Jonathan Woolf

Jonathan Woolf
Born(1961-02-13)13 February 1961
Golders Green, London
Died4 September 2015(2015-09-04) (aged 54)
NationalityBritish
Alma materKingston Polytechnic
OccupationArchitect
SpouseSiobhan Woolf
Children2
PracticeJonathan Woolf Architects

Jonathan Woolf ((1961-02-13)13 February 1961 – (2015-09-04)4 September 2015) was a British architect.

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

  • 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]
  • Ijaz spartment, London
    Ijaz spartment, London
  • The Lion Rooms, London
    The Lion Rooms, London
  • Pocket House, London
    Pocket House, London
  • Brick Leaf House, London
    Brick Leaf House, London
  • Mayfair Offices, London
    Mayfair Offices, London
  • Monkey Puzzle Pavilion, Aberdeen
    Monkey Puzzle Pavilion, Aberdeen
  • Stockholm City Library competition, Stockholm
    Stockholm City Library competition, Stockholm
  • Painted House, London
    Painted House, London

Monographs

  • 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

  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Woolf, architect - obituary". The Telegraph. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Winners of RIBA Awards 2004 Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  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 Architects' 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 Architects' 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
  • Like Leaves on a Tree: three schemes by Jonathan Woolf’ by Tony Fretton, Building Design, 09, 2003