The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Up on the roof: prefabricated rooftop house by Simon Conder
Simon Conder Associates has designed a two-storey 255m² house which sits on top of a three-storey Victorian warehouse in London
Tag: Timber
Black House by AR Design Studio combines Kentish references
Tours of Hastings, Dungeness and Margate informed the assemblage of interlocking forms at this new house in Kent, says Jon Astbury
Campus eye: The Oculus by Berman Guedes Stretton
AJ Specification case study: a new flagship teaching and learning building houses two wings under a dramatic arched roof. Photography by Quintin Lake and Neil Eaton
Cycle complete: new pavilion for Herne Hill Velodrome by Hopkins Architects
A sculptural new timber-framed grandstand has opened at the historic home of UK national track cycling, where there has been a Velodrome since 1891
Reviving Gothic: Winton Chapel, Winchester by Design Engine Architects
A refurbished chapel, with a bold yet referential extension, creates a welcoming space for meetings, concerts or just quiet contemplation at the heart of the University of Winchester
Ghost Barn: Invisible Studio’s workshop in the woods
This ethereal-looking prototyping workshop in Wiltshire was designed by Invisible Studio. With its pared-down, spare aesthetic, its constructional efficiency reflects their approach to design, exploring contingency in the construction process – and using minimal drawings.
Ian Martin: The Woodentops
Ian Martin’s grandiose timber dream is toppled
Alison Brooks designs timber ‘smile’ for London Design Festival
Alison Brooks has designed this banana-like timber structure to sit in the grounds of the Chelsea College of Arts during this September’s London Design Festival