The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Feneley Studio redesigns 1970s townhouse in St Albans
The extension by St Albans-based practice Feneley Studio deals with a large and problematic drop between the back of the house and the garden
Small project & extension
House extensions and refurbishments, plus other small-scale or budget projects undertaken by architects. Find out more about AJ Small Projects here
Con|form completes pavilion-like roof extension in north London
The refurbishment and rework of a three-story dwelling in an Islington conservation area better connects it to a south-facing roof terrace
Alder Brisco completes Fletton brick extension for family home in Hounslow
AJ Small Projects 2020-shortlisted practice Alder Brisco has reworked a family home in the London Borough of Hounslow
Foster Wilson Size unveils newly refurbished Polka Theatre for children
The renovation of this dedicated children’s theatre in Wimbledon includes a new early years theatre, rehearsal and development studio and a creative learning studio for children with sensory needs
Paul Murphy joins old and new in Chelsea pub redevelopment
The former Hand and Flower pub on the King’s Road in Chelsea has been restored and extended by Paul Murphy Architects (PMA) to create a 1,020m² mixed-use development
DSDHA completes National Youth Theatre expansion
DSDHA has completed a £4.45 million scheme to expand the National Youth Theatre’s (NYT) home in Islington, north London
Penoyre & Prasad completes copper learning centre for Birkbeck, University of London
Penoyre & Prasad – part of Perkins&Will – has created a copper-clad rooftop extension to the university’s Euston Road building, accommodating a new teaching and learning centre
Barbara Weiss reworks and extends her own house in Wiltshire
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the project sees the sensitive integration of a large new extension with two Edwardian cottages
Child Graddon Lewis creates house on triangular infill site
Child Graddon Lewis’s Triangle House is the reworking and extension of a small, single-storey office into a three-storey, three-bedroom house in Kentish Town, north London
Benjamin Machin completes extension to 1950s house in Staffordshire countryside
This £150,000 project by Benjamin Machin involves refurbishment and addition of a garden room to a mid-20th century house