The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Pensaer completes curved glass-cornered extension in East Dulwich
Pensaer’s extension of a ground-floor flat in south London creates glazed pockets of space connecting the interior to the garden
Small project & extension
House extensions and refurbishments, plus other small-scale or budget projects undertaken by architects. Find out more about AJ Small Projects here
TAP creates two courtyard dwellings from former stable
The project has structurally stabilised and environmentally upgraded the fabric while revealing original features including arched openings in the courtyard façade
Will Gamble reworks Grade II-listed villa with Palm Springs-inspired extension
The design takes its cue from Desert Modernism, employing floor-to-ceiling glass, clean lines and natural materials, while looking to create a connection to the outdoors
Pricegore extends Brutalist townhouse in Kensington
The practice has reconfigured a 1960s house, improving thermal performance while using raw materials throughout to amplify the qualities of the original architecture
MICA completes Rambert Ballet School extension in Twickenham
The building, near the River Thames, provides additional dance studio space for teaching and practice to accommodate increased student numbers
Unknown Works refocuses London townhouse with dusty-pink extension
The four-storey semi-detached terrace house has been opened up with living spaces giving out onto a stepped and terraced garden modelled with Barragán-like pigmented surfaces
David Leech reworks engineer’s house with playful Hi-Tech touches
This refurbishment makes tongue-in-cheek reference to ideas of structural efficiency and redundancy with elaborate, bright-yellow steel ceiling trusses inspired by Foster’s 1982 Renault Distribution Centre
Astrain Scheldt reworks and extends Hackney house
This renovation of a five-storey house within the Well Street Common Conservation Area includes a new Crittall-glazed extension
Moll Architects completes ‘hyperlocal’ terraced house extension
Moll Architects has completed an extension in Lambeth that reuses original yellow London stock brick as cladding and is fitted with bespoke furniture made by local craftsmen
Intervention Architecture completes arched extension in Birmingham
Wisteria House in Birmingham by local practice Intervention Architecture is a two-storey side extension with double-height void, designed for future trailing of wisteria to wrap around its façades