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30-06-2021

Architect Amos Goldreich has designed an extension for a “House for a Gardener” in Stroud Green, London

London-based architect Amos Goldreich has recently designed an extension to a home for a couple in the capital, one of whom is an experienced gardener. The greatest challenge consisted of maintaining plenty of space for the garden, which the client has lovingly tended for nearly thirty years. The trick that made this possible was the creation of a winter greenhouse within the interior spaces, thus establishing a visual relationship with the plants from every single room on the ground floor. The kitchen saw the most dramatic changes from the extension, with Goldreich opting to characterise it with long, exposed oak-clad beams, creating a sense of continuity between the original spaces and the new additions. In doing so, he made the renovation work seamless and imperceptible, satisfying the clients, who hope to be able to live in the house for at least another thirty years.

14-06-2021

Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace has opened its doors

On May 19, London’s Serpentine Galleries have reopened their spaces to the public and on June 11, the Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, opened its doors. It is the 20th pavilion of the famous gallery which, for this edition, extends out to the city with four installations placed in different neighbourhoods across London, recognisable as four fragments of the pavilion.

02-06-2021

Sir David Adjaye OBE receives 2021 Royal Gold Medal

On May 26, in a virtual ceremony, architect David Adjaye OBE received the Royal Gold Medal, the most important British award handed out annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

19-04-2021

The Serpentine Gallery reopens and Counterspace designs the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion

London’s Serpentine Gallery will be opening to the public again on May 19 with a major retrospective of the work of British-Ghanian photographer James Barnor and the first solo exhibition outside the US by New York painter Jennifer Packer. The 2021 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Counterspace, the architectural studio directed by Sumayya Vally, is scheduled to open on June 11.

16-04-2021

31/44 Architects: Corner House in Peckham, London

31/44 Architects mend tears in the urban fabric and increase the density of cities with incremental actions on small, underused and neglected plots of land. After the Red House in East Dulwich, London, the studio has built Corner House in Peckham, recovering and expanding another end-of-terrace property.

19-02-2021

Live the life of a dandy at Goddard Littlefair’s Mayfair Townhouse in London

In London, Goddard Littlefair has completed a hospitality project involving seven listed Georgian buildings, all lovingly restored based on their historical setting, namely the dandyish design inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

05-02-2021

McAslan’s King’s Cross Station in steel and glass panels

London’s King’s Cross Station has been refurbished with the specific aim of modernising and expanding it with a grandiose glass and steel mantle-style roof which stretches over the exterior square.

21-01-2021

The Teeter-Totter Wall is Beazley Design of the Year 2020 – The Design Museum

The "Teeter-Totter Wall", a temporary installation designed by architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello with Colectivo Chopeke on the wall erected along the border between Mexico and the United States, has been named Beazley Design of the Year 2020. This is the thirteenth edition of the award presented by the London Design Museum. The winners announced on January 19 also include the 3D rendering of SARS-CoV-2 created by Alissa Eckert (MSMI) and Dan Higgins (MAMS). The winner in the architecture category is the Social Design Collaborative’s ModSkool in India.