However we feel that the cost of this would be more appropriate to a bespoke house. For Living Steel 2008 we want to research structurally insulated panels using steel. Insulated steel panels exist but are only used as cladding. We were concerned about cold bridging through intermediate floors and this led us to design single storey housing. This feels appropriate to the site reducing issues of wind uplift and retaining the impressive tree line as the horizon line.

The research will require understanding the extent of the spans possible, the thickness of the steel, that is required internally & externally, the extent of the size of openings possible to cut from a continuous skin, the application of steel to a climate with extreme temperature differences and the application of steel materials to the domestic market allowing for a poetic interpretation of the product.

2008-AIR has won their planning appeal for a sustainable prefabricated timber frame family house in Chelsfield, Kent. This will commence on site summer 2008.

2007 - AIR have been selected, along with 46 other architectural Practices, for the Panel of Architects to work on the Athletes Village for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. To find out more please see the announcement in Building Design Magazine (Friday August 10th).

SOME FAVORITE TUNES AT THE MOMENT


The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Radka Toneff - Odin


Olhos Coloridos - Sandra Sà - Som Livre


I Rio De Janeiro - Cornelis Wreeswijk - Metronome


You Know? - Asayake Production feat. Marleys - High Contrast


Bark Peat - Kira Neris - Refine


Quer Queira Quer Nao Queira -In Your Face Elegance 12″ - Brazil Beat


Many Moods of… - La Guepe vol 4 - Pulp Flavor


A Night In Barcelona - Kjellerockjazzbandet (NRK Sessions) - Plastic Strip/NRK


Come On - Jazz Juice/Messin around sampler - Freestyle


A Night In Tunisia - Toshio Maatsuura Group/ Blue Note Street 12″ nr2 - Blue Note


Son Montuno - Una Mas Trio - Agogo


Get Your Point Over - Mr. Day - Favorite


She Who Dares - Colman Brothers - WahWah 45


Come Back To ME - Cheyenne’s Comin’ - Shady Brook


The Beat Goes On - The Buddy Rich Big Band - Pacific Jazz


Soul Sauce III - Cal Tjader - Fantasy


Mysterious Maiden - Chico Hamilton - Joyous Shout!


Saturn (Alister Johnson Remix) - Lost (Remixes) - Public Transit


Junior Is Back (Sunga T Experience Remix) - Idea 6 Remix - Commodo Depot Japan


Get Yong’un - Akwaaba - Discfunction


Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Love Symphony Orchestra - Talpro


Straight Ahead - Pleasure - Fantasy


777.9311 - The TIme - WB


Cosmic Lust - Mass Production - Cotillion


Mr. Funky Samba - Banda Black Rio - Blue Note


The Message - Blue Mitchell - Mainstream

Working with the existing problematic Radburn Layout in which vehicular and pedestrian access are separated from one another, AiR’s proposal looked to increase the legibility of the front of the house from the back by designing the front as a cohesive formal streetscape which has a defined defensible space from the public realm without enclosing a private zone, whilst the back elevations allowed for more individual expression and informality.

Competition for a kiosk, situated under the Embankment rail & footbridge along the Victoria Embankment, to sell London Souvenirs to tourists. The structure was conceived as an unfolded plane to hang the wares from, much like pop-out books, origami and other ideas used to make souvenirs of buildings.

Project Description

Refurbishment and extension of a large family house, currently on site. The ambition is to bring to a standard 1980’s house design some of the attention to detail and craftmanship seen in surrounding properties from the Arts & Crafts Period.

Project Description

Chelsea was favoured by many leading artists during the 19th and 20th centuries. Pembroke Studios were built in the mid-19th century as a group of protected courtyard studios designed specifically for female artists. This studio had been badly renovated during the 1970’s and, working with Retrouvius Design, we aimed to restore the spirit of the building. The double height space internally faces north and so, originally, the main elevation would have been solid brickwork to block out the South light. Now being a family home, south facing windows were needed, but we placed them into a new London Stock brick panel. Internally, we opened back up the downstairs plan and incorporated the kitchen into the main space. Much reclaimed teak was used to refer to the original artists working surfaces and to hide the functionality of a kitchen.