Latest Technical Case Studies – Page 4

  • A deep canopy and colonnade are wrapped around the new museum
    Technical

    Voorlinden museum by Kraaijvanger Architects

    2016-11-08T07:00:00Z

    The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports

  • Exposed concrete columns
    Technical

    Herdernstrasse apartments, Zurich

    2016-10-31T06:00:00Z

    Lütjens Padmanabhan tackles a complex urban condition with a residential block that embraces modern and classical influences, writes Hugh Strange

  • The former main pool hall has been restored into a soaring, multi-purpose space
    Technical

    Poplar Baths by Pringle Richards Sharratt

    2016-10-19T07:30:00Z

    Poplar Baths in London’s East End is a historic example of state architecture used to improve public health. But to preserve this listed building, the project team had to demolish part of it and rebuild through a PPP agreement

  • 771_Goede_Doelen_Loterijen_N197
    Technical

    Goede Doelen Loterijen by Benthem Crouwel Architects

    2016-10-14T09:52:00Z

    Once completed, the new home of the biggest lottery charity in the Netherlands will be the first refurbished office building in Amsterdam to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding

  • The Smile
    Technical

    Is hardwood the future of timber construction?

    2016-09-16T07:00:00Z

    As Alison Brooks Architects’ gravity-defying installation at the London Design Festival shows off the structural benefits of cross-laminated hardwood, Amanda Birch examines the growing uptake of CLT solutions

  • Eastern cemetry, Malmo
    Technical

    Eastern Cemetery, Malmö, by Johan Celsing

    2016-09-01T07:00:00Z

    Modernist architect Sigurd Lewerentz worked on the Swedish city’s cemetery for more than half a century. Now Johan Celsing has meticulously restored the canopies to two of its chapels

  • The new, brick-clad crematorium at  Stockholm’s Woodland cemetery, now a Unesco World Heritage Site
    Technical

    Interview: Johan Celsing

    2016-09-01T07:00:00Z

    The architect behind the restoration of the Malmö chapels, talks about following in the footsteps of Sigurd Lewerentz and the importance of ‘robust’ architecture

  • ThomsonAdsett concept home
    Technical

    Smart floors: Step-by-step care

    2016-08-19T07:00:00Z

    Sensor technology embedded in floors could be about to revolutionise patient monitoring in elderly care and dementia homes

  • One Carter Lane
    Technical

    Wellbeing registration: Europe's first project

    2016-07-19T09:52:00Z

    There is now an international standard for measuring how a building impacts on its users’ health and wellbeing. Ike Ijeh looks at how Studio Ben Allen Architects’ One Carter Lane became the first European project to receive the accreditation

  • Senate House
    Technical

    Senate House north block by Mace and Rock Townsend

    2016-07-15T06:00:00Z

    A Mace-led team has turned the north end of Senate House into a light-filled learning space and glazed courtyard for the School of Oriental and African Studies

  • Knut Hjeltnes
    Technical

    House Bøe Møller, Norway, by Knut Hjeltnes Arkitekter

    2016-06-30T08:00:00Z

    Knut Hjeltnes’ single-storey house in Oslo, Norway, continues the architect’s experimentation with materials and succeeds in creating spatial variety despite its simple plan

  • Knut Hjeltnes
    Technical

    Interview: Knut Hjeltnes

    2016-06-30T08:00:00Z

    Following the success of his House Bøe Møller in Oslo, architect Knut Hjeltnes discusses his architectural position on creating houses that are materially rich but that always keep the focus on the occupant

  • British Airway i360
    Technical

    The i360 tower by Marks Barfield Architects

    2016-06-17T08:00:00Z

    The £46 milllion i360 tower in Brighton may claim accolades of being the tallest moving observation tower, the first vertical cable car and the world’s most slender tower, but the execution of its design and build is the real talking point

  • David Attenborough Building by Nicholas Hare Architects
    Technical

    David Attenborough Building by Nicholas Hare Architects

    2016-05-13T08:00:00Z

    Nicholas Hare Architects has preserved the integrity of the original Arup Associates brutalist Cambridge landmark while ensuring the radical remodelling works well for its new users. Becoming an exemplar of sustainability was something it took in its stride

  • Oranjeboomstraat
    Technical

    Oranjeboomstraat, Rotterdam, by Hans van der Heijden

    2016-04-28T08:00:00Z

    Hans van der Heijden’s housing scheme on the Oranjeboomstraat avenue in Rotterdam rekindles the tightly built, historic parcelling of the Feijenoord district, while bringing a new typology to the area

  • Hans van der Heijden
    Technical

    Interview: Hans van der Heijden

    2016-04-28T08:00:00Z

    Fresh from his Oranjeboomstraat housing scheme, architect Hans van der Heijden discusses with Hugh Strange his relationship with Dutch architectural culture and bringing traditional style to a modern market

  • Biot A Lab
    Technical

    Reinventing the green wall

    2016-04-15T08:00:00Z

    A new bio-receptive concrete panelling system could mean urban green walls that don’t need expensive maintenance and provide a better environment for plants too

  • Virtual reality headset
    Technical

    Virtual reality: A whole new world

    2016-03-18T07:00:00Z

    Convincing virtual reality used to be the stuff of science fiction but now the technology is catching up. With Oculus Rift and PlayStation releasing home devices, VR is finally going mainstream. Could it be a useful tool for architects?

  • Sculptor
    Technical

    Sculpture workshop by Gijs De Cock, Freek Dendooven and Peter Van Gelder

    2016-02-29T08:00:00Z

    A trio of young Belgian architects has designed work and living spaces for a local sculptor in Mariakerke, East Flanders, which share a design flow and innovative material palette. Hugh Strange reports

  • Arup
    Technical

    Technical: Seeing the light

    2016-02-19T08:00:00Z

    Research has shown the effects that the brightness and colour of indoor lighting can have on personal wellbeing and performance, which could impact on the way interior architects are expected to approach new designs. Amanda Birch reports