SpaceInvader has led a local Manchester creative team on a scheme to redesign the city’s Piccadilly Gardens Pavilion for client L&G Asset Management, evolving the original 2002 structure, installed as part of the city’s preparations for hosting of The Commonwealth Games, following local issues and feedback.
Project name
Piccadilly Gardens Pavilion
Architecture firm
SpaceInvader
Collaborators
‘Weave’ Installation: SpaceInvader, Artin, Lazerian; Project Manager: Colliers
Completion year
April 2022
Structural engineer
Stantec (formerly Hydrock)
Construction
Havercroft Construction Ltd
Client
L&G Asset Management
Typology
Installation › Urban Installation, Restaurant
Located in a Hampstead mews and discretely hidden behind a Victorian pub, Reciprocal House is a newly completed 280 sqm family home by Gianni Botsford Architects replacing a non-descript and dilapidated 1860s cottage while renovating its exemplary 1969 extension by Foster Associates (now Foster + Partners).
Project name
Reciprocal House
Architecture firm
Gianni Botsford Architects
Location
Hampstead, London, UK
Photography
Schnepp Renou
Principal architect
Gianni Botsford
Design team
Gianni Botsford, James Eagle (Project Architect), Anahi Coppone, Arslan Arkallayev, Stephanie Aue, Hiroshi Takeyama
Collaborators
Heritage Consultant: HCUK. Planning Consultant: Barton Wilmore. Quantity Surveyor: Measur. Metalwork: Weber Industries
Interior design
Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural engineer
Tall Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Integration
Lighting
Gianni Botsford Architects
Material
Exposed in-situ concrete; anodised perforated aluminium; perforated profiled aluminium; polished concrete screed
Typology
Residential › House
Available in a range of different sizes and layout options, this tiny pod is supported by structural posts as well as suspension cables connecting to the surrounding trees for extra support.
Project name
The Burl Treehouse Series
Architecture firm
Antony Gibbon Designs
Tools used
C4D, Coroner, AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Antony Gibbon
Built area
Various Sizes Available
Visualization
Antony Gibbon Designs
Typology
Residential › House
My proposal for the London urban landmark competition blends historical reverence with contemporary innovation, drawing inspiration from iconic structures like Westminster Palace and Big Ben. The design merges these historical influences with parametric architecture, offering panoramic views and serving as a multifunctional hub.
Project name
Arches of time the modern landmark in the heart of london
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Visualization
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Design team
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Interior design
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Client
AI in Practice Competition
Typology
Mixed-Use Development
Ely Cathedral has been awarded the prestigious gold Eco Church Award by the Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK in recognition of their dedication and commitment to taking action on climate change.
Written by
CBG Consultants
Photography
CBG Consultants
This ½-acre natural family garden in North London’s Whetstone is truly a rarity in its seclusion, size and a contemporary naturalistic design, conserving nature and growing purely native plants to sustain broad biodiversity for wildlife and well-being for the owners.
Project name
Whetstone Landscape Garden: An Oasis Of Biodiversity With Native Plants
Landscape Architecture
Mylandscapes LTD
Location
Whetstone North London N20, UK
Photography
Amir Schlezinger
Design team
Amir Schlezinger
Material
Hardwood, reclaimed stone
Typology
Landscape Architecture › Garden
Space innovation studio Jasper Sanders + Partners has reinvented the narrative for premium post-graduate student living, with the completion of a new scheme located at 16-18 Potterrow in Edinburgh for client Curlew Capital.
Project name
16-18 Potterrow
Architecture firm
ADP Architecture
Location
16 –18 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BL, Scotland
Principal architect
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Built area
151 studio apartments, over 500 ft² of amenity provision
Design year
Appointed Q1 2022
Interior design
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Collaborators
Thisis Fresh
Structural engineer
Will Rudd Consultants
Environmental & MEP
KJ Tait Engineers
Lighting
Jasper Sanders + Partners, with Ur-Eka
Construction
Sharkey Construction
Visualization
Jasper Sanders + Partners
Material
Marmoleum, distressed metal, ultra-marine blue, velvet
Status
Complete and operational
Typology
Residential Architecture › Post-grad living development
Connecting with the clients for the third time, following a rooftop at their Barbican penthouse and bespoke planters in the country, we began this voyage to design a modern Japanese garden in the Essex countryside. Returning from Japan, enamoured with its temple gardens, the clients sought a modern-day rendition.
Project name
Modern Japanese Garden Design In The Country
Landscape Architecture
Mylandscapes LTD
Location
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Photography
Marianne Majerus
Design team
Amir Schlezinger
Collaborators
Principal architect: Amir Schlezinger
Material
Balau floating decks, powder-coated planters, sandstone, black & grey granite pavers, basalt solid steps, lighting, irrigation, silver-grey granite gravel, FueraDentro furniture, Viteo furniture, granite rocks, Yorkstone flags
Typology
Public Space › Japanese Garden
