Architecture
McCloud’s HAB debuts ‘custom built’ Oxford scheme
Kevin McCloud's development firm HAB Housing has launched an interesting high-end project on a hillside site near Oxford.
Online agent lists £24m Westminster townhouse
A 12,642 square foot French Renaissance belter on Grosvenor Gardens has become the biggest instruction ever listed with a UK online estate agency.
Grade I Henry VIII mansion up for £12m
An important Grade I listed mansion has hit the market near St Albans.
Third London borough to clamp down on mega-basements
Islington is on the verge of following Westminster and RBKC in toughening up its planning rules to deal with a surge in subterranean development.
Case Study: Maximising a ‘pencil-thin’ site in Covent Garden
FORM Studio recently completed a remarkable resi scheme on a "pencil-thin" site in the heart of Covent Garden, turning an awkward office into a double-height delight. Here's how they did it...
Telereal Trillium sells Chiswick High Road scheme
The former BT telephone exchange in Chiswick - which has planning for a major new resi-led scheme - has been snapped up by developer L&Q for an undisclosed sum.
Early Spink project in Chelsea asks £4.75m
One of the first schemes by legendary developer Mike Spink has hit the market on Redcliffe Road.
MAISON&OBJET names ‘Designers of the Year’
MAISON&OBJET has named Eugeni Quitllet, André Fu and Rafael de Cárdenas as its three "Designers of 2016".
RBKC considers policy change after hundreds of homes ‘lost’ to de-conversions
Council taking a long hard look at its stance on amalgamations
Away They All Flue: On the chimneys of England
As Santa Claus prepares to take to the skies tomorrow evening, buying agent Mark Crampton takes a look at some of country's most distinctive chimney architecture, but which is the most suitable for…
Planning nod for rare new-build resi scheme in Bayswater
34 Palace Court project designed by PDP London
Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2015: The Winners
The restoration of Belmont House in Lyme Regis, where John Fowles wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Quinlan and Francis Terry Architects' remarkable Kilboy (below), and Capability Brown’s landscape…