Monthly Archives: August 2022

St Augustine by Square Feet Architects

St Augustine is a project designed by Square Feet Architects. The house was reconfigured and updated for this family of two lawyers and two daughters. Working at home was a key requirements, making two studies counterpointing one another – one on the upper ground floor at the rear overlooking the garden – the other set within the small garden, more detached from the house. Photography by Rick McCullagh.

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Studdridge Tiny Courtyard by Unagru Architecture Urbanism

Studdridge Tiny Courtyard is a project designed by Unagru Architecture Urbanism. Construction was due to start on this house in Parsons Green, London with designs from another architect. The plans were to extend in the basement, at the rear as well as the roof of this Victorian terraced house, however the client was not totally happy with the plans and so approached us to overlook the design aspects of the project. This is not now we normally like to work, but we did reviews the information and proposed a number of alternative design concepts, that were compatible with the structural constraints. Photography by Attilio Fiumarella.

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Prosser Residence by Pleskow Architects

Prosser Residence is a project designed by Pleskow Architects. This residence in west Los Angeles explores how a residence in a busy urban area can create spaces that are private, intimate, light-filled and interconnected. Spaces and form are differentiated through the use of material and woven together to create a harmonious, engaging composition. Photography by Steve King.

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Quarry House by RKD Architects

Quarry House designed by RKD Architects consists of three pods, each with a curved, outward‐leaning window wall that draws the occupants to stunning ranchland views toward Kimbell Junction and the north. This home absorbs its persona from the surrounding Wasatch Mountain Range in Park City, Utah. Its lines are bold gestures that reflect the grandeur of the landscape and its huge, sweeping curves are on a scale that stands up to the expansive views in all directions. The outward‐leaning glass walls virtually pour the occupants into the valley below. Photography by David O. Marlow.

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Flatiron Loft by thread collective

Flatiron Loft is a project designed by thread collective. A 2100sf loft in the heart of the Flat Iron District reconceives the loft as a place not just for young families or artists but for those in the golden years ready to experience the city from a new perspective. The single floor unit, is framed on three sides by large windows, flooding the interiors with natural daylight and creating a unique atmosphere for a New York apartment where light and windows are cherished. The design gut renovated the existing, which was a divided into small rooms, breaking through the space from front to back to create a new flow, with the program and uses defined by furnishings and interior built-ins, and sliding steel and glass partitions. Photography by Nadia Tarr.

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Hipped House by Forward Design | Architecture

Hipped House is a project designed by Forward Design | Architecture. Originally constructed in the 1890’s in Lawrence, Kansas, we transformed Hipped House into a modern home that suits the needs of its current owners while maintaining its historic charm. Photography by Bob Greenspan Photography.

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GIV by WE Architects

GIV is a project designed by WE Architects. The customers are a young family (including 2 children), with background in high-tech and education fields. While searching for their dream apartment, they had found an available one at the building which they rented an apartment at. The advantages were a prime central location, amazing view right up to the beaches of Tel-Aviv, and a great breeze in the evenings. Photography by ITAY BENIT.

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BATTERSEA TOWNHOUSE by Indie & Co.

BATTERSEA TOWNHOUSE is a project designed by Indie & Co. This particularly beautiful Victorian terraced house which sits between Battersea and Clapham was in need of an update and to be brought in line with our clients’ lifestyle and tastes. The house benefited from some beautiful original features which we kept as a backdrop for the new scheme. Our clients wanted something that would be sympathetic to the style of the house – an appreciation of the building’s history – but also reflect their more modern and minimalist style. Photography by Anna Stathaki

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Esplanade House 2 by Lachlan Shepherd Architects

The Esplanade House 2 was designed by Lachlan Shepherd Architects as a 3 level dwelling, which is compartmentalised into 3 distinct zones. Photography by Nic Stephens Photography.

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Xavier by Bryant Alsop

Xavier is a project designed by Bryant Alsop. Located at the end of a dead-end street, Xavier breaks away from its neighbourhood context by eliminating a front fence – a simple gesture that allows the site to spatially appropriate well beyond its title boundaries. The house then, in this context, becomes the physical barrier between the public and private realms – a layered, folding screen. Photography by Emily Bartlett.

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