The House Recast by Studio Ben Allen wins Don t Move, Improve! 2021
A rich and interesting refurbishment of a Victorian house by Studio Ben Allen has been named London s best new home improvement project in the Don t Move, Improve! awards.
The House Recast is the overall winner of this year s contest, which is organised annually by New London Architecture (NLA) to showcase the diversity of homes in the UK capital.
Above: The House Recast has won Don t Move, Improve! 2021. Top image: the project was an experimental overhaul of a Victorian dwelling
Studio Ben Allen was invited to overhaul the dwelling by a retired couple who wanted to reorganise its layout while introducing a new kitchen and two bathrooms.
This week we celebrated the Venice Architecture Biennale
This week on Dezeen we showcased pavilions and exhibitions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the first major architecture event to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Among the highlights this year was the US Pavilion by American architects Paul Andersen and Paul Preissner, featuring a four-storey wooden frame made from pine.
In US news, photos reveal British designer Thomas Heatherwick s design for Little Island, an elevated park built on mushroom-shaped concrete columns in the Hudson River.
Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen began construction on a sustainable school in Denmark that will be the first to receive the Nordic Ecolabel. The wood-clad primary school will have a walkable roof.
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Turner Architects has renovated and extended a Georgian terraced house in south London, creating a sequence of living spaces interspersed with courtyards.