News — Architecture

Sallyann Cox used her creative talents to extend a small bungalow and make the most of the delightful coastal views. Idon’t want to live in a bungalow – I’m not ready for that!’ was interior decorator, stylist and maker Sallyann Cox’s reaction when her husband R ichard suggested it. It was back when the couple were regularly spending a few months at a time sailing around Greece and knew a lock-up-andleave home would fit the bill. The idea became a sad necessity, however, when Richard was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and had to use a wheelchair. ‘We’d looked at...

What is the purpose of structure if it's to the detriment of capacity?' The non-serious inquiry is presented by one of the proprietors of this west London maisonette. He is para-expressing a saying of pioneer design – 'structure pursues work', the conviction that the reason for a structure or article ought to be the deciding variable of its look. Outside of any relevant connection to the issue at hand, the proprietor's remark may propose a somewhat cool way to deal with 'home' – utilitarian spaces made without the delights of articulation or ornamentation. Be that as it may, as the...