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Completed in 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Images by Hufton+Crow, Helene Binet, Jayne Lloyd. The project revitalises an assemblage of 300-year old almshouses and gardens, consolidating the historic building with contemporary elements to...

Quote: “is not in close proximity to the university campuses or to a high frequency public transport route which passes this area” and thus fails to meet the requirements of policies with Manchester’s core strategy, the council said. This makes no sense. The plot is 4 minutes walk away from Castlefield Metrolink stop, which has the highest frequency of any Metrolink station on the network. It also is 3 minutes walk from Deansgate Station, which while it is not high frequency, is still a ...

The Four Mile Beach House project is about seclusion - a private resort and elevated living platform with views of the Coral Sea beneath the tropical beach rainforest canopy. One of the most striking features of the project is its enormous, angular pool. Charles Wright Architects commissioned Rocks On to develop a swimming pool tile that replicated the appearance of the colours of Tahitian waters for the project.

26 Feb 2021, 11:40 Sector specialist Fusion Students has submitted plans for its first Manchester development, a 500-bedspace scheme close to the Deansgate Square high-rise cluster. The site sits between Renaker’s Castle Wharf and Deansgate Square, bordered by Chester Road, Bridgewater Viaduct and Deansgate. Designed by Corstorphine + Wright Architects, the tower has been trailed as representing a £40m investment from London-headquartered Fusion, which also has schemes in Cardiff and Hatfie...

Pic: Google PLANS to create a development of 35 affordable homes in Cradley Heath have been submitted to Sandwell Council. The homes on former industrial land north of Woods Lane and Cradley Road, would be two and three bedroom. Developer Vistry Partnerships Ltd has submitted the application for affordable homes to Sandwell Council. It is already building 135 homes on land to the south of Woods Lane (pictured below). The homes already being built by the developer nearby If the ne...

Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited and Eyemouth Harbour Trust have signed a lease that confirms the harbour as the operations and maintenance base for the 450MW offshore wind farm off Scotland. Construction of NnG’s three storey, 1040 square metre O&M building and its two storey, 538 square metre storage warehouse at Eyemouth Harbour will start next month. The O&M building, designed by Corstorphine + Wright Architects, will house the office, warehouse and staff welfare facilities re...

What we can learn from Wright & Wright Emily Booth As we push through yet another difficult lockdown, it feels like a good time to focus on the achievable, positive changes that the profession can make to position itself for a better future. This new year brings opportunity, even at the darkest time. Advertisement Our ‘In Practice’ issue highlights the people and the approaches that connect with architecture’s core. Wright & Wright, our cover stars, continue to inspire and delight: they�...

1/1 A TOWNS Mayor has been left red-faced after a he boobed on a thank you card to hundreds of care workers. The Mayor of Darlington, Councillor Chris McEwan, decided to send ‘thank you’ cards and plants to 650 care workers in the town. As well as working in partnership with Darlington Inner Wheel, the Mayor managed to secure generous sponsorship from market trader Robin Blair, Corstorphine and Wright Architects, Haughton Residents’ Association, The Sherwoods Group,...

© Christian Cooke Striking in its dark color and angled composition the pavilion-like structure is situated above the original main house. The morphology of the cottage is characterized by two, thin floating planes stacked on top of each other, jutting out into the surrounding lush garden. The illusion of these floating planes is accentuated by levitating them from the perimeter stone walls by means of discreet steel columns, achieving the light and open structure characteristics of a pavilion...