Barbecana by Edward Mascarenhas turns the Barbican into a video game
A graduate from the Bartlett School of Architecture has turned the iconic Barbican Estate in London into the setting for a proposed augmented-reality video game (+ movie). More
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Sliver House by Boyarsky Murphy Architects slots into a three-metre-wide space
Boyarsky Murphy Architects sandwiched this glass-fronted family residence between two terraced houses in west London, on a site less than three metres wide at the front. More
Glazing disappears into the walls of Tigg Coll's Malbrook Road extension
This London house extension by Tigg Coll Architects features sliding glass doors that retract into the brick walls to open the space up to the garden (+ slideshow). More
"London's new typology: the tasteful modernist non-dom investment"
Opinion: sober, well-mannered and increasingly well made – London's new housing developments are hiding their yuppie-dom behind a polite facade of brickwork that wouldn't look out of place in the 1960s, says Owen Hatherley. More
Doyle Gardens extension by Jonathan Tuckey features a criss-crossing wooden ceiling
Jonathan Tuckey Design has refurbished the interior of a semi-detached house in London and added a dining room extension with a latticed wooden ceiling (+ slideshow). More
Amos and Amos champions British design in penthouses at 21 Wapping Lane
Interior architecture firm Amos and Amos has completed two penthouse apartments in London, featuring furniture and accessories by British designers including Tom Dixon, Lee Broom and Bethan Gray (+ slideshow). More
Niall McLaughlin extends Duncan Terrace house with translucent passageway and gallery
After 15 years of incremental work, architect Niall McLaughlin has restored and extended a London house with a subterranean gallery (+ slideshow). More
Studio Octopi's Thames Bath concept evolves into floating freshwater pools
London office Studio Octopi has revised its proposal for a floating swimming pool in the River Thames, to become a pontoon of three freshwater pools in a new location beside Temple underground station. More
The Felt Cornershop by Lucy Sparrow sells hand-stitched groceries
All the items for sale at this east London corner shop run by designer Lucy Sparrow are made from felt (+ slideshow). More
Porcelain poppies surround the Tower of London to commemorate World War I
Thousands of ceramic poppies have been planted around the Tower of London for tomorrow's centenary marking the start of the First World War (+ slideshow). More
David Chipperfield and Karakusevic Carson granted permission for Hackney towers
News: London architecture firms Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield have been granted planning permission for two hexagonal towers on an estate in the city's borough of Hackney (+ slideshow). More
DSDHA creates light-filled warehouse studio and gallery for Edmund de Waal
British firm DSDHA has created a new studio and gallery for ceramic artist Edmund de Waal within the shell of a converted munitions warehouse in south London (+ slideshow). More
Photography studio by Cassion Castle takes over an east London mews house
A gabled brick facade with a three-metre-high door fronts this former mews house in east London, renovated by architect Cassion Castle as a private studio for a photographer (+ slideshow). More
Temple of Agape by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan celebrates love with neon signage
Brightly coloured signs adorned with words related to "love in all its forms" decorate this architectural installation that designers Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan have created for a summer festival in London (+ slideshow). More
Assemble wins competition for new art gallery at Goldsmiths college
News: London art college Goldsmiths has unveiled plans for a new gallery in a converted bathhouse, designed by London architecture collective Assemble. More
Concrete extends from the kitchen into the garden of Studio Gil's London house extension
Studio Gil used a combination of exposed concrete and reclaimed iroko wood to unite the interior of this extension to a Victorian terraced house in east London with its redeveloped garden. More
OPSO restaurant by K-studio references "old Athenian eateries"
A spine of steel framework runs the length of this Greek restaurant in London by Athens designers K-studio (+ slideshow). More
Max Lamb surrounds Opening Ceremony boutique with "lustrous" latex rubber curtains
British designer Max Lamb has used latex curtains and London Underground railings inside a new east London boutique for fashion brand Opening Ceremony (+ slideshow). More
Caruso St John's gallery for Damien Hirst set for spring 2015 opening
News: a new London gallery housing the collection of British artist Damien Hirst is set to open next spring in a row of converted and extended theatre warehouses by Caruso St John Architects. More
Robert Dye Architects extends a London mews house by pushing out a wall
Robert Dye Architects has shifted the entire end wall of a mews house in London's Primrose Hill neighbourhood, as part of a renovation and extension designed to bring in more natural light (+ slideshow). More