Housing
Bridport House, east London, by Karakusevic Carson Architects
The first social housing block in Hackney for 45 years, Karakusevic Carson’s Bridport House is a rallying cry to get boroughs building
Community in a Cube, Middlehaven, by Fat Architects
Will Alsop’s psychedelic rethink of Middlesbrough’s docklands died away in the cold light of austerity, leaving Fat’s idiosyncratic new apartment building very much out on its own
Peter St John's inspiration: Housing at the Gallaratese Quarter by Aldo Rossi
Aldo Rossi’s Gallaratese housing in Milan showed Peter St John that modern architecture could incorporate classical themes
Drawing board: S333's Old Dairy, Bloomsbury
S333 rethinks the London mews with its terraced housing on the site of a former Express Dairy distribution centre
Grauwaart housing at Leidsche Rijn by Biq and Korth Tielens
New housing at Leidsche Rijn, the Netherlands’ largest Vinex estate, offers an urban counterpoint to the surrounding development
Julian Lewis’s inspiration: the 1960 Olympic Village, Rome
Julian Lewis of East looks to the outskirts of Rome for an example of rich urban placemaking
Rue du Cendrier housing by Sergison Bates and Jean-Paul Jaccaud
Sergison Bates has teamed up with Swiss architect Jean-Paul Jaccaud to create a Geneva social housing project that resolves a long-standing urban fault
WohnWerk, Basel, by Christ & Gantenbein
A scheme that combines live and work space for a community of adults with learning difficulties invests archetypal building types with a high level of specificity
The Long House, Norfolk, by Hopkins Architects
Close to the Norfolk coast, The Long House is the latest holiday home for Living Architecture
Redbridge Welcome Centre by Peter Barber Architects
The open-plan layout of Peter Barber’s centre for the homeless in Ilford, east London, creates a lively atmosphere conducive to getting things done
Peabody Avenue social housing in Pimlico, London, by Haworth Tompkins
A new social housing scheme in central London for Peabody marks a deliberate move away from novelty in favour of longevity
Cany Ash’s Inspiration: Unité d’Habitation, France
The co-founder of Ash Sakula Architects reveals the enduring impact of Le Corbusier’s town in the sky on her work
Jonathan Woolf’s inspiration: Mies van der Rohe's Krefeld villas, Germany
For architect Jonathan Woolf, Mies van der Rohe’s Krefeld villas offered a masterclass in how to approach the design of his own Brick Leaf House
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Solid, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Tony Fretton Architects
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Stratford High Street
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Park Hill estate, Sheffield, by Hawkins Brown with Studio Egret West
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Wardroper House by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects and Arch Street by S333, Elephant & Castle, south London
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Anne Mews housing in Barking by AHMM and Maccreanor Lavington
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One Hyde Park, London, by Rogers Stirk Harbour
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Sergison Bates’ inspiration: Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire
Single family homes
The Dune House, Thorpeness by Jarmund Vigsnæs Architects
The latest holiday home for Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project sits well with the maverick whimsy of this Suffolk seaside village
Shingle House, Dungeness, by Nord
The windswept and unworldly coastal settlement of Dungeness provides the location for Living Architecture’s second holiday home.
Evelyn Street, London, by Hugh Strange Architects
Hugh Strange’s Deptford family house creates a multi-layered drama out of its enclosed site
Stable Acre house by David Kohn Architects
David Kohn’s Norfolk home for gallery owner Stuart Shave represents a perfect marriage of architectural and human concerns
Pull House in Vermont by Procter Rihl
Procter Rihl’s Pull House sits amid the maple trees of rural New England and creates an architecture to match the region’s progressive politics.
Bateman’s Row House by Theis Khan Architects
Combining homes, an office and a gallery, this east London building near Shoreditch High Street revels in setting up rules and then breaking them
James Gorst works with the lie of the land
In a corner of Suffolk increasingly dominated by lavish second homes, James Gorst has created a modest residence in keeping with its context
Prospect House, Sion Hill, Bath, by Dow Jones
A striking zinc skin fitted over an eighties house in Bath demonstrates the architectural possibilities of refurb over new build
Manor Farm Barns conversion by Jonathan Hendry Architects
Planning consent for a conversion of Lincolnshire farm buildings into a live/work development was given on condition that it was fully carbon neutral
Jonathan Woolf Architects and Bharat Patel: Painted House, London
Two semi-detached houses have been comprehensively restructured to create an engaging single dwelling for an extended family
