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Lynch Architects creates “sympathetic architectural atmosphere” for Westminster Coroner’s Court extension

August 16, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Lynch Architects has completed the extension of Westminster Coroner’s Court, creating a barrel-vaulted courtroom illuminated by stained glass windows by artist Brian Clarke. The project involved updating the interiors of the Grade II-listed Victorian redbrick building in London – originally built in 1833 – as well as the creation of a new extension,

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White Arkitekter draws on Scandinavian principles for east London estate regeneration

August 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed an assortment of apartment buildings for the latest phase of the Gascoigne Estate regeneration in Barking, east London. Led by the Barking and Dagenham council and developed by urban regeneration company Be First, the West Phase 2 development encompasses 386 homes arranged across five apartment blocks. The project also includes

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Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles

August 8, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey rear extension, for a Victorian terraced house in Tottenham, north London. It creates a larger kitchen and dining space for

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Benjamin Hale Architects extends light-starved Victorian home upwards and outwards

August 7, 2024 Natasha Levy 0

Welsh practice Benjamin Hale Architects has added two modern extensions – one made from pale brick, the other from black zinc – to a Victorian-era home in south London. The end-of-terrace house is located in Dulwich and previously featured a dim and dated interior. Working alongside local interior designer Hamish Vincent, Benjamin Hale Architects set

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Hallmarks of British pubs and French brasseries meet in Henri restaurant interior

August 6, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has converted the restaurant of London’s Henrietta Hotel into an homage to Parisian bistros for chef Jackson Boxer. Set on the ground floor of the hotel’s 19th-century townhouse in Covent Garden, Henri serves classic French dishes with a British twist – and British produce – from grilled snails on skewers

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Fielden Fowles creates “living laboratory” in Natural History Museum gardens

August 5, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Overhauled for the first time in the museum’s 140-year history, the gardens have been divided into different zones with planting and signage that aim to tell the story

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Fielden Fowles creates “living laboratory” in Natural History Museum gardens

August 5, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Overhauled for the first time in the museum’s 140-year history, the gardens have been divided into different zones with planting and signage that aim to tell the story

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31/44 Architects unveils 6 Columns house in London

August 5, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

31/44 Architects director Will Burges has created a home for his family in Crystal Palace, south east London, which features a statement columned entrance. Burges, who is a director at architecture studio 31/44 Architects, was both architect and client for the project, which he designed as a home for his family within their existing neighbourhood.

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Khan Bonshek arranges east London home around brick “spine wall”

August 2, 2024 Soheb Panja 0

Architecture studio Khan Bonshek’s founders have remodelled their own terraced house in east London around a central brick wall, carrying out the majority of the work themselves. Named Two Up, Two Down, the house was renovated and extended by Sabba Khan and Mark Bonshek, who founded Khan Bonshek in 2021. With the studio acting as

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Alison Brooks Architects creates “carved and animated” Tottenham Hale residential towers

August 2, 2024 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed the One Ashley Road residential development in London, with a pair of angular terracotta towers framing a square. Located near London’s Walthamstow Wetlands and Lea Valley waterways, the project forms part of Tottenham Hale’s regeneration, which aims to convert the traffic-dominated area into a walkable neighbourhood. As well

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