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Haworth Tompkins unveils “UK’s first multi-storey light-industrial scheme”

September 19, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

British architecture studio Haworth Tompkins has completed a three-storey industrial building in London named Industria, which the studio claims is the first multi-storey light-industrial scheme in the UK. Industria is made up of two grey and yellow checkerboard-patterned wings with 26-metre-wide service decks in between. A 30-metre-diameter helical ramp provides vehicle access to each deck.

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Gallery Fumi marks 15th anniversary with design exhibition informed by biology

September 13, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

To celebrate 15 years of Gallery Fumi, the London gallery is hosting the Growth and Form exhibition of “functional art”, featuring sculptural furniture and lighting with organic forms. The Growth and Form exhibition includes new works by 16 of the 28 past Gallery Fumi exhibitors, responding to themes of transformation, regeneration and biological growth patterns.

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Headquarters of crypto company Copper designed to “provide a sense of assurance”

September 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Universal Design Studio put a modern spin on the design conventions of bank buildings when creating the headquarters for cryptocurrency firm Copper inside a Richard Rogers-designed office in London. Copper – a fintech company that helps financial institutions to securely store and trade cryptocurrencies – wanted to break away from London’s financial districts and instead

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RIBA unveils 2023 Stirling Prize shortlist

September 5, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the six-strong shortlist for the 2023 Stirling Prize, which is dominated by projects in London. Three of the buildings vying for the coveted award, which is given annually to the UK’s best new building, are housing projects in London by studios Apparata, Sergison Bates and Adam Khan Architects.

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Mid-century Zero House in London imbued with “Kubrick feel”

September 5, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Reddish timber ceilings and a fireplace clad in mahogany tiles feature in this London house, which its owners have renovated to honour the dwelling’s mid-century roots and nod to the moody colour palette of Stanley Kubrick films. Located in north London’s Stanmore, Zero House belongs to recording artists Ben Garrett and Rae Morris, whose former

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Burberry draws on minimalism at New Bond Street store

August 31, 2023 James Parkes 0

British luxury brand Burberry has renovated its New Bond Street store, which has been decorated with a minimalist scheme that is populated with striking contemporary furniture. Set on a prominent spot on the corner of New Bond Street and Conduit Street in central London, the 22,000-square-metre store is split across three levels. The flagship store

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Henley Halebrown turns Victorian industrial terrace into creative studios in Hackney

August 29, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

London studio Henley Halebrown has completed a sensitive remodel of a 19th-century industrial terrace into a small campus of creative workspaces in Hackney, London. Located in the De Beauvoir Town conservation area, the adaptive reuse project has transformed an existing warren of rooms across two buildings into a coherent sequence with new staircases and rooftop

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Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region

August 29, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France’s Cognac region. The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region,

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Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region

August 29, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France’s Cognac region. The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region,

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Studio Varey Architects celebrates natural light in Notting Hill house renovation

August 28, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

London firm Studio Varey Architects has simplified this Victorian terraced house to create a light-filled home in Notting Hill, with timber-framed skylights designed to catch the sun. Set in the Westbourne Conservation Area, Huron House has belonged to its current owners for the last 25 years. The overhaul of the 19th-century building started as a

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