Articles by Alyn Griffiths

Geometric forms and embossed details recall historic predecessors at Spanish psychiatric facility

December 17, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Vaillo+Irigaray Architects has modernised a 19th-century psychiatric centre in the Spanish city of Pamplona by adding a series of structures with gabled profiles that reference the forms of the existing buildings. The project represents the first stage of a masterplan by local studio Vaillo+Irigaray Architects to redevelop the healthcare facility, which occupies a large site with

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Geometric forms and embossed details recall historic predecessors at Spanish psychiatric facility

December 17, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Vaillo+Irigaray Architects has modernised a 19th-century psychiatric centre in the Spanish city of Pamplona by adding a series of structures with gabled profiles that reference the forms of the existing buildings. The project represents the first stage of a masterplan by local studio Vaillo+Irigaray Architects to redevelop the healthcare facility, which occupies a large site with

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Timber and textured-brick surfaces soften interior of extension by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects

December 16, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has rearranged the ground floor of a Victorian terraced house in north London and introduced a material palette to the extended space that complements the original brick walls. The practice headed by architects Jody O’Sullivan and Amalia Skoufoglou was asked to develop a proposal for reorganising the ground-floor of the house in

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Timber and textured-brick surfaces soften interior of extension by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects

December 16, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has rearranged the ground floor of a Victorian terraced house in north London and introduced a material palette to the extended space that complements the original brick walls. The practice headed by architects Jody O’Sullivan and Amalia Skoufoglou was asked to develop a proposal for reorganising the ground-floor of the house in

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Timber and textured-brick surfaces soften interior of extension by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects

December 16, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects has rearranged the ground floor of a Victorian terraced house in north London and introduced a material palette to the extended space that complements the original brick walls. The practice headed by architects Jody O’Sullivan and Amalia Skoufoglou was asked to develop a proposal for reorganising the ground-floor of the house in

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Redshank artist’s studio is a cork-clad cabin raised above a tidal salt marsh

December 15, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Oil rigs, Maunsell forts and a wading bird provided the inspiration for this artist’s retreat in a salt marsh on England’s east coast, which becomes inaccessible when the tide comes in. The seaside studio space was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for artist Marcus Taylor, who wanted a peaceful place that he could retreat

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Penda inserts house-shaped opening into facade of hotel in Beijing’s XinXian Hutong

December 15, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

A gabled opening that references the forms of traditional hutong houses marks the entrance to this hotel in Beijing by architecture studio Penda. The XinXian Inn Hotel is located in the Dongcheng District of central Beijing, where there are many traditional courtyard houses that are now hidden behind modern commercial developments. Penda, which has offices

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Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms

December 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. The property is located in the hills outside of the city of Minudasht in Iran’s Golestan Province, and occupies a built area of 298 square

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Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms

December 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. The property is located in the hills outside of the city of Minudasht in Iran’s Golestan Province, and occupies a built area of 298 square

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Greek mountain home by Natalia Kokosalaki blends ideas from chalets and urban lofts

December 13, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Athens-based architect Natalia Kokosalaki combined timber and stone with less traditional materials like perforated steel to give the interior of this chalet in the Greek town of Livadeia a contemporary edge. The chalet is located 15 minutes from Greece’s largest ski resort on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, on a site that is close to

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