Refurbishment – Page 4
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TechnicalThe Woodspeen, West Berkshire by Softroom
The extension to this 1827 Victorian pub relies on natural materials, including its distinctive thatched roof, to complement the original building, despite its noteworthy design
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TechnicalCEIP 215 school, Girona, Spain by H Arquitectes
This refurbishment of a 1980s school in the small Catalonian village of Vidreres prioritises durable, low-cost construction while instilling a greater sense of space that values daylighting and a stronger relationship with the outdoors
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TechnicalLondon Business School by Sheppard Robson
Sheppard Robson’s partial conversion of the Westminster Register Office complex includes a glazed link building for the entrance
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TechnicalInstitution of Structural Engineering by Hugh Broughton Architects
Hugh Broughton and Expedition Engineering have turned an awkwardly shaped existing office building in Clerkenwell into a showcase of structural innovation
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TechnicalNuno Graca Moura Rural House Refurbishment, Portugal
Turning former farm buildings into a hotel manages to retain their original identity, says Hugh Strange
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TechnicalLogements Sociaux Experimenteaux, Paris
Hugh Strange reviews Babled Nouvet Reynaud Architectes’ design for an energy-efficient apartment block that’s leading the way to low emissions in the French capital
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TechnicalTownhouse by Brendan Woods and Andrew Houlton
The reworking of an 1840 house in Greenwich has radically reconfigured the building’s relationship with both its basement and garden, while while adding a new layer of sophistication
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TechnicalVictorian terraced house renovation in Dublin by Donal Colfer Architects
Architect updates Victorian house with concrete mullions, walnut fittings and polished plaster
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TechnicalRoyal Academy Keeper’s House by Long & Kentish Architects
Rethinking circulation gives the RA’s historic facilities a new openness
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Building StudyAlex Monroe Studio by DSDHA
Despite planners’ initial objections, DSDHA’s complex zinc facade for a jeweller’s studio meshes comfortably with the urban patchwork of its London neighbours
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Building StudyGreat Northern Hotel refurbishment by Dexter Moren and Archer Humphryes
Lewis Cubitt’s Great Northern Hotel has been rescued from the shadow of St Pancras thanks to a flamboyant refurbishment
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TechnicalLe Lignon apartment complex by Jean-Paul Jaccaud Architectes
The architect is improving the thermal performance of a large development outside Geneva
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TechnicalRoyal Society of Arts refurbishment by Matthew Lloyd Architects
Matthew Lloyd Architects has remodelled the Adam brothers’ Great Room for modern use
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TechnicalHouse extension in Mortsel, Belgium, by Bovenbouw Architectuur
The architect has built a mirror image of an existing house on this project near Antwerp
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TechnicalHouse in Cadaques, Spain
Sergison Bates Architects has created, alongside local architect Liebman Villavecchia, a house nestled within the intimate streets of Cadaqués, Spain
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TechnicalWaltham Forest College by Richard Hopkinson Architects and Platform 5 Architects
Richard Hopkinson and Platform 5 Architects have completed a £3 million refurbishment of Waltham Forest College, breathing new life into an existing 1930s building to create new formal and informal education and meeting areas.
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TechnicalVictory House, London by Ben Adams Architects
Ben Adams Architects has transformed an anonymous office building at the northern end of Tottenham Court Road with a series of subtle interventions.
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TechnicalLinlithgow Burgh Halls in West Lothian, Scotland, by Malcolm Fraser Architects
Architect completes refurbishment and extension of community halls in West Lothian
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TechnicalWatergate Farm, North Oxfordshire by James Gorst Architects
James Gorst Architects has completed the first phase of a project set around a courtyard on a farm in north Oxfordshire.
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Building StudyLooking forward to a retrofit future
Retrofitting meets the challenge of improving energy efficiency in existing stock, as Penoyre & Prasad’s refurb of a 1990s house in London shows