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Studio NAAW uncovers soviet-era details in Almaty restaurant interior

January 28, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Local practice NAAW Studio has converted a former Soviet railway workers’ housing block into the Fika restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, retaining original features of 1950s building. According to NAAW Studio, the restaurant re-examines the TurkSib Workers’ House’s social context by contrasting the original ornamentation with playful, contemporary details informed by Almaty’s surroundings. “We wanted to ensure

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UNStudio reveals world’s tallest spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul

January 26, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Ferris wheel in Seoul, which will consist of an intersecting double-ring structure perched atop a cultural complex. Designed in collaboration with Arup and Heerim Architects, the 220-metre-high Ferris wheel will be built alongside the city’s World Cup Stadium along the Han River. When complete

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Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse

January 24, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Chinese studio Linehouse has refurbished the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. According to Linehouse, the revamped facade and seven floors of retail space depart from typical shopping centres by drawing from the history of the site and creating opportunities for “peace in the chaos”. “The design

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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

January 20, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site’s history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. Until recently, it has been common practice to hide away old structures during adaptive reuse projects. However, the architects in this list embrace the past by stitching domestic spaces with

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Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works in London

January 18, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. Tikari Works crafted the project, named A Room Around a Tree, to have a minimal impact on the woodland setting while accommodating a versatile

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Coffey Architects designs retirement complex in Surrey to foster neighbourly connections

January 16, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

British studio Coffey Architects has completed Cobham Bowers, a later-living housing community in Surrey designed to create “a seamless blend between personal and communal living”. Developed in association with retirement housing specialist Pegasus, the scheme consists of two gabled residential blocks arranged around a low-lying communal pavilion and flint-walled central garden. “The design and layout

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MVRDV designs WärtZ district as “second city centre” for Zwolle

January 11, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will centre around a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a “second city centre” south of Zwolle railway station, it said. “I think it is

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Deep-finned colonnade frames London home extension by Will Gamble Architects

January 11, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

British studio Will Gamble Architects has completed an extension and refurbishment to a family home in Croydon, London, defined by a contemporary colonnade spanning across the rear facade. Designed for a growing family with a desire to improve their home’s versatility, Will Gamble Architects sought to preserve elements of the existing architecture while delineating a

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Kooo Architects designs hotel to blend with rural village in Ankang City, China

January 10, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Japanese Studio Kooo Architects has completed a collection of hotel “cottages” in China that draw on the local vernacular to integrate into the surrounding village. Named Ningshan LuZhai Cottages, the hotel is located alongside terraced farmland at the foot of a small mountain in Yuwancun, Ankang City. Kooo Architects used traditional construction and material techniques

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Foster + Partners reveals Techo International Airport with gridded “tree-canopy” roof

January 5, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

British studio Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which has commenced construction 20 kilometres south of the city centre. Drawing from the local vernacular and its tropical climate setting, the design by Foster + Partners will consist of a new airport city and a terminal building

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