Jon Astbury

Courtyard acts as “spatial and emotional nucleus” of Indian house by Renesa

November 20, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Sweeping concrete and brick walls wrap a circular, water-filled courtyard at the heart of The Sanctum, a low-slung home in Punjab, India, designed by local architecture studio Renesa. Spread across a three-acre site in Amritsar, the 1,115-square-metre dwelling comprises a cluster of geometric volumes formed with red brick and concrete. The Sanctum’s circular courtyard and

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Courtyard acts as “spatial and emotional nucleus” of Indian house by Renesa

November 20, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Sweeping concrete and brick walls wrap a circular, water-filled courtyard at the heart of The Sanctum, a low-slung home in Punjab, India, designed by local architecture studio Renesa. Spread across a three-acre site in Amritsar, the 1,115-square-metre dwelling comprises a cluster of geometric volumes formed with red brick and concrete. The Sanctum’s circular courtyard and

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BLUE Architecture Studio converts historic Yangzhou district into sprawling hotel

November 19, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A cluster of new and old buildings in the ancient centre of Yangzhou, China, has been stitched together into a hotel complex by local firms BLUE Architecture Studio and the Urban Architecture Lab at Southeast University. Named Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling, the project is one of several undertaken as part of an urban renewal program

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De Rosee Sa embraces “quietness and subtlety” for The Cornwall Retreat

November 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio De Rosee Sa has completed a house in Cornwall, UK, with barn-like volumes and natural materials that draw on the surrounding coastal landscape. Named The Cornwall Retreat, the home was created for a family of keen surfers on a cliff edge overlooking the sea on the county’s north coast. London and Lisbon-based De

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Wright & Wright adds “calm and confident” extension to University of Oxford library

November 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford’s Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. Named The Spencer Building, the 479-square-metre extension consolidates the library’s collection of rare manuscripts and books into a single home, while providing reading spaces and step-free access. The Spencer Building

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“Quiet but powerful” home in Melbourne references temple architecture

November 16, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Frameless expanses of glazing break up the monolithic, angular volumes of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth. Named Temple House, the single-storey home was designed by J Kidman Architecture for a family of five on a deep and

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“Quiet but powerful” home in Melbourne references temple architecture

November 16, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Frameless expanses of glazing break up the monolithic, angular volumes of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth. Named Temple House, the single-storey home was designed by J Kidman Architecture for a family of five on a deep and

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Besley & Spresser clads Sydney Harbour pavilion with oyster shell terrazzo

November 15, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Bespoke terrazzo tiles made using the shells of local rock oysters clad this collonaded pavilion on Sydney’s waterfront, designed by local architecture studio Besley & Spresser. Named Pier Pavilion, the structure forms part of the regeneration of the western edge of Sydney’s harbour in Bangaroo, addressing a lack of non-commercial, sheltered public spaces in the

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Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling

November 13, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A curved, timber-lined ceiling shelters the fully-glazed living spaces of Harvest House, the extension and renovation of a worker’s cottage in Australia by architecture studio Cera Stribley for its founder. The extension, which was recently been shortlisted in the house extension category of Dezeen Awards 2025, was designed for Cera Stribley founder Chris Stribley, who

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Djernes & Bell designs Danish research centre as “living laboratory”

November 12, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A palette of local clay, sand, hemp and wood was used to create Hedeskov Living Lab, a research and educational centre in Rønde, designed by Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell. Located on rewilded farmland, the centre is dedicated to research and education on regenerative practices and occupies a series of structures, including an old

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