Old meets new in this extension and remodel of a historic row of cottages in Guernsey. In this project the western most cottage has been extended and tied into with a modern design that tips its hat to the existing character of the building creating a modern family home with open plan social spaces and tucked away rooms for privacy. The two remaini...
Architecture firm
Garton and Zopf
Location
Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Tom Garton
Design team
Garton and Zopf
Landscape
Garton and Zopf
Supervision
Garton and Zopf
Visualization
Stitch 3D Visualization
Tools used
AutoCAD, Revit, Lumion, Autodesk 3ds Max
Material
140mm Timber framing, COR-TEN steel, TPO, Aluminium
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
When the clients asked us to help them design a new extension suitable for themselves and their two children, they wanted us to update the property in a way that would maximise the available space and reconnect different areas while leaving them clearly defined.
Project name
Framework House
Architecture firm
Amos Goldreich Architecture
Location
Greater London, United Kingdom
Photography
Ollie Hammick
Principal architect
Amos Goldreich
Collaborators
Building control: PWC. Party wall surveyors: Thomas and Thomas. Cabinetry: Holte
Structural engineer
SD Structures
Construction
AODS (General contractor)
Material
Bathroom: Various Products, CP Hart. Glazing (Door / Window): Idealcombi. Glazing (Rooflight / Pocket Window) : 1st Folding. Tiles: Calma Nuvola. Kitchen furniture: Holte. Bricks: Bespoke Brick Company. Pavers: Chelmer Valley
Client
Tom and Jennifer Allen
Typology
Residential › House, Extension, Refurbishment
Designed by Mexican architecture studio GAS Architectures, Contact Pavilion is located near of the crop circles on the Glastonbury fields.
Project name
Contact Pavilion
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Kesia Devallentier, Germán Sandoval
Visualization
GAS Architectures
Typology
Cultural › Pavilion
This incredible contemporary property has been designed by the architect/owner with exceptional attention to detail and an extremely high-level finish throughout. The Garden House is arranged over two levels, ground and lower ground floor and the layout has been designed to give all the principal rooms excellent natural light.
Project name
The Garden House
Architecture firm
Alpex Architecture
Location
Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom
Photography
French+Tye Photography, frenchandtye.com
Principal architect
Laura Petruso
Collaborators
Laura Petruso
Interior design
Laura Petruso
Structural engineer
Gary White @ Courtleas Consulting
Landscape
Etienne Landscape Gardening
Supervision
Laura Petruso
Construction
Ian Patterson
The task of designing a place of worship, regardless of the faith, is a phenomenal challenge for any architect. For us as a team, this endeavour triggered a deep and lengthy journey into the history of humanity, the evolution of religion, the rise of Islam
Project name
New Preston Mosque
Architecture firm
AIDIA STUDIO
Location
Preston, Lancashire, UK
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Principal architect
Rolando Rodriguez-Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Design team
Emilio Vásquez Hoppenstedt, Rodrigo Wulf Sánchez
Visualization
AIDIA STUDIO
Client
Charitable Trust in Preston, RIBA Competitions
Typology
Religious Architecture › Mosque
The Rain Catcher is a vision for a detached house built out of a 3D-Printed shell in crude earth or mixed compounds, filled with eco-friendly materials. The design envisages a design that would:
Project name
The Rain Catcher
Architecture firm
Tactus Design Workshop
Tools used
Blender, NanoCAD, Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus
Visualization
Tactus Design Workshop
Status
Concept - Design, Competition Entry (Shortlisted)
Typology
Residential › House
An interior design project for the futuristic library in London. The concept of the library breaks free from the rigid aisles and shelving of libraries and accommodates more open - free-flowing spaces for reading, interaction, collaboration, and meeting.
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Location
London, United Kingdom
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Houdini, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov, Roshni Gera, Michelle Naskov
Visualization
Mind Design
Typology
Educational › Library
Series of design research proposals introduce the idea of a house as a place where we live and work simultaneously. We work anywhere, anytime. We meet, tweet, and chat from home as much more as we used to do it before, so the house projects shall evolve to meet these emerged features of human beings.
Project name
The House – a place to live and work
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Miroslav Naskov
Typology
Residential › House
