Architecture
The Deep End: Avoiding headaches in basement building
Two very different mega-basement projects in Surrey and Knightsbridge demonstrate how these types of schemes come with their own unique set of factors, write Emma Shipp & Deborah Sharples...
Native Land reveals new mixed-use plans for South Kensington Tube station site
Designs by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for TfL and development partner Native Land include 40 new homes on Pelham Street and replacement apartments behind a retained facade on Thurloe Street
Farrell’s Drum House snares a buyer
'Modernist classic' in Richmond hit the market at £7.5m late last year
Coastal communities may have to move, warns Environment Agency in stark flood risk assessment
'In some cases, the scale of flooding or coastal change may be so significant [that it] may mean potentially moving communities out of harm’s way in the longer term'
In Pictures: Monaco’s REDD designs ‘magnificent’ Mayfair pied-à-terre
Ultra-prime developer/designer revamps the grand former home of the art critic John Ruskin and his wife Effie on Charles Street;
Almacantar launches 54 super-prime apartments overlooking Hyde Park
In Pictures: Sales have officially launched at The Bryanston in Almacantar's Marble Arch Place; the 18-storey tower is architect Rafael Viñoly's first direct foray into London residential property
‘Pioneering’ cast aluminium tower completes in St John’s Wood
Regal London delivers ambitious 49-unit project near Lord's Cricket Ground, with a façade created from 1,800 recycled cast aluminium panels
Green light for F1 supremo’s supercar garage in Surrey
Foster + Partners designs spectacular subterranean addition to ex-McLaren team boss' £30m mansion on the Wentworth Estate
The houses that architects build for themselves
The FT's architecture critic Edwin Heathcote takes a look at some of the remarkable buildings designed by the world's top architects as their own 'calling card homes'
Developing for the Future: On the healthy benefits of green building
New sustainable building regulations present an opportunity to address and improve other aspects of property design, says Olga Turner of sustainability and well-being consultancy Ekkist
Country House Clause Passivhaus project in the Surrey Hills offered at £3.5m
22-acre Surrey plot with plans for a 15,000 sq ft ultra-modern eco-mansion presents 'a truly exceptional opportunity to build a new home of outstanding architectural merit'
How Luxury Developers Use a Loophole to Build Soaring Towers for the Ultrarich in NY
Matthew Haag reveals how high-rise property developers are exploiting a 'planning loophole' to add extra storeys to tall towers, for the New York Times