Lizzie Crook

Zaha Hadid Architects’ lakeside cultural centre nears completion in Changsha

May 3, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects

New photos reveal the Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Centre nearing completion in China. Due for completion this year, the 115,000-square-metre cultural complex is located beside Meixi Lake in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province. It contains a theatre, contemporary art museum and a smaller multi-purpose venue, which Zaha Hadid Architects has placed in

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Matthew Chamberlain proposes Street Tree Pods to alleviate London’s housing crisis

May 2, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

University of Westminster graduate Matthew Chamberlain has designed a sustainable treehouse to provide starter homes on London’s streets, while also tackling the city’s high pollution levels. The Street Tree Pods are teardrop-shaped structures made from wood, designed to merge with existing or new trees. Taking up the same amount of space as a single car-parking bay, each

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OMA and Laboratorio Permanente to transform two Milanese railway yards into “ecological filters”

May 1, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Agenti Climatici masterplan for Milan by OMA and Laboratorio Permanente

OMA and Laboratorio Permanente’s Agenti Climatici masterplan will turn two abandoned goods yards in Milan into public parks to filter the city’s air and water pollution. The Agenti Climatic masterplan will see the transformation of the Scalo Farini and Scalo San Cristoforo railway yards on the outskirts of the Italian city. OMA and Laboratorio Permanente plan to turn the former

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Steven Holl reveals pair of towers connected by plant-filled bridges in Shenzhen

April 30, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

iCarbonX Headquarters in Shenzhen, China, by Steven Holl

Steven Holl Architects has designed two glass towers linked by garden bridges, which will become the headquarters for biotech company iCarbonX in Shenzhen, China. Described by Steven Holl Architects as “living and working towers”, the development will combine a cylindrical 150-metre-high residential block with a sweeping 200-metre-high office skyscraper, intended to resemble the form of

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360-degree video captures creation of Assemble’s Granby Winter Garden

April 29, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

This 360-degree movie documents the three-year process of creating Assemble’s Granby Winter Garden from two derelict houses in Liverpool, UK. Created by London collective Assemble with producer Popla Media and director David Betteridge, the video explores the garden and the Granby neighbourhood throughout the course of the project. The 360-degree footage is teamed with the audio of local people

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Assemble transforms two derelict terrace houses into Granby Winter Garden

April 26, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has created a “secret indoor garden” within two houses in Liverpool, UK, as part of its Granby Four Streets rejuvenation project. Spanning the two dilapidated structures in a Victorian terrace, Granby Winter Garden contains a communal seasonal garden, events space and artist residence, intended to “nurture creative practice in the area”. The garden

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Heatherwick Studio reveals first images of Singapore tower with shell-like balconies

April 24, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Heatherwick Studio has released photos of EDEN, a 20-storey concrete tower that is nearing completion in the Orchard Road neighbourhood of Singapore. Set to complete later this year, the 104.5-metre-tall building, commissioned by Swire Properties, is Heatherwick Studio’s first residential project in Asia. Designed to “entwine nature with city apartment living”, EDEN will contain 20 luxury apartments fronted

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BIG completes vortex-shaped Glasir education centre in Faroe Islands’ capital

April 23, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Glasir by BIG in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Danish studio BIG has completed a sculptural, glass-walled building containing three schools beside a fjord in the Faroe Islands’ capital Tórshavn. Described by BIG as a “vortex”, Glasir comprises five levels that wrap around a central courtyard, before projecting as cantilevers that overlook surrounding landscape. The building, which measure 19,200 square metres, contains three different schools

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6a Architects creates bright living spaces in revamp of century-old Coastal House

April 21, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

London studio 6a Architects has renovated a seaside house in Devon, England, transforming its old dark rooms into bright, tactile living spaces. Coastal House was shortlisted for the RIBA House of the Year award in 2018, after 6a Architects completely transformed its interior. The project saw the studio completely strip the building bare and entirely redesign its floor plan. The

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Jacobs Yaniv Architects’ concrete Bare House opens out to a neighbouring field

April 19, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0

Jacobs Yaniv Architects has completed a concrete house in Tel Aviv, which features a living room with industrial furnishings and a window wall that opens. Named Bare House, the single-storey dwelling was designed for a family of four that required a simple home that catered for time spent together, while forming a connection to an

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