Holy Island, Lindisfarne Architecture – Castle

Lindisfarne Castle Holy Island buildings

ICOSIS Architects have recently received Planning Permission for two projects on Lindisfarne, Northumberland, on behalf of Natural England and The Holy Island of Lindisfarne Community Development Trust.

Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Malta, Maltese Roof

Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Malta Roof

To protect the 5,000-years-old temple ruins of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra on the island of Malta against further deterioration, engineers from formTL developed two special membrane roof structures, which now cover and protect the archaeological excavation.

Haddo House, Methlick, Aberdeenshire historic property

Haddo House, Methlick Building

Archaeological excavations currently underway at the National Trust for Scotland’s Haddo House near Methlick, Aberdeenshire are revealing substantial remains of the Place of Kelly, the seat of the Gordons of Haddo prior to the construction of Haddo House in the 1730s.

Chiswick House, London Building & Gardens

Chiswick House London building by Caruso St John

Chiswick House Gardens is a site of international importance both as the birthplace of the English Landscape Movement, and as the setting for one of the most beautiful houses in London.

No. 1 Smithery Chatham Historic Dockyard

This is a museum within the museum; its function is to show both building and the objects it houses. The ‘falling-down’ majesty of the existing buildings has been artfully retained and gently restored.

Leighton House Museum London, Holland Park Rd

Leighton House Museum London interior design

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

Marischal College Aberdeen building renewal

Marischal College Aberdeen Building

Marischal College Redevelopment news: occupation of building begins, fit-out due to complete Sep 2011. Contract for Aberdeen Council HQ awarded to Glasgow architects office, Holmes Partnership

Victorian House Extension Islington Property

Victorian House Extension in London. The main aim of the project was to create a sense of unity between the back garden and the house, allowing nature to play a significant part in the daily activities of the family.

São Jorge Castle Praça Nova, Lisbon

The Project for the Musealization of the Archaeological Site of Praça Nova of São Jorge Castle, in Lisbon, realized by the architect João Luís Carrilho da Graça, was recently distinguished with Piranesi Prix de Rome 2010 International Prize

The Mint Sydney – Macquarie Street Building

The Mint Sydney - Macquarie Street Building

The Mint Project is the transformation of one of Sydney’s oldest and most precious historical sites on Macquarie Street into a new meaningful public place formed and characterised as much by the carefully inserted contemporary buildings as the conserved and adapted heritage structures.

Triangle Shopping Centre Manchester Shops

Corn Exchange, Manchester is a grade II listed building. The building was originally used as a corn exchange and was previously named the Corn & Produce Exchange, and subsequently The Triangle.