Jon Astbury

Retractable screens shelter seafront apartment block in Australia by Koichi Takada Architects

December 27, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Undulating balconies with slatted wooden screens

Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has completed a mixed-use apartment block on Queensland’s Gold Coast featuring retractable slatted wooden screens and thin balconies that reference the form of a pinecone. Located on Goodwin Terrace, a strip of coastline at the southern end of Burleigh Heads Beach, the 1,012-square-metre seafront site has been developed for property

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CF Møller Architects hides “invisible villa” in Norway under green roof

December 26, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Danish studio CF Møller Architects has nestled a concrete villa into a shallow hill on a Norwegian farm, creating a pair of stepped terraces with views of the nearby Oslofjord. Called Villa Aa, the building was designed for the family that owns the farm, who wanted a modern home and office while still respecting the nature

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Renzo Piano converts Moscow power station into GES-2 House of Culture

December 24, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Italian architect Renzo Piano has transformed a former power station in Moscow into a contemporary arts centre for the V-A-C Foundation named GES-2 House of Culture Renzo Piano Building Workshop’s revamp of the power plant, which was designed in 1907 in the Russian Revival style by architect Vasili Bashkirov to power the city’s tram system, is the

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Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designs barn-like structures for own office and home in rural Scotland

December 22, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Fungarth Cottage was designed to look like traditional barns

Scottish practice Mary Arnold-Forster Architects has designed a cluster of small buildings around a wildflower garden in rural Scotland, that contain both an office for the studio and a home for its founder. Located in the small hamlet of Fungarth, Dunkeld, the home and office sit alongside a former ploughman’s cottage and steadings. Rather than filling

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Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around ten-metre-tall tree

December 19, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A 10-metre-tall ficus tree grows through the centre of the living space in The Greenery, a farmhouse renovation and extension by studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota in Italy. Located in the countryside outside Parma, the home was designed by Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) and Italo Rota for Francesco Mutti, the CEO of

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Tomoaki Uno Architects designs Japanese house with Aztec-informed pyramid

December 18, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A truncated stone pyramid containing a study stands in one corner of the introverted Takamine-cho House, designed by Tomoaki Uno Architects in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. Located in a green residential district in Nagoya, the stone and concrete dwelling takes cues from the pyramid of Tenayuca, an Aztec pyramid in the Valley of Mexico. It was

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Studio Seilern Architects orients white villa on Paros to follow the sun

December 16, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Paros House is comprised of white cubic volumes

London-based Studio Seilern Architects has completed a villa on the Greek island of Paros, designed as a cluster of white cube-shaped forms that are oriented to follow the setting sun over the Aegean Sea. Located next to an olive grove in Makra Myti on the island’s southwest coast, Paros House was designed to be a

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Studio Fuse designs charred-timber home in Devon to be both rustic and modern

December 15, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

British practice Studio Fuse has completed Rockham House in North Devon, England, combining charred timber cladding with sleek interiors to create a “sophisticated yet rustic” dwelling. The London and Sussex-based practice was approached after interior designer Deborah Vos purchased the remote site overlooking Woolacombe Bay, which had restricted access but offered panoramic views of the

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Delve Architects strips back and extends 19th-century stone barn in Surrey

December 14, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Exterior view of the extension at Woodthorpe Stables

Delve Architects has transformed a 19th-century haybarn in Surrey into a family home, revealing the original stone structure and complementing it with two cedar shingle-clad extensions. The single-storey dwelling, called Woodthorpe Stables, is located in a residential area outside the market town of Goldaming. It was previously converted into a home in the 1950s but

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ROAR converts London end-of-terrace into a duo of colourful duplexes

December 13, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

London studio ROAR Architects has converted and extended an end-of-terrace home in Kentish Town into two self-contained apartments for a brother and sister, with contrasting interiors designed to capture each of their personalities. ROAR, based in North London, was approached by the clients after they had purchased a former women’s refuge on Leverton Street in

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