Technical Feature – Page 8
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TechnicalStoke-on-Trent Bus Station by Grimshaw Architects
Grimshaw has created a graceful, curving bus station in Stoke-on-Trent that might just become a flagship for the city centre’s regeneration
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TechnicalUCL Academy, Swiss Cottage School by Penoyre & Prasad
Concrete creates a strong civic presence at two north London schools, while quietly working to reduce energy use within
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TechnicalHeathrow Terminal 2 by Luis Vidal
Luis Vidal’s £2.5bn Heathrow Terminal 2 is set to transform the passenger experience — thanks in part to its majestic undulating roof
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TechnicalBude barn refurbishment, Devon, by Feilden Fowles
An old barn made of a patchwork of materials called for an energy-efficient extension
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TechnicalSt Paul's School, London by Nicholas Hare
Architectural standards were slipping at the 500-year-old St Paul’s School in London, but the elegant exposed interiors and concrete colonnades of Nicholas Hare’s new science building augur well for the future
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TechnicalVilla Verde housing, Chile by Elemental
A large-scale housing scheme uses “base builds” that allow residents to expand their own living areas
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TechnicalHow we cracked it: Fishbourne Quay by The Manser Practice
The Manser Practice explain how they overcame the challenges of building an industrial site in a flood plain
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TechnicalPaul Smith shopfront by 6a Architects
A retail project cleverly blends the Mayfair streetscape with the client’s own brand identity
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TechnicalMerkem community centre by Rapp & Rapp
Dutch architect gives Belgian village a new focal point
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TechnicalTree-crown research tower, Kaiserslautern by Kirchspitz Architects
The timber tower allows access to dense habitat with as little disturbance as possible
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TechnicalProduct spotlight: Brick bird and bat boxes
Bird Brick Houses provide a discreet solution for enhancing a building’s biodiversity
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TechnicalHotel at Djurgården, Stockholm by Johan Celsing
The pine facade of this elegant 48-room hotel references the old boat workshops of the Swedish capital
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TechnicalSorø Art Museum by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
Brick shingle cladding gives a rich materiality to the walls and roofs of a new extension
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TechnicalProduct spotlight: Architectural Mesh
Two examples of metallic mesh used in a Munich church and Chipperfield’s Hamburg cocktail bar
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TechnicalCooking school in ancient slaughterhouse by Sol89
A distinctive ceramic tiled roof links this refurbished building into its historic hill-town surroundings
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TechnicalSt Luke’s Mews house, London by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Central timber and concrete staircase transforms home for submariner
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TechnicalHow the new Part L will affect architects
Hilson Moran’s director of sustainability Chris Birch breaks down some of the key changes coming in the new Part L
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TechnicalSallymount Terrace, Dublin by Ryan W. Kennihan Architects
A timber-shuttered kitchen extension provides a confident counterpoint to a Georgian townhouse in Dublin
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TechnicalOrchard Spa by De Matos Ryan
Pool structure for holiday home development reflects the site’s industrial heritage
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TechnicalEurostars Book Hotel by Capella Garcia Arquitectura and Schmid Architekten
Inventive use of glass fibre reinforced concrete has allowed a Munich hotel to indulge its literary leanings