The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
DLA Architecture completes colonnaded YMCA in Wimbledon
The scheme’s first phase provides purpose-built supported living for 121 residents in south-west London
Buildings
Building studies and other coverage of the latest architectural building designs, including houses, extensions, offices and schools
Chipperfield completes ‘sculptural’ residential scheme in Belgium
The Hertogensite scheme in Leuven consists of a 14-storey tower, nine townhouses and a small apartment block, combined into a single building
Squire and Partners completes cogwheel-shaped hotel in Shoreditch
The exterior design of the 26-storey 357-bedroom hotel is intended to recall the cogwheels of early computers in a nod to nearby tech hub Silicon Roundabout
Foster + Partners completes Phase 3 of Battersea Power Station masterplan
A mixed-use building with roof gardens and an office building providing over 18,500m2 of workspace have been completed as part of the Battersea Power Station masterplan
Studio Bark designs off-grid Suffolk house
Water Farm, a country house clause house, has a geometric timber roof form inspired by local timber-framed buildings
Ahead of the curve: Brighton College arts centre
Dutch practice krft, working with Nicholas Hare Architects as delivery architect, has created a unique and striking performing arts centre for private school Brighton College, says Rob Wilson
Studio Egret West completes 429 build-to-rent homes in Maidenhead
The mixed-use development in the Thames Valley town includes 3,350m2 of ground-floor shops and restaurants around a landscaped square
Commons people: IF_DO creates community hub for Hastings
The transformation of Hastings’ Observer Building into a vibrant community hub is a welcome counter to the wave of gentrification seen in the seaside town, says Ellen Peirson. Photography by Kilian O’Sullivan
Stolon Studio creates ‘sociable’ housing from farm buildings
The Parks in Herefordshire transforms a group of neglected agricultural buildings into eight sustainable rural homes
Alta Tower rises up over Le Havre’s postwar Modernism
The 64-apartment building by Hamonic+Masson & Associés stands out against the horizon in Le Havre – a city that was rebuilt, postwar, to Auguste Perret’s Modernist vision, writes Fran Williams. Photography by Takuji Shimmura, Clément Bonnérat and Hamonic+Masson & Associés