Brickwork

A historic manor in Panevėžys, Lithuania, has been revitalized as an art residency and creativity center. The red-brick homestead, a protected heritage site, was carefully renovated, preserving its historical details. A modern extension was also added, designed to blend with the natural terrain of the surrounding park. Aiste Rakauskaite Aiste Rakauskaite Built in the 1930s, the manor was once home to a local poet who hosted cultural gatherings. However, it fell into ruin during the Soviet occupation. In 2017, Panevėžys city prioritized transforming the manor into an art center as part of a broader strategy to promote creative industries, utilizing EU funds for the project. Aiste Rakauskaite Aiste Rakauskaite Aiste Ra... More

Andre Kong Studio has extended a Victorian terraced house in southeast London by extruding a series of stepped brick volumes hosting a new bedroom, study and bathroom.  Luke O'Donovan The brief emerged out of two significant post-lockdown changes for the family: the arrival of another child and a shift to permanently working from home. Suddenly the family were outgrowing their house and needed more space and a refuge from the rest of the busy youth-filled household. Luke O'Donovan   Echoing the original plan of the house, the massing follows its L-shape, breaking down an otherwise imposing mass. This is achieved with volumes that step down like a telescope, pulling out of each other, articulating clerestories for ligh... More

150 East 78th Street, a 16-story limestone-trimmed brick apartment house, grows out of New York's great tradition of Upper East Side residential buildings rooted in the expressive use of Classical proportions and detailing. 150 East 78th Street is designed to participate in the pedestrian-scale neighborhood fabric, with rusticated and tooled Indiana limestone rising to a denticulated cornice above the first-floor windows. Along Lexington Avenue, dark charcoal gray metal-and-glass shopfronts, detailed with slender colonettes supporting an abstracted Classical entablature, punctuate the facade. On 78th Street, the character of the fenestration changes, with narrow but tall windows picking up the rhythm of the residential side-street. Capti... More

On a beautiful forest plot on the outskirts of Hilversum, this modern bungalow is hidden among the tall trees. With its simplicity of clear lines, the design contrasts nicely with the surrounding landscape. The forest runs right up to the facade, putting one in direct contact with the surroundings. The large glass surfaces make you feel being part of nature, where the large overhangs give a sense of privacy. Additonally they keep out direct sunlight in the summer months, where in the winter they allow sunlight to reach deep into the home. Stijn Poelstra Sun orientation plays an important role in the design. Each space is optimally situated in realtion to the position of the sun. For example, the master bedroom faces to the north-east... More

Howard West presents an inviting collection of residences in one of Melbourne’s most vibrant inner-city locations. Derek Swalwell From an architectural point of view, it offers a series of unexpected spaces. Like a hidden garden or a private world, the lofts and apartments are set behind the building’s original brickwork. Derek Swalwell This sense of enclosure is unique in such an urban environment, providing a quiet living space on the edge of the city. Derek Swalwell The heritage walls also create a unique terrace for many residences – a space of sanctuary with a range of views between the outside wall and the interior living areas. Derek Swalwell Howard West is highly considered in every way, fro... More

Prior to designing this home, Jon and Elisa Clements were acutely aware of their surroundings, having lived in the street for eight years. Jon was also mindful that as their lives continue to change, the house might need to change as well, and it was planned with a divided program allowing for potential future subdivision into two separate dwellings. John Gollings The house is divided into two primary brick building forms placed at the front and rear of the site, responding to differing streetscapes and associated heritage considerations. The two forms are linked by a single storey ‘lean-to’ functioning as the gravitational centre of the home. Embracing the north-facing courtyard and garden, this meeting point accommodates... More

An extension by Richmond based architects practice WR-AP revitalises an early 20th century ‘Arts and Crafts’ style cottage, marrying traditional design with sleek modern architecture to create a light filled living space that remains sympathetic to the charm of the property’s original features.  Caption Caption The intention was to renovate the existing cottage to a high standard, whilst retaining its character and the best of the original attributes, along with the addition of a new double storey living space. The extension strives to compliment the cottage through the use of traditional building techniques along with “The deliberate use of exposed raw materials such as concrete, brick, timber and co... More

Mike Edwards Architecture were commissioned for a full architectural service for this project. This two storey, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home has generous sized rooms including a large upper floor retreat and terrace with views to Perth city skyline to the north. The north facing yard includes a retained existing swimming pool, lawn area and landscaping. A large modern open plan kitchen, living, dining area opens on to a covered patio. The double volume entry stair hall features a steel and timber stair with a two storey stone clad wall and frameless glass details. More

The neighbourhood in which THE EPIC is located was originally characterised only by single-family homes. Today, the building is surrounded by an urban density of residential buildings. The scales of the existing houses and the new buildings collide. THE EPIC, although it provides 9 units of different sizes, contrasts with this problem in its villa-like appearance. With its articulated volumes and differentiated window openings, the building gives more the image of a family house rather than an apartment building. The refinement of the architecture is continued in the outer skin, from the detail of the window to the materiality of the brickwork. Again, the scale has been refined by the texture and colour of the thin tile. The resul... More

Orange Architects has designed four of the fourteen building volumes – 1, 2, 9, 10 – that make up the central block on the Westerdok Island in Amsterdam. This perimeter block is composed of various volumes grouped around a large central space called the Cour.   The volumes vary in height from three to eleven storeys, and an underground car park extends under the whole development. The volume overlooking the IJ waterway varies in height from seven to eleven storeys and contains 111 apartments and 1,500 m2 of office space. The volumes on the Westerdok side contain 36 apartments and a gatehouse. This tower is eleven floors tall and contains four apartments per floor on levels 0-6 and two apartments per floor on levels 7-10.... More

The Project aims to transform an old railway warehouse into a cultural facility within the new Valencia’s Central Park which nowadays covers the old railway tracks of the main city station. The shed was built in 1917 by Demetrio Ribes and it is a valuable example within the railway architecture of Valencia.    The design allows maximum flexibility of use so different activities can happen simultaneously while respecting the industrial character of the building.   The shed is divided into five bays, which will geometrically guide the project. This structural rhythm, as well as the possibility of developing two levels in height, are fundamental for the proposal.   The building has two entries. The front one, fo... More