1+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) The Brick House’s roof, curved in plan, creates a sunlit outdoor space. Designed for a couple and their three children, the split-level structure extends 95 feet across the main frontage, close to the limit of required setbacks. On approach, it reads…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (55+ words) MICO in Ypres, Belgium The bricks, laid in English bond, and the mortar holding them together, are both made from the site’s clay-heavy soil. Image courtesy Toop Architectuur Images courtesy Toop Architectuur; click to enlarge. Andrew Ayers is a Paris-based…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (363+ words) Architectural Record Continuing Education: Biogenic Materials Wingårdhs Reinvents a Regional Vernacular with a Novel Wall System The Villa Lerkil, designed by the architecture firm Wingårdhs, is organized as a hallandslänga, a traditional farmhouse typology in southwestern Sweden. In such dwellings,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (179+ words) The Meander’s rectangular forms are arranged around a set of granite steps. Schwartz was approached by his future clients in 2018; then the design process stalled for several months during the pandemic. This hiatus, if anything, improved the final design, allowing…...