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Architecture for London extends and refurbishes Edwardian terrace into low energy home

Avontuura

MAY 24, 2022

Low Energy House Architect: Architecture for LondonLocation: London, EnglandType: RenovationYear: 2022Images: Lorenzo Zandri, Christian Brailey The following description is courtesy of the architects. An Edwardian terrace in Muswell Hill was extended and refurbished to create a comfortable, low energy house.

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Architecture for London creates demountable wood interior for Present & Correct store

Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Local studio Architecture for London has designed an interior for stationery store Present & Correct in London , which features gridded joinery and draws on "wunderkammer" cabinets of curiosities. However, budgetary constraints meant that Architecture for London couldn't use hardwood for the joinery.

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Architecture for London completes refurbishment and extension of Grade II listed villa in Islington, London

Avontuura

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This Grade II listed villa in London was extended and refurbished to create a home with generous spaces for gathering and family life. The post Architecture for London completes refurbishment and extension of Grade II listed villa in Islington, London appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Architecture For London adds light-filled extension to Victorian Hackney home

Deezen

APRIL 18, 2023

Limestone and oak are among the materials used in this extension that local studio Architecture For London designed to add a contemporary twist to a Victorian house in Hackney. The post Architecture For London adds light-filled extension to Victorian Hackney home appeared first on Dezeen.

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Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home

Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2022

Wood, stone and lime plaster pervade the minimal interior of this energy-saving home in Muswell Hill that Architecture for London has created for its founder, Ben Ridley. Read: Architecture for London builds one house extension in slate and another in brick. Ben Ridley set up Architecture for London in 2009.

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Gingerbread City is back at London's Museum of Architecture just in time for the holiday rush

Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A homespun holiday tradition has returned to London’s Museum of Architecture for the fifth consecutive year with a tasty new selection of sweet entries from some of the industry’s biggest names.

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Architecture for London uses stone to give house extension "a sense of permanence"

Deezen

MAY 15, 2022

Architecture for London has used a palette of stone , concrete and wood to create this monolithic rear extension to a house in Islington, which features a small arched entrance for the owner's cat. Architecture for London has extended a house in Islington. Large oak-framed windows are set into the elevation.

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A Bermuda Vibe and Feng Shui Principles Influence Scheme for City of London Insurance Company by Align Design and Architecture

Archinect

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Align Design and Architecture has completed a high-spec 11,000 sq ft scheme for a leading global insurance company, high up in a glass-and-steel tower in the heart of the City of London.

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Pews and Perches enliven London's Royal Docks for London Festival of Architecture

Deezen

JUNE 24, 2022

Tactile papercrete stools and a bench that symbolises rising sea levels are among the seating that has been installed throughout the Royal Docks for the London Festival of Architecture. A Cautionary Bench/Mark by architecture firm Andre Kong Studio serves as a comment on rising sea levels.

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Low Energy House by Architecture for London

Archinect

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This project aims to be an exemplar for the sustainable refurbishment of a typical terraced home in London, with a constrained budget. Energy requirements are reduced dramatically by insulating, triple-glazing and improving airtightness. New additions include a rear extension and a loft conversion.

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Low Energy House by Architecture for London | Living space

Architonic

MARCH 15, 2022

As the home of Ben Ridley, Director at Architecture for London, this project aims to be an exemplar for the sustainable refurbishment of a typical terraced home in London, with a constrained budget. Energy requirements are reduced dramatically by insulating, triple-glazing, and improving airtightness.

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Holborn Viaduct by PLP Architecture future London HQ for Hogan Lovells

aasarchitecture

APRIL 6, 2022

PLP Architecture has designed a new office building that will sit adjacent to the Grade II listed Holborn Viaduct, marking a gateway to the Cultural Mile and significantly enhancing the public realm and pedestrian connectivity. Image © PLP Architecture. Image © PLP Architecture. Source and images Courtesy of PLP Architecture.

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architecture for london refurbishes typical edwardian house into low-energy space

designboom

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

the house aims to exemplify the sustainable refurbishment of a typical terraced home in london, with a constrained budget. The post architecture for london refurbishes typical edwardian house into low-energy space appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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These are the 16 London home renovations competing for the Don’t Move, Improve! 2024 grand prize

Archinect

APRIL 19, 2024

New London Architecture ’s group of 16 shortlisted entries for the 2024 Don’t Move, Improve! 2024 is an extraordinary showcase of innovation and creativity, offering a unique resource for Londoners who want to reimagine their living spaces and keep calling their neighbourhoods home.

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New architecture and design competitions: British Museum Western Range, Built by New York, Future School for Ukraine, and London Design Summit

Archinect

MAY 11, 2024

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 2, 2024

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Frida Escobedo to receive the third Charlotte Perriand Award

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Bestowed by the Créateurs Design Association and named after the groundbreaking French designer, the accolade is given to architects who have "pushed the boundaries of the design and architecture landscape, inspiring innovation, and challenging conventional norms."

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Gingerbread City is back with sweet architectural designs in London and New York

Archinect

DECEMBER 11, 2023

London's Museum of Architecture has revealed the 2023 slate of participating design firms in its annual Gingerbread City exhibition, along with an expanded American component taking place in New York City through the end of the holiday season.

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'Dynamic and varied' hybrid composition wins 2023 Architecture Drawing Prize

Archinect

JANUARY 30, 2024

‘(Re)membering the See Monster’ has been named as the overall winner of the 2023 Architecture Drawing Prize. The 2023 edition of the Architecture Drawing Prize attracted a record 250 submissions from around the world, with three winners crowned at the recent World Architecture Festival in Singapore.

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2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist announced for UK’s best new building

Archinect

JULY 21, 2022

Among the projects vying for the award are a college in Scotland, a school in London, and a library in Cambridge. “From major capital city regeneration programs to new visions for higher education, they all share the ambition to deliver generous architecture fit for a low-carbon future.”

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An Edwardian terrace house refurbished as a sleek, energy-saving abode in London

Archinect

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

British firm Architecture for London has recently completed the extension and refurbishment of a traditional Edwardian terrace house into a modern, energy-efficient home. The project’s embodied energy and energy in-use were taken into heavy consideration. The home was extended via a rear extension and a loft conversion.

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Emil Eve Architects brightens London house with terracotta tile-clad extensions

Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London , adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. Other examples from its portfolio include a timber-framed extension to a Victorian house in south London and a monochromatic loft extension in east London.

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Six opportunities in the interior design industry on Dezeen Jobs

Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

View more jobs in the US › Trade sales account manager at Swyft Home Swyft Home is hiring a trade sales account manager to join its office in Farringdon, London. View more design jobs › Interior design assistant at Peacock & Family Peacock and Family has a vacancy for an interior design assistant to join its team in London.

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Don't Move, Improve! unveils London's best house renovations of 2024

Deezen

APRIL 19, 2024

A dwelling with a "tin hat" by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition. Cairn made the 2024 shortlist for this extension made of low-carbon cement. The shortlist for Don't Move, Improve!

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News: These are the 16 London home renovations competing for the Don’t Move, Improve! 2024 grand prize

Bustler

APRIL 18, 2024

New London Architecture ’s group of 16 shortlisted entries for the 2024 Don’t Move, Improve! 2024 is an extraordinary showcase of innovation and creativity, offering a unique resource for Londoners who want to reimagine their living spaces and keep calling their neighbourhoods home.”

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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' plans for "London's lowest whole-life carbon high-rise"

Deezen

MAY 2, 2024

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the approval of Foster + Partners' 18 Blackfriars Road development in London. UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for 18 Blackfriars Road, a development that will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper.

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Eight architectural assistant roles featured on Dezeen Jobs

Deezen

APRIL 3, 2024

We've selected eight opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs for architecture graduates, including positions at Holland Harvey , Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects and Holloway Li. Part 1 architectural assistant at Ashton Architecture Ashton Architecture is looking for a Part 1 architectural assistant to join its team in London.

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In North London, a Victorian terrace with an angular glass extension asks for £2m

The Spaces

APRIL 26, 2024

Russian For Fish revamped this Victorian terrace in North London’s leafy Stoke Newington , giving it an angular glass rear extension and tactile material palette. The architects designed a wraparound extension to the rear of the London property with pitched glazing and concrete flooring that carries through into the landscaped garden.

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News: RIBA honors Royal Gold Medalist Lesley Lokko in London ceremony

Bustler

MAY 1, 2024

Lesley Lokko formally received the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects headquarters in London today.

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Eight homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light

Deezen

MAY 5, 2024

Below are eight examples that showcase the versatility of internal openings and partitions, ranging from a colourful home extension featuring playful, circular windows in London to an open-plan kitchen punctuated with brass-lined portals in Toronto.

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"London's lowest whole-life carbon high-rise" by Foster + Partners receives planning approval

Deezen

MAY 1, 2024

UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for office and residential development 18 Blackfriars Road, which the studio claims will be net-zero carbon. Located on a two-acre brownfield site in London 's Bankside, 18 Blackfriars Road will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper.

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News: New architecture and design competitions: British Museum Western Range, Built by New York, Future School for Ukraine, and London Design Summit

Bustler

MAY 10, 2024

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

Restoration

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

Deezen

MAY 6, 2024

Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. Wooden seating is provided in an adjacent atrium Elements of the shop's design are informed by European modernist architecture.

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Old and New Unite in This 18th-Century London Townhouse Listed for £4.5M

Dwell

APRIL 26, 2024

Photo courtesy of Wilfords London Original details abound throughout the interiors, including the wide-plank hardwood floors and marble fireplace in the ground-floor dining area. Dating back to 1710, the Grade II–listed residence was once home to a builder working on Kensington Palace—and it pairs period details with a sleek glass addition.

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

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