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1 month ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Adrian James Architects has completed Copper Bottom, an imaginative and sustainable zero-carbon copper-clad home in Oxford, England. Designed and built as a family residence by and for architect Adrian James, this dynamic sculptural home is perched on an elevated site, offering views of Oxford’s historic spires. A truly curious abode, it features a copper carapace that gives the exterior an origami-like appearance.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Continuing the restoration and adaptive reuse of Automatic Mills in the Czech city of Pardubice, Brno-based TRANSAT architekti has completed the new headquarters for the Gočár Gallery in the historic mill’s main building. The gallery is named after influential Czech architect Josef Gočár: Automatic Mills, designated a national cultural monument in the Czech Republic, is one of the first buildings designed by Gočár.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Canadian architectural firm Provencher_Roy postulates: “What if training the leaders of the future started with immersion in responsible architecture in tune with its surroundings?” In response, the studio has completed a new home for HEC Montréal, a prestigious business school in Montreal, Quebec.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Czech architectural studio Grido architekti has designed a sports hall for the pupils of an elementary school in Řevnice in the Prague-West District of the Czech Republic. The hall’s form follows function aesthetic emphasizes practicality and simplicity, referencing the functionalism of 1930s Czech architecture.
The sports hall is situated on a former tennis court site, between a new school annex and a “Lidový dům” (a community center or cultural venue).
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • International architecture and design practice UNStudio has completed 18T Mansion, a high-rise residential development in the city of Chongqing, China. The development addresses the demand for high-rise living in a densely populated urban center while emphasizing a commitment to the health and well-being of its residents.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • A project that was thirteen years in the making, the new Polish Embassy in Berlin officially opened on 17 January 2025. Located in the heart of the German capital, just 300 meters from the Brandenburg Gate, the embassy was designed by Warsaw-based JEMS Architekci.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Brno-based ika.architekti has built an upcycled sauna using an array of old materials. The project includes wooden pallets, cement-bonded particle boards, and sheep wool — by reusing these materials, in effect giving them a second chance, the architects have created a fun and functional DIY sauna.
“This is what happens when you scroll through second-hand websites and when you love collecting materials that might still come in handy,” says ika.architekti.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Vietnamese architectural studio HGAA was included in Archello’s list of the 25 best architecture firms in Vietnam. The Hanoi-based studio’s design philosophy emphasizes both sustainability and efficiency (in terms of scale and cost). Projects promote a simple yet distinctive approach to architecture, blending the use of locally sourced materials and modern construction techniques.
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2 months ago | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Cambridge-based architectural studio Mole Architects has completed the upgrade and extension of an everyday 1960s holiday home in Aldeburgh, a town on England’s Suffolk coast. The bungalow is just a stone's throw from the sea, hence the project’s title: Stone’s Throw. The home’s existing layout was poorly arranged, its sunny side dominated by a double garage and the living space deprived of adequate sunlight.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
archello.com | Gerard McGuickin
• News • Paris-based ateliers O-S architectes (Vincent Baur, Guillaume Colboc, and Gaël Le Nouëne) has designed a new school facility in Béziers, a city in southern France. The newly constructed École Samuel Paty was completed in conjunction with Montpellier-based NAS Architecture.
The construction of the Samuel Paty School is part of the urban renewal of the Devèze district of Béziers. The school’s design combines massiveness with porosity and its volume adapts to the site’s topography.
