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Chinese studio Lichao Architecture Design Studio has transformed an abandoned brewery in Zhejiang, China, into a creative park, retaining its industrial character with additions in reclaimed brick and weathered steel. The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices […]
Local architecture studio Dílna has extended the art department at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, creating a minimalist stack of studios that were designed to look “more like a modern art gallery than a traditional educational facility”. Designed for the university’s Faculty of Education, the 300-square-metre building adds new workshop and studio facilities directly […]
British studio John Puttick Associates has refurbished a Grade II-listed church in Hove, East Sussex, introducing a 4.5-metre-tall timber extension that acts as an entrance porch. St Leonard’s Church has also been updated to provide flexible space for family- and community-focused activities while maintaining the building’s historic character. According to John Puttick Associates, the goal […]