Will Jones
Building StudyThe Pines Calyx - curvy carbon-neutral conferencing
The Pines Calyx building in Dover, designed by Helionix Designs, is the most sustainable conference and events venue in the UK. With energy consumption figures attached
NewsBennetts Associates Architects' Wessex Water HQ reviewed
Will Jones returns to a landmark sustainable building, Wessex Water Operations Centre at Claverdon Down, Bath, and reveals the post-occupation data for the scheme
NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley Studios' Heelis HQ for the National Trust, Swindon
How a sustainable agenda and low-tech design made for an eco-conscious building
TechnicalAbito microflat is boxing clever
Building Design Partnership has created a block of high-tech microflats in Manchester using tunnel form techniques. To save time, prefabricated pods with 95% of key services slot into the centre
TechnicalModular roofing made easy
Bus shelters are just the beginning for Bryden Wood Associates’ clip-on roof cassettes.
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Up, up and away
The Serpentine Pavilion, always a chance to show off, is this year an ethereal balloon — light enough to float yet structurally robust. Will Jones explains how Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond did it