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Declining a developer’s offer to buy its 1960s former office block in Deptford and move into a new build scheme nearby, arts incubator Cockpit instead commissioned Cooke Fawcett Architects to perform a delicate, light-touch makeover. Ellie Duffy reports back
The renovation of the Grade II-listed Westminster Coroner’s Court on Horseferry Road and the construction of a two-storey, barrel-vaulted extension affords additional space and facilities to fulfil the evolving needs of the Coroner’s service. Rob Wilson visits
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
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
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
In Brussels, local practice Notan Office has created a finely considered residential development by cutting volumes away from the existing industrial buildings on the site and reusing much of their fabric
The building in Stratford, east London, provides over 40,000m² of space for 5,000 students over 17 storeys, bringing together departments previously dispersed across six sites
A vibrant paint job of orange and yellow hues helps this community and co-working space stand out
Storyteller combines a library, cinema and housing in a scheme remarkable for the intelligence and generosity of its design, writes David Knight. Photography by David Grandorge
With its first self-build project, Surman Weston has created a strikingly innovative and energy-efficient home that reinvents the terraced house
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