Architecture

Architect couple creates Atwater House in Los Angeles over two decades A co-founder of the firm Design, Bitches and her architect husband have completed the latest iteration of their family home in California, which features ample daylight and the "feeling of being in the trees". The house belongs to architects Rebecca Rudolph, a principal at local studio Design, Bitches, and Colin Thompson, who works at Gensler. The married couple both graduated from SCI-Arc in 2000. Atwater House is the home of Design, Bitches co-founder Rebecca Rudolph and her architect husband Colin Thompson The same year, the couple bought a bungalow...

Benjamin Wilkes updates London home with vinyl-filled music room Architecture studio Benjamin Wilkes has extended a home in Leytonstone, London, named Vinyl House after its music room containing 40 linear metres of records. Benjamin Wilkes renovated the two-storey terraced home to better cater for its clients' hobbies – cooking and music. Benjamin Wilkes has extended a home in Leytonstone Replacing a previous rear extension, the studio created a large kitchen and dining area that can be opened up into a large entertaining space. At the front of Vinyl House, an original reception room has been restored, while the rear reception...

SOM designs supertall skyscrapers that generate and store energy International firm SOM has partnered with energy storage company Energy Vault to design four schematic sustainable energy storage systems, including integrating the technology into supertall skyscrapers. SOM worked on four potential systems for Energy Vault's G-Vault gravity-based storage solutions. Two designs feature integration into tall buildings and the other spread out over a landscape. Called EVu, EVc, EVy, and EV0 each of the four schemes makes use of gravity energy storage systems (GESS), which use the force of gravity to generate electricity by lifting and then dropping a weight. Both EVu,...

Measured Architecture designs Shor House to be a "test bed of recycling" Salvaged lumber and Corten steel were used to create a waterfront house on a British Columbian island that belongs to the founder of Measured Architecture and was designed to explore a "zero-take approach" to design and construction. The project, called Shor House, is located on Mayne Island, which is part of the Southern Gulf Islands in western Canada. The home is nestled into a sloped site overlooking the Navy Channel. Measured Architecture has designed a British Columbian waterfront house Designed by Vancouver-based Measured Architecture, the house belongs to...

NEW LUXURY MADAGASCAR RESORT OPENING IN SEPTEMBER Voaara to put barefoot luxury on the map in Madagascar’s Sainte-Marie Island. SAINTE-MARIE, MADAGASCAR (July. 30, 2024) – Voaara (voaara.com), opening September 2024 in Madagascar, is a new barefoot luxury resort, comprising elegant, tropical-style bungalows and villas, introducing a pioneering community-led resort concept to the  region.  Located on the island of Sainte-Marie off the northeast coast of Madagascar, Voaara is a celebration of  its surroundings. Exceptional water, wildlife, culture and cuisine, paired with a population of just  30,000, create the epitome of quiet luxury; an unspoiled Indian Ocean paradise.  The first property from Owner Philippe...