a Architects in Milton Keynes, England

6a Architects has extended the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes with a rectangular steel box that pays homage to the English town’s “iconic” masterplan. Now open, the silver extension forms part 6a Architects’ overhaul of the art gallery, which was built in 1999. The renovation has doubled the size of the original building, with galleries laid out to form

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Cabin at Rones by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter overlooks Norwegian fjord

March 14, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cabin at Rones overlooking Beitstadfjorden by Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter

Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has used concrete and wood to build a minimal cabin on an outcrop beside the Beitstadfjorden in Norway. Named Cabin at Rones, the dwelling was commissioned by a couple who wanted a simple space to relax and enjoy views of the fjord. It measures 47 square metres, and is designed by Norwegian studio Sanden+Hodnekvam

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Mecanoo designs copper-coloured tower alongside Frankfurt station

March 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Frankfurt Grand Central by Mecanoo

Mecanoo has released visuals of Frankfurt Grand Central, a residential complex in Frankfurt, Germany, that will feature a copper-coloured tower. Delft studio Mecanoo won a competition to design Frankfurt Grand Central for Phoenix and Gross & Partner, which is developing the scheme close to the city’s Central Station. It will be distinguished by its 40-storey tower,

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OMA reveals visuals of Xinhu Hangzhou Prism

March 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visual of Xinhu Hangzhou Prism by OMA

Cube-shaped balconies will form the terraced facades of the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, which OMA has started building in the coastal city of Hangzhou, China. The 50,000-square-metre mixed-use building will host a hotel, retail space, apartments and a plant-filled atrium at its centre. It is expected to complete in 2020. Intended to resemble “a pinnacle reaching

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Bureau de Change inserts textured brick building into historic London terrace

March 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
The Interlock by Bureau de Change Architects

Bureau de Change has completed The Interlock, a mixed-use building in London with a facade made from matte blue bricks that “appear to twist like cogs”. The five-storey building was designed by Bureau de Change for developer HGG London to sit within a 19th century terrace in Fitzrovia. It was designed to echo the proportions of the adjoining buildings,

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10 Apple Stores by Foster + Partners

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Apple Cotai Centre Macau by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has designed a succession of Apple Stores that implement the tech giant’s retail vision. From Paris to Istanbul, here are 10 of its best designs.  Apple Zorlu Centre, Turkey, 2014 Apple Zorlu Centre in Istanbul was the first Foster + Partners-designed Apple Store to open. Occupying two storeys below ground the store is topped by

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Beatrice Bonzanigo to present mobile off-grid home at Milan design week

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Visuals of Casa Ojalá by Beatrice Bonzanigo

Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has unveiled her patented design for Casa Ojalá, a micro home that is transportable, adaptable and off-grid. The proposed building has an area of just 27 square metres, but can be configured in 20 different layouts. It can also be assembled in any location, by anyone. Bonzanigo designed the house to offer an alternative to the “world of

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VR film offers preview of Amateur Architecture Studio’s Lin’an History Museum

March 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Lin'an History Museum by Amateur Architecture Studio in a VR film by Bartlett School of Architecture

The Bartlett School of Architecture has created a virtual reality tour of the Lin’an History Museum, designed by Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu’s studio, which is yet to open to the public. The Bartlett’s virtual reality (VR) film allows viewers to explore the museum under construction at the foot of Gongchen Mountain in Lin’an, China. It gives hints

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Undulating rooftop farm terraces will top food market designed by MVRDV for Taiwan

March 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market by MVRDV

MVRDV has broken ground on the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan, which will be topped by a terraced green roof for farming. The giant wholesale and auction market, under construction in the foothills of east Tainan, was commissioned by Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau to create a food supply hub for the district. MVRDV

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Peter Pichler designs Tree House hotel rooms for forest in the Italian Dolomites

March 6, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Tree houses by Peter Pichler

Sharply pointed roofs and blackened wood cladding characterise these treehouses that Peter Pichler Architecture has designed for a mountain forest in the Dolomites of northern Italy. The Milan-based studio, led by architects Peter Pichler and Silvana Ordinas, designed the Tree House structures to serve as hotel rooms, offering tourists the opportunity to connect with nature. “The project is conceived as a

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