Aerial view of largest hotel on the west coast of Norway!

Aerial image of Quality Hotel Sandsli designed by Link Arkitektur

Aerial image of Quality Hotel Sandsli designed by Link Arkitektur

Dramatic images of Scott Brownrigg’s latest luxury development at “The Woods”.

Tucked away deep in the ancient woodland of Bedfordshire lies a new exciting development “The Woods”. Award winning international design practice, Scott Brownrigg in conjunction with Ultabox have created a selection of luxury sustainable residential properties. Solar panels, biomass boilers and rainwater harvesting units have been installed but not at the expense of pure architectural design.

We spent the day photographing onsite moving around the properties, exploring the interesting juxtapositions between the relating structures. As nobody has moved into the properties yet, it all became eerily quiet as the night enveloped ‘The Woods’… time to head back to London.

Exterior view of The Woods residential property at dusk designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Exterior view of The Woods residential property at dusk designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Graphic detail of two facades at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Graphic detail of two facades at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Looking up the stairs at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Looking up the stairs at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Overview of The Woods residential property site designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Overview of The Woods residential property site designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

A house and tippee at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

A house and tippee at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Exterior of a house at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Exterior of a house at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Kitchen and dinning room area at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Kitchen and dinning room area at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Kitchen area at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Kitchen area at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Attic bedroom at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Attic bedroom at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Children's bedroom at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Children’s bedroom at The Woods residential property designed by Scott Brownrigg, Bedfordshire, UK.

Pushing the boundaries of design.

Churches are the perfect structure for architects to push the boundaries of design. Aalgaard Church near Stavanger the Oil capital of Norway is a prime example of this philosophy designed by Link Arkitektur.

We were ‘blessed’ with some glorious weather which certainly helped achieve some dramatic results for our first aerial drone photography session.

Entrance to Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Entrance to Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Rear facade of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Rear facade of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Aerial view of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Aerial view of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Side profile of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Side profile of Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Side profile of Aalgaard Church with two young girls,  designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Side profile of Aalgaard Church with two young girls, designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof detail on Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof detail on Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof detail on Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof detail on Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Interior atrium at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof beam detail at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof beam detail at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof beam detail at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Roof beam detail at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

The altar at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

The altar at Aalgaard Church designed by Link Arkitektur, Stavanger, Norway.

Our images of Knarvik Church win Architizer A+ 2015 Award

Congratulations to Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter for winning the prestigious Architizer A+ 2015 Awards with the images we photographed of Knarvik Church. See the full project here: http://wp.me/p2yvHt-e6

 Image of Knarvik Church's front facade.

Architizer A+ Award winning image of Knarvik Church’s front facade.

Old Street, London, gets a face lift!

This shoot was not quite as easy as it looks. All was going well after a day of photography when along came two hooded men on a motorbike and grabbed our tripod mounted camera. We pursued on foot but to no avail during a Friday evening rush hour. So a full reshoot, luckily with better weather led to these pictures.

Ben Adams Architects were responsible for the sensitive refurbishment. Continuing with their precise attention to detailing a new modern luxury office space sits waiting for the next big Silicone upstart to inject some energy.

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Churchill House, Ben Adams Architects, London, UK.

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Churchill House, Ben Adams Architects, London, UK.

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Berlin city skyline, on set above Alexanderplatz, Germany.

Still keeping the production images under wraps until we get the nod of approval for release. Here’s the view from one of the set locations for ‘Solness’ by Schiwago Films.

City skyline of Berlin looking towards the TV Tower and Alexanderplatz, Germany.

City skyline of Berlin looking towards the TV Tower and Alexanderplatz, Germany.

 

Verkehrskanzel traffic relic at Kurfürstendamm’s U-Bahn station, Berlin.

Having spent the last week shooting in Berlin it’s time for some editing today. Here’s a little taster of one of the more unusual location’s to wet the appetite.

It was predicted with the introduction of new traffic-light systems in the 1950’s, levels of peak-time congestion would reach unmanageable proportions in Berlin. To help solve the anticipated problem, a traffic control booth was constructed in 1955 above the revamped entrance to Kurfürstendamm’s U-Bahn station. This Verkehrskanzel was last used in 1962, and remains as a curious, scarcely noticed reminder of a future-proofing precaution that never came to pass.

Verkehrskanzel, Berlin, Germany.

Verkehrskanzel, Berlin, Germany.

A seductive interpretation of iconic architectural images by the Barbican Art Gallery.

An incredible exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery titled Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age (Closed 11th Jan 2015). A diverse range of 18 artists were represented including Walker Evans, Stephen Shore, Lucien Hervé and Nadav Kander. This provided the audience with a fascinating range of interpretations of the structural world around us. Hiroshi Sugimoto’s enormous out of focus abstractions pulled the viewer into a dream like state, wrapped in his inky black velvet prints, simply sublime. As if the exhibition was not stimulating enough I found these gems of postcards designed by Tom Pigeon for the show.

Koenig - Schulman Postcard from the Barbican's - Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age

Pierre Koenig – Julius Schulman Postcard from the Barbican’s – Constructing Worlds:
Photography and Architecture
in the Modern Age

Barragan - Sugimoto Postcard from the Barbican's - Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age

Luis Barragán – Hiroshi Sugimoto Postcard from the Barbican’s – Constructing Worlds:
Photography and Architecture
in the Modern Age

Rossi - Ghirri Postcard from the Barbican's - Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age

Aldo Rossi – Luigi Ghirri Postcard from the Barbican’s – Constructing Worlds:
Photography and Architecture
in the Modern Age

The Eagle Hotel at Dusk

Dusk view of 'The Eagle' Rica Hotel in Bergen, Norway.

Dusk view of ‘The Eagle’ Rica Hotel in Bergen, Norway.

Corner detail at dusk of 'The Eagle' Rica Hotel in Bergen, Norway.

Corner detail at dusk of ‘The Eagle’ Rica Hotel in Bergen, Norway.

Holocaust Memorial Day

Remembering 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz from the Nazis.

Jewish Holocaust Memorial Blocks viewed at night, Berlin, Germany, designed by Peter Eisenman Architects.

Jewish Holocaust Memorial Blocks viewed at night, Berlin, Germany, designed by Peter Eisenman Architects.

 

This image was produced for the project ‘Silent Memory’ an investigation into the architectural transition from a devastated post World War II environment, through communism to the capitalist manifestations of the present. View the project here: http://www.hundven-clements.com/galleries/journeys/silent-memory