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“A little over the top but it makes a statement” says commenter

January 16, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Tiffany & Co’s flagship store in Beijing, designed by Dutch studio MVRDV with a curving glass facade. Crafted from translucent, frosted glass fins in an icy blue hue, the store’s 20-metre-high facade was intended to pay homage to jewellery created by Italian designer Elsa Peretti for the brand.

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“Authenticity and connection to nature” guide guesthouse renovation by Team BLDG

January 15, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Chinese architecture studio Team BLDG has converted two rural homes outside Shanghai into The Catcher guesthouse, adding three connecting volumes to the existing structures. The 11-bedroom guesthouse is located near the ancient town of Xinchang in Shanghai’s Pudong district, overlooking a series of rice fields to the south and east of the site. Team BLDG

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Bindloss Dawes converts former tractor shed into light-filled rural home

January 2, 2026 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has transformed a disused agricultural building into a light-filled, low-carbon house in rural Dorset, UK. The Tractor Shed was designed and developed by Bindloss Dawes director George Dawes to demonstrate the possibilities of rural adaptive reuse projects. “The Tractor Shed distils many of our studio’s wider ambitions: to make buildings that

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Sam Crawford reorganises 1950s Sydney home around multifunctional staircase

December 1, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects has renovated and extended Waverley House in Sydney, reorganising the home around a timber staircase with nooks for sitting and relaxing. Sam Crawford Architects adapted the original 1950s bungalow for a young, growing family, aiming to create a “peaceful but playful” environment with strong connections to the surrounding landscape. “Our

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“A handsome, compact, efficient building” says commenter

November 28, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Located alongside an entrance to Canterbury’s cathedral precincts, The Rausing Science Centre was designed to balance a traditional material palette with a “crisp and contemporary” approach. “What a thoughtful

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Fifty-metre-long skylight spans length of Kitaoka Group headquarters in Japan

November 14, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

A fifty-metre-long skylight cuts through the centre of Kitaoka Group Head Office Building, renovated by Tokyo studio Wataru Architects in Mima City, Japan. Wataru Architects redesigned the 40-year-old building belonging to construction company Kitaoka Group into an open, light-filled office with a strong connection to the surrounding landscape and local community. “The project aims to redefine the

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“That roofline is slick” says commenter

November 14, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China, designed by BIG. Located along the Jinji Lake waterfront in Suzhou, the museum comprises 12 pavilions under a continuous roof informed by the tiled eaves of traditional Chinese architecture. “Looks quite interesting when seen from a helicopter” Commenters were at

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Stanton Williams creates faceted retirement complex in Hampstead

November 13, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

A faceted form wrapped in bricks characterises The Oren, a retirement complex overlooking Hampstead Heath in London, completed by local architecture studio Stanton Williams. Spanning four interconnected volumes, the structure was configured by Stanton Williams to frame views over communal gardens and the surrounding woodland landscape. “The Oren was developed as four distinct but connected

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“The final effect is nothing short of poetic” says commenter

November 7, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a circular house designed by Fernanda Canales in a remote area outside Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Named House 720 Degrees, the circular house surrounds an open courtyard in the middle and was conceived to resemble a sundial. “Rigorous to the point of sterility” Readers were divided. “Really

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MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden

November 6, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio MGAO has overhauled a mid-century beach house in Victoria, Australia, enhancing the connection with its courtyard garden planted with native trees. Situated on Australia’s Surf Coast, MGAO renovated the 1950s home for a young family, creating a light, open space with large expanses of glass and a strong connection to the garden. Designed

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