Adam Knibb Architects were approached by a climate scientist to design an eco-friendly family home, and the finished building is a trailblazing example of adaptive reuse. Situated within the Surrey Green Belt in Hampshire, the sustainable three-bedroom house responds to…
In a complete remodelling of a Victorian terrace house in North London, Neil Dusheiko Architects have overcome structural issues to create a thoughtfully crafted and future-proofed family home. Many years of subsidence had caused movement in the historic brick façade,…
Weaving the new into the old, DGN Studio has adaptively reused and extended an East London terraced house putting materiality at the forefront. The owners of Magpie house, keen collectors of vintage objects and mid-century furniture, approached the architecture studio…
Factory built within 14 weeks, the Bert’s Box has been conceived by Box 9 Design and Bert & May as an eco-friendly and affordable living space. It’s often we when outgrow our homes or our living needs change that moving…
Brighton-based kitchen makers Wood Works have used reclaimed vintage veneer and stainless steel to create a beautiful made-to-order design. The homeowners, having been impressed by some of the past projects by Wood Works, commissioned the Sussex-based company to create an…
A striking black eco clad home in Scotland, a low-energy infill dwelling in London, and a remodelled house situated on the ruins of a 17 century parchment factory, are among the 20 homes in the running to become the RIBA…
In a creative reimagining of a Devon cottage, the architects at Studio Weave have formed a modern artist’s retreat from a double-storey timber extension. With a brief to design flexible guest accommodation and creative workspace for the family and visiting…
With an attentiveness to material, light, and proportion, Benjamin Hale Architects have introduced a side return and a series of ‘garden rooms’ to unlock the ground floor of a Victorian property. The rear extension has solved a problematic configuration of…
The Door Co have come up with solutions to entirely seal and protect a home on Camber Sands beach, overcoming challenges posed by the environmental considerations of the site. Perched on the beach, directly backing on to the natural sand…
Inside a striking Dutch barn conversion, Lazenby has used sleek polished concrete to offer durability and drive the sustainable focus behind the renovation project. From the outset, environmental considerations were at the heart of this National Low Carbon Build Project.…
Creatively working with the changing nature of light, Rise Design Studio has adapted the floor plan of a Victorian terrace house to form more meaningful spaces. The Light House, as the project has been named, originally had a cramped galley…
Emphasising the beauty that can be achieved when style meets function, bespoke kitchens by Inglis Hall focus on the details that make a difference. The kitchen makers at Inglis Hall value the challenges restricted spaces, tight accesses, and awkward corners…
A series of bold architectural apertures were the driving concept behind Studio McW’s extension of the Aperture House, allowing for new spatial connections to be formed. The two-storey house, situated in London’s Willesden Green, now features an additional pitched-roof volume…
Little Brownings, a reconfigured 1960s terraced house in Forest Hill, has been named Home of the Year 2022 in the Don’t Move, Improve! Awards. Selected from a 15-strong shortlist, London-based architectural studio Archmongers’ project Little Brownings impressed the judges with its “exceptional attention…
As part of the Battersea Power Station regeneration project, globally renowned architect Frank Gehry has completed his first residential buildings in the UK. The opening of Prospect Place comes ahead of the full completion and opening of the revamped power…
