Edward Williams Architects has unveiled a residential housing development, comprising of four, sustainable timber buildings constructed to be low carbon and all-electric. The all-Scandinavian-pine-clad scheme, known as the Chobham Road development, has been built on an underused carpark for developer…
Danish maritime architecture studio MAST has developed Land on Water, an adaptable and climate-resilient system for constructing floating buildings. Land on Water poses a more flexible and sustainable solution to traditional methods of floating architecture. It acknowledges the increasing risk…
The Newt in Somerset hotel has recently revealed its new yoga studio, a rammed earth design by Invisible Studio. Set within the historic country estate’s vegetable gardens, the studio is part of a family of buildings including the Newt’s lakeside…
A demountable timber structure sets apart a sustainable retrofit office by Foster + Partners, and breathes life back into a disused gas plant in Madrid. Ombú, as the project has been named, focuses on adaptive reuse of the building, originally…
Vestre and BIG architects have completed The Plus, an impressive mass-timber Passivhaus furniture factory nestled in a Norwegian forest. Constructed in just 18 months and built to the highest sustainability standards, The Plus is an exemplary framework which is now…
The Alice Hawthorn, a heritage-listed pub at the heart of village life in Nun Monkton in Yorkshire, is recognised for its sustainable redevelopment as it earns a triple win at the RIBA Regional Awards. Transformed by De Matos Ryan, The…
A private house in Camden, built for pioneering engineer Max Fordham, has become the first residential building in the UK to be verified a completely net zero. The RIBA award-winning house sets an example of how net zero homes can…
A prototype Solar Greenhouse in Barcelona’s Natural Park proposes a space for self-sufficient farming and a blueprint for future zero-emissions cities. Designed by a team of students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), the small…
Fabrix has set a precedent in becoming the first developer in the UK to purchase second-hand steel for reuse, accelerating a move to a circular economy. Aiming to spur industry change and encourage open market purchases of used materials, Fabrix has…
The rooftop greenhouse Agrotopia in Belgium has become Europe’s largest public building dedicated to urban food production. Conceived by Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten in collaboration with Meta Architectuurbureau, Agrotopia highlights the feasibility of rooftop agriculture in an urban setting. At…
A boutique staycation experience with a difference, Wild Escapes offers the first set of treehouses ever to be built on a UK vineyard. Owner and designer, Will Hardy took the opportunity to transform 1,000 acres of disused farmland into a…
A series of luxury timber-clad retreats have been envisioned by Cumulus Studio in response to a call for a new tourism experience in South Australia. Wellington Marina, as the new project is called, has been developed as part of the…
Snøhetta has revealed designs for a 16-metre-tall glass-enclosed sub-centre library in Beijing, setting a new benchmark in sustainability and future library design. Set in the Chinese capital, the enterprising Beijing library was chosen as the winning entry in an international competition…
Foster + Partners has unveiled its latest building Narbo Via, a new museum of Roman antiquities linking history and culture in Narbonne, France. Part of an ambitious programme for the city of Narbonne, the Narbo museum has been designed with…
A former crofter’s cottage has been redesigned by Loader Monteith, using two volumes clad in locally sourced black timber to strengthen its bond with its remote Scottish Highlands site. Strone of Glenbanchor, nestled into its remote mountainous landscape in the…
