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Sthapotik tops Bangladesh mausoleum with “chandelier” of skylights

April 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

A series of cylindrical skylights and brick turrets feature in this Bangladesh mausoleum, which architecture studio Sthapotik designed as a reference to traditional Islamic buildings. Named the Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum, the turreted brick volume was designed as a Dargah, or shrine, to house the graves of a local religious leader’s family. “Meaning ‘portal’

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Earthscape Studio nestles vaulted house in Kerala forest

April 4, 2023 Katie Last 0

Locally produced bricks and recycled materials feature in this vaulted residence in Kerala, India, named The Wendy House. Designed by Bangalore practice Earthscape Studio, the home is located within eight acres of dense forest and was designed to stand among the trees without disrupting the existing nature. “Our main aim was to not harm nature

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Hooba Design Group adds concrete volumes to unfinished office in Tehran

April 4, 2023 Katie Last 0

Iranian architecture studio Hooba Design Group has completed the Saman Satellite office block, which was previously left unfinished on a technology park in Tehran. Developed from an existing, incomplete project, the office features a large public plaza and garden along with workspaces, food halls and meeting spaces that wrap around voids and corridors. Work on

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SIRS Architects converts London brewery into gallery for Gilbert & George

March 31, 2023 Katie Last 0

London studio SIRS Architects has converted a 19th-century brewery into a public gallery for artist duo Gilbert & George in London. Located on a narrow street in Spitalfields, the Gilbert & George Centre is designed to pay homage to the area’s architectural heritage while celebrating the work of artists Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore, who

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Taliesyn showcases unfinished materials in design of own office in Bangalore

March 28, 2023 Katie Last 0

Indian architecture studio Taliesyn has completed its own office in Bangalore, which features textured walls and earthy materials. Located in southern Bangalore, the office spaces are spread across two buildings – a two-storey studio space and a material library inside a converted shipping container. Aiming to reflect its values as a practice, Taliesyn focussed on

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“Playful and accessible spaces” wrap courtyard at Wayair School by Jeju Studio

March 25, 2023 Katie Last 0

Classrooms and social spaces are arranged around a tree-filled courtyard at this school, created by Polish practice Jeju Studio for a refugee community in Tanzania. Located in Ulyankulu, a former refugee settlement in the west of the country, Wayair School provides teaching spaces for both primary- and preschool-aged children. Jeju Studio was commissioned to design

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Filipe Pina retains original features in renovation of historic Portuguese building

March 20, 2023 Katie Last 0

Shale walls and slate tiles help pay homage to the history of this 19th-century building in Portugal, which has been transformed into a family home by Portuguese studio Filipe Pina. Located in the centre of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, a city in Portugal’s Guarda district, the home was renovated with the aim of balancing

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Henning Larsen uses natural materials for Danish school extension

March 11, 2023 Katie Last 0

Straw, eelgrass and wood feature in this bio-based extension that Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has added to Feldballe School in Denmark. The angular timber-clad extension, which contains science classrooms, is intended to demonstrate the potential of natural materials in architecture. It was designed by Henning Larsen with the aim of having the carbon sequestered

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Line Solgaard Arkitekter raises ash-clad cabin over rocks on Norwegian island

March 5, 2023 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Line Solgaard Arkitekter has added a timber cabin named Kjerringholmen to a small private island in Hvaler, Norway. The cabin is designed to blend in with the landscape surrounding the rocky island and is raised above the ground on steel pillars to minimise disruption to the site. “The basic concept was to create

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Studio Andrew Trotter transforms 19th-century school into family home in Puglia

March 2, 2023 Katie Last 0

Vaulted ceilings and earth-toned furnishings feature in this house in Puglia, which architecture practice Studio Andrew Trotter has converted from a 19th-century school. The home, named Casolare Scarani, transforms a girls’ school dating back to 1883 that was abandoned in the 1960s. Through its renovation, Studio Andrew Trotter aims to bring life back to the

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