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As an antidote to the current gloom, here is a preliminary, and not strictly accurate, AI visualisation of a villa we have just started designing for a hillside location in Lazio, Italy. #novembersun #italy #villa #dreamhome #banishthegloom #design #architect

We’ve just finished a pair of semi-detached houses. But there are hidden complexities; they are not, as the façade suggests, a pair of identical twins. Less Ronnie and Reggie Kray, more Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny de Vito. Find out more in our next post.

And now, the reveal… The pair of houses making up the Sunnymead Twosome are not equal, but this is only clear at the rear. The larger house occupies three of the four tiered volumes. Find out more here adrianjames.com/project/sunnym…

Antidote to the current grey skies - a façade detail from our Sunnymead Twosome. Louis Kahn said it best; “The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.” #sunonbrick #wintersun #wintersunshine #details #louiskahn #architectinoxford #Oxford #brickfacade

Here is our Copper Bottom project as featured in The Sunday Times this weekend. There is a longer article online or you can see more via our website: adrianjames.com #copperbottom #copper #thesundaytimes #brick #dreamhome #architectinoxford #wintersun #emptynesters

The Architects’ Journal is featuring Copper Bottom this week. You can read the article here: tinyurl.com/mr3anmbe Or visit our website: adrianjames.com #copperbottom #copper #brick #dreamhome #wintersun #emptynesters #origami #bricksteps #architectsjournal

Merry Christmas everyone! #christmaslights #snow #whitechristmas #dreamhome #light #glowing #architectinoxford #Oxford #architecture #design #adrianjamesarchitects

Mega oculus work in progress. Our project in Wolvercote is designed around this eye-popping view. #portmeadow #views #houseswithviews #workinprogress #Oxford #architectinoxford #dreamhome #wintersun #oculus #roomwithaview #housewithaview #dreamingspires #wolvercote

Preview of our Portland stone proscenium. Crisp. #portlandstone #crisp #view #wintersun #wintersky #preview #lightfilledspace #architecture #dreamhome #architectinoxford #proscenium #glassandstone #glassandlight

Our habitable power station is featured in Dezeen today. #powerstation #dezeen #copperbottom #renewableenergy #solarpanels #poweredbysun #copper #oxford #architectinoxford #solaredge #design #dreamhome

Classical music is pleasant on Radio 3, but hearing a full orchestra in the flesh is bone-shakingly awesome. Classical architecture is pleasant on the high street but a visit to a pukka Greek temple is gut-thumpingly visceral and humbling. The second temple of Hera, Paestum.

“A green marvel in every sense….It shows a way in which architectural enjoyment and sustainability can go together…..” Rowan Moore, The Observer #sustainable #sustainablearchitecture #sustainableliving #origami #sculpture #copperbottom #architectinoxford #Oxford #design

Hot metal. AJA visited the Fantini tap factory near Milan. Excellent CPD (and pasta). #beautifultaps #taps #design #hot #hotmetal #milan #cpd

A quick raw study of a new façade which has lots of depth for solar protection. AI is a marvel, but there is still a place for sketching by hand as a swift and powerful design tool. #sketches #design #drawing #byhand #designtools #sketching

Our design for a new teaching building at an historic school reclads an existing ‘50s block and then extends it. The spirit of the chunky, archy, buttressy context is invested in a new masonry skin which has the depth to act as a brise-soleil for the south-west facing windows.

Our yoga studio had a guest slot on BBC local news in a feature on flood resilience. The building takes an innovative approach; the discreet grille at the base of the façade conceals valves which allow floodwater (but not vermin) to run through the building.

There is an in-depth interview with our Director, Adrian James, in this month’s RIBA Journal. You can read the article here: ribaj.com/intelligence/m…

Villa Katerina, the house we designed pre-Covid on the Greek island of Kythira, is now complete. It is arranged around a central courtyard which sports a giant oculus opening onto the cerulean Mediterranean sky. #greekisland #kythira #oculus #courtyard #courtyardhouse #bluesky

Villa Katerina 2. There are huge sliding doors between the living space and the courtyard so the spaces merge. Both address the spectacular vista of the Mediterranean to the south. The the focus of the view is the majestic rock which rises from the sea beyond the port of Kapsali.

Villa Katerina 3. The house belongs to the island vet, and is home to nine cats, three dogs, one pony and an unknown number of tortoises. The courtyard has tall doors on its open side so it can be closed off when the wind blows.