Jonathan Woolf (13 February 1961 – 4 September 2015) was a British architect.
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| Born | 13 February 1961 |
| Died | 4 September 2015 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Kingston Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Siobhan Woolf |
| Children | 2 |
| Practice | Jonathan Woolf Architects |
Early life
editHe was born in London and educated at Kingston School of Architecture at Kingston University before apprenticing at practices in Rome and later in London, where he was project architect for the house of art collector Charles Saatchi.[1]
Jonathan Woolf Architects
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In 1991 he established his own practice. In 2003 the practice completed Brick Leaf House in Hampstead, North London, which received a RIBA Award[2] and a Civic Trust Award, and became the first private building to reach the mid-list of the UK Stirling Prize. Building Design hailed Brick Leaf House as "a statement of real capacity" and in 2004 honoured the practice with the Building Design Architect of the Year Award. Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud chose Brick Leaf House as one of his "twenty perfect houses."[3]
The practice’s work ranged from private houses and apartment buildings through to arts, educational, commercial buildings and interiors.
Recognition
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The practice won international competitions in Milan for furniture and in Dublin for urban regeneration and in 2007 received an Honorary mention and 7th place amongst the 1,170 entries of the international competition to extend Eric Gunnar Asplund’s 1930s Stockholm City Library. His Brick Leaf House (Double House) received RIBA[2] and Civic Trust Awards in 2004.
Notable Projects
edit- Ijaz Apartment, London, 1991
- The Lion Rooms, London, 1993
- Ziggurat Studio, London, 1993 & 1998
- Pocket House, London, 1998
- Brick Leaf House, Hampstead, London, 2003;[4][5]
- Mayfair Offices, London, 2006
- Two Mayfair Penthouses, London, 2007
- Monkey Puzzle Pavilion, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2007
- Bloomsbury Apartments, London, 2008
- Painted House, London, 2009 [6][7][8]
- Lost Villa, 2014[1]
Gallery
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Monographs
edit- De Aedibus International 4 , Jonathan Woolf Architects, Quart Verlag, Luzern, Switzerland, 2010; ISBN 978-3-03761-027-5, 62 pages
- Ordinary Works, Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK, 2010; ISBN 978-0-9566029-0-9, 21 pages [9]
- Darco Magazine 12, Darco Editions, Matosinhos, Portugal, 2010; ISSN 1646-950X, 34 pages
- A New English House , Categorical Books, UK, 2005; ISBN 1-904662-04-8, 60 pages [10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Jonathan Woolf, architect - obituary". The Telegraph. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ a b Winners of RIBA Awards 2004 Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brick Leaf House", Kevin Mccloud, Grand Designs Magazine, Nov 2005
- ^ A New English House. Categorical Books. 2005.
- ^ Brick Leaf House on Urbarama
- ^ Moore, Rowan, 03.2010, Painted House, The Observer
- ^ Davidovici, Irina, 03.2010, Jonathan Woolf's Painted House, The Architects' Journal
- ^ Painted House on Archdaily
- ^ Peckham, Andrew, 12.2010, Review of Ordinary Works exhibition, catalogue and book in Architecture Research Quarterly, Volume 14, number 4
- ^ Woodman, Ellis, 01.2006, Review of A New English House's Book in Building Design Magazine
- ^ Heathcote, Edwin, 04.2006, Review of A New English House's Book in Architects' Journal volume 223, ISSN 0003-8466
- ^ Payne, Robert, 04.2007, Review of A New English House's Book in Architecture Ireland, ISSN 0790-8342
- Like Leaves on a Tree: three schemes by Jonathan Woolf’ by Tony Fretton, Building Design, 09, 2003
External links
edit- Jonathan Woolf Architects Official website
- Calderon, Diego, 04.2010, Sobre la construccion de la imagen, Piso Magazine
- Moore, Rowan, 03.2010, Painted House, The Observer
- Davidovici, Irina, 03.2010, Jonathan Woolf's Painted House, The Architects' Journal