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OYO transforms derelict Dune House in Belgium with warm wood interiors

August 1, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio OYO has renovated a derelict house in Belgium, lining its interiors with wood and bringing it “into more harmony with the nature of the dunes” that surround it. Aptly named Dune House, the home is half buried in its sandy plot and has been overhauled by OYO to bring it to modern-day standards

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OYO transforms derelict Dune House in Belgium with warm wood interiors

August 1, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio OYO has renovated a derelict house in Belgium, lining its interiors with wood and bringing it “into more harmony with the nature of the dunes” that surround it. Aptly named Dune House, the home is half buried in its sandy plot and has been overhauled by OYO to bring it to modern-day standards

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Erbar Mattes creates “expansive feel” for brick house in London

July 31, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

London studio Erbar Mattes has completed a timber-framed house in Wimbledon that is formed of three mono-pitched structures unified by buff-brick cladding. Erbar Mattes was tasked with creating a modern four-bedroom family with the same footprint as a bungalow that previously occupied the site at the end of a street in the former Belvedere Estate.

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Patrick Bradley Architects adapts ruins into house using shipping container

July 30, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Local studio Patrick Bradley Architects has added a cantilevered shipping container to ruined walls on an old farm in Northern Ireland to create a contemporary house with an annexe. Named Barneys Ruins, the project brings a traditional small-holding settlement in Mid Ulster, known as a clachan, to modern-day standards while preserving the 200-year-old ruins of

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen transforms cement factory into West Bund Art Center

July 18, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Danish architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has adaptively reused a domed cement factory in Shanghai, China, to create a performing arts and sports venue. Now named West Bund Art Center, the factory’s central curved structure has been converted into a 300-square-metre multipurpose hall for art exhibitions, music concerts and sporting events. The renovated building, which

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Byró Architekti creates wooden garden pavilion with folding facade

July 4, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Czech studio Byró Architekti used the foundations of a dilapidated cottage to determine the scale of Garden Pavilion, an outbuilding in Prague with an openable wall and blackened-wood cladding. The pavilion is located at the end of a large garden near the Vltava River and is designed for the clients to use as a shed

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SPPARC transforms London townhouse into office with “honeycomb” roof

June 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

London studio SPPARC has overhauled a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia to create a homely four-story office featuring a honeycomb-shaped roof. Designed for a family-run business, the project reverses a “tired and outdated” renovation of the home near Charlotte Street Conservation Area from the 1990s. The heart of the project is a collaborative workspace

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Courtyards create “communal atmosphere” at Indian house by A Threshold

June 25, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India, designed by architecture studio A Threshold. The courtyards accompany each of the main living areas, functioning as semi-public meeting places in the home that A Threshold said help to “breathe life” into it. This design

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Johan Sundberg Architektur creates “cosy home with modern ideas” in Sweden

June 19, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a brick house on the southwestern tip of Skåne County that prioritises a relationship with its surroundings in a coastal pine forest. Located in Ljunghusen, the project is designed as a forever home for a young and growing family, which can accommodate their changing needs. It is described

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Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria

June 8, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer’s Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. The pavilion contains a cooking area and cold food store for fermented goods made by the Grizedale Arts institution, which runs a pub as part of its headquarters in

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