Design
£40m super-prime concept mansion site offered for sale in North London
The Avenue Road plot has planning consent for two alternative designs: a traditional super-prime mansion by Wolff Architects, and an ultra-modern take on the Regency villa by Trace.
Vogue: Interior design has a race problem – and it needs to be addressed
'The shockwaves felt around the world from the urgent focus on Black Lives Matters campaigns have prompted some – but by no means all – to take a hard look at how the interiors world can work harder…
Behind the Schemes: Delivering classic design for C21st living in St James’s
Top architectural practice PDP London talks us through the complex process involved in creating a set of contemporary homes on one of London’s finest Georgian streets...
Government urged to consider stamp duty incentives for greener homes
Committee on Climate Change wants to see properties given a 'green MOT' to check energy and water efficiency, indoor air quality and flood resilience, with the scores made available to buyers.
Delancey appoints two architects to create a new Earls Court masterplan
Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been tasked with creating a new vision for the stalled Zone 1 regeneration site "that sets a new global standard for a sustainable and vibrant mixed-use development.
An architect on how the pandemic could change our homes forever
With fewer people now commuting and more people working from home, where people choose to live and how they want their houses to function may change after this prolonged period of lockdown, writes Tara…
The Telegraph: The new essential for super-rich homeowners: your own private hospital
Marianna Hunt explores the latest trend to emerge from lockdown in this insightful piece for the Telegraph...
Derwent completes net zero carbon Charlotte Street scheme; offers free flats to NHS staff
80 Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia is Derwent's biggest ever mixed-use development, and marks a big step towards the firm's ambition to achieve a fully net zero carbon portfolio.
6% of architects don’t think their practice will survive the next 12 months
Architects' workloads are a third lower than at this time last year, reports the RIBA, and most practices expect their workloads to decline further in the coming months.
Watch: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair construction time-lapse
See months of graft condensed into ninety seconds with this time-lapse of Clivedale's forthcoming Mandarin Oriental-branded scheme on Hanover Square.
Grosvenor submits Cundy Street Quarter plans
Grosvenor has submitted its planning application for the Cundy Street Quarter regeneration in Belgravia, after more than a year of often torrid public engagement.
REDD & Formation secure planning for ‘Covid-compliant’ Mayfair scheme
The transformation of a grand 1890s block on the corner of Balfour Place & Mount Street will deliver a set of luxury apartments, a new boutique and some offices - all fully kitted out for the post-pandemic…