The use of fire-resistant roofing boards from leading UK manufacturer Magply on an exemplar Passivhaus school was a first-time experience for the architects and installers. And both would be more than happy to use them again.
Every architectural project begins with a vision. From striking glass façades and curtain walling to polished concrete and bespoke finishes, architects carefully select materials to achieve specific aesthetic and performance requirements.
Multi-Link-Panel: Safer Roof Glazing for Modern and Heritage Buildings
Combining natural daylight, non-fragile performance and practical installation, Twinfix's Multi-Link-Panel system offers architects and specifiers a versatile solution for roof glazing projects.
Bring the Indoors Outdoors in Style with Crocodile Products
Creating a seamless connection between indoor comfort and outdoor living has never been more appealing. With Crocodile Products' stylish range of glass verandas and fully enclosed Wintergardens, homeowners can enjoy an elegant extension of their living space throughout the seasons.
Firman glass projects bring an innovative approach to the structural design industry, specialising in project design, manufacturing and installation. From bespoke one-off items through to larger commercial installations, we work hand-in-hand with clients, architects, engineers and builders to develop aesthetically pleasing solutions to their initial design.
Origin Pools designs and builds indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and the buildings that hold them, for homes across the Home Counties and South East England. For over 40 years, the company has focused on a single, specialised discipline: creating pools and pool houses that feel fully considered, from the water itself to the surrounding architecture. Water and architecture are treated as one discipline, not two, an approach reflected directly in how the company organises its work.
Bodil Manz is one of Denmark's most distinguished ceramic artists, internationally admired for her remarkable porcelain cylinders. Their apparent simplicity conceals decades of experimentation, extraordinary technical skill and an instinctive understanding of colour, light and form. They have become iconic within contemporary ceramics, yet Bodil remains as curious and inventive today as she was when she began her career.
For more than a decade, Morgan Ellis Lifts has been improving the way people move between floors, bringing beautifully engineered and thoughtfully designed home elevators to properties across the UK. With a strong focus on both style and practicality, their bespoke lift solutions are increasingly chosen by architects, interior designers and homeowners who see them as design features in their own right.
Many self-build clients end your appointment once the full plans application is in. MVHR is then left to the contractor, at Stage 5. That gap now carries legal weight. Here’s why “ventilation by specialist” no longer works – and how to make the case for a full appointment.
Since 1939, English Woodlands Timber has connected architects, designers and makers with exceptional English and European hardwoods, carefully selected for their character, quality and provenance.
Why Residential Planning Applications Fail, and How Better Design and Preparation Can Help Reduce the Risk of Refusal
New analysis of residential planning decisions in Elmbridge highlights the recurring role of design, neighbouring amenity and supporting information in planning refusals.
