Rory Gardiner is an architecture photographer based in London & Melbourne. Rory was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, and received an early education in design from his father, who is an architect. After studying photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Rory spent two years in Japan working as a snowboard photographer. Rory still prefers to use film, and mainly shoots with medium format cameras. He also loves to surf.
LOCATION: London & Melbourne
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Project: Missionsstrasse House Architecture: Buchner Bründler Architekten Partner: Daniel Buchner, Andreas Bründler Project management: Jon Garbizu Etxaide Team: Nina Kleber, Sharif Hasrat Location: Missionsstrasse, Basel, Switzerland Implementation 2019 – 2020 Photographer: Rory Gardiner, Maris Mezulis Text by Buchner Bründler Architekten Not far from the Spalentor, a narrow path leads into a park-like courtyard shielded from […]
A prominent, corner sited Edwardian on the crest of Ruckers Hill, has been restored and enlarged with new living spaces in a separate rear-garden pavilion.
In later Victorian times, the status of the artist was improving. Chelsea was affordable compared to the West End, but still close. A number of artists’ studios were built and distinct artistic and bohemian communities were established.
This adaptive reuse of a former warehouse has maintained the exterior almost untouched, with only a few new windows inserted into existing openings. This soft touch has been extended to the interior,
Almington Street House is a Victorian terraced house in Finsbury Park and comprises a side extension, as well as ground floor internal reconfiguration and refurbishment. The brief was to enlarge the kitchen with a side extension and make more space on the ground floor with efficient storage solutions throughout.
This project, a Victorian brick house in Islington, comprises of a side and roof extension, as well as extensive internal refurbishment. Featuring open-plan kitchen, dining and living areas on the ground and lower-ground floors, Elfort Road House has been transformed from dark and cluttered into light and spacious.
In the middle of the forest in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, five vacation houses are dispersed in the land surrounded by mountains. Each house (five with the same typology) consists of 6 volumes positioned in such a way that they generates a central patio. The patio, in addition to views, gives silence and privacy.
Situated in a Conservation Area in Islington, this Victorian maisonette has been reconfigured and extended to create a spacious, light and modern family home. The project was completed by Larissa Johnston Architects. Prior to the alterations, the bedrooms were located to the lower floor which felt dark and enclosed. The kitchen and living room on
