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Wimshurst Pelleriti completes Battersea tower that led to the practice’s foundation

Friday, 13th December 2019

Diamond Wharf, an elegant 14 storey residential tower recently completed in Battersea, is a new local landmark with its top floors extending far above the neighbouring buildings, and its scarlet brise-soleil marking out the building from afar. In order to... View Article

The South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show is anticipated to boost home value in the region

Friday, 13th December 2019

Homeowners in the South East of England are likely to see an average increase of £4,815 per square metre in the value of their home by extending it, according to recent figures by range cooker specialist Leisure. For those who... View Article

Design Engine submit planning applications for expansion of two Guernsey Schools

Friday, 13th December 2019

Design Engine have submitted planning applications for the expansion of two Guernsey schools; the schemes form part of Guernsey’s “Transforming Education Programme” which has a combined programme cost of £157m. In 2018, The States Of Guernsey made the decision to... View Article

Industrial inspiration

Friday, 13th December 2019

A three-year labour of love by its owner, Blowinghouse Mill sits in a quiet valley in Cornwall. Simon Williams bought the building and the 2.3 acres that surround it in 2015 with the intention of salvaging this end of the... View Article

Be inspired by Surface Design Show’s 2020 agenda of motivational presentations

Thursday, 12th December 2019

Surface Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre from 11-13 February 2020, with an exciting line-up of approximately 30 presentations from 50 speakers across its purpose-built stages. Hosting talks from architects, designers, manufacturers and journalists, the presentations cover important... View Article

GRAHAM reaches financial close on £130m University of York accommodation project

Thursday, 12th December 2019

GRAHAM has reached financial close on a £130m contract to deliver a major 1,480-bed student accommodation project for the University of York. GRAHAM is also an investor as part of a consortium with Equitix – a fund manager of core... View Article

Galeries Lafayette open first department store in Luxembourg

Thursday, 12th December 2019

The opening ceremony for the first Galeries Lafayette store in the heart of Luxembourg was held last week. It is the first building to open as part of a major mixed-use development by Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Tetra... View Article

A redesign by Lobjoy-Bouvier-Boisseau Architecture

Thursday, 12th December 2019

Lobjoy-Bouvier-Boisseau Architecture redesigns a mixed-use building to house the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Fondation Francois Sommer in the heart of the Marais – Paris, France A place for exhibitions, a workplace, a public place as well as one of... View Article

Wimshurst Pelleriti breathes new life and character into an office in historic Richmond for client CBRE

Thursday, 12th December 2019

Wimshurst Pelleriti (WP) has completed the renovation and extension of a historic office building in Richmond for client CBRE Global Investors. Planning was approved within five months and the building completed earlier this year, 15 months after permission was granted.... View Article

No compromise

Thursday, 12th December 2019

Replacing a single-storey bungalow with a highly contemporary two-storey house of bold geometric forms – built to take in views across Poole Harbour – was a quest for minimalist perfection for one self-builder In a road where modest 1960s bungalows... View Article

Housing market waits for election result

Thursday, 12th December 2019

The UK housing market is still on hold, pending election results, with the November 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey continuing to show a cautious approach from buyers and sellers. Demand from prospective buyers, new instructions to sell, and sales, all... View Article

MVRDV’s “The Weaves” Wins Competition to Reinvent Seoul’s Tancheon Waterfront

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

MVRDV has won a competition to redesign the Tancheon Valley and waterfront in Seoul with “The Weaves”, a design that tries to knit together a tangle of pedestrian and bicycle paths, natural landscapes, and public amenities into an appealing, playful,... View Article

Students thought Bolton blaze was a ‘false alarm’ after suffering from alarm fatigue

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Students ignored a fire alarm in a blaze at a block of student flats because fire alarms go off “almost every day.” Hundreds of University of Bolton students were evacuated when the fire broke out at private student halls, The... View Article

Proposals submitted by FaulknerBrowns for prime riverside residential scheme

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

A planning application has been submitted to Gateshead Council for a transformative £35m residential-led development on the south bank of the River Tyne. Known as Brett Wharf, the proposals have been designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects on behalf of The High... View Article

Construction workers choosing not to vote in the UK General Election

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Leading online construction publisher, On The Tools, commissioned a poll on Facebook and Instagram, to establish how many people within the construction industry would be participating in the 2019 General Election. 31% of those polled on Facebook, and a staggering... View Article

St. Modwen Homes receives approval for next phase at Locking Parklands

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

St. Modwen Homes has been given the green light for the next phase of new homes at the award-winning Locking Parklands development in Locking, Somerset. The new phase will include 27 residential homes comprising one and two-bedroom apartments, and three... View Article

Why timber needs to be in the frame

Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Malcolm Thomson of Scotframe explains why he believes timber frame is the ‘gold standard’ for modern construction and why we should all be thinking about fabric-first approaches Offsite timber frame construction allows homes to be built faster and to a... View Article

New executives come on board to help WRHA keep rural villages alive

Tuesday, 10th December 2019

Three new faces have come on board at Warwickshire Rural Housing Association (WRHA) to help provide more affordable homes for local people at a time when they are needed more than ever. Emma Harper, Deanna von Anrep and Ann Lattimore... View Article

Berkeley Group publishes interim results

Tuesday, 10th December 2019

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (“Berkeley”) has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2019, publishing the following highlights: Delivering for all stakeholders 1,389 homes delivered – Berkeley delivers more than 10% of London’s new... View Article

Global spending in construction to reach $17.5 trillion by 2030, finds Frost & Sullivan

Tuesday, 10th December 2019

The construction industry is in the middle of a transition toward new business models that are technology- and data-driven, better collaboration between stakeholders, and higher productivity. The increasingly aging workforce and digitization are prompting greater investments in workforce management and digital solutions. By 2030, global spending... View Article