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“Tate Modern court ruling could mark the beginning of the end for one of London’s greatest joys”

February 9, 2023 Helen Barrett 0

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Tate Modern privacy case is part of a depressing trend towards London’s views becoming increasingly controlled and commoditised, writes Helen Barrett. Absolute Beginners, Colin MacInnes’s 1959 novel about London on the brink of social revolution, opens in “a glass garden under the top roof of a department store”. Its narrator,

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“Does this ruling only apply to the ultra-wealthy?” says commenter

February 8, 2023 Kate McCusker 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the outcome of Tate Modern’s supreme court privacy case and debating Formafatel’s pair of rammed-earth villas in Costa Rica. The supreme court last week ruled that residents of the luxury Neo Bankside flats on the south bank of the Thames live as though they are “on display

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Wood and stone surfaces bring “rich texture” to Primrose Hill House interior

February 7, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture for London has updated a 1960s house in London, creating an open-plan interior filled with natural materials and an improved connection to the rear courtyard garden. The house is one of two detached properties set in a modernist estate in Primrose Hill that primarily consists of painted brick courtyard houses and small terraces. The

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A-nrd brings “beachfront feel” to restaurant in London’s Soho

February 5, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

London design office A-nrd has used a palette of neutral and natural materials to give this restaurant in Soho a laidback atmosphere reminiscent of an Australian beach club. Milk Beach Soho is the brainchild of Sydney-born restaurateur Elliot Milne, who wanted to create an all-day eatery and night-time hotspot influenced by some of Australia’s casual

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Tate Modern loses privacy feud with Neo Bankside residents over viewing platform

February 1, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Residents of the luxury Neo Bankside flats live as though they are “on display in a zoo” because of the Tate Modern’s Herzog & de Meuron-designed extension, the supreme court has ruled. A majority judgment by the supreme court has determined that the viewing gallery at the Tate’s Switch House building invades the privacy of residents

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Office S&M unveils its own colourful office with plastic-bottle-wall enclosed meeting room

January 30, 2023 Nicole Rambla 0

Architecture practice Office S&M has completed its own office inside a former paint-making workshop in Hackney, London. With an entire wall of material samples and areas for modelling and sketching, Office S&M’s workspace aims to act as a laboratory to support its ongoing exploration of materials “that are both practical and fun.” The studio, headed

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Police raid on Antepavilion building ruled unlawful by High Court

January 23, 2023 Nat Barker 0

A police raid on the Hackney premises of architecture and arts charity Antepavilion in 2021 was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. The Metropolitan Police, whose Territorial Support Group carried out the raid, has now been ordered to pay compensation to Antepavilion for damage caused by the forced entry. They have also been ordered to

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David Thulstrup decorates Ikoyi restaurant with copper walls and curved metal-mesh ceiling

January 20, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Copenhagen-based Studio David Thulstrup drew on spice-making processes when designing the interior of London’s Ikoyi restaurant, which features a variety of materials including copper and oak. The 150-square-metre restaurant, which has a menu based on seasonal British produce and spices from sub-Saharan west Africa, is located inside the brutalist 180 The Strand building in central

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Kaleidoscopic substation in London “celebrates the spirit of the local community”

January 19, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK architecture studio IF–DO and artist Lakwena have wrapped an electrical substation in Brent Cross, London, in an artwork informed by rotating billboards. The colourful structure is designed to enclose a large electrical substation and become a landmark for the upcoming residential development named Brent Cross Town in north London. “It’s a celebration,” IF–DO co-founder Sarah Castle told

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Paul Westwood transforms disused garage into light-filled garden office

January 19, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Paul Westwood has converted the dilapidated garage of his London home into a workshop and studio, featuring a pared-back material palette that references the existing Victorian house. Westwood, who is the design director of international design collective RIOS, has been gradually renovating the house since he purchased it in 2018 together with his partner,

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