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

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

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

Blue sky thinking on resilience

Mark Harris of Radmat Building Products explains why the UK needs to increase the uptake of blue roofs and make a major contribution to flood risk alleviation There is no quick fix for flood risks. Sustainable drainage strategies contribute to... View Article

Sky Force Balcony

Part of our Pro-Railing range of stainless steel handrail and balustrade components, Sky Force French balcony is the first practically invisible system on the market. No system can be mounted more quickly or easily thanks to its unrivalled ‘slide &... View Article

Changing places for invisible disability

Have you ever needed to ‘go’ when away from home, and not been able to easily find a toilet? Add to that feeling the fact that you need more space, or special equipment, or that you’ve had an accident because... View Article

Holistic design takes centre stage

Following on from a raft of recent research that makes a clear connection between the built environment and health and wellbeing, David Cook of Vent-Axia discusses the new Government White Paper on the crucial effect of building design Health and... View Article

The Vision Trimline Collection

The Vision Trimline range is designed with the specific purpose of recreating the desire to use a fireplace as the central focal point of our living space. Launched in 2014 the luxury range of balanced and conventional flue gas fires... View Article

Versatility meets sustainability

Clean, classic, green, award-winning – what’s not to like about insulated render? Aliva UK’s Justin Price explains why it ticks all the boxes when it comes to modern facade design Given that more than a third of the heat in... View Article

18th century farmhouse: Modernised in Maidstone

When an 18th century residential farmhouse’s existing heating system could no longer accommodate the high hot water demand required, TPS Heating specified Alpha’s FlowSmart with Climatic RF controller. After the previous boiler had broken down, the historic farmhouse, located in... View Article

Reynaers to exhibit at ARCHITECT@WORK 2019

Reynaers, the leading provider of aluminium systems, is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting at the ARCHITECT@WORK 2019 show. Hosted at The Old Truman Brewery in London, Reynaers will showcase its industry-leading approach to fire safety through its... View Article