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The Mint List brings mid-century influences to north London family home

May 14, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Interior design studio The Mint List has brought light, space and warmth to this Edwardian house in London with multiple extensions, a hidden playroom and plenty of tactile materials. The renovated end-of-terrace house in Kensal Rise belongs to a film-industry couple that wanted a cosy family home with mid-century elements, in particular referencing the work of

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Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington’s decadent heyday

May 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Warm saturated colours and maximalist touches are combined inside Locke Hotels’ latest outpost in west London, designed by local studios Atelier Ochre and House of Dré. Occupying an imposing Victorian mansion block in Kensington, the Ember Locke hotel was designed as a homage to some of the area’s historic architecture. Among the references brought in by

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Daytrip creates calm broken-plan interior for Edwardian home in west London

May 7, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Warm, tactile materials and rich colours are balanced with a newfound sense of openness in this early 20th-century house that architecture studio Daytrip has renovated and extended in London. Queen’s Park House is a double-fronted Edwardian property – set in the titular west London neighbourhood – which Daytrip has taken from a series of run-down

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Grid Architects designs women’s-only social housing tower for London

May 5, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Planning approval has been granted for a housing development in London that will provide 102 affordable homes to women, designed by Grid Architects for the Women’s Pioneer Housing association. Named Brook House, the social housing tower will have a 15-storey core with 11- and 13-storey wings on either side. Located in the district of Ealing,

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Featherbottom & Partners redesigns London skyscrapers to mark King Charles III’s coronation

May 5, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Modernist City of London landmarks have been given a traditionalist makeover in honour of King Charles III ahead of his coronation this weekend. Run by an anonymous British architect, Featherbottom & Partners (FAP) is a satirical project that reimagines well-known modernist buildings in a style more in line with the King’s tastes. Charles has a

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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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Hollie Bowden converts London pub into pared-back jewellery showroom

April 25, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Lime-washed walls meet aluminium display fixtures in this minimalist studio and showroom that designer Hollie Bowden has devised for London brand Completedworks. Set over two floors of a former pub in Marylebone, it provides space for Completedworks to design and display its jewellery and ceramics, as well as to host an array of craft-focused classes.

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Architecture For London adds light-filled extension to Victorian Hackney home

April 18, 2023 Katie Last 0

Limestone and oak are among the materials used in this extension that local studio Architecture For London designed to add a contemporary twist to a Victorian house in Hackney. Located in the De Beauvoir area, the extension sits in the garden of the home and is intended to complement its Victorian style while bringing more

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Elly Ward designs own restaurant Edit using salvaged terracotta tiles and reclaimed materials

April 16, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architect and restauranteur Elly Ward has opened the low-impact restaurant Edit in London, drawing inspiration from its vegan, minimal-waste menu to create an interior filled with reused and recycled materials. Ward collaborated with her husband Joe Morris of architecture studio Morris + Company on the project, which was designed using low-intervention methods. “It’s been designed to

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Archio creates white brick housing block for London Community Land Trust

April 14, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

London practice Archio has completed Citizens House in Lewisham, a block of 11 affordable homes overlooking a new public square and designed in close collaboration with the surrounding community and residents. The project was designed for London Community Land Trust (CLT), and is the first community land trust in London created directly by the community

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