If_Do

A new classroom for Old Newton, thanks to a timber kit-of-parts system
by Matt Milton|10 November 25|Design
For an expanding primary school, a kit-of-parts timber system provided the perfect, sustainable new classroom building – one that could be quickly and easily assembled, and unproblematically dismantled at the end of its life. Originally built in 1859, Old Newton Primary School sits in a rural setting just north of...
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Street view of The Hithe, with passing cyclist
Timber startup studios succeed on a tight site with a tight budget
by Matt Milton|20 October 23|Design
Wanted: a 200m2 building in London. Budget must not exceed 400K. Must be fully demountable in ten years’ time. Sounds like a tall order? That was the challenge that faced the team of If_Do architects and social enterprise Meanwhile Space. And then there were the site constraints to contend with…...
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