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The transformation of a city landmark completes creating a new home for the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh Futures Institute

Monday, 7th October 2024

Nine years after the project commenced in 2015, Edinburgh University’s Futures Institute (EFI) has been completed. The project revives the key qualities of the existing building and transforms it through new uses, interventions and extensions. David Bryce’s majestic original design... View Article

Avant Homes West Yorkshire appoints construction director to deliver ongoing multi-tenure strategy

Monday, 7th October 2024

Wakefield-based Avant Homes West Yorkshire has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of a construction director to support the housebuilder’s ongoing delivery of its multi-tenure strategy. Andy Smith, who joins from residential developer Gleeson Homes, has more than 35 years’ experience... View Article

Housebuilder Honey opens Leeds office and announces five senior appoinments for Yorkshire region

Monday, 7th October 2024

Housebuilder Honey has opened its 5,000 sq ft office in Leeds and announced five new senior appointments to deliver the expansion plans for its Yorkshire operating region. Ben Smith has been recruited by Honey Yorkshire as land director and Kyle Danton joins... View Article

Stunning custom-build homes development in Lake District shortlisted for national award

Monday, 7th October 2024

A unique custom-build homes development situated in the Lake District National Park has been announced as a finalist for a national award. Wellbank, at Bootle in Cumbria, with beautiful beaches, dramatic coastline and majestic mountains on its doorstep, has been shortlisted... View Article

Design Solutions for Supportive Dementia Care Environments

Monday, 7th October 2024

In the latest episode of the Building Insights podcast, James Parker, editor of ADF, introduces highlights from our recent round table held in September 2024 at RIBA, focusing on improving the design of dementia care facilities to offer better support... View Article

A total transformation

Monday, 7th October 2024

Building projects are not normally renowned for being ‘joyous adventures’ but David and Suzanne say their experience in Fife has been exactly that TEXT Nik Hunter IMAGES Robert Perry The couple’s self-build adventures commenced in August 2021 when the couple... View Article

Green Light for Wavensmere Homes’ £30m Cathedral One on Banks of Derby’s River Derwent

Friday, 4th October 2024

Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments’ £30m proposals for the redevelopment of one of the final plots of vacant land within Derby’s newly revitalised Cathedral Quarter have been approved by the City Council’s Planning Committee. 195 studio, one- and two-bedroom... View Article

Bellway hands over affordable homes at new development near Maidstone

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

Affordable homes at Bellway Thames Gateway’s new development on the outskirts of Maidstone have been handed over to the housing association that will manage them. The developer is building 170 new homes at Bellway at Rosewood, off Sutton Road in... View Article

UK Housebuilders embracing digital quality management (QM) processes and data management like never before

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

New snapshot research from Zutec explores digital adoption challenges and opportunities. Today, Zutec, a leading provider of construction and property management software solutions, reveals the findings of proprietary snapshot research, drawn from UK housebuilders. It was undertaken by Zutec to evaluate... View Article

Essex-based housing association maintains HQN accreditation

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

Essex-based housing association maintains accreditation Essex-based housing association CHP has retained its accreditation from the Housing Quality Network (HQN) following an annual assessment. The HQN scheme recognises repairs and maintenance teams that exceed good practice standards and offer a best-in-class... View Article

Historic England launches new guide to adapting historic buildings for housing

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

New report, Heritage Works for Housing from Historic England aims to address housing crisis with guidance on converting historic buildings Repurposing empty historic buildings could provide up to 670,000 new homes in England Historic housing is attractive to buyers with properties in... View Article

Barking Riverside is growing to 20,000 homes, supporting the Government’s ambitions for thousands of vitally needed homes

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

BRL has submitted a new Outline Planning Application that could see up to 20,000 new homes delivered at Barking Riverside – potentially creating a community of up to 50,000 people. The new Outline Planning Application supports recent Government promises to... View Article

Designs revealed for an exclusive live-work space in Seoul

Thursday, 3rd October 2024

Designs for an exclusive new live-work building in Seoul that caters for a highly personalised approach to business hospitality have been revealed. The new building features areas to host and entertain, meeting and negotiation rooms, state-of-the-art wellness facilities, and twelve... View Article

Bellway wins coveted award for sustainable family home at Fallow Wood View in Burgess Hill

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Bellway South London is celebrating after winning a prestigious award for a house which sets the standard for what a modern sustainable home of the future could look like. The four-bedroom Reedmaker at Fallow Wood View, in the West Sussex... View Article

Castlemere Developments to deliver £1.35m five-apartment airspace project in London’s Grove Park

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Development features five one-bedroom apartments at Nicholas Court Apartments will appeal to first time buyer market Airspace property developers Castlemere Developers have secured a prime London location for its next residential project. The Windsor-based company is to build five one-bedroom airspace apartments... View Article

Trade association’s ground-breaking system can help solve damp and mould concerns for landlords and tenants

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Pioneering technology that identifies the root causes of damp and mould could be the key to resolving moisture issues in rented properties, say experts at national trade body, the Property Care Association (PCA). Ahead of the second reading of The... View Article

National Retrofit Hub launches Archetypes best practice guide and library

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has launched two pivotal resources, the Archetypes Best Practice Guide and the NRH Archetypes Library, to help designers, local authorities, property owners, and the wider sector more easily identify and apply archetype-based retrofit solutions. These resources support the... View Article

Edwalton community benefits from £5.5 million boost to infrastructure as Vistry Group completes 370 homes

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Edwalton’s community has received a £5.5 million investment in infrastructure from Vistry Group, which has built more than 370 homes within a major urban extension. The housebuilder has completed around two thirds of the 572 properties planned within Edwalton Fields... View Article

Hopkins Homes & Tilia Homes unite under new company: ‘untypical’

Wednesday, 2nd October 2024

Today marks the launch of untypical, which brings together two trusted UK housebuilder brands – Hopkins Homes and Tilia Homes – under one company, owned by the Hands Family Office and managed by Terra Firma, the European investment firm. untypical... View Article

A Refreshed Look at Postmodernism

Tuesday, 1st October 2024

We are living through a moment in which architecture is once again for many pundits at the centre of tense and contentious debates about identity, meaning and values, with warring sides staking claim to the mantle of virtue and rectitude... View Article