5 Tips for New CNC Milling Machine Users

CNC milling is a great way to create complex designs without having to sacrifice precision quickly. However, knowing how to use CNC mills to their full potential takes time. If you’re a new user of such a tool, it’s likely... View Article

Why Houses with Large Gardens Are Selling Like Crazy

Owning a house with a lush, beautiful garden is a dream come true for many homeowners. It provides numerous benefits, from offering a quiet space for contemplation to being a conduit for a meaningful connection to nature. Nowadays, many people... View Article

Public realm regeneration with permeable paving

LISTEN HERE A new case study from Interpave explores recent urban realm regeneration projects in Tottenham, London exemplifying the synergy of concrete block permeable paving and street trees to address climate change while delivering SuDS. It demonstrates important new techniques... View Article

Sustainable restoration with Nordic Copper

LISTEN HERE Although a thoroughly modern material offering limitless possibilities for contemporary architectural design, copper is also – of course – one of our oldest building materials, covering the domes and spires of city skylines. Nordic Copper Special Patina has... View Article

How To Remove Graffiti From A Building

Graffiti is a modern art form, but it may not be something you want decorating your building. Should you find your property or business targeted by graffiti artists, there are ways you can remove it or have it removed to... View Article

AET at Bridge House, Southwark

LISTEN HERE Advanced Ergonomic Technologies – Completed in April 2022, this extensive refurbishment of Grade II listed building Bridge House will create light. Airy contemporary CAT-A office space which will incorporate AET’s innovative. Highly adaptive underfloor air conditioning (UfAC) system... View Article

Senior makes waves at new seafront residential development

LISTEN HERE A new luxury residential apartment scheme in Southend-on-Sea in Essex has combined a classic Art Deco design with a modern aluminium fenestration package, featuring doors, windows and curtain walling solutions from Senior Architectural Systems. The new Clifftown Shore... View Article

A tile collection that knows no limits

Chart is the tile collection exclusively available from Parkside Architectural Tiles that knows no limits. With 19 colours, multiple formats, a selection of finishes and mosaic pieces, Chart is the tile collection for designers looking to explore the creative potential... View Article

How ROCKWOOL supported The Triangle House project

When Olaf Mason and Fritha Vincent bought the land to develop their new home, they faced a complex puzzle which they solved with expertise and flexibility to achieve their dreams. Dubbed one of the ‘trickiest’ builds ever seen on Channel... View Article

Sustainability strengths

Nobody doubts the strength of steel as a construction material, but its qualities in the field of sustainability may be less immediately obvious, says Russell Ager from Crittall Windows It’s steel’s strength that makes the key contribution to steel’s credentials... View Article

The challenge of natural ventilation in urban areas

John McComb from Reynaers Aluminium examines the challenges of naturally ventilating properties in high density urban areas, and how a collaboration on a new window design could offer a viable solution The population of cities globally is continuing to grow,... View Article

Taking in the island scenery

Architect Jane Burnside took on an unusually wide range of project roles to create her tranquil, contemporary home and workplace on the Isle of Mull, inspired by origami. Nik Hunter reports Introducing a contemporary building into a traditional landscape such... View Article