Classic chic
Nicola and Nick Pain were not thinking about moving until they first spotted the Victorian manor that would become their home. ‘We weren’t looking for a new house, but as soon as we saw this place, we...
View ArticleCOURTING THE PAST
Equally loved and loathed, Harvey court – the student accommodation building for gonville and caius college – has been rescued from decline by Levitt Bernstein. A brick behemoth sits on West Road in...
View ArticleDerby car building demonstrations
In Cub Scout packs across the country, there are two common reactions when the annual Pinewood Derby is announced: kids say, “Yay! I get to build a car!» and their parents think, “Huh? I have to build...
View ArticleDownley House
Birds Portchmouth Russem Architects A new building has appeared in the English countryside that seems to be part fortress, part fermentation barrel. Downley House, situated among the gentle, rolling...
View ArticleEARTH BOUND
This is the third in a series of features on alternate building materials. The previous features were on straw bale and mud brick construction. GETTING STARTED Rammed earth is a material I have had...
View ArticleESCAPE ROUTE
«The great advantage of a hotel is that it’s a great refuge from homo life. «Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once sold. And so it is. The hotel offers us an escape from our dally routine – a world...
View ArticleFRAME within the frame
If you’re simply using branches to frame a landscape, or a doorway to frame a portrait, your compositions aren’t realizing their full potential. More complex framing devices can add compositional power...
View ArticleGET THE FULL PICTURE
Can’t get far enough back to get all of a tall building in shot? Stitch together multiple shots to create a ‘tiled’ panorama Checklist What you’ll need Photoshop Elements How long it’ll take 20 minutes...
View ArticleGreen Luxury: Building and Living in an ECO-Friendly Home
Are you torn between building your dream home M I and building a green home? The concept of green living may suggest some degree of JL austerity, but you don’t have to compromise to build an...
View ArticleHaus am Weiberg
UNStudio This latest outing by UNStudio is an ambitious residence located in the semi-rural environs of Weinberg, near Stuttgart, Germany. Although within view of the city and with plenty of...
View ArticleH-House bang by min emerging design group
Located on a site that slopes eight metres from top to bottom, this complex. narrow private house steps up |or flown] in a series of volumes articulated by their materiality Not only was the section...
View ArticleHorniman Museum
With its over-sized, over-stuffed walrus, jellyfish with knotted tendrils, and quirky world music gallery, the Horniman Museum and Gardens is held in real fondness by south Londoners. As well as it...
View ArticleLets see Jerwood Galery
We visit the latest in seaside art offers, this time a Jerwood Gallery designed by Hat Projects for Hastings, that adds to the town’s unique attractions Hastings is eclectic. Topographically and...
View ArticleLog-home: building
Construction Timeline A step-by-step guide to building a log home. BUILDING A LOG HOME is an exciting prospect but can seem a formidable challenge. Once the sequence is revealed, the process seems less...
View ArticleLondon 2012
The London Olympics are under starter’s orders. On 6 July 2005 it was announced in Singapore by the International Olympic Committee that London would host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, from 27 July to...
View ArticleOF WHELKS AND WHIMSY.
With its intricate patterns of beautifully coloured mussels, scallops and oysters, the shell house at Cilwendeg has an irresistible charm. Deep in woodland in West Wales stands a sparkling little...
View ArticleParrish Art Museum
The architectural firm of Herzog and de Meuron, which has now been operating long enough to be almost ‘old guard’, remains nonetheless one of the most reliable sources of original and gently...
View ArticleProject news
De Ceuvel – the Netherlands Neat Amsterdam is a former shipyard that has become a post-industrial wasteland. This disused plot is to be turned into a green oasis housing creative and social...
View ArticleUnlocking a New Design Niche
Founded in 1968 by Conway Wong. Vatord Group of Companies specialises in construction and contracting. manufacturing and supply of building materials and property investment. Vatord has since grown to...
View ArticleWHAT IS HE BUILDING
DOWN THERE? HALFAAMPIESKRAAL IS A WORKING GUEST FARM WHERE SURPRISE IS PART OF THE COLLECTION OF FURNITURE… There’s a farm in the Overberg that never sleeps. It’s always busy there. If the owners...
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