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The new building is located further down the slope and is connected to the existing building by a main road. © Nicolás Saieh

Between above and below
Extension of a Pavillion to a Residential House i...
In the Chilean coastal town of Zapallar, Ignacio Correa Arquitecto have extended a pavilion into a residential house and designed an ensemble that blends into the surrounding hilly landscape.

Old and new meet in the courtyard. Although the building sections are only ten years apart, the change in design language is unmistakable. © Patrick Johannsen

Rammed earth meets wood
Windkraft Simonsfeld by Juri Troy Architects
The new building in Ernstbrunn, Lower Austria, will extend the company's existing headquarters from 2014 – and boasts a comprehensive sustainability concept in line with industry standards.

The new Young's Court, a hall of residence for students, blends seamlessly with the College's older buildings. © Jack Hobhouse

Carefully extended
Emmanuel College, Cambridge by Stanton Williams
Stanton Williams have extended Emmanuel College in Cambridge to include student accommodation, a bar and teaching rooms. As is usual in Cambridge, the building project took place on a historic site and required a great deal of sensitivity in terms of heritage conservation.

Contemplative space: the courtyard with the neighbouring farmhouse in the background. © Ralph Feiner

Traces of the past
Renovation of a Historic Farmhouse in Ingolstadt
In Ingolstadt, Mühlbauer renovated a 16th-century town farmhouse and converted it into a four-unit residential building – a successful contrast of old and new.

In the MMC restaurant, guests dine under a vault of concrete paraboloids. © David Zarzoso

Brutalism on the water
Restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum
Zooco Estudio has created a restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum in Santander that celebrates the brutalist architecture of the building.

A light-filled atrium brings the outside space inside. © Adrià Goula

Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Qualifying the Centre
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.

A long wall of rammed earth and a facade of charred wood enclose Peninsula House. © Timothy Kaye

Bold architecture on the coast
Rammed Earth House by Wood Marsh
Wood Marsh have completed Peninsula House near Melbourne. The curved architecture of the house is inspired by the Australian coastline.

Waechter + Waechter Architekten

Honourable Mention DETAIL Award 2024
House 1736
At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.

Cork panels adorn the façade of a single-family home in Spain. © Javier Bravo

Cork facade
Residential house in Spain by Gurea
A residential building in Spain designed by Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa features a facade clad in cork panels.

Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck head the AJDVIV office and teach in Zurich and Düsseldorf. © De Vylder Vinck

Interview with architect Inge Vinck
A Dance between Old and New
With modest budgets and well-considered concepts, Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck (AJDVIV) in Ghent adapt existing structures for flexible future uses. In our interview, Inge Vinck discusses her approach to adaptive reuse.

The summer house for three generations is located in the Danish harbour town of Skagen. © Rasmus Hjortshøj

Homage to architectural tradition
Summer House in Denmark by PAX Architects
Skagen Klitgård House by PAX Architects unites three generations under one roof. The design of the holiday home is inspired by the local Danish architecture and history of the town.

Green foyer
Copenhagen Opera Park by Cobe
Cobe has designed a green oasis in Copenhagen's inner harbour, right next to the opera house. Originally, the 21,5 ha meadow in a prime inner-city location was earmarked for residential development.

A cork facade adorns this Victorian terraced house in Camberwell. © Fred Howarth

More light, better insulation
Camberwell Cork House in London by Delve Architects
In South London, Delve Architects renovated a Victorian terraced house and added a 20 m² cork extension.

Two watercourses delimit the spit where the narrow house is located. © Jeroen Verrecht

Expansion and renovation
House in Ghent by Graux & Baeyens Architecten
In Ghent, Graux & Baeyens Architecten have renovated a house and expanded it with an addition. The expansion offers space for urban family living and ensures a logical flow of movement inside.

Removing the old chimney helped to simplify the building’s massing, with upper floors newly clad in charred Douglas fir. © Charles Bouchaib

Promising transformation
Renovation of a Single-Family Home in Brittany by...
On the coast of Brittany, the young architecture practice Parages radically transformed a residential property from the 1970s. Behind the new wooden exterior shell, bright, open-plan living spaces now open towards the sea.

The wide, curving concrete roof has for many years been a trademark of Hamburg’s Alsterschwimmhalle. © Marcus Bredt

A landmark of postwar Hamburg
Modernization of the Alsterschwimmhalle Hamburg b...
After forty years, the time had come: GMP Architekten have comprehensively modernized, renovated and expanded the Alsterschwimmhalle in Hamburg.

Our readers’ favourites
The Most Popular Contributions in March 2024
In March, our readers were particularly enthusiastic about the following three contributions: a Residence and Office near Inverness, a School in the Netherlands and the Army Museum in Warsaw.