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Project • By Zminkowska De Boise Architects • Private Houses
Charlotte & Matt's home
At Victoria Road in Alexandra Palace, Zminkowska De Boise Architects have replaced a cold, poorly insulated side-return extension with a crafted, split-level addition that rethinks the relationship between kitchen, living spaces and garden. What was once a narrow, dark galley kitchen squeezed between brick walls is now a warm, spatially efficient sequence of rooms defined by natural materials, carefully controlled daylight and close attention to proportion and detail.
The existing house – a three-storey Edwardian terrace – had long suffered from a rear extension that did little to support contemporary family life. Only 1.7 metres wide, with a bituminous felt roof, single-glazed doors and a plastic rooflight, it was perpetually... More
Project • By elZinc® • Warehouses
Mayoral Logistics Centre
Designed by the architects of System Arquitectura, Mayoral’s new logistics warehouse in Malaga (Spain) has won the Archdaily Award for Building of the Year in the Best Applied Products category.
Located on the Mayoral Campus, (Malaga, Spain) Mayoral’s new logistics warehouse integrates perfectly with the existing buildings both volumetrically and conceptually to create a space representative of the textile industry.
With a surface area of more than 15,000m2, the new warehouse breaks with the traditional industrial architectural model thanks to its more than 13,500m2 of elegantly curved facades that reach a height of 20 metres.
Architecture of the textile industry
The new Mayoral warehouse coex... More
Project • By Proctor & Shaw • Residential Landscape
Woodwarde Road
A unique serrated edge eaves detail and steeply angled, gutter-less, zinc roof exploits the opportunities of the site and the Dulwich Estate planning constraints to create an innovative wrap-around extension.
Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden
The design is a creative response to the constraints and opportunities presented by the site, and Dulwich Estate requirements, resulting in an original take on the typical domestic extension project. The clever roof design articulates privacy, light and views to maximise enjoyment of the space and garden for the large family of seven.
Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden
Nick Dearden
To the side the serrated edge eaves detail, with exposed rafter tails, balances light wi... More
Product • By elZinc® • elZinc Alkimi
elZinc Alkimi
Pure elegance
Zinc cladding and roofing allows a great deal of freedom when designing.
Elegant, natural and timeless, our elZinc Alkimi® range - consisting of 5 grey pre-patinated finishes and our natural zinc produced according to European standard EN988 – will give character and authenticity to your new construction or renovation projects.
Manufactured from elZinc® Natural, according to EN988 and ASTM B-69 standards, through a unique surface treatment carried out with elZinc technology and know-how, the elZinc Alkimi® range respects and maintains intact the zinc´s original properties. Zinc cladding and roofing contributes to create a unique style and confers undeniable aesthetic value to buildings.
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