The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Case study: Six Columns by 31/44 Architects
This south London house is rich in architectural character, combining myriad references with the simple construction of modest materials. Photography by Nick Dearden
Brick
Case studies and product information about brick, masonry and stone
Case study: Gateway West by Gort Scott
The four-storey workspace building is part of an emerging creative industries hub in White City in west London. Photography by David Grandorge
Case study: Riverview House by Mole Architects
A highly insulated timber frame and a high degree of airtightness reduce energy consumption for this new house built along the River Cam. Photography by Jim Stephenson
Case study: WongAvery Music Gallery by Níall McLaughlin Architects
This music practice and performance space for Trinity Hall Cambridge is a free-standing pavilion in the centre of Avery Court. Photography by Nick Kane
Case study: White House School by vPPR
Modern methods of construction enabled the fast assembly of an early-years building for the White House Preparatory School in south London. Photography by Will Scott
Case study: The Lodge by Simon Gill Architects
This large, high-end domestic extension to Fulham Cemetery Lodge by Simon Gill Architects uses materials and details to create a dynamic relationship between old and new. Photography by James Brittain
Case study: Golders Green Crematorium by MortonScarr Architects
MortonScarr’s extension to Golders Green Crematorium uses brick decoratively to relate to the existing Grade II-listed building. A composition of solid and lattice brickwork, it is a contemporary take on the craftsmanship of the original structures. Photography by James French
Case study: Southwark SILS 3 by Tim Ronalds Architects
A Pupil Referral Unit in Peckham, south London, needed to provide a safe and calm educational environment that was also robust. Pale brick was used to create a scheme that avoids looking brutal and defensive. Photography by Jim Stephenson
Case study: Worcester Cathedral by Acanthus Clews
This retrofit of Worcester Cathedral’s undercroft into a learning centre is an exercise in detail and light-touch architecture. Photography by Andy Marshall and James Atkinson
Case study: Triangle House by Child Graddon Lewis
This refurbishment and extension of a small house in London’s Kentish Town has been designed to embrace a triangular footprint and the existing character of the site. Photography by Anthony Coleman