Lochal Library and Event Space in Tilburg by Civic Architects

The Amsterdam based practice, Civic Architects, have transformed the former locomotive shed in Tilburg, Netherlands to create the Lochal library which incorporates co-working and events space. The Lochal is situated in the railway zone adjacent to the Central Station which is being transformed to form the new heart of the city. Civic Architects

Carmody Groake’s Highgate House

Architecture

This new detached family house creates a strong relationship between its context, its external form and the composition of its internal spaces. Brick is used externally and internally and the sculptural use of brick provides a coherence with the surrounding houses in North London. Photograph Helene Binet. Carmody Groarke

John Pawson’s Tilty Barn

Architecture/ Interiors

Although this project involved working within an existing envelope, the transformation is a radical one that pushes at the limits of what is covered by conventional definitions of remodeling. A complex of eighteenth-century barns is transformed into a series of residential spaces in which the refinement of the newly inserted elements, full-height glass walls and low white plaster partitions contrasts with the intricate configuration of the original timber frame. Rather than cut inappropriate openings into old walls, the interior is lit by large-scale sheets of glass which sit directly on the ground and make the original pitched roofs appear to float. Tilty Barn, Essex, England 1994-1995. John Pawson.

deVOL Sebastian Cox Kitchen

Design/ Furniture

This kitchen is a collaboration between Sebastian Cox and deVOL. Using only sustainable timbers, which have all been grown in England, with Birch plywood carcases, doors made from sustainable timbers such as Beech and Ash and the incorporation of beautiful and delicate woven panels, deVOL and Sebastian Cox have created a beautiful kitchen using timbers which are very often overlooked. deVOL

Dieter Rams 606 Universal Shelving System by Vitsoe

Design/ Furniture/ Interiors

The Vitsoe 606 Universal Shelving System was designed by Dieter Rams in 1960. Based on a system of an aluminium E-track and a pin, with all shelves, cabinets and table hung from the E-track. The system is designed so that you take it with you when you move. In 1959 Niels Vitsoe formed Vitsoe to create the furniture designed by Dieter Rams. Vitsoe