Incorporate a Loft Conversion, Home Extension

Incorporate a Loft Conversion

If you’re looking into doing a loft conversion, but aren’t feeling inspired by the ideas you’ve seen so far, read on. In reality there are many and various solutions for loft conversions; they can be imaginative, creative and uplifting, not just a ‘box on a roof’. Don’t accept the norm – explore what’s possible and get a fantastic loft space.

The Shed: sustainable affordable living in city centres

The Shed: Sustainable Affordable Living in City Centres | www.e-architect.com

Design concept to re-assess how vacant space can provide a sustainable approach to affordable living in city centres. A pod made of Smartply, lamb’s wool insulation, and recycled polycarbonate can be constructed in a single day to provide secure and sustainable accommodation in otherwise abandoned properties.

600 Collins Street Melbourne, Zaha Hadid design

600 Collins Street

Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. 185-metre tower building: Mandarin Oriental, Melbourne will contain 196 guestrooms and suites. There will also be 148 Residences on the tower’s upper floors. The bar has a landscaped roof terrace.

Boundary Apartment in Taiwan Property

Boundary Apartment

Architects: Wei Yi International Design Associates. This apartment design has a strong focus on colour. A blue color denotes ‘quiet elegance and deep sensibility’ to correlate with the owner’s ‘state of contentment’. The architecture also uses grey materials and unbright colours to provide a highly restrained style.

River Bank Studio Apartment in Paris, Renewal

River Bank Studio Apartment

Design: CR2 Arquitetura and FGMF Arquitetos. “The idea was to make the studio attractive, and for that, it needed to be practical, economical and, in a way, neutral, able to suit different users,” explains the architect Clara Reynaldo, partner of CR2 Arquitetura.

Bukit Jalil and Damansara Heights Pavilions in KL

Bukit Jalil and Damansara Heights Pavilions

Design: Leonard Design Architects. Both projects were a collaborative effort between Leonard Design, who provided a design proposals, and a team of local architects who are now delivering the scheme in close partnership with Leonard’s Malaysian team