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Stanton Williams creates faceted retirement complex in Hampstead

November 13, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

A faceted form wrapped in bricks characterises The Oren, a retirement complex overlooking Hampstead Heath in London, completed by local architecture studio Stanton Williams. Spanning four interconnected volumes, the structure was configured by Stanton Williams to frame views over communal gardens and the surrounding woodland landscape. “The Oren was developed as four distinct but connected

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“The final effect is nothing short of poetic” says commenter

November 7, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a circular house designed by Fernanda Canales in a remote area outside Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Named House 720 Degrees, the circular house surrounds an open courtyard in the middle and was conceived to resemble a sundial. “Rigorous to the point of sterility” Readers were divided. “Really

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MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden

November 6, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio MGAO has overhauled a mid-century beach house in Victoria, Australia, enhancing the connection with its courtyard garden planted with native trees. Situated on Australia’s Surf Coast, MGAO renovated the 1950s home for a young family, creating a light, open space with large expanses of glass and a strong connection to the garden. Designed

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“How many more monuments to Trump’s implacable vanity can we expect?” asks commenter

October 31, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing details of Trump’s White House plans as the US president finishes demolishing the East Wing to construct a ballroom. Originally built in the 1940s, Trump’s demolition of the East Wing began on 20 October and was completed by 24 October, with plans in place for a neoclassical

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Manalo & White transforms North Wales church into Nyth youth arts centre

October 29, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

London-based architecture studio Manalo & White has converted a 19th-century church into a youth arts centre for Welsh-language theatre company Frân Wen in Bangor, north Wales. Called Nyth (meaning nest in Welsh), the centre was designed to be used by young people in the local community for rehearsals, performances, scriptwriting and technical disciplines. Originally built

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Bureau de Change adds yellow-brick extension to W House in London

October 28, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio Bureau de Change has revamped a Victorian house in Fulham, London, adding an extension with angular brick cladding that has “a sense of movement”. Named W House, the three-storey semi-detached residence has been reconfigured internally and extended at the rear for a couple and their two children. Bureau de Change clad the extension

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Ambient lighting meets glossy finishes inside Millo Bucharest

October 1, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

High-gloss materials were paired with warm adaptive lighting and geometric shapes inside Millo, a restaurant in Bucharest completed by local design duo AE02. Designers Anda Zota and Elena Viziteu set out to create a “theatrical atmosphere” at Millo through a rich interplay of textures, combining lacquered walnut walls with reflective microcement flooring, terrazzo and marble

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“Can’t decide if it’s out of place or fittingly random” says commenter

November 8, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house in Melbourne with a curved roof and textured concrete walls designed by LLDS Architects. Called Northcote House, the home is slotted into the site of a former car park, with bespoke elements including the irregularly shaped plywood roof structure created using computer numerically controlled (CNC) robotics.

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Hidden bookcase-door conceals rooms in minimalist Barcelona apartment

November 6, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Japanese design principles were combined with Mediterranean materials inside this compact apartment designed by Miriam Barrio Studio in Barcelona, Spain. Referencing themes from the Japanese design principle Kanso, which prioritises simplicity, Miriam Barrio Studio set out to create an interior scheme characterised by minimalist design and adaptable spaces. “The design of the apartment is based

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“Gorgeous and suitably brutish for the site” says commenter

November 1, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house nestled into the rocky landscape of Rooi Els in South Africa by KLG Architects. Called Hytte Riverview, the compact single-storey home balances expanses of full-height glazing with thick, textured walls intended to mimic nearby rocky outcrops. “A little sanctuary to take in the view and

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