Design
The Future of Luxury: Emerging trends for super-prime property development
“Bringing out the personality of a building is the biggest focus in luxury developments now," said Niccolò Barratieri di san Pietro, CEO of super-prime developer Northacre at the tenth annual Luxury…
Plans go in for 246-unit redevelopment of New Scotland Yard
Plans have gone in to Westminster Council for the £1bn residential redevelopment of New Scotland Yard (or Ten Broadway, as it will be rebranded).
Property lender brings in Candy branders for ‘brand evolution’
Real estate finance house Omni Capital has hired a design studio run by the duo that used to take care of Candy & Candy's brand image to provide "a full range of strategical design services and capabilities."
Turning Schemes Into Reality: On delivering unusual and adventurous developments
London is playing host to some of the most innovative design in the world just now, particularly at the luxury end of the property market.
Rogers blames big house builders for housing shortage
"We need to challenge the monopoly of big house builders," trumpeted superstar architect Richard Rogers at the launch of his flatpack home product.
SBID International Design Excellence Awards 2015: Big ticket finalists
The finalists of this year's SBID International Design Awards have been announced, with public voting now open to source a winner in time for a presentation ceremony at The Dorchester on 27th November.
‘Tate Modern style’ house on Glebe Place asks £14m
Glebe Place is one of Chelsea's most intriguing turnings for a number of reasons; first and foremost for being where Uncle Monty resided in great splendour in cult film Withnail & I (at Number 35).
Design for living on show at Open House Weekend
More than 700 London buildings will be opening their doors to the public on the 19th and 20th September for this year's Open House Weekend.
£30m Surrey super-home offered off-the-shelf
Hush Developments and Surrey agency Barton Wyatt have begun pitching HNW buyers with an off-the-shelf mega-home that could be worth up to £30m and take around two years to build.
House of the Year 2015: RIBA’s Manser Medal gets TV-ready rebrand
The RIBA's Manser Medal has been rebranded as "House of the Year", and will be getting it's own four-part TV series this year, produced by the people behind Grand Designs.
Top Scottish architecture firm goes bust
Edinburgh-based Malcolm Fraser Architects, which has won eight RIBA Awards, been shortlisted for the Stirling-prize, and won a Doolan Prize, has ceased trading, surprising pretty much everyone.
Residential revival puts garden squares back at the top of London’s property tree
London's garden squares "are seeing a residential revival", with some super high-end projects returning buildings around central green spaces back to their original use.