Old meets new at Borough Yards
AT Editor2022-12-01T11:02:42+00:00IG Masonry Support has provided a series of innovative brickwork solutions at the award-winning Borough Yards development in London.
Studio Weave extends Lea Bridge Library
Jason Sayer2022-11-23T10:49:00+00:00Studio Weave's extension to Lea Bridge Library, in Waltham Forest, achieved with the help of the GLA, caters for a growing, diverse community.
Hybridisation Works: The role of the 21st-century library
Jason Sayer2022-11-22T12:26:19+00:00Eddie Blake of Studio Weave looks at Lea Bridge Library, recently extended by the practice, and what it means to genuinely serve a community today.
The art of flat roof insulation
AT Editor2022-12-01T11:04:16+00:00Gradient’s Powerdeck F and Deck VQ boards provide a high-strength, thermally-efficient flat roof solution for an arts centre extension in Herefordshire.
Third-age housing
Isolde Brampton-Greene2022-11-22T12:26:19+00:00Designers and investors are driving a step change in the provision of innovative high-quality projects in the third-age housing sector. Local authorities need to catch up, says Ballymore creative director Roger Black.
Measured energy efficiency is coming, let’s design for it now
AT Editor2022-12-01T11:05:24+00:00Matthew Prowse, Specification and Housing Director for Knauf Insulation, discusses how homes being designed today can prepare for the imminent shift to measured ‘in-use’ energy performance.
Mylius Architects creates multigenerational home in Suffolk
Jessica Mairs2023-01-16T15:10:03+00:00Mylius Architects has designed a new home for a retired couple and their extended family in Suffolk, creating private and overlapping zones that give options for togetherness and independence.
Daylight and natural ventilation solutions support reimagined Victorian prison
AT Editor2022-11-01T10:30:35+00:00Velux Glazing Panels from Velux Commercial play a key role in an ambitious project to transform Bodmin Jail into a boutique hotel.
Materials library: Emil Eve
Jason Sayer2023-12-19T09:39:55+00:00Emma and Ross Perkin explain how they harmonise craft, tradition and natural materials to deliver projects that will age gracefully and are robust.
Taking the hard work out of leisure sector casings
AT Editor2022-10-20T10:45:35+01:00Hotels, restaurants, gyms and sports facilities would probably be less attractive and welcoming places without decorative column casings. But the beauty of these elements goes beyond the purely aesthetic, as Peterborough-based specialist Encasement explains.
Narinder Sagoo
Isabel Allen2022-12-19T18:18:05+00:00Narinder Sagoo attributes his creativity to his childhood, where nothing came in abundance and everyone made ends meet by making everything themselves.
Succession planning
Isolde Brampton-Greene2023-09-12T14:59:33+01:00Every practice needs a clear succession plan in order to flourish once its founders are no longer at the helm. Jonathan Morrison talks to RSHP, Henning Larsen, Arup, and Grimshaw about making the process effective and pain free.