Six Soviet-era buildings given contemporary transformations
Countries in Europe’s former Eastern Bloc are working out what to do with the architectural legacy of communism.…
Studio Bressan updates and expands traditional stone farmhouse in Italy
Italian practice Studio Bressan has restored and extended a historic farmhouse in Treviso, expanding its portico into a…
David Chipperfield Architects transforms US Embassy into hotel
London studio David Chipperfield Architects has converted the former US Embassy building in Mayfair, created by architect Eero…
Pedro & Juana creates tunnel staircase to bridge Mexico house extension
Mexican architecture studio Pedro & Juana has opened up the roof of a Valle de Bravo house to…
O’DonnellBrown frames Take A Bow arts centre with timber colonnade
Scottish architecture studio O’DonnellBrown has overhauled and extended a 1970s community centre in Kilmarnock to create a performing…
Schemata Architects turns ironworks into Teshima Factory cafe
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old factory on the island of Teshima into a cafe, swapping its…
James Grayley Architecture cloaks Church Cottage extension in shingles
London studio James Grayley Architecture has used red bricks, oak shingles and terracotta floors to give a rustic…
Medium consolidates and unifies sprawling Hearth House in Surrey
British architecture studio Medium has completed its renovation of Hearth House, a 1950s country home in Surrey, bringing…
Snøhetta adds arched extension to St Louis’ Powell Hall
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St…
Pihlmann Architects turns floors into staircases at Thoravej 29
Furniture built from doors and stairs made by “flipping” concrete floors feature inside this community hub, which architect…
Atelier HA uses colour “as a structural element” in Parisian apartment
A striped kitchen sets the tone for a colourful design scheme within this Parisian apartment, which was renovated…