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EBBA Architects remodels London apartment with bespoke joinery

February 2, 2021 Ali Morris 0

Double-height pine wood shelving unit from Bow Quarter interior by EBBA Architects

Structural ash and pine joinery – including a staircase, mezzanine and double-height storage wall – delineate the space within this refurbished, open-plan apartment in London by EBBA Architects. Located in an old matchstick factory in the city’s East End, the one-bedroom, 80-square-metre apartment belongs to a young professional couple, who asked the emerging local firm to

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Concrete walls create “maze-like” feel inside House in Minoh-shinmachi by FujiwaraMuro Architects

February 2, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

The concrete interiors of a Japanese house by FujiwaraMuro Architects

Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has completed a house near Osaka with concrete walls that separate the interior spaces and extend through walls into the garden. Local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects helped the clients for House in Minoh-shinmachi to select a site for their home in a new development north of the city. The suburban location with views

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Kwong Von Glinow offers an alternative to Chicago’s standard developer housing

February 1, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Triangular trusses in Ardmore House by Kwong Von Glinow

Chicago studio Kwong Von Glinow has built Ardmore House to prove it’s possible to design a high-quality home for a standard city lot. Studio founders Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow acted as both architects and developers for this project, their first built work since founding their studio in 2017. Located on a standard residential

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Washington home renovation by Graham Baba embraces island setting

February 1, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

An outside view of Lakeside Residence by Graham Baba

A lake house in the Pacific Northwest has received a complete overhaul by American studio Graham Baba Architects, creating a “quiet refuge” that prioritises views of the water. The Lakeside Residence is nestled into a sloped site on Mercer Island, surrounded by a freshwater lake just west of Seattle. The project involved the full revamp

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Hurricanes inform design of coastal home in Puerto Rico by Fuster + Architects

January 30, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

The white concrete walls of Casa Flores by Fuster + Architects

White concrete walls and chimneys feature in this seaside residence that was designed by Fuster + Architects to be able to endure tropical storms. Casa Flores is located in a suburban area in Naguabo, a fishing town along the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico. The weekend dwelling sits on a grassy knoll that slopes down

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Aixopluc completes cork and cross-laminated timber extension to traditional Catalan house

January 30, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

Catalan architecture office Aixopluc replaced several improvised sheds and porches surrounding an old house in the city of Reus with an extension that utilises a similar palette of low-cost, lightweight building materials. The 1,000-square-metre plot in Aixopluc’s home city of Reus was owned by the client’s father, who prior to his death had spent decades

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The Climber’s Refuge is a sustainable update of the traditional Alpine chalet

January 29, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

A contemporary chalet in the Italian village of Valtournenche

This house in the Italian village of Valtournenche was designed by LCA Architetti using mostly natural materials and features a double-pitched roof that evokes the surrounding mountain peaks. Varese-based architect Luca Compri’s studio designed the Climber’s Refuge for a young couple who wanted to build a sustainable chalet in the Cervinia ski resort. The property,

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Office S&M injects bold colours into renovated Mo-tel House in London

January 29, 2021 Dan Howarth 0

An abundance of bright hues and recycled materials were used by London studio Office S&M to renovate a Georgian townhouse in Islington. The Mo-tel House project involved remodelling the lower ground floor of a home owned by the founder of online fashion rental service On Loan and her family. The company promotes reusing garments rather

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Partisans tops rebuilt pool house in Ontario with undulating timber roof

January 28, 2021 India Block 0

Fold House is a guest and pool house in Hamilton, Canada, topped with a curving roof of compression-bent oak designed by architecture studio Partisans. The Toronto-based practice designed the new building to replace the old guesthouse in Southern Ontario, which burned down. Fold House is so named because its roof is designed to fold into

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Skylights replace windows at House with a Light Void by FujiwaraMuro Architects

January 28, 2021 Dan Howarth 0

House with Light Void by FujiwaraMuro Architects

Five cement-clad boxes illuminated from above are hidden within this almost windowless house in Japan’s Hyogo prefecture, designed by FujiwaraMuro Architects. House with a Light Void is located on a site surrounded by residential streets on three sides and a lack of captivating views. To appease privacy-conscious clients, Japanese architecture firm FujiwaraMuro Architects chose to

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