Buildings – Page 6
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London
Carl Turner tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how he won the biggest project of his career – and then had to design it a nerve-wracking three times
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
In its time it has embodied more than one archetype of the City office block, from 1950s solid sandstone to 1980s high-tech glass and steel
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Building StudyBuilding Study: The Ray, Farringdon, by AHMM
Paying close attention to its 19th-century context has created an office with character, says Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Boulevard Theatre, Soho
Thomas Lane finds out how Soda Studio turned tricks with a tiny space to create a supremely flexible theatre
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Pitzhanger Manor, London
How Julian Harrap Architects and Jestico & Whiles recreated a bit of Soane bling at his grade I-listed country house
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Windermere Jetty Museum, Cumbria, by Carmody Groarke
Carmody Groarke’s museum joyfully embodies and integrates with the romantic landscape and local vernacular of the Lakes
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Royal College of Pathologists, London, by Bennetts Associates
The architect had the rare opportunity to tackle a venerable typology - and has produced a virtuoso building, says Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Floating church, London
Denizen Works explains how VW Campervans and an organ bellows inspired a highly unusual place of worship
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Dancy House, Marlborough, by Allies and Morrison
This block for Marlborough College is a perfect compromise between the school’s rarefied idyll and the practice’s trademark contemporary aesthetic
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre, Cambridge
Haworth Tompkins’ new theatre is a virtuoso performance, with an inspired and highly innovative glulam diagrid ceiling
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Building StudyAgeing gracefully: Restorations which retain historical decay
Ike Ijeh on projects that have preserved the damage caused by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Alexandra Palace Theatre, London
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ restoration applies the principle of arrested decay with technical ingenuity and visual conviction
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Clapham School, London, by Cottrell and Vermeulen
Cottrell and Vermeulen’s school extension takes inspiration from its unusual art deco setting
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Blackfriars Circus, London, by Maccreanor Lavington
It does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London’s architectural heritage
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Welsh Streets, Liverpool, by MCAU
This radical build-to-rent scheme encourages community and provides a blueprint for other developers
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Charlie Bigham’s, Somerset, by Feilden Fowles
Ike Ijeh on a winning recipe for that most functional of building types: the food production plant
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Coal Drops Yard, London, by Heatherwick Studio
The retail hub revels in the idiosyncrasies of its original Victorian warehouse architecture, says Ike Ijeh
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TechnicalTechnical Study: The Gantry, Here East, London
Hawkins Brown has created a colourful new hub for artists using the open source WikiHouse construction system
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TechnicalTechnical Study: Royal Opera House, London
Stanton Williams’ revamp of the Royal Opera House opens up the building to make it more accessible as a public space
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Building StudyBuilding Study: South London Gallery, by 6a architects
At a derelict fire station, 6a architects has created a sleek contemporary exhibition space while skilfully reawakening the building’s layered past