Design
Growing Underground: The 2.5 acre farm 100ft under London
There are plans afoot to create a 2.5 acre working farm in disused air raid tunnels under the Northern Line in London.
Holland Park to get London’s biggest basement extension?
At 16,000 square foot, it's being billed as "the largest and most opulent basement extension ever seen in Central London", but will it get through planning?
Holland Park, London
Goodbye “hotel chic” and other trends for 2014
There'll probably be fewer foreign buyers, dull design schemes and 60s mansards this year, says James Bailey...
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme in £200m financing deal
The former Holland Park School on Campden Hill has moved a big step closer to its super-prime resi transformation, now that a whopping £200m-worth of development finance has been stumped up for the project…
CIT bags Kensington Church Street consent
RBKC planners have given the thumbs-up to a Squire and Partners-designed redevelopment of Lancer Square on Kensington Church Street.
Interior Monologue: Tales from the design front line
Alec Watt experiences the international appetite for London property first-hand and attends possibly the best client meeting in the world...
2013 was “second busiest skyscraper year in history”
From 2000 to 2013, the total number of 200-metre-plus buildings in existence increased from 261 to 830 - an extraordinary 318% - according to the latest report from the Council of Tall Buildings & Urban…
Oliver Burns hires new lead architect
Super-prime developer Oliver Burns has named a new addition to its Hertfordshire-based team, in the form of a new lead architect.
Made to Measure: Designing for the Ultra High Net Worth Individual
The overriding trend in the super-prime sector is a shift away from conspicuous consumption and overt displays of wealth;
Planning nod for Mayfair mega-basement
Mobile phone mogul John Caudwell has been given the green light to start digging out the basement to end all basements in Mayfair.
Curating Space: How to showcase a fine art collection at home
Great works of art should inform the entire design scheme and inspire conversation; think colour, functionality, distance and discovery, says April Russell...
“Significant” changes to listed building consent afoot
There's some pretty major planning changes on the way in 2014 for anyone with an interest in developing or buying listed buildings.