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Stephen George + Partners sees landmark warehouse development completed

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) has completed work on two Grade A warehouse units at Leicester Commercial Park, Lubbesthorpe. The £15.75 million project for global industrial property group, Goodman, includes a 336,635 sq ft distribution warehouse with three-storey offices... View Article

Ross Pavilion International Design Competition winning concept design shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

The winning competition concept design for the proposed re-imagining of Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens is on the ‘Culture – Future Project’ shortlist at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) taking place in Amsterdam this week. The Malcolm Reading Consultants-run competition... View Article

Plans for Barnstaple regeneration project to be unveiled

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Acorn Property Group and Wessex Investors are to showcase their plans for the regeneration of the Oliver Buildings in Barnstaple with a public exhibition. Occupying an important site on the south bank of the River Taw and derelict for nearly... View Article

New Amble homes to prove a star tern

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

All Saints Living is delivering the project on the site formally occupied by St. Cuthbert’s RC Primary School, just off Links Road, in the town. Work on the £4 million Roseate View project has already begun and it will deliver... View Article

Urban Union announces sell out at Pennywell Living Phase 2

Tuesday, 27th November 2018

Homebuyers in Edinburgh have snapped up the last remaining properties at Pennywell Living as Urban Union announces a complete sell-out at its second phase. Thanks to the ideal location of the development and high calibre of properties on offer, the... View Article

Kier VolkerFitzpatrick and HLM appointed to £160 million project at RAF Lakenheath

Monday, 26th November 2018

The project team for the £160 million MoD project to build an F-35 flight simulator, maintenance unit, new hangars and storage facilities at RAF Lakenheath has been awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. HLM will work alongside the Engineering and construction firm Kier... View Article

Studio RHE completes first phase transformation of The Gramophone Works, former home to the legendary Trojan Records in Ladbroke Grove

Monday, 26th November 2018

A former vinyl factory alongside the Grand Union Canal in west London has been reinvented as The Gramophone Works, a new creative office hub designed by architects Studio RHE. Formerly known as the Saga Centre, The Gramophone Works dates back... View Article

Futurebuild rises to the challenge of rethinking waste with expanded waste zone

Monday, 26th November 2018

In response to the challenges set by major initiatives such as Business in the Community’s Waste to Wealth Summit – launched today by the Prince of Wales – and the Government’s impending Waste and Resource Strategy, Futurebuild has announced that... View Article

Joules’ New Head Office Development Obtains Planning Permission

Monday, 26th November 2018

Leading design agency and architectural practice, Edge Architecture + Design (‘Edge’) is delighted to announce that its exciting redevelopment plans for the British lifestyle brand, Joules, new head office were this week granted planning permission by Harborough District Council. The... View Article

RGU student’s communal garden officially opened by Housing Minister

Friday, 23rd November 2018

A communal garden on the site of the old Craiginches Prison designed by a student from Robert Gordon University’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment has been officially opened by the Scottish Housing Minister, Kevin Stewart MSP. RGU Architecture student Lina Khairy’s ‘Break Free’... View Article

Number 41 takes shape

Friday, 23rd November 2018

Andy and Sarah Ball have made great strides on their sustainable Derby build since they last reported in Selfbuilder + Homemaker. Sarah updates on the recent progress. When you left Number 41 the last time round, the one tonne steel... View Article

The first of a family of nine kiosks designed by Mizzi Studio opens in London’s Royal Parks, ahead of the launch of a new landmark café on the Serpentine Bridge

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The first of a family of nine kiosks, designed by award-winning architecture and design practice Mizzi Studio on behalf of artisan brand Colicci for prominent locations in The Royal Parks in London, has opened at Ritz Corner, Green Park. Eight... View Article

Brazilian school wins RIBA International Prize 2018 for the world’s best new building

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

Children Village, a new school complex on the edge of the rainforest in northern Brazil designed by Brazilian architects, Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, has won the RIBA International Prize 2018. The RIBA International Prize is awarded every two years to... View Article

Only planning reform can grow communities in a sustainable way

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA), a membership organisation for owners of land, property and business in rural England and Wales, has released a report revealing the barriers that stop our rural communities from growing. The report: ‘Sustainable Villages... View Article

Queensberry acquires first residential element within New Waverley

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

Award winning prime site property developer, Queensberry Properties Ltd (QPL) has acquired from Artisan Real Estate Investors, the first residential site within the groundbreaking 7.5 acre mixed-use ‘New Waverley’ project located in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic old town. The... View Article

Be moved by impeccable interior design at CALA’s Milltimber Manor

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

When it comes to spectacular show homes, CALA Homes excels in creating exquisite abodes designed to inspire the senses of prospective new homebuyers with an eye for design-led interiors. Recently unveiling a duo of striking show homes at the vibrant... View Article

Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership Announces New Commission to Design Science Center in Luxembourg

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The Luxembourg Science Center has retained Skolnick Architecture & Design Partnership to design a new Interactive Science Museum and Education Center in Differdange, Luxembourg. The new museum will be a chance to adaptively re-use the site and existing buildings that had been part of... View Article

79% less homes built for social rent today than 10 years ago

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The demand for social housing available to rent in England is reaching breaking point. Local authorities – who are responsible for meeting local housing needs – are becoming increasingly concerned, as is the public. The latest official figures from the... View Article

Tackling timber humidity risk

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

Niall Crosson of Ecological Building Systems and Michael Foerster of pro clima discuss the need to ensure that unforeseen moisture trapped during timber builds can be released, avoiding damage over time Timber construction is undergoing something of a renaissance in... View Article

Perfect porcelain

Thursday, 22nd November 2018

The Stone & Ceramic Warehouse’s Chris Grainger discusses the compelling benefits of porcelain floor tiles, from efficiency, cost and maintenance, to the ability to create a precise visual result Choosing flooring for your new home is a big decision. While... View Article