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The proposals are for the redevelopment of the site to replace the poor quality, office use building that is set-back from the street behind a perimeter fence, with a high-quality building that will activate all three street frontages and provide multiple functions, including co-working, retail, roof terraces and central gallery atrium. — The Architects' Journal
According to the Architects' Journal whose offices would be affected by the planned demolition along with the London studio of C.F. Møller Architects, the new Piercy&Co-designed building aims to address "the challenges of climate change by creating an ultra-low carbon building and placing... View full entry
the facade of the recently opened Blue Mountain School is impossible to miss. The six-level brick townhouse, on the corner of Redchurch and Chance Streets, has been painted in a sleek and surprising silver. Inside, the multipurpose space defies easy categorization. — T Magazine
Natalia Rachlin highlights the Blue Mountain School. The latest project by James Brown and his partner, Christie Fels, with architecting from 6a Architects, this corner of Shoreditch is a kind of Gesamtkunstwerk! h/t AD, The Telegraph and Wallpaper View full entry
Boxpark established itself in Shoreditch in 2011 and now, after five successful years, has opened a new venue in Croydon, designed by BDP. The venture is part of the council's plan to transform the borough and create new public spaces. Next to East Croydon station, the venue, like the original... View full entry
Sam Jacob Studio’s mixed-use development in the Hoxton Street conservation area retains the façade of the Victorian pub originally on the site while creating ground-floor community facilities with an apartment above.
The four-storey scheme will restore the last remaining piece of what was once a terraced street razed to the ground by bombing during the Second World War.
The new block is expressed as a curved wall punctured by diamond-shaped window openings.
— Architects' Journal
For more on Sam Jacob, or his former practice FAT, check out these links: FAT Announces The End of Its PracticeWild Potter Grayson Perry & FAT Design Shrine-like Cottage in EssexSam Jacob lecture at UK/CoDHome truths: architects tackle the housing crisis View full entry
