Details of the week: façades and cladding

The Architects’ JournalDetails of the week: façades and cladding For the first time since the early 2000s, the AJ has brought back Working Details, featuring a round-up of details published in AJ Specification case studies over the past five years The post Details of the week: façades and cladding appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

The Regs: External escape stairs call for fire-resistant façades

The Architects’ JournalThe Regs: External escape stairs call for fire-resistant façades Geoff Wilkinson looks at the interface between escape stairs and façades The post The Regs: External escape stairs call for fire-resistant façades appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGeoff Wilkinson

Metropolitan Workshop incorporates 1930s factory façades into east London affordable housing scheme

The Architects’ JournalMetropolitan Workshop incorporates 1930s factory façades into east London affordable housing scheme The scheme redevelops the site of a factory and warehouse in order to provide 115 affordable homes in the Limehouse Cut Conservation Area The post Metropolitan Workshop incorporates 1930s factory façades into east London affordable housing scheme appeared first on The Architects’ JournalRob Wilson

Case study: Crystal Palace Park Café by Chris Dyson Architects

The Architects’ JournalCase study: Crystal Palace Park Café by Chris Dyson Architects Crystal Palace Park Cafe by Chris Dyson Architects is clad in half-round cedar shingles, a reference to the scaly skin of the nearby Grade I-listed dinosaur sculptures that inhabit the lakeside. Photography by Peter Landers The post Case study: Crystal Palace Park Café by Chris Dyson Architects appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

Case study: D2, Greenwich Design District by Mole Architects

The Architects’ JournalCase study: D2, Greenwich Design District by Mole Architects D2 features pyramid-profiled cladding that has a two-tone colour changing with the direction of the light, while fins in similarly dichroic glass surround the windows to refract coloured light over the façades. Photography by Taran Wilkhu The post Case study: D2, Greenwich Design District by Mole Architects appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams