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Somerset College is a co-educational independent school in South Africa, located on a beautiful estate in the Winelands of the Western Cape. A double-height prototyping/testing space runs the length of the building, encouraging pupils to test their ideas and think big. Off this main space are rooms for coding and robotics, a makerspace, innovation and solution spaces, a reflection space, a physics lab, art rooms and offices.
Libya Design, together with Allabina and HudHud, has completed a creative hub in the city of Tripoli which is now a thriving cultural base bringing together local artists to exhibit their work, express their ideas and socialise in an informal environment.
Doshma, which means a heavily fortified type of armory, takes its inspiration from the 2011 revolution in Libya and the resulting cultural and social change.
The King’s School, Vattanacville will be the second King’s School in Asia, joining The King’ School Shenzhen International in China.
While the school offers a British curriculum it will also embrace Cambodian culture, with Cambodian studies included on the timetable, and provides opportunities for exchange programmes and summer schools across the family of King’s Schools.
Robert Hirschfield Architects has unveiled the completion of House for a Costumier, a full refurbishment and sustainable retrofit of a Victorian townhouse in London.
After more than fifty years in single ownership, the house required comprehensive renewal. Working closely with the client from the outset, RHA stripped the structure back and reconfigured the internal layout to bring in natural light, create flowing spaces, and strengthen the connection between the house and its garden.
Robert Hirschfield Architects (RHA) has unveiled the completion of a full extension and renovation of a three storey London family home.
Robert sought to create a home that felt tailored to their lifestyle while embodying broader themes of sustainability, timelessness and heritage renewal. The architecture prioritises openness while maintaining definition across internal spaces, with key rooms connected to the garden through framed views, natural light and soft, curved forms.
A purpose-built shelter for victims of domestic violence, located near Tel-Aviv in Israel, opens its doors to women and children. Led by pioneering human rights activist, Ruth Rasnic, for international charity ‘No To Violence’, the facility will provide a much-needed refuge for distressed and abused women and children from all localities and backgrounds.
Located in Nanshan, China, the school offers pupils aged 2 to 18 a combined Chinese and British curriculum, with a greater emphasis on the latter as pupils progress through the school. The first phase of the development provides a kindergarten and flats for teachers. The design of the pre-prep school encourages teachers to adopt new and creative approaches to the use of space.
London based architecture studio, Apt, has completed Urbanest City, a 656-bed student accommodation and office scheme achieving BREEAM Excellent.
Fenwick has announced plans to upgrade its Newcastle store frontage including the creation of a new central entrance, as part of an ongoing £40 million investment programme to transform the store for the future.
Walters & Cohen Architects have completed the final stage of work for the all-through Brighton Girls’ School, in Sussex. The architects have reunited the senior and prep schools onto one site, upgrading several older buildings to suit contemporary educational needs.
The food scene in London has always been a melting pot of global cuisines, and the rise of modern Chinese food is no exception. It's not just about traditional dishes anymore; there's a whole range of innovative, fusion-style cooking that's taking the city by storm. From Sichuan-inspired street food to upscale Beijing duck, Londoners are embracing all that Chinese cuisine has to offer in a big way.
London and Oxfordshire based architects, Mailen Design, have submitted planning for the first indoor, purpose built cannabis facility, on the Isle of Man.
KSR Architects & Interior Designers opens the doors to Novel House; an ambitious new scheme of 17 generously sized apartments in the heart of Hampstead Village.
Knight Architects is part of the VolkerStevin contractor-led design team appointed to deliver Sunderland’s New Wear crossing - a £31m pedestrian and cycle crossing, connecting both sides of Riverside Sunderland.
London-based architects, Applied Studio, and interior designer, Clare Nash, have completed the transformation and conversion of Hammersmith House in West London.
Infrastructure specialist Knight Architects is absolutely delighted to receive the Hugo Häring Landespreis 2021 for its Kienlesbergbrücke in Ulm, Germany.
London based architecture studio, Apt, has completed Parkside Infinity, a £32m, 504 room student housing development located in the heart of Coventry's university district, for UNINN Parkside Development Ltd.
South Dock Bridge, a new pedestrian bridge in London’s Docklands, has received substantial public backing at recent consultation.
Knight Architects, alongside a world-leading team of experts, reveal their design for Network Rail’s ‘Flow’ Bridge.
See the installation from: 16 – 30 June 2021 at Agdon Street Park, opposite Apt Studios at 235 St John Street, EC1V 4NG.
Minifie Architects transforms a family home in Blackheath Vale, London, with unusual design features to maximise space and delight.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets has granted approval for Urbanest’s student residential-led mixed-use scheme designed by Apt.