Architecture
Fuss over Chelsea Barracks’ ‘overbearing’ penthouses
Westminster's planners are due to discuss the finer points - including penthouse positioning - of Qatari Diar's designs for Phase One of the redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site on 20th May
Canaletto scheme unveils premium apartments
The fruits of a starry design collaboration are being revealed in London this week as high-rise scheme Canaletto launches its flagship units.
Scaling Up: How to turn staircases into selling features
Following step changes in design, technology and fire safety, the simple staircase can now be elevated into something surprising, inspired and beautiful, says Sheila McCusker...
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Ten up for London Festival of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) reaches the grand old age of ten this year, and it's shaping up to be a fine vintage.
Rare batch of new-build homes launched in Marylebone
The first new-build houses to be built as a group in Marylebone for over thirty years have just been released, with prices starting at over £4m apiece.
INTERVIEW: City & Country’s Helen Moore on respectful heritage development
Fresh from overseeing the ambitious conversion of Bentley Priory in North London, Helen Moore, MD of developer City & Country, on respecting heritage, spotting opportunities and creating value...
Grandest Designs: The build-your-own stately homes
The English countryside could be about to see two new mansions "of national importance" arise from its green folds, so long as someone finds the time and money to actually build them
London’s skyline ‘trashed’ by wave of resi towers – Rees
The London skyline is being "trashed" by the wave of residential towers currently shooting up in between Vauxhall and Whitechapel, according to former City planning chief Peter Rees (the chap who incidentally…
Prime Property of the Week: X-Factory
Clarendon Cross, London
£12m
Nestled in an achingly fashionable pocket of Notting Hill, this former Brick Works has been reimagined and transformed into one seriously funky family home.
Electric Boulevard: Plans for Battersea’s new high street revealed
Designs for the next phase of the transformation of Battersea Power Station have been unveiled
Detailed plans approved for Earls Court Village and Empress State Building
Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham planners have given the first detailed all-clears to Capco's plans for Earls Court
An Anatomy of Atria: How to unlock a building’s potential from within
Well-planned atria can make unusable space habitable or conjure the all-important 'wow factor' out of something ordinary, ultimately increasing the overall value, explains MSMR's Sheila McCusker...