Design: John McAslan + Partners, architects. Remodelling of Grade II listed building at Maze Hill to provide a new 7,600 sqm school and community building at Westcombe Park. The 1,400-pupil secondary school is split across two sites adjacent to Greenwich Park.
Design: ROBERT KERR architecture design. This Californian beach house responds to extraordinary site conditions as a progressive revealing of a sculpted interior. Cantilevering on 3 sides, the top level is sculpted to express openings and exaggerate its weight.
Design: Doone Silver Architects
A four-storey apartment building, replaces a two-storey electrical substation: the building adjoins a listed former public house and responds sensitively to the constraints of a conservation area.
Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects is a full-service firm of architects that works with development and planning, architecture and design. A committed staff of more than 100 employees transform knowledge, empathy and stance into good solutions.
Ben Jacks’ book The Architect’s Tour: Notes for the Design Traveler, by Culicidae Architectural Press: this publication records a lovely project, a wander through some of the most important European buildings of the last century.
Design: Architekti Šebo Lichý. A family home located on a steep, narrow slope in a densely built-up area. The house artfully fits into the hillside to fully utilize the possibilities of the space, offering panoramic views of the city.
Design: Richard Lindvall. Interior for celebrated restaurateurs Tim Karlsson and Michael Andreasson. The building was used by the Swedish Tax Agency: a maze of tiny meeting rooms with low ceilings were stripped out, removing any trace of the old bureaucrats.
Design: NAN Arquitectos. This architectural interior was based around La Torta, a typical Galician sweet, as an area to buy or take away “La Torta”, as well as a space to accompany this product with a coffee or a soft drink.
Design: BAREA + PARTNERS, architects. A radical modification at the top of an apartment tower of the Levante coast creates a new space that turns to the sea: it immerses the flat in the aura of tranquility of the coast.
Design: Matt Gagnon. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to create public art for the LA Fire Department’s Air Operations facility, this is a sculptural installation located at the Van Nuys Airport in California.
Design: Lang Architecture. Encompassing 131 acres of lush Catskills forest this project features 26 architect-designed dwellings meticulously crafted from locally-sourced, sustainable materials. The two-story, 2,800-sqft model residence uses distinctive wood details throughout.
Design: Atelier Jérôme Lafond. The Festival des Architectures Vives raises public awareness of the wide range of architecture. It highlights the work of a young generation of architects, landscape architects and urban planners, but also seeks to discover unexpected urban areas.
Design: Orange Architects. Ten luxurious apartments, on top of a double-height commercial plinth – ultimately suitable for a nice club or restaurant – on the shore line of Limassol, Cyprus. Closed competition winner, commissioned by Masharii & The Land.
Design: Swatt | Miers Architects, USA. In addition to passive strategies, the house uses a hydronic system to provide both radiant space heating as well as hot water, and high efficiency cooling equipment provides air conditioning in the summer.