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British practice BakerBrown Studio has created a house high up on the South Downs in England using recycled materials, including rubble from a burned-out bungalow. Named New Streat Hill House, the home near Plumpton in East Sussex replaces a sprawling bungalow on the site that was destroyed by fire in 2017. BakerBrown Studio scoured and […]
Architectural studio CAN has extended a terraced London house with a palette of wood and hemp and a large curved window that aims to redraw its connection to the garden. The Stoke Newington home, named Verdant House in honour of its jungle-like outdoor space, has been expanded with a timber-framed side and rear extension to […]
A roof of dark patinated copper distinguishes this house in Wimbledon Village, London, designed by local architecture studio Jason Good Architecture. Jason Good Architecture drew on the leafy neighbourhood’s combination of Arts and Crafts-style architecture and more modern houses for the two-bedroom dwelling, which replaces an existing 1980s cottage. “We aimed to design a house […]
A self-build project in London and a level-access home for retirees in Sussex are among the “breathtaking pieces of architecture” vying for Royal Institute of British Architect‘s House of the Year 2024. The six-strong shortlist also includes a courtyard house in Cornwall, a residence in Sussex tailored to its ageing clients and a home in […]