Images have been released of the Old Oak Common station in west London, which is currently under construction as part of the high-speed rail network HS2. The design, led by architecture studio WilkinsonEyre and engineering firm WSP, includes six platforms for the HS2 line running between London and central Birmingham, along with eight conventional platforms.…
Architecture studio MAD has revealed updated designs for the Danshuis dance centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which will feature a billowing glass extension to an art deco warehouse. Situated in Rotterdam’s docklands area, MAD announced plans to transform the existing Provimi warehouse in 2023. The latest visuals of the design show plans for a curving glass…
Pale brickwork and ceramic tiles were used to highlight the dappled light and green hues of the woodland surrounding this home in Utrecht, completed by Dutch studio Jeroen Spee Architecten. Named Villa Bilt, the home is located in the village of Bilthoven on a site surrounded by tall Scots Pine trees. Jeroen Spee Architecten said…
Accoya wood cladding and expansive terraces feature at the Dune House, which was designed by American studio Ziger Snead Architects for a tight site with many restrictions. Tucked into a dense area, the home is located on Fenwick Island – a long, slender strip of land found just off the coast of Delaware. Ziger Snead…
Take a short tour of the recently opened Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, USA, is this video filmed by Dezeen. Designed by US studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to honour US president Barack Obama, the complex in the South Side of Chicago opened to the public in June. This short video shows a visit…
Preservation body Historic England and the City of London are in dispute over the impact future skyscraper development will have on the Tower of London. In the latest hearing to determine the City Plan 2040, Historic England explained that it believes clear sky is needed between the Tower of London and the City of London…
Architecture studios MAD and Stantec have placed more than 1,200 curved panels on the “dream-like” Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles, which is set to open later this month. Set in a 13-acre site near Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is a five-storey structure dedicated to storytelling and…
Finnish firm Elementic has unveiled MO6, a wall-surfacing material produced from forestry industry offcuts that is almost pure carbon. Called MO6, the product takes the form of thick, lightweight tiles with a rough texture and an off-black colour. Materials technology company Elementic established MO6 as a brand in May, with the debut collection, MO6 Eternal,…
Skylit ceilings and zigzagging staircases animate this tall, skinny home and ceramics studio in Japan, completed by local studio Tato Architects. Named House and Studio in Kyoto, the project was designed as a combined workspace and residence for a couple who are both ceramic artists. Its distinctive form was the result of its challenging narrow…
A cluster of monolithic forms lined with grey brick and built into a steep bank defines Tollymore, a riverside house in Northern Ireland by Belfast studio McGonigle McGrath. Located off a narrow road in County Down, Tollymore comprises six rectangular forms set at different levels across its steep site, which the studio said helps to…