Isabelle

Isabelle Lomholt was born in Bath, England and attended school in Denmark from 1974 to 1987. She completed an Architecture degree in 1995 at North London University (RIBA Part 1). After a year (per RIBA post-Part 1 process) working as an architectural assistant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Isabelle attended East London University from 1996, where she did a MA / Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part 2). Isabelle worked as the Bookshop Manager at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), later transitioning to being the Administrator of the Edinburgh Architectural Association, a members body within the RIAS. She started working as Assistant Editor of e-architect in 2004, eventually becoming Managing Director in 2016.

Lorne Road House, Hawthorn East, Melbourne

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Lorne Road House, Hawthorn East, Melbourne

The Lorne Road House project at Hawthorn East, VIC, Australia, masterfully bridges the past and present, creating a striking architectural statement. Designed by Katz Architecture and photographed by John Best, this project showcases an innovative approach to extending a heritage home

Fidelitas Winery Tasting Room, Woodinville, Washington

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Tasting Room Woodinville Washington USA

For a family-owned winery based in Eastern Washington, Graham Baba Architects designed a tasting room that could support the many functions of the business – receiving casual walk-ins, hosting events and private tastings, offering bites and catered food, and supporting the distribution

Azotea Sagredo, Mexico City roof structure

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Azotea Sagredo, Mexico City roof structure

Located on the thirteenth floor of a residential building in Mexico City, the Azotea Sagredo project was shaped by a series of technical and logistical constraints that became the starting point for Taller MGL’s design. The existing structure imposed strict weight limitations

The Nest and Cascades, Tirana, Albania

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The Nest and Cascades, Tirana, Albania building

ZHA announces the Nest encompasses a diverse range of apartments around a community park. The Cascades’ design comprises a new 120-room hotel wing, a 60-metre extension of the hotel’s existing swimming pool, as well as a new residential wing in Tirana, Albania

La Vallée Verte, Bordeaux, France housing

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La Vallée Verte, Bordeaux, France housing

MVRDV has completed construction of La Vallée Verte, a residential project within the Bastide Niel district of Bordeaux, France. The plan retains the historic structures and layout of the district, surrounding these elements with narrow streets for shade and intimacy

Starokaluzhskoye Shosse building complex, Moscow, Russia

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Starokaluzhskoye Shosse building complex, Moscow, Russia

The Kleinewelt architekten designed the Starokaluzhskoye Shosse complex project located on Starokaluzhskoye Shosse in Moscow’s Obruchevsky District, next to the Vorontsovskaya station on the Big Circle Line. The scheme consists of two residential towers connected by a one-storey podium

Casa TA, Quito, Ecuador property design

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Casa TA Quito Ecuador spiral stair

The first element of Casa TA, Quito, Ecuador, that captures attention from the street is the roof: a ribbon of white concrete that bends, narrows, and folds over itself in a way that feels closer to origami than to conventional construction designed by Estudio Felipe Escudero

Escala Humana Wines Winery, Mendoza, Argentina

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Escala Humana Wines Winery Mendoza Argentina building

The Escala Humana Wines winery, designed by Monte Arquitectura de Autor + Rare Studio Experimental + Unamuno Arquitectura, in Mendoza, Argentina, on native land with complex biodiversity. Its placement is based on specific studies of soil types, native flora, fauna and entomology

House PV, São João do Estoril, Portugal home

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House PV, São João do Estoril, Portugal home

Located in São João do Estoril, Portugal, House PV, by Nuno Nascimento Arquitectos, transforms an existing residential building. Rather than preserving or replacing it, the ambition was to uncover a new order capable of reconciling these accumulated layers into a single architectural presence

The Box in the Barn, Lázně Bělohrad, Jičín

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The Box in the Barn Lázně Bělohrad Jičín

The Box in the Barn, Lázně Bělohrad, Czech Republic, is a small contemporary living unit freely inserted into an old barn. The project was conceived as a seasonal retreat for the client within a rural homestead. Facha architekti’s brief was initially open-ended — the first ideas considered the renovation of the residential part of the farmstead

RY Architecture Without Ground, Turku, Finland

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RY Architecture Without Ground, Turku, Finland

Designed by Architect Behrooz Chavshin, Architecture Without Ground explores a new model of living within the Turku Archipelago, Finland, where architecture no longer occupies land but moves gently across water. Guided by ecological intelligence and adaptive navigation systems