Grandorge: Sometimes small is better

The Architects’ Journal Grandorge: Sometimes small is better The walk down the curved ramp to the living room, part of 6a architects’ 2013 Tree House extension, is still one of the most extraordinary thresholds to be built in London, writes David Grandorge The post Grandorge: Sometimes small is better appeared first on The Architects’ Journal David Grandorge

Grandorge: There are so many different colours

The Architects’ Journal Grandorge: There are so many different colours A work by the painter Barnett Newman inspired the colour scheme for a new gallery space designed and assembled by 26 architecture students, writes David Grandorge The post Grandorge: There are so many different colours appeared first on The Architects’ Journal David Grandorge

Grandorge: Why is hemp not used more in construction?

The Architects’ Journal Grandorge: Why is hemp not used more in construction? Hempcrete has significant thermal mass, absorbs sound and is fireproof. So why is this plant-based material not used more in construction? asks David Grandorge The post Grandorge: Why is hemp not used more in construction? appeared first on The Architects’ Journal David Grandorge

Unfinishing touch: The Catford House by Hayatsu Architects

The Architects’ Journal Unfinishing touch: The Catford House by Hayatsu Architects With The Catford House, Hayatsu Architects has stitched together and renovated an assemblage of Georgian, Victorian and 20th century buildings with a conservationist approach that makes a virtue of visible restoration and repair. Photography by David Grandorge, Jim Stephenson and Max Creasy The post Unfinishing touch: The Catford House by Hayatsu Architects appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

Grandorge: There goes the sun

The Architects’ Journal Grandorge: There goes the sun David Grandorge picks a photograph of an early building by Frank Gehry from the archive The post Grandorge: There goes the sun appeared first on The Architects’ Journal David Grandorge