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the latest news, events coverage, trend analysis and inspirational insights from our partners and design community
Reimagining the Past: Selencky Parsons transforms an old apple store into a modern family haven
Selencky Parsons Architects have skillfully transformed what was once an apple storage facility for a nearby manor house into a contemporary home
A minimalist, low-energy London townhouse artfully crafted by Architecture For London
Architecture for London has recently completed the extension and refurbishment of a traditional Edwardian terrace house into a modern, energy-efficient home.
Earthrise Studio: A signature approach to craftsmanship and wellbeing
Studio McW has completed the revitalisation of a converted warehouse apartment in East London for climate activists and filmmakers, Jack Harries and Alice Aedy.
Forgeworks - an architecture practice with an eye, and an ear, for the poetic
A House for Sunday lunches. A house for writing. A house for floristry. A house for retirement. These are the names of some of the recently completed projects by Forgeworks - an architecture practice with an eye, and an ear, for the poetic.
Norfolk. Liv Architects discusses change in a place where change can come slowly
Norfolk. On a list of the world’s design hotspots, this corner of East Anglia is unlikely to figure too prominently. But there’s something brewing. Christopher Moore from We Design Homes met Liv Architects’ Sasha Edmonds to find out what’s changing in a place where change can come slowly.
Amos Goldreich talks empathy, creativity and social media
Architect Amos Goldreich wants you to know that he understands who you are, and that’s why his practice can help deliver the home you want. We Design Homes catches up with Amos to talk empathy, creativity and social media.
What movie posters do you love? Album covers. Fashion. Whatever.
The Observer newspaper’s architecture critic, Rowan Moore anointed CAN’s ‘Mountain View’ house one of the best of 2020. We Design Homes’ Christopher Moore tells us a little more about this fascinating practice.
The craft of creating imaginative and extraordinary spaces
We introduce you to Cousins & Cousins, the London-based architecture practice who employ a masterful ability to sculpt space into bright, elegant places to live.
Listening, discovering and the power of empathy
You might be familiar with the quote about the power of empathy and ‘walking a mile in another man’s shoes’. When you listen to Declan Scullion from Scullion Architects talk about his practice, it’s a sentiment that resonates when it comes to their clients.
Colour, whimsical materiality and playful experimentation
Christopher Moore from We Design Homes introduces you to London-based architects, Office S&M. An exciting practice of colour, whimsical materiality and playful experimentation.
Multigenerational Living
The talented nimtim architects reflect upon their own experiences, as a small practice, in responding to their clients' needs to accommodate several generations within a single household as well thinking about how the need could be met on a larger scale.