Nordic Blue Roofline

Ian Ritchie Architects’ ingenious project for the Royal Academy of Music in a particularly challenging historic London location is defined by its roofline of Nordic Blue copper, a material that the architects have been exploring for over a decade. Hidden... View Article

View Point – David de Sousa of AHR Architects

Britain is in the midst of a housing crisis; it’s an obvious fact, without an obvious solution. In the 2017 budget, the Government set a target of delivering 300,000 new homes per year by 2020. While there has been an... View Article

Colour your space

Boss Design has launched a striking colour palette of painted frame options for its extensive range of commercial furniture. Offering endless design permutations, a choice of eight colours may be applied to the underframes, tables, legs, and arms of most... View Article

Create the ideal indoor climate all year round

Humidity Solutions offer an effective system which provides a healthy, comfortable indoor climate. In the UK homes experience low humidity – caused by heating during the winter or cooling during hot summers. This can lead to irritation from dry eyes... View Article

Osmo excels at Oxford

When Brasenose College extended its student library into the old cloisters and required a hardwearing wood finish for the tops of the new desks, they turned to Osmo UK to provide a product that would protect and preserve the wooden... View Article

Kingspan TEK adds excitement to school dinners

Pupils at Filton Avenue Primary School are enjoying the benefits of offsite construction in their warm, vibrant new dining hall, erected in a matter of weeks using the Kingspan TEK Building System. Recent increases in the school’s intake meant that... View Article

Spiral staircase specification

Mike Edwards of Complete Stair Systems discusses the key factors in getting spiral staircase specification right for a property, from size to style Spiral staircases is a centuries old invention, but not only can they offer practicality and style in... View Article

Flotex offers Ashley Hicks design freedom

Globally-renowned interior designer, Ashley Hicks, has had his unique design ‘Specimen Marble’ digitally printed onto Forbo Flooring Systems’ Flotex flocked floor covering, for his new studio in Oxfordshire. Ashley Hicks is a globally-renowned interior designer known for his intricate patterns and... View Article

A quiet place

Steve Smith of Knauf Insulation explains why a happier, healthier home starts with a quiet building. With people living in closer proximity to industry, infrastructure and each other than ever before, it’s no surprise that complaints about noise are rising.... View Article

Reginox jazzes up granite range with Harlem launch

Reginox has launched the new Harlem collection, a range of highly affordable granite composite sinks. Harlem combines style, quality, design and durability and comes in a choice of four ‘silvery’ colourways – Black, Caffe, Grey and White. All sinks in... View Article

Rio receives title of world capital of architecture

Rio de Janeiro was chosen by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the first world capital of architecture. The city, which was also the first to receive the title of world’s cultural heritage in the urban... View Article

New homes development set to open in Edlesborough

A new housing development, which will bring much-needed new homes to the local area, is to open in Edlesborough next month. Housebuilder Bellway is building a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes at the site, off High Street,... View Article

Housebuilder seeks Hesketh Bank causes to support

A leading regional builder is inviting Hesketh Bank good causes to bid for up to £1,000 of funding. Persimmon Homes Lancashire is urging community groups and charities from the area to apply for match-funding donations from its Community Champions scheme.... View Article

Sale secured for prime North Yorkshire residential site

Nearly eight acres of prime residential land with detailed planning consent for 73 new homes, in the village of Killinghall, between Harrogate and Ripon, has been sold to a prominent local housing association – Yorkshire Housing. The social housing provider... View Article