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VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension

October 10, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in north London that features a “brutalist cat flap” and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. Located in Stoke Newington, the project was designed for a family of four who wanted to replace their existing dark, cramped extension with a dining

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Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions

October 9, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. Delve Architects added two-storey extensions across both homes, replacing what it described as “dark, cramped kitchen spaces” with bright open-plan living areas, plus additional bedroom spaces above. The extensions were carried out alongside

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Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension

September 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients’ love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended

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Dezeen Agenda features BIG’s plans to expand Museum for Paper Art

September 26, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features BIG’s expansion of the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Danish architecture studio BIG revealed plans to extend a museum in a former Aldi supermarket in Denmark, with an addition topped with a folded roof that looks like a sheet

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Society Particular crowns mall in Qingdao with amphitheatre-style terrace

September 25, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Society Particular has completed Skybowl, a rooftop extension to the Hisense Plaza mall in Qingdao, China, formed of a glass hall and amphitheatre-style terrace. Society Particular was enlisted to create a glass-walled VIP lounge for the mall but instead proposed a freely accessible events space, terrace and stage to help reinstate a visual

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BIG set to top Museum for Paper Art with “a single sheet of paper”

September 24, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Danish architecture studio BIG is expanding a former Aldi supermarket in North Jutland, Denmark, to create a museum with a folded roof that emulates a sheet of paper. Named Museum for Paper Art, the building is being developed by BIG in collaboration with psaligrapher Bit Vejle to celebrate the history of paper art in Denmark.

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Benjamin Wilkes updates London home with vinyl-filled music room

September 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Benjamin Wilkes has extended a home in Leytonstone, London, named Vinyl House after its music room containing 40 linear metres of records. Benjamin Wilkes renovated the two-storey terraced home to better cater for its clients’ hobbies – cooking and music. Replacing a previous rear extension, the studio created a large kitchen and dining

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Vatn Architecture and Groma add curved extension to 1930s home in Norway

September 13, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma have extended a home called Dråpa in Oslo, adding a curved form with a large terrace looking towards the city and its archipelago. Designed for a painter and filmmaker, the extension pays homage to the 1930s architecture that characterises its suburban site. This informed its name Dråpa – a

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Snøhetta adds “weightless” pavilion to Nebraska’s largest art museum

September 12, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studios Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture have completed a renovation and expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha with the addition of a “weightless” pavilion. The project encompassed the renovation of pre-existing buildings and landscape at the Joslyn Art Museum and adding a 42,000 square-foot (3,900 square metre) extension that juts off

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Artefact expands Epsom home with “optimistic” extension overlooking park

September 6, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A pale blue and terracotta-hued rear extension inspired by the warmth of the Caribbean has been added to a 1950s home in the suburbs of south-west London by local studio Artefact. Named Triangle House, the home overlooking Roseberry Park in Epsom has been extended by Artefact to create a new wing with a series of

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