This architecture and interior design briefing examines two residential projects through the decisions that shape their photographic reading: Diana Kellogg’s reuse of industrial remnants in a long-inhabited Tribeca home, and Lion Green Road’s response to topography, density, daylight and shared landscape. Together, they offer practical cues for documenting material character and spatial relationships.
Diana Kellogg updates her Tribeca home using salvaged materials
Diana Kellogg’s renovation of her historic Tribeca residence turns the building’s industrial remnants into its defining interior language. The home, occupied by Kellogg and her family for 25 years, began as cold storage, later became a plumber’s supply storefront and eventually a residence. After her children moved out, she undertook a broader overhaul, removing an old freight elevator and replacing it with the glass-wrapped “Green Room,” a cushioned nook for drinks and private video calls. Salvaged glass, steel doors and windows were rearranged into kitchen structures, bookcases and a staircase linking four levels. For photographers, the project rewards close attention to texture, patina, transparency and the contrast between compact intimate spaces and vertical circulation.
Lion Green Road by Mary Duggan Architects and RUFFARCHITECTS Wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026
Lion Green Road, designed by Mary Duggan Architects with RUFFARCHITECTS for Croydon Council, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize. The South London development provides 157 homes in five blocks on a former car park, combining privately owned and socially rented housing for 635 residents. Its eight-metre change in level shaped the composition: buildings are rotated and varied in height to respond to views and landscape rather than flattening the site. Brown brick tones and changing masonry patterns distinguish the blocks, while a public path, play areas, a sensory trail and allotments extend the project beyond the homes. Dual-aspect apartments, carefully positioned balconies and shared spaces give photographers clear subjects for documenting daylight, privacy, density and topography.