Spring has almost sprung and it’s that time of year when we all start to dream about where we want to go for our next weekend break. If you are looking for inspiration for a long weekend spent totally off-grid,…
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Textile designer and maker Iseabal Hendry is launching an exclusive series of sculptural steam bent wood baskets with accompanying woven panels at this year’s Collect Art Fair. Based in the Scottish Highlands, Iseabal Hendry has been selected by Craft Scotland…
Belgian architecture studio Hé! has completed a transformative renovation of an industrial building in Brussels, using bio-based materials to create a flexible four-storey apartment with a studio and co-working space. Situated in the Molenbeek area of Belgium, the building which…
Seeking a toxin-free home, the owners of a converted Victorian ground-floor flat in London approached Clayworks to help with the design of contemporary style, healthy living spaces. Yazen Hasi, owner of design and build firm Gestalt Developments, and his wife…
Heirloom Farm Studio by Bushman Dreyfus Architects has been announced as the winner of the 7th Annual Architecture MasterPrize in the Small Architecture category. By scooping this annual global architecture award, Bushman Dreyfus Architects has been recognised for its approach…
Welcome to Enki’s Eco Edit: February 2023, the second in our monthly sustainable lifestyle news series which will round-up our curated selection of the best eco-friendly brands, shopping ideas, and places to visit. This month, we take a look at…
A new low-carbon footbridge at London’s Dukes Meadows has been designed by Moxon Architects to rejuvenate a previously disconnected stretch of the Thames Path. The Dukes Meadows Footbridge flows beneath the existing Grade II-listed Barnes Bridge in Chiswick, West London,…
Three contemporary gable extensions of varying scales have been built by Studio McW, completing the first phase of a multi-stage renovation of Follyfield, a large 18th century traditional stone house in Cambridgeshire. This sensitive restoration and revival arose from a…
“I suppose architecture was a natural progression of my passions: I love that you can create something from nothing and in the process, provide shelter, enable a place to be understood and appreciated.” Wendy Perring, founder and design director of PAD…
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Whittaker Parsons has carefully crafted Corner Fold House, an 88 square-metre urban infill property on a vacant garden plot, forming a bookend to an existing terrace in South London. The logistically challenging site is nestled between an electricity substation and…
Emerging practice O’DonnellBrown Architects with White Arkitekter and Ekkist has won the Crichton Project competition, an ambitious £15 million Scottish cultural project which will be built of the earth from which it rises. The winning conceptual design has been unveiled…
To meet the needs of a growing family, Montreal-based firm Ménard Dworkind (MRDK) has reconfigured a 40-year-old house, maximising space by adding a roof extension and floor-to-ceiling windows to avoid expanding the overall footprint. The four-bedroom house, located on Montreal’s…
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…
