Design
Galliard’s ‘mini One Hyde Park’ gets planning nod in Westminster
Galliard's Squire & Partners-designed hyper-luxury resi plans for the former European Council for Foreign Relations building on Old Queen Street have been approved by Westminster planners
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.
RBKC publishes basement findings
With RBKC's draft policy on basement development now safely in the hands of the Secretary of State, the Royal Borough has published the findings from its lengthy publication consultation, including the r…
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.
Grade I National Trust mansion up for rent in Shropshire
One of the most important houses in Shropshire - the Grade I-listed, National Trust-owned Morville Hall - has come up for rent at just £2,000 a week.
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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.
£10m Victorian period piece comes to the market in Kensington
One of the last vestiges of high Victoriana in Kensington has just hit the market for a cool £10m.
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…