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Vertical integration

Wednesday, 22nd May 2019

Architype’s Eco Business Centre brings flexible shared workspace to eco-town North West Bicester, in what ended up being the UK’s first non-residential Passivhaus Plus accredited building. Sébastien Reed reports There are 6,000 new ‘true’ zero-carbon homes planned for North West... View Article

The big reveal

Tuesday, 21st May 2019

James Parker speaks to the architect of a complex restoration project in Manchester to create a boutique hotel which enhances industrial Victorian architecture, and celebrates the city’s trading history A new adaptive reuse project in Manchester has rescued three important... View Article

Building a cultural bridge

Tuesday, 21st May 2019

Jack Wooler spoke to Antti Nousjoki of ALA architects about how Finland’s biggest library combines an inviting ‘bridge’ structure with shifting timber and glass facades The new Oodi Library in Helsinki is a modern take on the building typology, offering... View Article

Farrells receive planning consent for mixed-used Skylines scheme on the Isle of Dogs

Wednesday, 10th April 2019

Farrells have won detailed planning consent for Skylines, a 1.44 ha site in Tower Hamlets The £312m mixed-use residential scheme, located on the prominent eastern corner of the Marsh Wall and Limeharbour Junction, proposes 579 homes, 35% of which being... View Article

Planning success for former HM Prison Kingston site

Friday, 8th March 2019

Grant Associates is designing the landscape strategy for the Victorian gaol, which is being masterplanned by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios on behalf of City & Country Group. The scheme is expected to be brought forward as a joint venture with Vivid Homes delivering the new... View Article

Living in harmony

Wednesday, 27th February 2019

Combining a contemporary music college with a mix of residential accommodation, The Music Box is a new landmark for Southwark. Trevor Morriss, principal architect, explains to Jack Wooler how uses were carefully integrated to create a unique hybrid Connecting a... View Article

MVRDV and COBE Complete Construction on the Music-Inspired Roskilde Festival Folk High School in Denmark

Monday, 25th February 2019

Construction has been completed on the Roskilde Festival Folk High School, a one-of-a-kind school designed by MVRDV in collaboration with Danish firm COBE for a formerly industrial site in Roskilde, Denmark. Located inside an existing factory hall the school, and... View Article

Atkins releases first images of Newcastle Central Station development works

Thursday, 21st February 2019

The first images of the Newcastle Central Station development have been released. Created by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, these images show the transformation of the station to improve connections with the Stephenson Quarter and the Forth Yards... View Article

Studioshaw completes Kindred, a new creativecommunity space in Hammersmith

Thursday, 21st February 2019

Architecture practice Studioshaw has completed Kindred, a new creative community space in Hammersmith, West London. The 7,500 sq ft scheme, which opened to the public in January 2019, sees the transformation of the existing Grade II listed Bradmore House into... View Article

New Taunton headquarters for the UK Hydrographic Office reaches completion

Thursday, 21st February 2019

The new headquarters for the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), based in Taunton, has reached completion providing a unique and inspiring office building for one of the world’s leading marine geospatial information agencies. A design team consisting of architects AHR; engineers... View Article

Peabody selects partner for 11,500 home development on the banks of the Thames

Friday, 15th February 2019

London’s oldest housing charity, Peabody, has selected Lendlease as Preferred Bidder for the £8bn, 11,500 home, Thamesmead Waterfront development in south-east London. The move means that, subject to contracts being finalised, Lendlease will work with Peabody in a corporate joint... View Article

Barr Gazetas completes first dedicated co-working and flexible office space for The Crown Estate

Monday, 11th February 2019

London architecture practice Barr Gazetas has completed One Heddon Street, an elegant new flexible workspace in the heart of the West End. Situated on the corner of Regent Street, in a Grade II listed building that has previously played host... View Article

Janet Nash House – City Electrical Factors

Friday, 8th February 2019

Set within rich green landscape on the outskirts of Durham, Janet Nash House is the new European IT headquarters for global electrical business City Electrical Factors (CEF). The building combines a variety of working environments to create a rich office... View Article

AFL Architects set to design UK-wide programme of advanced cancer diagnostic facilities

Friday, 8th February 2019

AFL Architects is delighted to announce their appointment to support Rutherford Diagnostics as they plan to embark on an ambitious programme of healthcare development across the UK. The practice was awarded the programme of works contract in 2018 following a... View Article

Lee Evans Partnership appointed to deliver redevelopment of historic Fort Burgoyne in Dover

Friday, 8th February 2019

Lee Evans Partnership LLP has been appointed by The Land Trust to lead the redevelopment of Fort Burgoyne in Dover. A Scheduled Ancient Monument, Fort Burgoyne was originally constructed in the 1860s on high ground behind the strategically important Dover... View Article

Architects make history with ‘exceptional and innovative’ grand design

Monday, 4th February 2019

A firm of architects has made history by securing the first ever approval for a new-build grand design home under a specialist planning policy from a council in Shropshire. The property, designed by Base Architecture & Design, is the first... View Article

astudio secures planning permission for revolutionary modular housing project from major London borough

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

astudio, the award-winning architectural practice, is pleased to announce it has been granted planning permission by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for a second off-site housing development. The project will utilise astudio’s ground-breaking building approach that reduces the cost of... View Article

Where heritage architecture meets 21st century design

Tuesday, 29th January 2019

The former Westminster Fire Station is in the midst of a transformation. Development manager Alchemi Group – in partnership with Far East Orchard Limited, a Singapore-based property developer – is working to sensitively restore the Grade II listed Edwardian building... View Article

Box office appeal

Tuesday, 22nd January 2019

An interior design project in Bath took the boutique cinema concept up a notch, for a client looking to balance high end and universal appeal. Sébastien Reed spoke to the firm directing a dramatic makeover A recent addition to Bath’s... View Article

Working together for patients

Tuesday, 22nd January 2019

The substantial new hospital north of Stockholm embodies collaboration – between the public and private sector, academia and healthcare, and two of Sweden’s leading architectural firms. James Parker reports Recently opened after a 12 year gestation in the north of... View Article