The Houl, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway house, Scotland, design by Simon Winstanley Architects: elegant timber-clad, single storey ‘long house’ is set into its hillside setting, commanding long views over the River Ken valley to the Rhinns of Kells.
The masterstroke of the housing scheme of 236 social and private apartments in Copenhagen’s regeneration area of Havneholmen is the way in which the architects have challenged the masterplan which limited access to the water for both residents and visitors.
Newton and Arkwright Building, Nottingham Trent University. The project involves the skilful renovation of two existing historic buildings to create a contemporary university facility.
When the Haiti earthquake mangled Port-au-Prince’s Iron Market, it destroyed a symbol of the nation. Built in France and bound for Cairo to serve as a railway station, the vagaries of history, tides or captains led it to end up here, where it served as a perfectly good market hall until ravaged first by fire in 2008 and then by earthquake.
C4D is a building of two halves, split horizontally just below the eaves. The lower half is a rationally planned box centred around a main teaching space that has a large uninterrupted view of the airfield
A new entrance atrium organises arrival off a soon to be completed public square that addresses the city and suggests the importance of this building not just to staff and students but to the wider local community.
Claredale Street, London: Cambridge Heath buildings design by Karakusevic Carson Architects: Claredale St building, Cambridge Heath property: architecture
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form, London: Media Arts and Science College Building – design by Jestico + Whiles Architects
Designed in 1864 to display Lord Leighton’s collection of Islamic tiles, the house’s centrepiece is a two storey opulent domed Arab Hall with a central fountain. The whole interior of the house is richly decorated, with ceramic tiles, rich paintwork and gilded ceilings
In an increasingly risk-adverse culture, what distinguishes this project is its ambition to challenge and rethink the health and safety preconceptions that surround children’s playgrounds, most obviously characterised by the ubiquitous use of ‘bouncy tarmac’.
Britain has an enormous stock of traditional terraced houses, which increasingly struggle to meet the needs of contemporary living – clearly a significant challenge. This typical four-storey London terraced house is a case in point
Hampstead Lane Property, London Residential Architecture, Photos, Architect, Design Hampstead Lane House New North London Property: Residence – design by Duggan Morris Architects 19 May 2011 Hampstead Lane London Design: Duggan Morris Architects photographs © James Brittain RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011 Hampstead Lane House Love them or hate them, all too often the … Read more
Fitzroy Street and Maple Place Building, London Lettable Space, Duggan Morris Architecture Fitzroy Street and Maple Place London Office Architecture Development – design by Duggan Morris Architects 19 May 2011 Fitzroy Street and Maple Place London RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011 Design: Duggan Morris Architects photographs © Kilian O’Sullivan Fitzroy Street and Maple Place … Read more
On a long narrow site within a conservation area and adjacent to Llandaff Cathedral, the client required a signature building of high architectural quality, targeting a BREEAM Excellent rating.
One New Change, London design by Ateliers Jean Nouvel with Sidell Gibson Architects – Land Securities city development: building photos
The form of the building responds in a creative way to the constraints and opportunities of the site on an industrial estate. The full height timber siding and window slots emphasise the verticality and create a graphic and strong image for the Woodland Trust.
Windermere Building, Lake District Architecture, Architect, Home Image, English Residential Project Lake District House : Windermere Property Cumbria House: Rural Home in Northwest England, UK – design by Sutherland Hussey Architects 19 May 2011 Lake District property Design: Sutherland Hussey Architects RIBA Award winner – May 2011 images : Karen Guthrie 2 Aug 2007 The … Read more