A bespoke, steel-clad ground-floor rear extension by Rees Architects transforms a Victorian terraced house in London’s East Dulwich, turning it into a design-led contemporary home with a swoon-worthy kitchen and period charm. To maximise the kitchen and dining spaces, the…
Situated on one of the main arterial routes in Auckland, New Zealand, between the suburbs and the central city, the Jervois Apartments by Monk Mackenzie represent a housing model that fits within the city’s overall shift towards increased density and…
Focused on constructing an infill home with a minimal carbon footprint, architecture practice Ao-ft has used slim, prefabricated timber battens and mullions for the facade of Spruce House and harmoniously embedded the building into its environmental context. Spruce House is…
Coppin Dockray has revealed its plans to build three, low-impact timber and chalk houses in a constrained and ecologically sensitive disused chalk quarry site in Surrey, UK. The abandoned chalk pit site is owned by a family who arrived in…
Balancing historical integrity with modern design interventions, Of Architecture has completed a Victorian beach house renovation in Newquay. In order to forge a connection between the 19th century house and the present-day beach town, the architects employed a subtractive approach.…
Through an imaginative use of exposed timber construction, ROAR Architects has designed a structurally decorative rear extension for a terraced house in Walthamstow, London. The project involved a reconfiguration of the internal spatial layout, creating a sociable kitchen for entertaining…
A bold exploration of materials inspired Unknown Works to design a visually engaging pink extension and a playful terraced landscape for Pigment House. The owners tasked Unknown Works with refocusing their four-storey semi-detached terrace to include an open, fluid living…
The five winners of the UK Passivhaus Awards have been announced, revealing projects that exemplify the best in Passivhaus design and construction, meeting the gold standard of energy efficiency, comfort, and sustainability. Chosen from an impressive shortlist, the winning projects…
Bindloss Dawes has remodelled a Chelsea mews house, breathing life into the once dark and dated space with a full-height lightwell and feature staircase, which maximises the space and creates a sense of volume. The small terraced house, set across…
A series of ground-floor alterations, involving a hallway to establish a sense of arrival, have allowed OWA to work with scale and orientation for the revival of a 1960s modernist house. Set within a small cul-de-sac in London Highgate’s conservation…
ConForm Architects has transformed a terraced house in North London with a monolithic marble-clad extension, giving a nod to Greek architecture. Achilles House in Hampstead now has a renewed connection between its ground floor plan and the south-east facing garden,…
Taking a sensitive, conservation-based approach, TYPE Studio has renewed a 19th century garden apartment in Hampstead, London, with a rear extension and a series of joinery interventions that respect the existing period features. To bring more light into the ground…
Girona-based practice Camps Felip Arquitecturia has designed a single-family home as a cluster of six sloping volumes centred around a courtyard, with a focus on sustainable living. The design of House 016, led by founders Josep Camps and Olga Felip,…
A black-stained, cantilevered residence by Sparano + Mooney Architecture draws inspiration from the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic to ensure it’s nestled harmoniously into its rugged canyon landscape in Salt Lake City. The contemporary home, known as the Wabi-Sabi residence, is comprised…
The Secret Garden Flat, a unique renovation and remodelling of a small London flat, has been named Home of the Year 2023 in the Don’t Move, Improve! Awards. Selected from a 15-strong shortlist that tied in with this year’s programme theme of ‘Green Ambitions’, The…
