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Case study: BlueSky Barn by 31/44 Architects
Recreation, relaxation and play are at the heart of this barn conversion home and central to the design is a 15m indoor swimming pool which runs its length. Photography by Nick Dearden
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Wellington House by MATT Architecture
Wellington House in Wimbledon by MATT Architecture retains 80 per cent of an existing office block’s structural frame by overlaying a façade sensitive to its conservation area context
The National Archives, Kew by AOC
AOC Architecture has stripped back the interiors of The National Archives Q1 building in Kew to reveal the original coffered concrete ceilings and to increase the volume of the spaces in the first phases of its masterplan for the redevelopment of the Brutalist structure
Case study: Duke of York Restaurant by Nex Architecture
The curved plate glass window units of Nex’s Chelsea café retract into a basement trench. Photography by James Brittain
Grain House by Hayhurst & Co
Large picture windows with window seats feature prominently in this wraparound extension
Bristol Old Vic by Haworth Tompkins
A new ‘public square’ has been created at the front of the scheme, informally linked to the street via a foyer framed by structural timber and glass. Photography by Philip Vile, Fred Howarth
Case study: Orchard House by Beasley Dickson Architects
The house frames its landscape context through large windows on every side, allowing for continual engagement with the natural environment. Photography by Agnese Sanvito
D2 Townhouse, Dublin by Jake Moulson
The Georgian townhouse features ‘a series of lightboxes’: pop-out windows clad in metal scalloped panels. Photography by Tim Crocker
Canal House by Emrys Architects
A dark Victorian house by the Regent’s Canal has been refurbished to create space and light. Photography by Alan Williams
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