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Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for “monolithic and sculptural” London extension

May 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney, London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. Aptly named The Plaster House, Sonn was tasked with adding an additional bedroom to the Victorian terraced building, as well as improving its connection to a rear garden. Looking to create a uniform, “carved-out”

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

May 7, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. Situated in the 30 Fenchurch Street building of the Square Mile financial district, the store was designed by EBBA for coffee company WatchHouse, which has several

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ plans for “London’s lowest whole-life carbon high-rise”

May 2, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the approval of Foster + Partners’ 18 Blackfriars Road development in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for 18 Blackfriars Road, a development that will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper. The

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“London’s lowest whole-life carbon high-rise” by Foster + Partners receives planning approval

May 1, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for office and residential development 18 Blackfriars Road, which the studio claims will be net-zero carbon. Located on a two-acre brownfield site in London’s Bankside, 18 Blackfriars Road will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper. Foster + Partners claimed the project

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Unknown Works revamps co-founder’s “cramped” Victorian home in London

April 30, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Unknown Works has renovated a terraced London house called Oasis, adding a side and rear extension to create a flexible interior and maximise natural light. The Victorian home in Kentish Town is owned by Unknown Works’ co-founder Theo Games Petrophilos, who wanted to update its interior with a large open-plan living area suitable

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Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid

April 30, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Local studio Hemingway Design collaborated with designer James Shaw to transform a London store interior for charity retailer Traid, which features colourful furniture created from leftover second-hand clothes. Hemingway Design renovated Traid’s Shepherd’s Bush branch as part of a wider rebrand for the retailer to mark its 25th anniversary, including its visual identity. Traid sells donated

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dMFK Architects restores CFA Voysey’s Arts and Crafts factory to its “former glory”

April 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio dMFK Architects has restored and renovated the Voysey House office in Chiswick, London, which was originally designed as a wallpaper factory by architect CFA Voysey. The studio renovated the Grade-II listed building – the only factory designed by the architect – into a “premium workspace” for property developer Dorrington. It will be occupied

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Mae Architects completes “21st-century almshouse” in Southwark

April 26, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Mae Architects has completed Harriet Hardy House in Southwark, a block of 119 social homes complete with a community centre and cafe. Commissioned by Southwark Council, the housing forms part of the Aylesbury estate redevelopment area and is organised in a U-shape around a central courtyard. According to Mae Architects, Harriet Hardy House

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Don’t Move, Improve! unveils London’s best house renovations of 2024

April 19, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A dwelling with a “tin hat” by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year’s Don’t Move, Improve! competition. A triangular house in a former garage by studio Brown Urbanism is also on the shortlist, alongside an extension by Cairn that

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Don’t Move, Improve! unveils London’s best house renovations of 2024

April 19, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A dwelling with a “tin hat” by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year’s Don’t Move, Improve! competition. A triangular house in a former garage by studio Brown Urbanism is also on the shortlist, alongside an extension by Cairn that

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