Pioneering off-grid project in Devon nears completion
The Autarkic House near Exeter will be Europe’s first fully off-grid solar-hydrogen home, and the world’s first certified hydrogen fuel cell Passivhaus.
In Pictures: Grosvenor finalises Cundy Street plan
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has finalised its plan for the controversial redevelopment of the Cundy Street Quarter in Belgravia, sharing a revamped proposal after 12 months of banter with locals and three years of public consultations.
In Pictures: Forthcoming Mandarin Oriental branded residences around the world
Touring fourteen of the luxury hotel group’s eye-popping branded resi projects, from Bali to Tel Aviv…
Former RIBA president’s practice sued over swimming pool design
Jane Duncan Architects is reported to have admitted that it “fell below the standard of a reasonably competent architect” on a private residential project in Hertfordshire, but is contesting the extent of its liability.
Top interior designer’s lavish bedroom giveaway raises thousands for NHS Charities Together
Laura Hammett is giving away a high-spec bespoke bedroom worth £35,000 to raise funds for NHS staff, volunteers and patients impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
A short history of tall buildings: The making of the modern skyscraper
As we heard this week, a record number of skyscrapers completed in London last year, and we’re about to see the completion of the world’s tallest building – the kilometre-high Kingdom Tower in Jeddah; David Nicholson-Smith explains how we made the great leap upwards, tracing the origins of humans’ desire to build to ever greater heights…
Smallbone owner Lux Group snaps up another top-end London furniture firm
New York super-prime property developer Gary Barnett’s Lux Group Holdings has picked up another luxury furniture brand in the UK, acquiring Christopher Peacock (London) Ltd.
The Telegraph: LA’s ‘post-punk landscape architect’ on his dreamiest home swimming pool designs
Kendra Wilson meets California’s ‘rising star of landscape architecture’, David Godshall
Gardens are shooting up in popularity, unsurprisingly
Househunters are craving outside space amid the lockdown, says Rightmove, after analysing the top ten keyword searches on its platform over the last few weeks
£106bn HS2 project in a hole over Regent’s Park townhouses
A Park Village East resident has been given the go-ahead to launch a High Court challenge against the massive infrastructure project next month, claiming that tunnelling below the £3m properties could cause ‘catastrophic’ damage
Chelsea Design Centre offers virtual sourcing service
The Chelsea Harbour Design Centre’s Designer Sourcing Service helps to keep projects running through the lockdown.