This year’s eclectic finalists range from new homes in both ‘deeply rural’ and ‘densely urban’ areas to a pair of ‘sensitively upgraded listed buildings’. The prize is awarded to the best new house or ...
The material palette is restrained and sophisticated: the home-grown Douglas fir roof structure is exposed, floors are dark brick, recalling Victorian stable pavers, and the walls are unpainted lime ...
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist for RIBA House of the Year 2024, the annual award for the UK’s best new home. Located across England and Wales, the houses ...
Knowing they couldn’t afford to plaster the barn’s entire interior, they opted to DIY Roman clay upstairs. “That’s where we almost killed each other,” says Carrier, “because we’d ...
It was built from clay and earth between 1,000 to 800 BCE ... Scientists have known for some time that the ancient Maya knew how to make lime plaster, which they used to coat and protect interior ...