Jonathan Woolf

Jonathan Woolf
Born 13 February 1961
London, UK
Died 4 September 2015
Nationality British
Website Official website

Jonathan Woolf (13 February 1961 – 4 September 2015) was a British architect, founder of the award-winning practice Jonathan Woolf Architects.

Early life

He 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

Brick Leaf House, South-East facade.

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

Brick Leaf House - Pool
Stockholm City Library Competition - Interior view. Received an Honorary mention and 7th place of the international competition to extend Eric Gunnar Asplund’s Library
Monkey Puzzle Pavilion

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

Gallery

Monographs

References

  1. "Jonathan Woolf, architect - obituary". The Telegraph. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Winners of RIBA Awards 2004
  3. "Brick Leaf House", Kevin Mccloud, Grand Designs Magazine, Nov 2005
  4. A New English House. Categorical Books. 2005.
  5. Brick Leaf House on Urbarama
  6. Moore, Rowan, 03.2010, Painted House, The Observer
  7. Davidovici, Irina, 03.2010, Jonathan Woolf's Painted House, The Architect's Journal
  8. Painted House on Archdaily
  9. Peckham, Andrew, 12.2010, Review of Ordinary Works exhibition, catalogue and book in Architecture Research Quarterly, Volume 14, number 4
  10. Woodman, Ellis, 01.2006, Review of A New English House's Book in Building Design Magazine
  11. Heathcote, Edwin, 04.2006, Review of A New English House's Book in Architect's Journal volume 223, ISSN 0003-8466
  12. Payne, Robert, 04.2007, Review of A New English House's Book in Architecture Ireland, ISSN 0790-8342

External links

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