Charlie Luxton Design reworks farm sheds as investment firm HQ

The Architects’ Journal Charlie Luxton Design reworks farm sheds as investment firm HQ The 850m² workspace in rural Gloucestershire adopts circular construction principles, using reclaimed and natural materials to transform two redundant agricultural buildings The post Charlie Luxton Design reworks farm sheds as investment firm HQ appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk

The Architects’ Journal Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk Continuing our series on groundbreaking approaches to circular construction, building materials and recycling, Richard Waite speaks to Mark Smyth of Studio Bua about plans for a self-build home in rural Suffolk featuring a timber frame, hempcrete, and flint cladding The post Material changes: Studio Bua on plans for a ‘fully breathable’ hempcrete home in Suffolk appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Material changes: Studio Egret West on using coffee grounds to create a brick

The Architects’ Journal Material changes: Studio Egret West on using coffee grounds to create a brick Continuing our series on groundbreaking approaches to circular construction, building materials and recycling, Richard Waite speaks to architect Harry Henderson about using waste coffee to create a lighter and lower-carbon brick The post Material changes: Studio Egret West on using coffee grounds to create a brick appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Material changes: Studio Bark’s homes that can be moved as coast erodes

The Architects’ Journal Material changes: Studio Bark’s homes that can be moved as coast erodes Continuing our series on groundbreaking approaches to circular construction, building materials and recycling, Richard Waite speaks to Studio Bark director Sarah Broadstock on designing seaside homes that can be deconstructed and moved further inland as the coastline erodes The post Material changes: Studio Bark’s homes that can be moved as coast erodes appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Material changes: Heatherwick Studio on using century-old bricks for stadium

The Architects’ Journal Material changes: Heatherwick Studio on using century-old bricks for stadium Continuing our series on groundbreaking approaches to circular construction, building materials and recycling, Richard Waite speaks to Heatherwick’s Eliot Postma about using a million century‑old bricks to build Birmingham City’s new Powerhouse stadium The post Material changes: Heatherwick Studio on using century-old bricks for stadium appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite