Living Architecture
Living Architecture is a not-for-profit holiday home rental company in the UK.[1][2] It was founded by philosopher and writer Alain de Botton, who launched the scheme in 2010 in what its website claims is the first programme of its kind.[3]
The Balancing Barn
The houses include:
- The Balancing Barn, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk: opened October 2010. Architect: MVRDV
- The Shingle House, Dungeness, Kent: opened Nov 2010. Architect: Nord architecture
- The Dune House, Thorpeness, Suffolk: opened Dec 2010. Architect: JVA
- A Room for London, on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London: opened 2012. A collaboration with cultural organisation Artangel. Launched as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Architect: David Kohn[4] and artist Fiona Banner.[5]
- The Long House, Cockthorpe, Norfolk: opening Oct 2011. Architect: Hopkins Architects
- A House for Essex (or "Julie’s House"), Wrabness, Essex: opening 2015. Created by the artist Grayson Perry, working with Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT)[6][7][8]
References
- Rowan Moore (2010-09-26). "Living Architecture: giving a modernist spin to holiday homes | Art and design | The Observer". Guardian. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- Architecture. "Have a holiday in modern architecture". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- "Living Architecture. Holidays in modern architecture". Living-architecture.co.uk. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- http://www.davidkohn.co.uk/projects/a-room-for-london
- Dean. "Boat-Shaped Room To Be Built On Queen Elizabeth Hall". Londonist. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- Oliver Wainwright (15 May 2015). "For Grayson Perry's Essex house, the only way was 'bonkers as possible'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- "Art fans flock to 'Grayson Perry house' in Essex". BBC. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- Will Gompertz (16 May 2015). "Take a walk around the house that Grayson Perry designed (video)". BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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