The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Case study: Cosway Street by Bell Phillips
The 49-home private housing development in Marylebone, central London, will help fund affordable homes on neighbouring sites. Photography by Kilian O’Sullivan
Cladding
Case studies and product information about cladding and facades
Case study: Berners & Wells by Emrys Architects
Berners & Wells is a mixed-use development north of Oxford Street, the lower portion of which is defined by a series of two-storey arches with teal-coloured glazed brick detailing. Photography by Alan Williams
Case study: Sunderland City Hall by FaulknerBrowns Architects
This building by the 2022 AJ Architecture Awards Architect of the Year combines public and private uses in an inspiring environment. Photography by Hufton + Crow, Nick Kane, Will Scott
Case study: CLT House by Unknown Works
Bold yellow additions mark out the front and rear extensions to a semi-detached, brick house in east London. Photography by Unknown Works
Case study: SEE Building, University of Salford, by Sheppard Robson
The Engineering and Environment Building provides facilities for students studying architecture, robotics, computing, physics and engineering. Photography by Jack Hobhouse
Case study: Crystal Palace Park Café by Chris Dyson Architects
Crystal Palace Park Cafe by Chris Dyson Architects is clad in half-round cedar shingles, a reference to the scaly skin of the nearby Grade I-listed dinosaur sculptures that inhabit the lakeside. Photography by Peter Landers
Case study: D2, Greenwich Design District by Mole Architects
D2 features pyramid-profiled cladding that has a two-tone colour changing with the direction of the light, while fins in similarly dichroic glass surround the windows to refract coloured light over the façades. Photography by Taran Wilkhu
Case study: Coast House by Hudson Architects
This single-storey family home near the north Norfolk coast is arranged as a series of 'pavilions' and uses a palette that combines local materials with contemporary tones and textures. Photography by Joakim Borén
Case study: 3 Arena Central by Make Architects
Make's commercial office building in Birmingham's Arena Central was envisaged as a 'jewel' and is clad in repeating metallic hexagonal panels
Case study: Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road housing by Henley Halebrown
Henley Halebrown’s new combined primary school and housing development in Hackney accommodates community-friendly features into its façades