In a bid to deliver a new future-proof and climate-adaptive neighbourhood, Dutch design office VenhoevenCS has proposed a nature-inclusive apartment complex called ZOË Amsterdam. A brief from the municipality of Amsterdam called for a sustainable, green neighbourhood for the Sluisbuurt…
Haptic Architects and Oslo-based PIR2 have won a competition to design Tårnkvartalet, a new school and cultural centre on the site of Norway’s first airport. With plans still to be finalised, the Tårnkvartalet proposal involves a new 16,000m² civic landmark…
With a fluid architectural expression, the tranquil Spring Feast restaurant translates its encompassing natural waterscape into a dynamic spacial experience. The zen-like interiors, by the German-based multidisciplinary firm Ippolito Fleitz Group (IFG), are designed to feel gently embedded into the…
A sustainable new-build home has been built by Sketch Architects in the Surrey countryside, with a focus on modern materials and thermal efficiency. Set on a steeply sloping site in Farnham, the two-storey house replaces a disused bungalow and is…
Norwegian architects Snøhetta have teamed up with local entrepreneur Tom Bjarte Norland to design the Bolder Star Lodges, four off-grid cabins that give guests a front row view of Norway’s spectacular Lysefjorden. Built to blend into the landscape, the four…
The Building Centre presents its latest exhibition ‘Homegrown: Building a Post-carbon Future’, which calls for a new approach to building in order to combat climate change. Created in collaboration with not-for-profit organisation and emerging architecture studio Material Cultures, the exhibition…
Hand-built from rugged pine, the Big Branzino floating sauna lets guests jump on board to not only experience the luxury of Nordic wellness but to also enjoy drifting around the Stockholm archipelago. Designed by Thomas Sandell and Johan Strandlund from…
Architect Tsukasa Ono has applied a ‘regenerative’ approach to the architecture for a co-operative housing project called Sumu Yakushima in southern Japan. The setting is Yakushima island, a natural paradise which is home to ancient Japanese cedar trees, and the…
Balkrishna Doshi (also known as B.V. Doshi), India’s pioneering architect, urban planner, and educator, passed away at the age of 95 on 24th January 2023. Across his 70-year career, he was awarded the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2022…
A sensitive retrofit of a Grade II listed Georgian manor house by emerging practice Delve Architects has transformed a former commercial property into a light-filled nursery. The design for the new nursery in Banbury, Oxfordshire is led by natural light…
Rome is bidding to host the World Expo in 2030, putting forward an impressive proposal by Carlo Ratti Associati to create the world’s largest urban solar farm. Featuring hundreds of square-shaped energy trees, the impressive master plan is orchestrated through…
Adding a minimalist twist to a Victorian terraced house extension, EBBA Architects has maximised light and crafted vaulted ceilings with a nod to classic Roman arches. Located in east London, Cast House is named after its subtly brown-toned concrete rear…
All eyes are on The Black & White Building, the tallest mass timber office to be constructed from the ground up in central London and a new landmark in sustainable architecture. Standing at 17.8 metres above the Shoreditch streetscape, the…
In a forward-thinking move, the Scottish Government has promised to mandate Passive House equivalent legislation for all new-build housing within two years, by late 2024. Following the Scottish Government’s recent backing Labour MSP Alex Rowley’s bill, this new legislation will…
Bringing its urban farm concept to Hong Kong, architecture studio Snøhetta has designed The Pavilia Farm residential development to bring people closer to nature. The low-carbon living environment comprises three clubhouses that promote social engagement and create a community space where…
