Design
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.
Royal cabinetmaker commissioned at Lillie Square
Capco is clearly aiming for a high-end vibe down at Lillie Square, calling in HRH-approved furniture makers NEJ Stevenson and interior designers Hudson and Mercer to come up with a suitably swanky marketing…
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.
Berkeley unveils ‘private enclave’ of new townhouses in SW London
Berkeley Homes has pulled back the curtain on a private enclave of Georgian-inspired new-builds in leafy Wimbledon.
Ballymore to link Embassy Gardens towers with glass ‘sky pool’ in world first
Ballymore has come up with something pretty spectacular for its Embassy Gardens scheme in Nine Elms - a 25 metre pool linking two of the residential buildings at tenth floor level.
Extraordinary competition seeks ‘groundbreaking’ designs for London Green Belt mansion
Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has launched an open international competition on behalf of one of its clients to create something that could be rather special: A 10,000 square foot 5-6…
True Romance: Inside the £20m Somerset heartbreaker
Described as "England's most romantic estate", the achingly beautiful Compton Castle has reportedly just changed hands for around £20m, which would also make it the most expensive property ever sold…
Watch Where You Tread: Wooden floors and leasehold apartments
It might look great, but the potential consequences of installing wooden flooring in breach of lease can be pretty expensive. Denielle Rickman and Rachel Kerr advise on how to avoid any slip ups...
Conservation Area Checklist: How to work out if a building ‘makes a positive contribution’
It's one of the key phrases in planning speak, but how do councils decide whether or not a property makes a "positive contribution to the historic and architectural character of a conservation area"?
Does your park have a Green Flag?
Like Blue Flags but on land, the 2015 Green Flag Awards have just been dished out, recognising the best public spaces in the UK.
Another Strand success for Enstar as major expansion plans align
Investment outfit Enstar Capital has just sold a consented 12-unit luxury scheme on the Strand for £12.25m, the firm's third play on the famous thoroughfare.
Almacantar signs up to sponsor RIBA Stirling Prize
London-based developer Almacantar has signed a "major partnership" to sponsor the most prestigious award in British architecture, the RIBA Stirling Prize, for the next three years.