Articles by Kate Donaldson

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Pricegore revives brutalist 1960s townhouse in London

November 30, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

Architecture studio Pricegore has renovated a modernist townhouse in Chelsea, London, reconfiguring the four-storey house into a contemporary three-bedroom home. Pricegore aimed to revamp the existing home by creating generous and flexible living spaces, while respecting the building’s brutalist ideals with exposed material finishes. While investigating the site’s history, the studio discovered the deep foundations

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Studio RAP uses 3D-printed tiles to create facade informed by knitwear

November 29, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

Dutch architecture practice Studio RAP has designed a “wave-like” facade from ceramic tiles for a boutique store in Amsterdam using 3D-printing and algorithmic design. Located on the PC Hoofstraat shopping street, Studio RAP designed the facade to stand out within its historic surroundings by digitally reinterpreting the silhouette of the original frontage. The material strategy

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The Grid Architects completes sculptural ferrocement workplace in Ahmedabad

November 26, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

Indian studio The Grid Architects has created a curvilinear office in Ahmedabad that is constructed from white ferrocement. Informed by the Sanskrit word for “flow”, the 200-square-metre workplace is located at a prominent road intersection in a densely populated area surrounded by ongoing construction work. It is defined by white undulating walls, which are formed from

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REV Architecture decorates Carita Maison de Beauté with “translucent clouds”

November 26, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

Local studio REV Architecture has completed an interior renovation of the Maison de Beauté in Paris, France, for L’Oréal Luxe skincare brand Carita. Surrounded by other luxury brands along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the studio aimed for the space, which houses a hair salon and skincare treatment rooms as well as a restaurant and

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Moxon Architects converts trio of highland outbuildings into guesthouse and artists studio

November 20, 2023 Kate Donaldson 0

British studio Moxon Architects has repurposed a small cluster of 19th-century farm buildings in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, into a guesthouse, glasshouse and private artist’s studio. Built following the restoration of the owner’s main house in a hillside settlement in the Cairngorms National Park, the completion of the trio of buildings marks the end of a decade-long

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