Jane Englefield

SANAA’s Sydney Modern art gallery extension nears completion

May 1, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney has revealed images of its extension designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architecture studio SANAA under construction ahead of its opening in December. Named Sydney Modern, the extension occupy a cluster of rectilinear pavilions that step down the sloped site towards Sydney Harbour’s Woolloomooloo Bay. The gallery revealed construction images

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Spiral Amazon HQ2 gets go-ahead to be built in Virginia

April 27, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

The spiral-shaped glass tower designed by architecture studio NBBJ for Amazon’s second headquarters has been given permission to be built in Arlington, Virginia. Called The Helix, the striking tower will be one of three office buildings in Arlington County that will make up Amazon’s second headquarters, Amazon HQ2. Arlington’s County Board, a five-member governing body,

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Pirajean Lees and Olly Bengough design “timeless” interiors for House of Koko members’ club

April 27, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Low-lit bathrooms informed by dressing rooms and a stage-kitchen-like restaurant feature in a members’ club at iconic music venue Koko, which pays homage to its theatrical past. Local studio Pirajean Lees and owner and creative director of Koko Olly Bengough collaborated to create a members’ club within the London venue, which has been renovated over

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Timmins + Whyte renovates “considered and crafted” Melbourne house with folded roof

April 26, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Ribbed wooden cabinetry and peach-hued corner seating feature in this Melbourne home, which Australian studio Timmins + Whyte renovated with an extension that has a chunky folded roof. The project, called 10 Fold House, updates a single-fronted Edwardian property in Abbotsford – an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. Timmins + Whyte’s renovation introduces a two-storey extension

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Ten residential interiors illuminated by statement skylights

April 24, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

A New York townhouse with elliptical openings features in our latest lookbook, which collects 10 residential projects brightened up by skylights. A skylight is a window placed on a roof, which is generally positioned at an angle so that natural light from the sky can illuminate the interior space below it. Architects and designers often

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AL_A set to design Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall as “architectural panorama”

April 13, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

British architecture studio AL_A is designing a concert hall in Belgrade, Serbia, covered in a draped canopy that aims to mirror the movement of music. The concert hall will be comprised of four curved volumes that will house a 1,600-seat performance hall, a podium stage, a recital hall and a creative hub. Hailed as the first venue

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Norm Architects designs spa-like dental clinic modelled on art galleries

April 12, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Warm oak and smooth concrete are among the materials that Danish studio Norm Architects used to create the interiors for this Antwerp dental surgery, which aims to defy traditional, more clinical designs. The clinic, called Dentology+, is spread over a cavernous basement area and a ground-floor level. Both have been clad in a neutral material

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Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase

April 12, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Philippe Starck designs habitation module interior for Axiom’s space tourism program

Space tourism is a growing trend, with more and more companies offering brief trips beyond Earth. We have rounded up 10 designs for visiting space. On this day in 1961, now known as the International Day of Human Spaceflight, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to journey into outer space. Sixty-one years on,

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Ten residential interiors showcasing exposed plaster walls

April 10, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

An award-winning council house renovation and homes with curved design elements feature in our latest lookbook, which collects ten interiors that celebrate the versatility of plaster walls. Plaster is a protective building material traditionally used to coat walls and ceilings, which are often then covered with decorative paint or wallpaper. But architects and designers can

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Three designs that champion co-living revealed as Davidson Prize finalists

April 7, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

A community housing model anchored by childcare and ideas for rural co-living that tackle loneliness and affordability are among the three finalists of the second annual Davidson Prize. Established in memory of British architect Alan Davidson, the Davidson Prize is an award for “recognising transformative architecture of the home”. The 2022 edition is themed Co-Living

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