At Home in the City

Alan Power studied architecture at Kingston College of Art and the Architectural Association in London, where he worked with Dalibor Vesely, the Czech theorist and historian. This education anchored his interest in the city as the crucible for architecture and stimulated the question as to how it may be reinvented as a poetic place to dwell.He is a UK registered architect, and he runs his own eponymous architecture studio in London, which is an RIBA Chartered Practice. In addition to his individual house projects, including two for his own family that are included in this book, he has extensive experience in housing design, both new build and renovation. He is presently working on new build residential projects and a series of care homes for people with dementia.He won an Architecture MasterPrize for residential design in 2022. He also won the RIBA Journal Eyeline drawing competition that year, a win that reflected his concurrent interest in architecture and painting.

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: ThresholdsIntroduction• Alan Power Architects – Redmans Road, Whitechapel, London, UK• Atelier ITCH – ITCH House, Jung-Gu, Seoul, South Korea• Guttfield Architecture – Hackney Backhouse, London, UK• Inpractice – House, Pol Neighbourhood, Ahmedabad, India• Niko Architecture – Washizu’s House, Suginami Ward, Tokyo, JapanChapter 2: Pushing boundariesIntroduction• acaa – Sky Catcher House, Atsugi-Shi, Japan• Alan Power Architects – Haydens Place, London, UK• Gonzalo Bardach and Matias Mosquera– Memo House, San Isidiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina• Hayhurst & Co. – Whole House, London, UKChapter 3: Leftover spacesIntroduction• B.L.U.E architecture studio - Beijing Hutong, Dongcheng, China• Constanza Chiozza and Pedro Magnasco - PH Lavalleja House in Buenos Aries• Only If - Narrow House, Brooklyn, New York City, USA• Sou Fujimoto – House K Nishinomiya, Japan• Victorgn Arquitecto – Casa 2.5, Victoria de Durango, MexicoChapter 4: Finding natureIntroduction• A.L.X.-junichi sampei – On The Cherry Blossom, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo• mA-style architects – Green Edge House, Fujieda, Tokyo, Japan• Not Architects Studio – Weather House, Shinagawa, Tokyo• ODDO Architects – VH House, Hanoi, VietnamChapter 5: RetrofittingIntroduction• Atelier Li Xinggang - conversion of no. 28 Dayuan Hu Tong, Beijing• Milagros Ratto and Brian Kohan – PH Scalabrini Ortiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina• Trias Architects – Hidden Gdn Hse, Darlinghurst, Australia ** Chapter 6: Common ground **Introduction• Air Mann-Ami Shinar Architects – Apartments, Ramat Hasharon, Israel• Bedaux De Brouwer Architecten – Duikklok Apartments, Tilburg, The Netherlands• Justin Mallia Architecture – Yan Lane, Melbourne, Australia• Sergison Bates – Courtyard Housing, Clapham, London, UKConclusionIndexEndnotesImage Credits