Holmewood House School

Set within 31 acres of beautiful countryside on the borders of both Kent and Sussex, Holmewood House is an independent preparatory school, including a listed 19th century Decimus Burton mansion. The school has been extended in an ad hoc nature... View Article

Woods Bagot appointed to design new Engineering Building

The University of Glasgow has appointed architects Woods Bagot to design and deliver a new building to house its School of Engineering. The new Engineering Building is part of the University’s £1 billion Campus Development Programme, which is redeveloping the 14 acre site of the former... View Article

Plans approved for transformation of former Fenwick building

Plans to restore and convert the former Fenwick building in Leicester city centre were approved last week (22nd February 2019) and will see the landmark building brought back to life with a mixed-use development. Project partners, developer, Aimrok Holdings Ltd... View Article

Hox Park

Located in Surrey, Hox Park forms part of the phased masterplan for the former Brunel University site and provides 499 studio and ensuite bedrooms for Royal Holloway University within four low density blocks. Avoiding the stereotypes often associated with student... View Article

Freefoam launches new vinyl flooring

Freefoam Building Products are delighted to announce the launch of a Luxury Vinyl Composite Flooring system, KlicKer Flooring. The newest generation of high quality resilient luxury vinyl flooring manufactured with three layers to create a solid long lasting 5.85mm board... View Article

Living in harmony

Combining a contemporary music college with a mix of residential accommodation, The Music Box is a new landmark for Southwark. Trevor Morriss, principal architect, explains to Jack Wooler how uses were carefully integrated to create a unique hybrid Connecting a... View Article

Technal brands help build business school at Oxstalls Campus

2018 has seen the completion of the Business School and Growth Hub’s new flagship building on the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus, close to Gloucester’s city centre, where the project team has made expressive use of Technal fenestration systems including... View Article

Dallmer showcase new range at the RCI Show

Dallmer, the drainage system specialists will be showcasing their range of Renova roof drains at the RCI Show. The technically sophisticated drains for flat roof drainage connect to all standard roof membranes. Time consuming and labour intensive renovations are a... View Article

Bradite offices primed and ready to go

The new head office and distribution centre for Bradite, the specialist coatings manufacturer, is now being protected by using one of the company’s most successful products. Steel girders in the 3000 sq metre building just outside Manchester have been coated... View Article

A vital force

Steven Holl Architects’ Maggie’s Cancer Centre at London’s oldest hospital is wrapped in a translucent facade, which takes historic musical design cues to enliven its interior and exterior. Sébastien Reed reports St. Bartholomew’s hospital (‘Barts’) in the City of London... View Article