Housing

Building Studies

Building Study: Signal Townhouses, Greenwich, by AHMM

2018-08-02T06:00:00Z

The stereotype of back-to-back housing as cramped and poorly lit is overturned by a thoughtfully designed scheme

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Building Study: Alto private rental scheme, London, by Flanagan Lawrence

2018-07-12T06:00:00Z

On a vast regeneration site in Wembley, Quintain is building what it hopes will be the UK’s largest build-to-rent scheme

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Building Study: Bourne Estate, London, by Matthew Lloyd Architects

2018-06-25T06:00:00Z

Matthew Lloyd’s clever remodelling of an inner London estate shows the value of high-quality healthy communal space

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Building Study: BBC TV Centre, London, by AHMM

2018-02-28T07:00:00Z

The iconic home of television has been given a new lease of life as housing, offices - and studios. Ike Ijeh tunes in

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Building Study: Gasholders King's Cross, London, by Wilkinson Eyre

2018-02-14T07:00:00Z

Can shoe-horning luxury homes into three Victorian gasholders successfully combine industrial history with contemporary design, asks Ike Ijeh

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Richard Cottrell's inspiration: Unité d’habitation de Briey, France

2017-12-11T07:00:00Z

Richard Cottrell and Brian Vermeulen set up their practice after working together on the restoration of the Briey Unité

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Building Study: Pinnacle N10, Muswell Hill, by pH+

2017-12-06T07:00:00Z

This scheme on a narrow, sloping site in north London shows how awkward little corners could help tackle the capital’s housing shortage says Ike Ijeh

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Chris Loyn's inspiration: Fallingwater, Pennsylvania

2017-11-10T07:00:00Z

The relationship of Fallingwater to the landscape was a powerful influence on Chris Loyn despite never visting the house

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Building Study: Tapestry Building, King's Cross, by Níall McLaughlin Architects

2017-10-23T06:00:00Z

Níall McLaughlin turns a site’s infrastructure constraints to his advantage to create a richly ornamented terracotta residential block crowned with a stunning ‘square in the air’.

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Annalie Riches' inspiration: Park Hill, Sheffield

2017-10-06T06:00:00Z

Park Hill sparked Sheffield student Annalie Riches’ interest in designing social housing. Now Mikhail Riches is working on phase 2 of its refurbishment