Roofing – Page 2

Inspirations

Nick Hayhurst and Jonathan Nicholls' inspiration: Villa dall’Ava, Paris, France

2018-02-12T07:00:00Z

The directors of Hayhurst Co on OMA’s ‘structurally bonkers’ house

Building Study

Building Study: Hackney town hall, by Hawkins Brown

2017-11-22T12:09:00Z

It’s taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results

Technical

Technical Study: Vitsoe factory, Leamington Spa

2017-10-26T06:00:00Z

The firm behind Dieter Rams’ 606 shelving system has created a temple to craftsmanship with its new HQ

Building Study

Building Study: Lego House, Billund, Denmark, by BIG

2017-10-03T06:00:00Z

Lego’s new showpiece attraction in Billund, Denmark, combines exhibition space and the Lego experience in a building that is playful but not contrived, finds Ike Ijeh

Building Study

Lab City, Paris by OMA

2017-09-07T06:00:00Z

OMA’s first science building unifies a whole engineering school under a giant ETFE roof. Ike Ijeh assesses the result

Technical

Technical Study: Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross

2017-08-25T06:08:00Z

Heatherwick Studio’s shopping centre at King’s Cross links two former coal depots with a pair of extraordinary curving roofs. Thomas Lane finds out how – and why – they chose this approach

Technical

Technical study: Tate St Ives extension, St Ives, Cornwall

2017-05-26T08:00:00Z

Jamie Fobert’s discreet subterranean gallery extension has calmed locals’ concerns about the impact on the town’s skyline and reflects in its design all the elements that make St Ives special

Building Study

La Seine Musicale, Paris, by Shigeru Ban

2017-05-22T09:39:00Z

The second concert hall to be completed in the French capital within three years is a showcase to innovation and style. Ike Ijeh admires the distinctive features of this venue, which was designed by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban

Technical

Great Arthur House, London, by John Robertson Architects

2017-01-25T07:00:00Z

Chamberlin, Powell & Bon’s grade II-listed Great Arthur House in the City of London urgently needed a new facade but double glazing was too heavy for its structure. Thomas Lane found out how John Robertson Architects came up with a solution that retains its distinctive appearance

Building Study

Design Museum, London, by John Pawson, OMA and Allies and Morrison

2016-11-18T00:00:00Z

The former Commonwealth Institute has been resurrected as London’s new Design Museum. But how do the new interventions match up to the original 1960s architecture and that memorable roof? Ike Ijeh finds out

Technical

Voorlinden museum by Kraaijvanger Architects

2016-11-08T07:00:00Z

The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports

Technical

Goede Doelen Loterijen by Benthem Crouwel Architects

2016-10-14T09:52:00Z

Once completed, the new home of the biggest lottery charity in the Netherlands will be the first refurbished office building in Amsterdam to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding

Technical

Eastern Cemetery, Malmö, by Johan Celsing

2016-09-01T07:00:00Z

Modernist architect Sigurd Lewerentz worked on the Swedish city’s cemetery for more than half a century. Now Johan Celsing has meticulously restored the canopies to two of its chapels

Technical

Senate House north block by Mace and Rock Townsend

2016-07-15T06:00:00Z

A Mace-led team has turned the north end of Senate House into a light-filled learning space and glazed courtyard for the School of Oriental and African Studies

Building Study

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, by Renzo Piano

2016-06-29T14:30:00Z

Greece’s most significant cultural project in more than a decade - housing the National Opera House and National Library - is impressive in scale. But do all the elements live up to its immense ambition?

Technical

Reinventing the green wall

2016-04-15T08:00:00Z

A new bio-receptive concrete panelling system could mean urban green walls that don’t need expensive maintenance and provide a better environment for plants too

Building Study

London 2012 Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects

2016-04-05T08:00:00Z

The smoothly undulating surface of Zaha Hadid’s stingray-like Aquatics Centre belies its structural complexity. But does the last Olympic Venue to arrive at the party live up to its promise? BD’s then architecture critic Oliver Wainwright went along to have a look.

Building Study

Hiscox building, York, by Make Architects

2016-03-24T08:00:00Z

This triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal. Ike Ijeh reports

Building Study

Ruskin School of Fine Art, by Spratley Studios

2016-01-27T10:36:00Z

Contrasting with its cool, minimalist interiors, this Oxford university arts space relies on an innovative smart glass window to connect with its residential surroundings. Ike Ijeh takes a look

Building Study

Frampton Park Baptist Church, Hackney, by Matthew Lloyd Architects

2016-01-13T08:00:00Z

A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building – prayers go on up on the third floor