Buildings – Page 113

  • Section through south wing with area of detail shown in red.
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    In detail 21: Novy Dvur Monastery

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    A new monastery has been created for the Cistercian Order from the remains of a derelict Baroque manor house and associated farm buildings.

  • Matthew White's Future House proposal that borrows from dentistry practice and the automotive industry and was submitted into a competition as a story in comic book format.
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    Magpie design

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Architects are stealing from dentists and others for new technology

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    God vs the Devil

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Through the restored Christ Church Spitalfields, the ghost of Hawksmoor is fighting back against ‘satanic’ 21st century development.

  • An interior view of the proposed model. Existing cast-iron columns, timber trusses and wrought iron work will remain intact.
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    Big top at the Roundhouse

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    The Camden venue will reopen in 2005 with a new roof that preserves the original.

  • Friars Halt Studio, Battle, Sussex
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    In detail 20: Friars Halt Studio, Battle, Sussex

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Drawing inspiration from nearby oast houses, the studio comprises a steeply pitched tiled roof over a partially buried brick plinth con-taining a garage. The 5m-high timber roof is distorted towards the north side where a full-height glazed screen opens to the garden.The lower floor has uninsulated load-bearing brick walls ...

  • Reclaimed clay peg tiles, traditional to oast houses, were used on the 5m-high asymmetrical roof.
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    Pitch perfect

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Katherine Pechey looks at the unusual roof structure of Inglis Badrashi’s Sussex garden studio

  • Cold fusion bonding can prevent roof fires.
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    Techbrief

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Chill outSeveral hundred fires every year are caused by hot works, the process of using either a hot air gun, naked flame or a bitumen boiler to fuse water-proofing membranes together in roof construction. In an effort to address this dangerous procedure and reduce the number of fires, Liquid Plastics ...

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    Technicalities: The sheltering

    2004-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Engineers have always had to adapt to the contemporary architectural zeitgeist. A few contribute to the direction things take while most receive and respond to the market forces. The way I think about roofs has changed. I’m unsure if this is insight or if the issues have altered.I used to ...

  • The Weston link can only be seen across the gardens from east Princes Street.
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    The strongest link

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    It may be understated, but the new subterranean link between two major art galleries in Edinburgh is a quiet triumph on all levels

  • The ark is clad with poplar boards, chosen for their blond colour.
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    In detail 19: St Paul Old Ford Church, Bow, London

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    An unused church in Bow has been saved from demolition by the vision of its vicar.

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    Your shout on carbon rules

    2004-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Changes to Part L energy regs need your input

  • The Trumpf Customer & Administration Building is the third phase of Barkow Leibinger's masterplan for the hi-tech machine-tool company.
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    Hive of industry

    2004-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Berlin-based practice Barkow Leibinger is making its name with a series of startling industrial buildings. As David Hills reports, the firm is now competing at the highest level

  • 2 Plantation Place, London
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    In detail 18: 2 Plantation Place, London

    2004-08-13T00:00:00Z

    An 11-storey office building for British Land is the first in the City of London to be approved by building-control officers and insurers using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to determine the extent of fire protection.

  • A chilling reminder of the frequency of on-site accidents.
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    Designers fall short on safety

    2004-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Cut site accidents or face fines, says Katherine Pechey

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    Fire watch

    2004-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The design of buildings, the materials used, the construction and eventual use have always been of prime importance to the fire service. The role of the fire service through statutory consultation and enforcement of primary fire-safety legislation is well documented.

  • Squire & Partners' 35-storey residential scheme is intended to revive the City Road Basin in Islington.
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    First Look: Islingtons high-rise water feature

    2004-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Squire & Partners this week released new images of its 35-storey “Shard-like” tower at one of the last undeveloped waterside sites in central London. A detailed planning application for the tower, at City Road Basin near Angel, has just been submitted to Islington council.

  • The main Seattle library entrance at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street.
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    Toying with Uncle Sam

    2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Rem Koolhaas designs a public library in Seattle and an exclusive Prada shop in Beverly Hills. Both play with ideas of public space, he says. Can he be serious? Kester Rattenbury finds out

  • BBUK partners Harriet Bourne and Jonathan Bell: "The edge we have over architects is that we're able to see beyond the edge of the site."
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    Green-fingered guardians

    2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Landscape architect BBUK’s partners explain how they are nurturing the broader area beyond the architects’ realm.

  • Tonkin Liu's Promenade of Light scheme envisages an avenue of trees that will be lit from above and below and be elevated at either end.
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    First look: New for Old Street

    2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

    Designs by Tonkin Liu to upgrade public spaces on London’s Old Street have won a competition run by the Architecture Foundation. The practice’s “Promenade of Light” scheme beat designs by Alison Brooks Architects, ASC + AWP, Milk Architecture & Design and WaG Architecture to design the £1 million first phase ...

  • The entrance facade to the visitor centre is glazed
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    In detail 17: Metropolitan Cathedral campus, Liverpool

    2004-08-06T00:00:00Z

    A flight of ceremonial steps has been created on the south side of the Metropolitan Cathedral, addressing the Anglican Cathedral at the other end of Hope Street. The public space will be flanked on one side by new offices for hi-tech businesses and by a visitor centre for the cathedral ...