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Wunderman offices in Athens, designed by KLAb Architecture-Konstantinos Labrinopoulos and Miltos Farmakis. Read the rest of this entry »

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Extension to Waldorf School designed by Morten Schmidt

schmidt hammer lassen architects has unveiled their new addition to The Rudolf Steiner School in Aarhus, Denmark. The innovative new building, which reflects an interdisciplinary approach to education, has been designed by the practice’s partner Morten Schmidt, a former student of the school.

The Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner founded the Waldorf schools in 1919. These institutions continue to emphasise the role of imagination within learning, integrating artistic, academic and practical elements of education. Morten Schmidt has created an eclectic and inspiring building that is indicative of this approach. Read the rest of this entry »

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Architects: Andrew Maynard Architects

The Barrow extension appears as an arrangement of timber boxes, each independently rotated and subjected to varying amounts of extruding and manipulating forces. These separate actions result in a variety of shapes, which united, create an interior of differing volumes and organizations, providing an interesting double story addition to this weatherboard house.

The extension challenges the traditional nature of timber construction. Normally lightweight and fragile, added wall thickness to different areas results in a structure with a fluctuating sense of mass. The dynamic and varying nature of these environments is further enhanced by differing window arrangements and framing techniques. Frequently the windows are setback within the frame of the wall, sometimes flush and occasionallyextruding beyond the timber frame. Read the rest of this entry »

Architectural Design | Andrew Maynard Architects
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Emerging from behind its high boundary wall, the distorted roof form of Vader House interrupts the symmetrical roof line typical of Fitzroy, and breathes new life into this Victorian Terrace.The extension is a framed steel skeleton which envelopes the unusually high masonry boundary wall built prior to height restrictions, reclaiming it into the interior. The roof then responds to site setbacks which result in a distorted and subverted answer to regulations. This produces high folded internal planes, allowing double height ceilings, a mezzanine level and spacious interior. Read the rest of this entry »

Architectural Design by Skene Catling de la Peña Architects
Photo ©James Morris

The project sits in an 850 acre estate in Somerset. Pragmatically the space was to be re-planned; lean-to sheds removed and an extension added to create a total of four to five bedrooms, three bathrooms, more generous circulation space with rooms of better proportions. Read the rest of this entry »

Architectural Design | Andrew Maynard Architects
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This is very cool, I like the way architects fold the deck to the new extension space. The tattoo idea is definitely interesting, joyful and yet economical option they can achieve with the local regulation contraint. The Tattto house is designed by Andrew Maynard Architects from Australia, here is from the architects;
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