Fran Williams

1 week ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Fran Williams

The project was designed by Article 25, a UK-based architectural NGO which builds hospitals, schools and homes in the places that need them most. The practice worked in collaboration with engineers Max Fordham and MHA Structural Design. The classroom block’s design prioritises the use of local materials, adapting vernacular techiques to respond to Niger’s challenging climate of 30°C degrees or more, while creating comfortable spaces conductive to learning.

1 week ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Fran Williams

The cliffside house, which took over 10 years to build, features a cantilevered first floor with a large amount of glazing framing its dramatic landscape. It replaces an inward-looking existing house which required major work. After an initial site meeting in 2012, it was decided to sit the new home within the footprint of the existing property. It has a deep floorplan with a central axis orientated towards the Irish Sea.

1 week ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Fran Williams

The warehouse, on Botley Road, Oxford, was constructed in 1993 as a typical portal-framed retail shed with blank facades and a dominant cornice, and was vacant when life sciences developer Misson Street acquired it. Cambridge-based Owers Warwick Architects has reimagined the building’s elevations with a new façade and a 6m-deep colonnade on the ground floor to enhance connectivity and create a more civic presence.

1 week ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Fran Williams

The project, featuring a palette of oak and green metal accents, honors the Stoke Newington’s original character while reorganising its layout into a series of small living spaces. Additions to the home are defined by materiality with large rooflights framing a conservatory-style extension. The extension has a green circular skylight cutting through the ceiling, creating a well-lit nook for the client to work from home.

2 weeks ago | architectsjournal.co.uk | Fran Williams

The High-Tech six-storey Grade II-listed building was built in 1991 in the historic Shad Thames riverside location near Tower Bridge. It served as a showroom, office and apartment for Mellor, a designer well-known for his cutlery and metalwork. Mellor had handmade and hand-finished many of the building's non-structural elements.