Will Gamble Architects has combined gridded forms and decorative mouldings in a reworking of a Victorian house in Clapham, south London
Author Archives: Rob Wilson
Foster Wilson Size completes new theatre in Brixton
A new theatre in south London containing two auditoria, a café, bar and studios for hire opened its doors to the public last Thursday
‘Less a refurb, more a repair’ – David Chipperfield retrofits Berlin’s Bötzow Brewery
The practice has performed a masterful warts-and-all retrofit of the former brewery, led by the client’s desire to ‘keep the DNA’ of the building, writes Rob Wilson. Photography Simon Menges
Glenn Howells completes Brick House neighbourhood in Birmingham
Glenn Howells Architects has completed a development of three- and four-bedroom mews houses, part of its Port Loop masterplan in Birmingham
Dominic McKenzie Architects channels Metroland in Hertfordshire house
The 1950s house has been remodelled with a rear extension of stacked creasing tiles, around which wraps a large L-shaped reflecting pool
Scott Tallon Walker completes cancer and surgical centre in Bloomsbury
The 37,000m2 University College Hospital Grafton Way building, designed in association with Edward Williams Architects, provides a major new healthcare facility for cancer treatment, with five of its 13 floors below ground
Building study: Studio Voltaire by Matheson Whiteley
The lean renovation of the south London arts organisation’s home was achieved at a total construction cost of just £1.8 million, a testament to the intelligent use of BIM in keeping costs down. Rob Wilson visited. Photography by Maris Mazulis
Graeme Nicholls completes new Diocesan Centre in Glasgow
The retrofit of a former shop unit in Glasgow’s Italian Centre, provides a modern, accessible base for the Scottish Episcopal Church, with flexible spaces for working and gathering
Heroes of High-Tech: the legacies of Rogers and Wilkinson
Architectural trailblazers Richard Rogers (88) and Chris Wilkinson (76) died within a few days of each other in December. From our January issue, Rob Wilson pays tribute to these two leading lights of the High-Tech movement
Sanchez Benton completes West End gallery in listed Arts and Crafts building
Sanchez Benton has retrofitted the ground floor and basement of a building in Fitzrovia designed by Edwardian architect Arthur Beresford Pite in 1904, creating a contemporary art space with four galleries