Dream team with BLANCO

With showrooms across the UK, Dream Doors, www.dreamdoors.co.uk, is the UK’s leading kitchen makeover company and specialises in revitalising tired, old kitchens by simply replacing the doors and worktops. Whether the makeover demands new doors, sinks, taps, worktops, appliances or accessories, or a mix of all, Dream Doors designs, supplies and installs only the very best. As a... View Article

New Urban Oasis for Manchester

Developer Salboy and its contracting arm Domis, have started construction of a new 500 home urban village on the edge of Manchester. The £120million development is on a swoop of land bounded by the River Irwell that was once the... View Article

Designer Contracts enhances product portfolio

Designer Contracts, the UK’s leading flooring contractor has bolstered its product offering with the introduction of three new flooring options. New ranges include two domestic, heavy duty carpet ranges and a multi format LVT collection. Zenith is the ultimate heavy... View Article

A True All Weather Jointing Solution

Paving trends are changing. Gardens and outdoor living spaces have come to play a more important feature, providing areas for entertaining family and friends and creating a haven for capturing a moment of peace and quiet. With the rise in... View Article

PiveteauBois Passion

The PIVETEAUBOIS family passion for wood has always driven our mission: to build a better, sustainable future for generations to come by making the most of every tree. Imagine if we were to reinvent buildings today? Is their any doubt... View Article

Demand for compliant public space bolsters Midlands landscape architect

Midlands-based landscape architect Influence has experienced business growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, as demand for compliant outdoor space within commercial developments increases. The chartered landscape architect and environmental planner has seen a 20% increase in live projects compared with the same period... View Article

Pick Everard reveals New Bespoke HQ Office Space

Leading independent property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard has unveiled its new-look head office following an extensive refurbishment led by its recently established in-house interior design team. The firm has restated its commitment to its Leicester city centre location with... View Article

Introducing Sun Slice House & Dark Spa…

Neil Dusheiko Architects has recently completed the striking transformation of a Victorian semi-detached house in South Cambridge. The result is a meticulously designed extension, enveloping the existing house and marked out by a series of skylights creating an abundance of natural... View Article

The beauty, range and versatility of natural stone

David Mahyari, CEO of boutique stone supplier SolidNature, explains the key to creating distinctive kitchens and bathrooms in self-builds. Natural stone should be a priority when planning a new kitchen or bathroom as it’s sustainable, versatile and adds an element... View Article

Vent-Axia welcomes Green Homes Compliance Scheme

Ventilation industry leader Vent-Axia has welcomed BEAMA’s Green Homes Compliance Scheme. Aimed at installers the scheme provides guidance on how to ensure adequate ventilation, when a building’s air tightness is improved through Green Homes Grant energy efficiency measures, such as... View Article

View Point: Richard Hyams

With a growing focus on achieving a green economic recovery from the pandemic, sustainability-focused technologies present a major opportunity to reduce waste while driving cost savings for designers and occupiers, says Richard Hyams Architects are increasingly drawing on AI and... View Article

Escaping the pastiche

Wimshurst Pelleriti, the architects behind a renovation and extension of a historic office building in London, explain how the practice pushed for a modern addition, rather than a proposed ‘pastiche’. Jack Wooler speaks to Leo Pelleriti In a compact site... View Article

Design in a time of Covid

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed major challenges to architects to modify their working methods in order to sustain business. Tom Boddy reports on how they have adjusted to a ‘new normal’ After the stringent lockdown restrictions were imposed by the... View Article