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Crescent House . London

TYPE . photos: © Lorenzo Zandri

The Grade 2* listed Crescent House on the Golden Lane Estate, built in the early 1960s, is seen as a stepping stone to the design and detailing of the Barbican Estate, by the same architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon.

TYPE has completed a retrofit of a vaulted studio flat within Crescent House. The project demonstrates that through careful planning and detailing, retrofits can reduce energy use and improve comfort whilst enhancing the special and unique character of the listing. Continue reading TYPE

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Maison Shift . Zurich

squadra . photos: © Alessio De Gottardi . © David Schönen . © Luca Bazelli for Maison Shift

Numerous artists and cultural workers have been active in the listed Zeughaus 4 building on the Zurich barracks area since the beginning of 2023. With the departure of the cantonal police force, the site is now open to the public and will be in temporary use until 2026. From January–May 2023, the architecture collective squadra created workspaces for the association Maison Shift on the upper floor of the armoury. Continue reading squadra

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Transformation of a school . Davos

CURA Architekten . photos: © Daisuke Hirabayashi

The school complex in Davos Platz is converting its operations to a day structure and requires additional space for the assembly hall, cafeteria, administration and additional classrooms. The existing building from the 1960s was therefore to be demolished in favor of a new “ecological” building. In order to preserve the stored grey energy, an integrative solution with the existing building was proposed instead, in which the old structure is extended on the long sides and a storey is added to meet the growing requirements of the program. Continue reading CURA Architekten