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Child Studio blends mid-century modern and art deco details in Mayfair pied-à-terre

March 6, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Local practice Child Studio has designed a house in a mews courtyard in London that mixes mid-century modern furniture with custom-made pieces in a nod to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s home. Child Studio designed the home, which was for a hotelier and restauranteur, as a space for dining, entertaining and hosting parties. It centres

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Charles Holland Architects creates “playful and exuberant” terraced house extension

March 3, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK studio Charles Holland Architects has created an unconventional, colourful extension to a Victorian terraced house in east London. Charles Holland Architects renovated the house in Bow and added an extension to create a home with numerous, interconnected spaces rather than a large open-plan layout. “The familiar model for extending the typical Victorian terrace house is add

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Thomas Randall-Page completes Cody Dock Rolling Bridge in London

February 28, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

British designer Thomas Randall-Page has installed a footbridge in south London that is made from weathering steel and oak and rotates via manual levers to let boats pass. Called Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, it is part of a masterplan by London studio PUP Architects that is reviving the former Victorian dock on the River Lea

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Running brand On models London trainer store on “shoppable science museum”

February 27, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Swiss brand On has opened its first UK shop on London’s Regent Street, complete with steel fixtures and a robotic arm. For its debut outpost in the United Kingdom, On aimed to showcase the science and technology behind its running shoes and clothing. “Our concept was a shoppable science museum in the sense that one

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Trewhela Williams adds louvred oak facade to London mews house

February 27, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture office Trewhela Williams has completed a minimalist renovation of a mews house in north London, adding a bespoke timber facade to animate its street-facing elevation. The home, which is set in the Belsize Park Conservation Area, originally featured a disused garage that took up a sizeable portion of the floor plan on the ground floor

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Michael Gove places Populous’ spherical music venue on hold

February 21, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

UK housing secretary Michael Gove has issued an Article 31 holding directive for the MSG Sphere music and esports arena, which was set to be designed by architecture studio Populous and built in Stratford, east London. The decision to issue an Article 31 holding directive comes after the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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The Mint List fits out London office with mid-century-style movable furniture

February 17, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Bespoke furniture with a mid-century feel can be rearranged to alter the use of this office space in north London, which interior design studio The Mint List has created for a music management company. Camilla Kelly and Lucy Tudhope of The Mint List designed the headquarters for management company Everybody’s, which recently upgraded to larger

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Gonzalez Haase AAS evokes Iceland’s volcanic landscape with rammed-earth islands at 66º North store

February 15, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS has completed a store on London’s Regent Street for Icelandic clothing brand 66º North, featuring curved walls and freestanding plinths made from rammed earth. The Berlin-based studio headed by Pierre Jorge Gonzalez and Judith Haase set out to create a holistic concept for the store that represents Iceland in an

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Dan Marks adds charred-wood extension to his family home

February 13, 2023 Nicole Rambla 0

Mata Architects founder Dan Marks has extended his self-designed home in London, adding a charred wood-clad garden studio using Japanese technique Sho Sugi Ban. The refurbishment of the 19th-century, mid-terrace house also added a rear extension containing a large kitchen and living room. Now called ZigZag House, the extension aimed to add additional spaces to the

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Pink-tinged paint store Lick pays homage to London’s art deco buildings

February 12, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Dusky pink surfaces appear throughout the Lick store in southwest London, which local practice Oskar Kohnen Studio has designed as a “deliberate celebration of paint”. Lick’s store is nestled among a parade of boutiques on Northcote Road and is the first brick-and-mortar outpost opened by the paint brand since its launch in 2020. To honour

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