Three storey rear extension in London by Pitman Tozer Architects.
Three storey rear extension in London by Pitman Tozer Architects.
I get asked about this quite a lot so thought this would be a good time to post a quick guide as to what this is all about.
We’ve signed up to take part in Architect in the House – the joint charitable initiative by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Shelter.
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A quick progress shot of the new Stephen Holl designed School of Art. Starting to look the part. For more info click here
Wonderful canopy of umbrellas as part of the Agitagueda Art Festival, in Agueda, Portugal. Wonder if something similar may work in Glasgow. Probably needs to more continuous to keep out the rain ..
From Detail Daily
Stairs. We all need them,they serve a purpose. Sometimes elegant sometimes merely functional. By virtue of their scale however they can become something much more. Sculptural, breathtaking, almost surreal. Check out this list of amazing staircases from World Geography for more.
An interesting, if a little spartan, house in Tokyo via Detail Daily.
I like the concrete, dark wood, salt and light filtered from above. Imagine it with some lovely furniture from the likes of The Lollipop Shoppe or one of its many competitors (I have no affiliation) and it becomes calmer and less stark.
Now the sites more or less done I can turn my attention to the blog. I promise I’ll try to keep it up to date, informative and maybe even interesting.
Posts will, I anticipate, be a rough mix of what’s going on in the wider world in terms of interesting architecture and design, things relating to Scottish homeowners such as developments in planning and construction legislation (yawn..) and some news about what we’ve been up to. I hope there’ll be stuff of interest for you and please leave comments (if they’re not too troll-y).
Adrian