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“We could only have the best” for Sydney Dance Company

In a soon to be published video interview, choreographer and Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company, Rafael Bonachela explains the reasons why Harlequin Australasia recently installed Harlequin Cascade™ and Harlequin Studio™ in their four rehearsal studios. "

+tongtong transforms the Drake Devonshire Inn, Ontario

Design consultancy +tongtong has revamped a Victorian foundry on the shore of Lake Ontario into a boutique hotel.

147 Precision Spotlights Installed At Bellanger

TEI Electrical Contractors were invited to complete all electrical works for Bellanger, the latest restaurant from Corbin and King, and chose spotlights from Precision’s Retro range to complement the interiors from Brady Williams.

18 Feet and Rising office, London

With a ‘rough and ready’ interior reminiscent of a theatre set for this young ad agency, designers at Studio Octopi are ready to take a curtain call

2013 Serpentine Pavilion

The 2013 Serpentine Pavilion brought together Sou Fujimoto, the youngest architect to design the installation, and AECOM, a new engineer and technical consultant for the pavilion.

25hours Hotel Hafencity, Germany

The design team just had to look around at the industrial heritage of the harbour quarter of Hamburg for inspiration for this hotel, but it also looked further afield – to Manchester’s legendary Hacienda

4 – Wood Strike A Chord At The University % Of Sheffield

Mumford & Wood, the specialist manufacturer of bespoke Conservation timber windows and doorsets, has supplied replacement windows in the massive renovation of the Jessops Hospital, now the music school facility of the University of Sheffield.Refurbishment

5 Pancras Square, London

There’s plenty to shout about in this just-opened new building by Bennetts Associates that managed to complete in the huge King’s Cross development with hardly a murmur...

5468796 Architecture and Factor Eficiencia / One Bucket at a Time installation, Mexico City

For the Mextropoli 2017 Architecture Festival, the painter’s bucket - a common sight on the streets of Mexico City - was used to create an interactive installation referencing the use of the city’s public space by the ‘viene viene’ men

8 Harley Place by Sonnemann Toon Architects

8 Harley Place was sensitively refurbished by Sonnemann Toon Architects in 2015. Only the brick facade remains of the Victorian terrace mews property, whilst the rest of the building has been reconstructed to create a modern, energy efficient property fit for the next 150 years

85th anniversary of Mayfair restaurant celebrated with £3million refit

Precision's LED spotlights light Russell Sage refurbishment of iconic Quaglino's.

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Beomki Lee thesis project at MIT for master degree

£20m Bristol BSF project supplied by Wernick Hire

The Skanska construction site at the Florence Brown Community School in Bristol is using a Wernick Hire AVflex modular building as its site office. The £20m redevelopment of this special needs school under the national Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative will be so complete that the school will also receive a new name when it re-opens.

A carbon efficient solution for schools

With the increasing demand for schools to be more carbon efficient, one of the main areas schools are targeting are cycling schemes. Schools are noticing the benefits of pupils cycling to school not only by the children but the wider community for reducing road congestion and pollution.

A dream come true

When Suzy Harris decided to embark on a career as an independent interior designer it wasn’t long before her perfect client appeared with her first commission

A fresh new approach to office partitions

Moving offices is often a traumatic experience for employees even to move a few feet to another part of an office. When the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure relocated to new offices at the Causeway Exchange, in Northern Ireland they needed to make the transition to open plan offices as comfortable as possible.

A fresh new approach to office partitions

Moving offices is often a traumatic experience for employees even to move a few feet to another part of an office. When the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure relocated to new offices at the Causeway Exchange, in Northern Ireland they needed to make the transition to open plan offices as comfortable as possible.

A new addition to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum

A new entrance and hall for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam enhances both its iconic neighbours and the visitor experience, reports Veronica Simpson

A new Eden

Having selected the correct design practice became crucial when the already tight timescale for fitting out new offices, in Eden House, for Business technology company Sapient became even tighter...

A new language for a Barbican Type 3C tower flat interior

Quinn Architects created a new space and practical storage that will respond to a families changing needs.

A sensory experience is created by Casson Mann

The practice went to Bordeaux to create a permanent exhibition and sensory experience dedicated to wine-making

A stunning new driveway for a home owner in Lincolnshire.

The UK's leading manufacturer of permeable resin bound paving, SureSet has recently completed the installation of a stunning new driveway for a home owner in Lincolnshire, with the 270m² project completed by SureSet's approved installer, Strathie Construction, in just two days.

A thistle ‘tattoo’ decorates DuPont™ Corian® hi tech surfaces

When the design team for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA) new offices in Aberdeen aimed to embed the enduring symbol of Scotland into a beautifully durable design solution, they turned to DuPont™ Corian® as the material through which to realise their creative vision. As part of a smart interior scheme for the lobby area of Inverdee House, a reception desk fabricated from this multi-talented solid surface has been permanently ‘tattooed’ with a ‘Thistle’ pattern that blooms upward across the facsia, under an alcove and over to the top of the desk.

A Wheelchair-Accessible Universally Modern Home by Christie Leu Interiors

Christie Leu Interiors design a modern wheelchair friendly house for a family of five.

A worldwide first for gasoline stations

A hi-tech architectural “dress” in DuPont™ Corian® for the entire network of SOCAR’s gasoline stations in Azerbaijan

AATi stair nosings first choice for the Cambridge ‘Pick and Mix’ Bridge

Building a multi-million pound Access for All bridge is no bag of sweets but the modular design allows many options and better maintainability, says AATi’s DAVID BISSET.

AB House

Architect at Vardastudio develops own private living space in beautiful rural surroundings on site previously used as agricultural land.

Abode Hotel, Manchester, UK

Plumtreemee faced a tough challenge in mixing contemporary design and heritage at the Grade-II listed former cotton warehouse in central Manchester that is now the latest luxury Abode Hotel.

ACO helps Itzhoe catch its cultural identity

ACO Freestyle bespoke gratings help deliver an aesthetic surface water drainage solution for a town centre upgrade

Adobe office in central London

K2 Space was commissioned to deliver a new design and fit out for the reception of Adobe's central London office.

Advent Underwriting, London

Insurance underwriters have never looked so on-trend as with this new office interior where a black and white canvas has shots of colour from furniture pieces

Advertising screen doubles up as community garden in Lambeth to eliminate anti-social behaviour

A new hybrid advertising space and community garden, designed by Wildstone for client Clear Channel’s premium Storm brand, has transformed a treacherous corner in London into a vibrant community space.

Aegis office

Fears of moving into a more corporate building were shortlived when staff of a group of disparate media agencies moved under one roof, thanks to a design by MoreySmith that played to the individual character of each agency

Airbnb office, Dublin, by Heneghan Peng

Asked to design the Dublin office of accommodations listings company Airbnb, architect Heneghan Peng used industrial materials like plywood and chipboard to create a striking design scheme

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Malfona Petrini designed a stunning house in the countryside.

Albannach Scottish Restaurant, London

Abbie De Bunsen returns to the Albannach Scottish restaurant in London six years on to revamp her original design, and adds some more unique touches to an outstanding taste of the Gaelic in the English capital

ALD House

As in all the projects SPACE do, they followed sustainable design guidelines when designing House ALD.

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Knightsbridge Furniture has provided its high-quality contract furniture to a revolutionary new children’s hospital in Liverpool.

Align / Spark44, White Collar Factory, London

New offices have been designed for this advertising agency in a new building on Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout

Allure nightclub, Yas Island

Being developed into a luxury destination, Abu Dhabi’s Yas island now has an extraordinary nightclub with a pulsating ceiling and marine-style furniture to lure in the young and wealthy crowd and keep them intrigued until the small hours

Alumasc help to provide Decent Homes in Doncaster

The Swistherm External Wall Insulation (EWI) system from Alumasc has helped create a thermally efficient, robust and eye-catching exterior for an impressive new sports and leisure facility in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

AmbiRad flies high with radiant heat

To heat a cavernous airport hangar used for training pilots and housing helicopters, Newquay Cornwall Airport was looking for a heating system that not only provided warmth but also flexibility and superb efficiency.

Ambirad Radiant Heating is the Plane Solution at Stansted

For a state-of-the-art heating system for a new hangar at London’s third busiest airport, London Stansted - there was only one choice – Nor-Ray-Vac continuous radiant tube heating from AmbiRad.

AmbiRad radiant heating serves up warmth at Bath University Sports Training Village

Elite athletes and aspiring amateurs visiting the state-of-the-art Sports Training Village (STV) at Bath University feel comfortably warm during cold weather, thanks to the installation of a Nor-Ray-Vac continuous radiant tube heating system from AmbiRad.

Ameen Ayoub Design Studio Nearing Completion on 1331 Belfast Drive

Ameen Ayoub Design Studio commissioned to renovate and create an additional elevation to stunning house on Belfast Drive near Suset Plaza.

Ameen Ayoub Design Studio Nears Completion on Croft Residence

Working from the client’s brief, Ameen Ayoub Design Studio design stunning private two-fold residence resulting in both a workable and livable environment.

Amwell Durable and Stylish Washrooms specified for Hitchin Town Hall

Close to the home of Amwell Systems in North Hertfordshire, Hitchin Town Hall is a Grade II Listed Building at the heart of the market town. Over the last few years the building has undertaken an extensive refurbishment including the building of a brand new Museum next door to the Town Hall. Amwell Systems were delighted to have been specified for both the Town Hall and the Museum project, providing stylish and durable washroom facilities.

An atmospheric transformation from Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will

With Allied World, London split between two floors the designers’ challenge was to create a social and agile-working vibe.

An exhibition of invisible sound

In the heart of Guimaraes, an historical city of Northern Portugal, surrounded by traditional buildings and homes resides a brand new architectural oddity of this area. With its modular structure, clean, crisp lines and minimal interior the Plataforma das Artes (Platform of Arts and Creativity) provides a blank canvas for artistic, cultural and social-economic activity.

An Expansive “Livable Luxury” Home in La Canada, CA by Courtney Thomas Design

Courtney Thomas Design have beautifully custom designed the interior of a new build colonial home in La Canada.

An extreme cold chamber in HI-MACS®, under test in ice and snow

In 2011 Globetrotter Ausrüstung opened a new branch at the Isartorplatz in Munich, Germany. In a retail area of 6,500 square metres outdoor enthusiasts can find everything their hearts desire: a range which includes rain chambers, canoe pools, climbing tunnels and also a high-altitude cold chamber made using HI-MACS®.

An Imaginative Approach to Creating Hattrick Offices

When Manchester based content marketing agency Hattrick moved to The Boat Shed in Exchange Quay, it was an opportunity to create a ‘wow’ space to reflect its unique culture.

An Important Matter for Cembrit at 02

Cembonit panels from Cembrit have been installed at Matter Nightclub, part of the 02 Arena development. Installed in the ticket foyer, as well as adding valuable sound-proofing, the grey and green ‘through colour’ panels also provide an attractive contrast to the exposed concrete interior.

An indoor landscape

An LA restaurant drafted in FreelandBuck to create a design that would combine a ‘contemporary architectural identity’ with a feel for its ‘alpine’ cuisine. What began with a brief took on a life of its own, with technology etching mountains on to walls

Andels Hotel, Berlin

Design and architecture practice Jestico + Whiles took on two very different buildings in Berlin and Lodz and created unique hotels for the Andels hotel chain, each with their own style signature and stunning features.

Andels Hotel, Lodz

Design and architecture practice Jestico + Whiles’s design for Andels Hotel, Lodz may have been a challenge, but the final scheme owes much of its charm to this building’s somewhat unusual footprint, and is a long way from those identikit hotel chains.

Another Half Round Adventure from Euroclad

MINI is a brand known for its sense of fun and striking good looks. The new Sytner MINI garage in Leicester is no exception. Featuring Euroclad's striking Half Round profile, the showroom certainly stands out from the crowd.

Antipodes by Novoceram – Cersaie 2018

Antipodes booth designed by Francesco Catalano showcases new ceramic collections launched by Novoceram at Cersaie.

Aqua Shard, The Shard, London

With unsurpassable views over London the design for the Aqua Shard restaurant had a battle but the design by Jestico + Whiles has made it a destination in itself

Arch 197 dance centre has Harlequin Fiesta floor

Arch 197 is not just an intriguing new dance venue in west London, but the realisation of an ambition for street dancer Joshua Francois.

Architects Office – ‘A Spatial Stimuli’

An Architects Office has been thoughtfully and artistically designed to create a vision of 'Spatial Stimuli'.

Architectural Alchemy; The Deirdre Dyson Gallery

A Transformation by Timothy Hatton Architects.

Architecture, Art and a Modern Office

Deirdre Dyson designs and produces luxury carpets for an 18th century listed Georgian townhouse in Mayfair, London.

Armourcoat polished plaster used in Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Washington D.C.’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts reopened last year following a multi-million dollar renovation. The modernization project, designed by a Joint Venture Partnership between cox graae + spack architects and Lance Bailey & Associates, has transformed the aging historic National Landmark into a top-tier student facility.

ArmourFX ‘Timber-Effect’ Panels used for HomeAway Inc

Armourcoat’s pre-cast timber effect planks from ArmourFX have been used to create an original feature wall within a new Austin office expansion for HomeAway Inc. - the leading online marketplace for the holiday rental industry.

Armstrong comnm

Canopies from Armstrong Ceilings that have been used on the ceilings and more unusually, the walls, of the Grade 2 listed Bishopsgate Institute in London have helped reduce noise levels to a more acceptable level for staff and visitors.

Arthur J Gallagher at Walbrook Building, London

Scott Brownrigg had its work cut out designing cellular interiors for a space that didn’t have a right angle in it

ArtificialPi

Newbridge Leisure Centre is the second project that has seen Playrite, South Wales Sports Grounds and Caerphilly District Council working together to create a state of the art artificial pitch using 3G surface Conqueror 40.

Aspire training centre, Slough, Berkshire, from Manalo & White

A former factory has been transformed into a tree-filled, multi-style training space to equip the town’s residents with skills needed in its businesses.

Assay Office, London

While it has its golden roots in medieval times, a renovation of offices in its Victorian building was bang up to date

At sea with Harlequin

British Harlequin has been involved with stage and dance floors for a number of cruise liners. Here we look at three of the most recent.

Atomic Spa Suisse, Milan

Part of the facilities at the extraordinary new boscolo exedra hotel in milan, this equally extravagant spa, created by self-proclaimed ‘architectural hero’ Simone Micheli makes a stunning statement all of its own

Atrium HQ and Showroom, London

A move by lighting supplier Atrium gave it new space for offices and a showroom. BDP was tasked with providing new interiors and a lighting scheme that included showcasing its range of luminaires.

Autopa supply a range of stainless steel products to new and existing Aldi stores

Autopa supply a range of stainless steel products to new and existing Aldi stores across the UK, contracted products are for both front and back of store.

Autopa’s ES barrier chosen by Safestore

Safestore ‘self storage’ in Portsmouth had frequent problems with their customer car park being used by residents of the hotel next door, making it difficult for their own customers to park. Safestore needed a suitable product to restrict access to their car park for customers only, Autopa were approached to offer a solution and the ES automatic barrier was chosen as the most suitable product.

AvroKO/Maslow’s Mortimer House, London

With psychologist Abraham Maslow’s ‘hierarchy of needs’ in mind, AvroKo has created this private members club with tiers of facilities to cater for members’ needs

Axis Installs Seven Automatic Doors at New Trioscape Garden Centre

The Trioscape Garden Centre near Newent in Gloucestershire traces its origins back to 1994 when the partners of Trioscape Landscaping (Richard Mitchell, Douglas Wilson and Ronan Lynch) bought the site at Highleadon as a run down business with dilapidated buildings.

Axis Open Doors at Waitrose

Axis Automatic Entrance Systems have helped finish the new little Waitrose store in the centre of Ipswich.

Axor Citterio at the Four Seasons, Park Lane

Hansgrohe has supplied its design-led, superbly crafted Axor Citterio bathroom collection to all the bathrooms of the new Four Seasons Hotel at London’s Park Lane. In a totally transformed 11-storey building, the new five-star hotel offers 192 luxury guest rooms, including 45 one-, two- and three-bedroom suites with airy views across fashionable Mayfair rooftops and the greenery of Hyde Park.

Back to the future

This imposing Georgian home, previously a house and a basement flat, has regained its original four-storey layout and been given a calm, relaxed and sophisticated scheme that combines the classic with the contemporary

Balthazar bar, Copenhagen

Thanks to Space Copenhagen what was once a dark and characterless storeroom is now a sophisticated bar, fitting right in with its location’s prestigious past

BAM goes for the full works at Coventry site

This 17 bay, two storey, vandal proof AVflex modular system delivered to construction giant BAM Construct UK for their city centre development in Coventry has got just about every type of site accommodation requirement incorporated into its internal layout.

BAM hires Wernick secure accommodation for £40m hospital project

The £40m first phase of a major project at Swansea's Morriston Hospital will include a tiered car park, a helicopter landing pad on top of the car park and new access roads to aid the flow of traffic in and out of the hospital grounds.

Bangkok University Creative Centre

Creativity was given free rein in this scheme at a university centre aimed at fostering creative thinkers, and design consultancy Supermachine Studio gave up trumps

Bar Oppenheimer, New York

Barclays Center

AECOM was sports architect and architect of record for Barclays Center, the sports and entertainment destination home to the NBA Brooklyn Nets and future home of the NHL New York Islanders.

Barr Gazetas, Morgan Lovell/Anomaly Office, London

In another successful collaboration the two practices serve up workspace for the ad agency that lives up to its name.

BASILIUS 601-602

AUM ARCHITECTS chosen to design the interior of a residence originally made up of two apartments.

BBC Media Village

LateralFile™ is the key

BBC New Broadcasting House, London

The design by HOK for the new London broadcasting HQ has been tuned in to the requirements of modern media, audience expectations and sustainability

BBC North at MediaCityUK

Three of the site’s buildings have been transformed by Shepard Robson’s interior design arm SR:ID for the BBC, more than meeting the brief of ‘provoking smiles’

BDP / National Army Museum, London

Now with a major overhaul re-ordering the interior (exhibition design by Event) and adding a welcoming new frontage, BDP has the museum proudly on parade...

Be Clinique

Design practice OPENLAB Architects took on the creation of a new dental clinic and added unique design touches that have pleased the commissioning client and customers alike

Beijing Kunlun Tower apartments, China

A huge new development in the centre of Beijing provided an interesting challenge for interior designers creating the ultimate luxury apartment.

Bene‘s RF corridor wall wins the FDR Design Award

Bene‘s RF corridor wall wins the Silver Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany 2009. The German Design Council recognizes RF's qualities in form and function

Bennetts Associates / Saatchi & Saatchi HQ London

The communications and advertising agency has moved into a new HQ, created to embody its motto ‘Nothing is Impossible’

Bennetts Associates / Storyhouse Theatre, Chester

The practice took a cinema unused for a decade and transformed it into a multi-use focal centre for the city.

Bentley Prince Street Receives 2008 CalRecycle Sustainable Business Award

The California Integrated Waste Management Board has chosen carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street, Inc. as the recipient of the 2008 CalRecycle Sustainable Business Award. The award is the highest honor from the Board’s annual Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP), and honors a business that has

Bernhard Denkinger Architekt

Werdendes Ruhrgebiet exhibition by Bernhard Denkinger Architect

Bespoke retail displays

Bespoke displays from Flight Design

Bespoke retail displays

Flight Design have been working with Comme Des Garcons at Dover Street Market to produce bespoke displays for their ‘Black’ campaign and more recently the Ai Weiwei installation to coincide with his Sunflower Seeds installation in the Turbine Gallery at Tate Modern.

BGRT offices, Bengaluru, accept an unusual challenge from Collaborative Architecture

Collaborative Architecture persuade the client, creating a highly dynamic office space and upholding its LEED Platinum certification

Billi refreshment to Gymshark

When deciding on the details for their contemporary new HQ, Katie Watkinson and her team was looking to provide an energy-efficient and sustainable hydration solution for the Gymshark staff that fit with the company’s values of excellence and innovation.

BMG UK HQ refurb

BMG UK appointed Peldon Rose to refurbish their UK headquarters.

Bodil Binner Jewellery shop and Boutique, Copenhagen

Danish goldsmith and jewelry designer bodil binner’s love of ‘nordic minimalism’ shines through from every angle in the design of her workshop and boutique in Copenhagen.

Bolshois sumptious set design includes the dance floor!

After a six year restoration project, reported to have cost a massive 1/2 billion, Moscows iconic Bolshoi Theatre re-opened this autumn with a glittering gala performance attended by president Dmitry Medveded and the Russian elite. Unusually, instead of unobtrusively providing a world class floor for the dancers, the Harlequin dance floor was itself an integral part of the set design for the Bolshoi Ballets Sleeping Beauty.

Bombay Sapphire distillery, Hampshire, by Thomas Heatherwick Studio

The polymath designer took inspiration from Britain's rich heritage of botanical structures for this unique gin distillery at Laverstoke, Hampshire

Boodle Hatfield offices, London, by Resonate Interiors

For new offices in a new building for a law firm established in the 18th century, Resonate Interiors boldly mixed traditional with contemporary for a vibrant yet welcoming environment.

Boon Brown Architects / Neal’s Yard Remedies HQ Dorset

This rural base for the natural health and beauty products company has been extended, with buildings to complement to existing facilities and reflecting the brand’s quirkiness and character

Boscolo Exedra Hotel, Milan, Italy

For the latest Boscolo hotel, flamboyant italian designer Italo Rota did, for his first hotel, what comes naturally and created a sensational and exuberant space that fits perfectly with the Boscolo profile.

Boss Design provide contemporary commercial furniture solution to Arco, Hull, UK

Boss Design recently collaborated with RFD Interior Architecture, to supply a new contemporary, commercial furniture solution to Arco, the UK’s leading supplier of Safety Equipment, in their brand-new customer engagement centre in Hull.

Brace for Impact: Ancon supplies England’s stunning Rugby World Cup venue

Over 400 Tension Bars from Ancon Building Products have been installed on the Forsyth Barr stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand, where England will play their first three matches in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

BREEAM Excellent Student Accommodation

3,000 metres of Ancon brick support angle and over 800 Ancon windposts have been supplied to the construction of new student accommodation at the University of Liverpool’s Chatham Street campus.

Brightsolid office, London

This 19th-century former chapel has been converted to house a company whose business is the past while wanting to be very much part of the present

Brintons supply carpets for the grand re-opening of the Victoria Palace Theatre

Brintons were selected to supply carpets throughout the Victoria Palace Theatre as part of its grand reopening, celebrated by the UK premiere of the award-winning musical ‘Hamilton’. The £50m refurbishment features bespoke Brintons carpets in the theatre’s auditoriums, foyers, salon, landings, lobbies, royal circle and basement rear stalls. Brintons were commissioned by design and architecture practice Aedas and contributed to this project alongside the Victoria Palace Theatre (Delfont Mckintosh Theatre Group) and Clare Ferraby Designs.

Britain & Irelands Next Top Model

British Ceramic Tile brings style to London’s West End

British Ceramic Tile has expanded its hospitality portfolio with the transformation of the historic Strand Palace Hotel, bringing a sense of luxury to the timeless building.

British Ceramic Tile collaborate with Holiday Inn Express

Dedicated to developing new and existing relationships with some of the UK’s biggest names in hospitality, British Ceramic Tile has completed its latest project with national hotel brand, Holiday Inn Express.

British Gas, Oxford Business Park

Sustainability was a byword for the design of new offices for British Gas by Scott Brownrigg Interior Design, both in the choice of materials and products

British Gas, Oxford Business Park

Sustainability was a byword for the design of new offices for British Gas by Scott Brownrigg Interior Design, both in the choice of materials and products

Bronco office by Phaus

An office scheme that brings a touch of city working life to a rural North Yorkshire town was a bit like doing a residential project, says the design team

Bureau de change creates a bold statement at new Crown Office, Chelsea, London

Faced with a ground-floor workspace glazed on three sides, Bureau de Change took the opportunity to create a scheme that looks stunning from the outside as well as in.

Burger & Lobster, Harvey Nichols, by designLSM

The simple and winning formula for restaurant chain burger & Lobster has been matched by designers designLSM for the chain's latest branch in London department store Harvey Nichols

Business-class on United Airlines introduces privacy, comfort and space

PriestmanGoode has further evolved its relationship with United Airlines by designing its new business-class cabin

Byblos Town Hall

Hashim Sarkis Studios was awarded the commission of the new Byblos Town Hall after an anonymous open competition.

C1 Bank, by Rob Bowen Design Group

Rob Bowen talks about designing a very unusual bank in Miami

CallisonRTKL/London office

Three floors of office space have been transformed into a modern, flexible space for a large tech company

Calvin Klein Showroom, Mexico City, by Space Arquitectura

Space Arquitectura was called in to create a new showroom to present an up-to-date image for the Calvin Klein label.

Campaign/Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, Gatwick

Two new pre-flight lounges have been created to offer passengers a sanctuary away from the crowds

Camper store, London

Basic 10cm square tiles and red metal tubing have never looked so funky as in the hands of Spanish-born and London-settled designer Tomás Alonso

Camper store, Lyon

Stairs on which to display the client’s shoes and for customers to sit on while trying them, and pretend ones as wall graphics, are the key ingredients in this simple but effective shop interior design

Canary Warf Tech Company updates reception with White Core Compact

Looking to upgrade the interior design of its reception in Canary Warf, London, Skrill called on GTA Interiors and Clarke Rendall, to bring a creative approach and technical skills to their reception area.

Canto Corvino

B3 Designers commissioned by client to design ‘Canto Corvino’ restaurant after previous projects display exceptional intricacy in attention to detail and design.

Carea Adds Luxury

Cladding specialists, Carea, has delivered a striking stone-coloured facade to the brand new £15 million Hotel Indigo in Liverpool, helping to create a landmark development right in the heart of the city’s financial district.

Carmody Groarke at Glynebourne

A long-time showcase for opera productions, Glyndebourne is now in a three-year collaboration with the White Cube gallery to add a season-long showing of art, launching with work by Georg Baselitz, in an on-site pop-up gallery designed by Carmody Groarke. Cate St Hill reports

Caruso St John’s Newport Street Gallery for Damien Hirst

The architecture practice’s latest projects, including Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery in Vauxhall and the new Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, are examples of Caruso St John’s expert, finely tuned appreciation of the visitor experience

Casa Nirau

Paul Cremoux studio were commisioned to construct a privately owned property in Mexico City.

Casson Mann / Eneko at One Aldwych

Casson Mann has called on its vast expertise in exhibition design to create subtle narrative spaces to match the food produced by the Michelin-starred chef

Castellated timber staircase

Profiled walnut staircase with frameless glass balustrade.

Castellated timber staircase from Flight Design

Profiled walnut staircase with frameless glass balustrade.

CD UK Ltd shows Corian in new ways

CD UK Ltd. sole UK distributors of Corian® are increasingly being approached by hotel designers who are keen to use this amazing, high performance material for architectural applications including interior and exterior cladding.

CDET promotes Recognised School scheme

The Council for Dance Education and Training’s Recognised School scheme is a national mark of recognition awarded to dance and musical theatre schools working with pupils under the age of sixteen.

Celia Chu Design & Associates/White Rose Chapel, Kukuoka

This wedding chapel is romance personified, with a pure white and roses-themed design

CEMSIX RAISES ITS PROFILE!

Cemsix corrugated sheeting from Cembrit, is providing the perfect, high performance roof covering for a newly constructed grain store in Southport. Constructed by Preston-based Wareings Buildings, the grain store is an impressive sized building designed to be a durable weatherproof storage facility, with a large capacity.

changing the face” – Pushkinsky cinema

Moscow, 8 February 2011 – DuPont, in cooperation with Union of Russian Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, YEM Building Information Center, Architizer.com and Karo Film, announces the sixth edition of an open ideas international competition:

Channel 4 HQ London

The original Richard Rogers-designed building from the Nineties is still going strong, and ID:SR went in to bring the interiors up to date and reflect the new and wider nature of C4

Channel 4 HQ London

The original Richard Rogers-designed building from the Nineties is still going strong, and ID:SR went in to bring the interiors up to date and reflect the new and wider nature of C4

Cheap Monday office, Stockholm

If the ancient Egyptians held conferences they might have liked to use the pyramid space in new offices created by Swedish design practice Uglycute

Checkland Kindleysides/Studio AE

This new store for American Eagle in Manhattan has features to appeal to young customers – including free laundry facilities for nearby New York University students

Chelsea FC Training Grounds

Chelsea Football Club, based in West London, was founded in 1905 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football.

Chelsom lighting at The Savoy

An elegant blend of Art Deco and English Edwardian styling, the newly restored The Savoy introduces classically-inspired furnishings against a backdrop of original architectural features steeped in over 120 years of history.

Cherry Cherry VFX Suites

Award-winning designer Marta Nowicka was commissioned to create VFX suites, a reception area, meeting and production rooms and break out spaces for Cherry Cherry's new offices in London.

Chetzeron hotel, Switzerland, by Actescollectifs

A former cable-car station in Switzerland has been transformed into a dramatic design hotel

Chewton Glen gets cooking with Neolith®

The Kitchen at Chewton Glen (United Kindgom) is a purpose built cookery school that offers a selection of classes overseen by popular TV chef and alumni James Martin.

Children’s Hospital Pain and Palliative Care Facility

U+B Architecture and Design were commissioned to design an outpatient clinic for children.

Chongqing Mountain & City sales office reception, China

Designers broke with accepted Chinese design principles of feng shui to create a startlingly different property sales office, inspired by the harsh mountains and often rain-lashed landscape that surround the location

Christophe Rousselle Architecte create Gymnasium Henri Fogel

Gymnasium Henri Fogel forms a continuity with the architectural heritage already present on the site of the Saint Nazaire sports centre.

Christopher Jenner/Kusmi Tea, New York

Bringing the great British tradition of tea drinking to New York, the designer adds his own creative touch to this luxury brand

Cisco emerging markets division, Feltham

When Cisco renovated its emerging markets division, it wanted to introduce decor accents based on employees experiences of traveling to those parts of the world. The result is an eclectic mix of textures, colors and cultures.

Cladding solutions for Yoo

The Lakes is a private 650 acre estate set amongst idyllic Cotswolds countryside. A joint venture between developer The Raven Group and design experts Yoo, The Lakes is a gated community where home owners choose from a series of different styles and finishes for their luxury waterside home.

Claremont House, Chicago, USA

Brad Lynch of Brininstool and Lynch architects has replaced his family bungalow of 17 years with a modern rectilinear block. The three-storey Claremont House in Chicago is now a showcase for the practice’s modernist philosophy on design.

Clear Legal

Field Design were commissioned to create a visual identity to represent Clear Legal differently than other law firms.

Club Workspace, Bankside and Chiswick, London

Providing a space more flexible than a traditional office was called in for two co-working venues, with the design giving each their own character

CMD revitalise their showroom at Clerkenwell

CMD unveiled the exciting refurbishment of its Clerkenwell showroom recently, which will give its customers the opportunity to see the very best of DPG and Powerplan under one roof. The refurbishment will help to showcase the companies new brand identity as well as marking a significant milestone.

Co-op Distribution Opt for Berry Systems for Safety

The new Co-op Composite Distribution Centre between Birtley and Chester-le-Street in County Durham covers 25,600 sq metres (276,000 sq ft) and supplies a vast range of products from the 3,500 lines stocked to 262 Co-operative stores in the North and North East of England.

Coca-Cola UK HQ, London

A careful hand was needed by MoreySmith to convert one of London’s oldest concrete buildings into a vibrant and reflective HQ for the king of pop.

ColladoCollins / dunnhumby HQ, Hammersmith

Once a Ford Motors factory and showroom, this landmark 1915 building has been transformed into a contemporary office, with references to the aesthetics of the past along with a striking new glass roof.

Column Casings That Transform

As part of one of the most significant educational developments in Scotland for many years, progressive column casing manufacturer, Contour Casings, has been chosen to supply an extensive range of PPC Aluminium column casings to compliment the latest architectural trends in a design-led project at Banff & Buchan College, Aberdeenshire.

Column Casings with a Vue

As part of a major £2.5 Million development by the UK’s foremost cinema operator, Vue Entertainment Ltd, market leading column casings manufacturer, Contour Casings Ltd, designed manufactured and installed a number of brushed Aluminium column casings in a range of sizes and shapes, and as the solution to the problem of unsightly exposed building structures.

Concrete Blonde

When the clients realised their choice of designers could mean their new business had a chance of being a runaway success, this über-cool, headline-grabbing restaurant was born

Conran and Partners, Andy Cook/Walthamstow stadium facade

While the greyhound stadium site may have seen its last race with its redevelopment into housing, the art-deco facade and neon sign have been retained and restored.

Contemporary Country Kitchen

The use of light oak cabinets with polished Giallo Veneziana granite brings the country kitchen up date in a private individual’s house . The island unit has been designed to incorporate storage space and a breakfast bar, whilst the lines of the worktop have been kept deliberately simple and a granite upstand has been added. Kale Travertine tiles in an antiqued finish have been used on the floor to complement the light wood and the beige tones of the granite.

Contemporary Country Kitchen

The use of light oak cabinets with polished Giallo Veneziana granite brings the country kitchen up date in a private individual’s house.

Contemporary Rooflights

Combining contemporary design with understated luxury, the Violin Factory is an award-winning project which featured in the Channel 4 programme, ‘Grand Designs'. Undertaking the role of architect developer, McDonnell Associates.

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Contour column casings specified on new luxury London airport

Rizon Jet was founded on the principals of supplying the most exceptional private aviation experience available for business travellers, and was the first Qatar-based operator to be awarded the AOP (Air Operational Permit).

Contour column casings – the smart choice for Aston Business School

As part of the significant expansion of Aston Business School in Birmingham, market leading column casings manufacturer Contour Casings Ltd, has supplied and installed a range of its preformed plywood column encasement systems as part of the £22 Million pound development.

Contour Columns Bowl Them Over At Emirates Cricket Ground

Leading column casings manufacturer, Contour Casings Ltd, has teamed up with Durham County Cricket Club as part of the redevelopment of the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground.

Contour specified on World Heritage project

Set alongside the historic town of Caernarfon and overlooking the isle of Anglesey, Victoria Docks is a modern harbour-side development located on a World Heritage Site, containing hotels, bars, restaurants, commercial units and business centres.

Contour transform art deco cinema

Manchester developer, Kempsten Ltd, has transformed a run-down former art deco cinema site into major commercial premises, with numerous Contour casings products specified for the project and forming an integral part of the external aesthetics of the building.

Contours’ Pedigree Installation

Leading column casings manufacturer, Contour Casings Ltd, continues its expansion with a significant installation at a renowned UK sporting venue.

Contour’s exclusive Watergate Bay development

Nestled in the exclusive resort of Watergate Bay, on the rugged cliffs of the North Cornwall coast, is The Retreat, a luxury residential development, unique in both design and location.

Corian® Solid Surface: Keeping it clean with Ulster Hospital

Corian^® Solid Surface has been used to transform Ulster Hospital’s Phase B Inpatient Ward Block, providing a hygienic solution for 288 single en-suite bedrooms.

Corinthian Club, Glasgow

Built as a bank in the Victorian era this grand old building in Glasgow is getting a new lease of life while reclaiming much of its splendour in an design by local practice Graven Images

Couchbase – Office Interior Fit-Out

Sevendale House, Northern Quarter, Manchester is an old listed building with lots of quirky characters and features that needed a total refurbishment to create a state of the art office interior for a business & team to thrive in. ULTIMATE Fit Out Furniture & Design were recently appointed to undertake the entire project and left the clients delighted...

Couverture and the Garbstore, London, UK

Using bespoke fittings, Kristensen Architects converted a former bath salesroom in London's Notting Hill into a store housing two brands - one for homewares, the other menswear.

Coventry University Student Hub

Today’s student demands more quality informal meeting and study spaces from their student unions. So goodbye beersodden carpet tiles, hello engaging design

Cozi Lounge

ARTTA Concept Studio design a stunning lounge and bar interior for Hotel Cozi.

Crackenback Stables

Casey Brown Architecture were commissioned to create a unique building out of common materials while still being beautifully detailed.

Cracking the code

H+H’s Thin Joint system has been used in a fabric-first approach to the design and construction of a low energy apartment block on a constrained site in Brighton.

Croydon Calling

As shopping centre giants Hammerson and Whitfield join forces to grab a stake in the new-look Croydon, are things starting to look up for the ‘Chav capital’, asks Veronica Simpson

Curve (Theatre)

Marking the UK debut of architect Rafael Viñoly, the council-owned curve theatre in Leicester turns theatre design on its head. It makes what happens behind the scenes as well as on stage part of the perormance for both audience and passers-by.

Custom Harlequin performing arts floor takes centre stage in Hanoi

When the United Nations International School of Hanoi, Vietnam looked for a multi-purpose floor for their performing arts facility, they naturally turned to Harlequin.

Custom Light Ring Delivers Inspirational Lighting For Business School Students

For lighting the lecture centre in the first zero-carbon business school in the UK, BDP needed an energy efficient solution while ensuring an inspirational learning environment is delivered to the University of Essex students. BDP turned to Precision, and with close co-operation, delivered a completely bespoke suspended light ring featuring Basis Track and over 60 LED spotlights from the Evo X family.

Dance event feature stars of the Royal Ballet

Harlequin Liberty sprung floor panels were hired for a recent evening event organised by the Covent Garden Dance Company to launch the Choreographic Fund and give the local community a chance to experience classical ballet.

Darjeeling Express Restaurant, Soho, London

A-nrd Studio commissioned to design and bring a personal touch to the Darjeeling Express Restaurant in Soho, London.

Darkness into light

Even the best-designed shops tend to lose their sparkle after closing time. Traditionally there have been two choices: keep the lights blazing after the shop has closed – an unforgivable waste of electricity – or plunge the interior of the store into darkness, making the street look dull and forlorn.

Darwin Centre, Phase 2, Europe

An iconic cocoon has been created as the second phase of The Natural History Museum’s Darwin Centre, and is Europe’s largest concrete curved structure. It houses millions of insect and plant specimens, some collected by Darwin himself

Dean Street Express, London

An exemplar for future NHS walk-in clinics has been established in Soho by Penson, using the historic location as an inspiration for its engaging interiors

Deckshield Provides Protection At Thai Hospital

A proven track record of deck coating installations at prestigious properties in Hong Kong was one of the deciding factors in the selection of Flowcrete’s Deckshield for a major installation in Thailand at the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok.

DeepClean LST Radiator guards

In healthcare environments, vulnerable end users require protection from dangerously hot surfaces. It is therefore a critical consideration for service providers that the products they use have low surface temperatures, are hygienic, easily operated and low maintenance.

Denim Studio, Selfridges, London

Dentsu, London

In a largely openplan style space Orbit Architects used clever design touches to create defined areas while keeping to the client’s request for a minimalist-look interior

Dentsu, London

In a largely openplan style space Orbit Architects used clever design touches to create defined areas while keeping to the client’s request for a minimalist-look interior

Derby College Campus, England

Renovating a historic railway roundhouse and bringing it to play a new role in the 21st century as a social hub for college students and staff, was just part of an ambitious scheme that also included reworking historic railway buildings into modern learning environments.

Design Curial Q&A – Lyle’s

B3 Designers created a cool, industrial interior for this restaurant in the Tea Building in London's Shoreditch

Devonshire Square

Buildings that started life in the 18th-century as trade warehousing and became isolated and neglected office space have been transformed into a vibrant new hub of work and pleasure in the City of London

Dimplex Delivers Dining Comfort At Oxford University

When an Oxford University college needed to improve comfort levels in a hard-to-heat dining hall, Dimplex’s commercial heating experts came up with an efficient solution to keep students warm year-round.

Dimplex Ensures Warm Reception At Kingsway Hall Hotel

There’s a warm reception for visitors to the prestigious Kingsway Hall Hotel in London’s Covent Garden, with the installation of a Dimplex ARC architectural air curtain that helps prevent draughts from the frequently opening doors.

Dimplex Goes A Fair Way For Charity!

Dimplex has again helped raise thousands of pounds for charity by sponsoring the Legends Charity Golf Day, which supports two local and one national charity.

Dimplex Heating Keeps Explorer Warm For Second Time

A selection of Dimplex heaters will be providing vital heating and warmth for explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his team on The Coldest Journey, a world first attempt to cross the Antarctic continent during the polar winter, where temperatures can plummet to minus 90°Celsius.

Dimplex Renewables – The Facts On Film

A short new documentary-style film exploring the use of renewables technologies in all types of buildings ‘where we live and work’ has been produced by Dimplex, the authority in renewables and electric heating market leader.

Dimplex SmartRad Scores In Scandinavian-Style Showhome

For an aspirational Swedish-style show home on the outskirts of Durham, North East-based housebuilder Dunelm Homes has found that Dimplex SmartRad fan convectors strike just the right note with their combination of advanced performance, low temperature sustainable heating and striking designer looks.

Dimplex Solar PV Provides Free Power In Swanage

An installation of Dimplex solar PV panels is exceeding its energy expectations, providing free household electricity and earning the householder over £800 in just three months, with an anticipated system payback of 8-9 years.

Dimplex Undertile Heating Gives A New Heart To Hampshire Home

Dimplex underfloor heating has risen to the challenge of heating a large new conservatory for a Hampshire home.

Dimplex Welcomes RHPP Extension But Uncertainty Over RHI Continues

Leading name in heating Dimplex has welcomed the announcement from DECC that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme is to be extended for a further year, with £25 million now available to support private domestic and social housing installations of renewable heating, including heat pumps and solar thermal water heating.

Diptyque store

It may be small but it is perfectly formed... Oozing luxury with mirrors, precious metals, crystals and bespoke fabric and furniture pieces, this little perfume and candle store in Manhattan is the second project for Diptyque by London’s Jenner Studio

Dishoom, London’s West End

The iconic Irani cafe of Bombay has arrived in London, thanks to an inspired design and some help from the client’s relatives...

Doc Magic office, California

Offices doing unexciting, albeit essential, work don’t have to look drab and boring, as Californian designers from RA-DA proved for this legal document company

Dorma All Glass Revolving Door Makes Stunning Entrance At Glasgow’s £6.5 Million George House Refurb

At the £6.5 million regeneration of George House in Glasgow into high quality office space, DORMA, supplier of Premium Access Solutions installed a stunning, all glass revolving door for the feature entrance – delivering the highest standards of aesthetics, reliability and functionality and helping the project achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ standard for energy efficiency.

Dorma Automatic Doors Ensure Adidas Open For Business At Flagship London Store

Dorma Combines Aesthetics And Security At £10m Flagship Homeless Scheme

As part of the Government’s Places of Change scheme, designed to improve the quality of homeless accommodation in the UK, Midland Heart’s £10 million Snow Hill project has seen the transformation of one of Birmingham’s largest supported housing schemes. Over half of the 92 self-contained apartments have been used to help those who are ready to move on from direct access accommodation to independent living.

DORMA Delivers State Of The Art Door Closers At Stunning Loreto College Extension

For the final phase in the £17 million redevelopment of Loreto College in Manchester, the new Ellis and Kennedy Building required a series of high performance door closers. DORMA, global leaders in the manufacture of door controls, automatics and movable walls, supplied 288 of its sleek cam action door closers to meet the specification.

DORMA Delivers Stylish Entrance at Grand Union Village Health Centre

To create a welcoming first impression at Grand Union Village Health Centre in Ealing, a combination of automatic swing doors and a sliding door were required. Being a public building and therefore subject to constant foot traffic, performance and durability were of utmost importance, as was aesthetics. For these reasons, two automatic operators from DORMA, the global market leader of door controls, automatics, glass and movable walls, were speci

DORMA Delivers Stylish Entrance at Grand Union Village Health Centre

To create a welcoming first impression at Grand Union Village Health Centre in Ealing, a combination of automatic swing doors and a sliding door were required. Being a public building and therefore subject to constant foot traffic, performance and durability were of utmost importance, as was aesthetics. For these reasons, two automatic operators from DORMA, the global market leader of door controls, automatics, glass and movable walls, were specified.

Dorma ED 100 Offers Proven Reliability In IceHotel’s Sub-Zero Temperatures

At the world-famous IceHotel in Sweden, ice is the key material. However, there are just some things that just can’t be made from ice, including doors and door controls. For the entrance to the hotel’s luxurious Royal Deluxe Suite, a glass door and an automatic swing door operator were required but with this came the challenge of finding a product that would operate at sub-zero temperatures. DORMA market leader ED 100 door closer was up to the ice cold challenge.

DORMA ED 200 AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATORS MAKE THE GRADE AT NEW PASSIVHAUS STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

The University College Dublin’s new €7 million student residence – part of the expanding Roebuck Village development – required the highest specification of low carbon materials to achieve Passivhaus standards and a 60% reduction in energy demand. With this in mind, ED 200 door closers from DORMA were specified to complete the highly efficient building envelope and helped the project win Best Sustainable Project at the prestigious Irish Architecture Awards 2011.

DORMA Fit for a Former Palace

The Crown Estate’s ambitious £1 billion redevelopment of lower Regent Street has made a significant leap forward with the conversion of the former Regent Palace Hotel into Quadrant 3, a mixed use building which will help transform a prominent part of the West End. In a scheme that combines the best of modern architecture whilst accentuating London’s built heritage, it was important that any product specified in the landmark building was able to provide both aesthetic design and functionality.

DORMA Fit for a Former Palace

The Crown Estate’s ambitious £1 billion redevelopment of lower Regent Street has made a significant leap forward with the conversion of the former Regent Palace Hotel into Quadrant 3, a mixed use building which will help transform a prominent part of the West End. In a scheme that combines the best of modern architecture whilst accentuating London’s built heritage, it was important that any product specified in the landmark building was able to p

DORMA GOES FOR GOLD AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE

With less than a year until the start of the Olympics and all six permanent world class venues now complete, the London Olympic Park is now on track to deliver a truly spectacular show in 2012. This British success story has been made possible by the work of thousands of companies who have won contracts to deliver products and services on this high profile project and include DORMA, the global market leader of door controls, automatics, glass and movable walls.

DORMA helps nursery achieve top mark in Ofsted report

DORMA recently installed several automatic sliding door operators at the Noah’s Ark Nursery in South Shields, as part of a £75,000 development programme to the nursery.

Dorma Helps Provide ‘Access For All’ At £14.5M Clapham Junction Station Refurb

As part of the Government’s £370m Access for All scheme to make UK railway stations more accessible, a £14.5m step-free entrance building has been built at London’s Clapham Junction. Delivering smooth operation and closing reliability in all weathers and seasons, DORMA’s ED 100 swing door operators proved perfect for the building’s new automatic doors.

DORMA makes its mark on award-winning Angel Building

In the heart of Islington, a neglected 1980’s office block has been dramatically transformed into an award-winning contemporary urban office space with a stunning curved frontage. Central to the design of this £72 million redevelopment was the careful specification of high performance and proven materials including door closers from DORMA - the trusted global partner for premium access solutions and services.

Dorma Provides Climate Barrier At Windy Allerton High School

Making a good first impression is crucial at new educational buildings, so the specification of entrance doors is absolutely vital. However, entrance doors are about far more than just aesthetics – with functionality and performance minimum requirements to ensure safety, security and comfort for students, teachers and staff alike.

DORMA Provides Sliding Door Operators To Sculptural Slough Bus Station

To provide safe and efficient access to buses at the sculptural new Slough Bus Station, DORMA, the global market leader of door controls, automatics, glass and movable walls, has provided its ES 200 automatic sliding door operators.

DORMA Provides Sliding Door Operators to Sculptural Slough Bus Station

To provide safe and efficient access to buses at the sculptural new Slough Bus Station, DORMA, the global market leader of door controls, automatics, glass and movable walls, has provided its ES 200 automatic sliding door operators.

DORMA provides sublime control at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons

In the picturesque Oxfordshire village of Great Milton, Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons with its two Michelin stars which it has held for 27 years, is regarded as one of Britain's finest gastronomic experiences and one of the country's most intimate and original hotels.

DORMA provides sublime control at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons

In the picturesque Oxfordshire village of Great Milton, Le Manoir aux Quat‘Saisons with its two Michelin stars which it has held for 27 years, is regarded as one of Britain's finest gastronomic experiences and one of the country's most intimate and original hotels. So when it came to the upgrading of celebrated chef Raymond Blanc’s office, products that matched Le Manoir’s prestigious stature were required. With this in mind, DORMA’s renowned CS 80 MAGNEO automatic sliding door operator was specified.

DORMA Rides High in the Premiership with Dorvision

As part of a programme of reducing maintenance costs whilst improving security across its stadium and ancillary club buildings, Premier League football club Blackburn Rovers has launched a new “open and closed doors” policy. As part of the policy, the football club has installed DORVISION, an innovative GPRS based door controls system developed by DORMA, global leader in the development of door technology products and systems.

DORMA Rides High in the Premiership with Dorvision

As part of a programme of reducing maintenance costs whilst improving security across its stadium and ancillary club buildings, Premier League football club Blackburn Rovers has launched a new “open and closed doors” policy. As part of the policy, the football club has installed DORVISION, an innovative GPRS based door controls system developed by DORMA, global leader in the development of door technology products and systems. Enabling the remote opening and closing of multiple doors from one central location, the system has enabled the Football Club to significantly achieve its goals of reduced costs and increased security.

DORMA RST Helps To Keep TfGM’s 6 Million Commuter Cycle Project On Track

As part of the £6 million Commuter Cycle Project, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has opened a major new cycle hub in the iconic City Tower skyscraper in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens. With up to 200 users per day, a resilient and robust automatic door was a prerequisite for the main entrance – with DORMA’s RST automatic space-saver door fitting the bill.

DORMA Sleek Styling Chosen For Ferrari

Minimalist surroundings, key lighting levels and DORMA’s sliding glass doors, patch fittings and reliable floor springs ensured that the elite refit of the Ferrari Showroom in South Kensington, proved a fitting platform to highlight its sophisticated range of cars.

DORMA sleek styling chosen for Ferrari

Minimalist surroundings, key lighting levels and DORMA’s sliding glass doors, patch fittings and reliable floor springs ensured that the elite refit of the Ferrari Showroom in South Kensington, proved a fitting platform to highlight its sophisticated range of cars.

Dortek Celebrate Early Olympic Success

Dortek have this month won a very prestigious order to supply the waterproof glass reinforced polyester (GRP) doors surrounding the pool and changing areas to the new London Aquatic Centre. The building will be the home of the swimming and diving events in the London 2012 Olympics and the unique design makes it one of the stand out features of the London 2012 Olympic Park.

Dortek seals the first deal in Australia

Construction has begun in the South-East of Melbourne, local residents will soon benefit from one of the worlds largest home furniture retailers. This massive development covering 80,000 sqm includes various stores and on-site car parking.

DR7 FEATURE IN CUTTING-EDGE DEVELOPMENT AT THE NEW DUBAI OPERA HOUSE

The new Dubai Opera House has pushed the limits of design and innovation in its conception as a new cultural hub for the city, and 189 bespoke luminaires from RCL contribute towards a technical marvel that provides a fully flexible environment for concerts, galas and exhibitions.

Drake’s, London by Hawkins\Brown

Commissioned to redesign the offices and workshops of a silk tie factory in Hackney, architect Hawkins\Brown drew on the building's 1930's features to create an elegant and stylish headquarters and additional apartments

Dream Downtown Hotel, New York, United States of America

The maritime theme of a building formerly part of the Maritime Union of America’s HQ has been retained and embellished by the design team that also added a much-needed light source

dRMM/Maggie’s Oldham

The latest cancer care centre for cancer charity, Maggie’s has opened and is its first building constructed in CLT. It is designed by dRMM, a pioneer in using the material.

dtac House, Bangkok

The job of creating a HQ for a leading telecoms company had the added bonus of the client wanting the workplace to be comfortable, exciting and fun for employees and visitors

DuPont Corian® tells a colourful tale in the new ‘Learning Garden’ at Windmill Primary School.

When Windmill Primary in Oxford unveiled its playful new ‘Learning Garden,’ award-winning author, Philip Pullman, renowned for the popular His Dark Materials trilogy, was on hand to help celebrate a project designed to inspire creativity with language.

DuPont™ Corian® showcases Museu do Amanhã permanent collection

DuPont™ Corian® advanced surface has been used to create the dramatic backdrop and furniture for the permanent collection of the newly opened Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro. The museum is part of the revitalisation of the city’s docklands, a city hall initiative.

Duras Diaba fashion store, Tokyo

When design practice Sinato created its second fashion store for Duras Diaba, a false ceiling added an ‘attic’ space for display, while the steps to its platforms double as show-off space for shoes

EADS Astrium goes sustainable with InterfaceFLOR

Environmental issues were a key driver when EADS Astrium selected floorcoverings for the refurbishment of its office buildings in Portsmouth. The company, which designs and builds spacecraft for commercial and military customers and the European Space Agency, installed over 3,000m² of InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles and has now adopted these as standard in its design guidelines for the rest of its UK sites.

Earl’s Gourmet Grub

An LA restaurant drafted in FreelandBuck to create a design that would combine a ‘contemporary architectural identity’ with a feel for its ‘alpine’ cuisine. What began with a brief took on a life of its own, with technology etching mountains on to walls

Eaton place apartment

Luxury and natural tones dominate this apartment, with a variety of textures, intelligently designed lighting and solid, high-quality materials all contributing to the overall effect of quiet grandeur.

Echte Rotterdammers, Rotterdam

With crowd-sourced content, an off-site, ‘pop-up’ location and theatrical designer, Rotterdam Museum’s Echte Rotterdammers show ticks all the boxes for community engagement

EdC offices, London

An innovative design with a rough urban feel to it meant that seven into one did go, for seven creative agencies all linked by a holding company and now operating cooperatively under one roof

Edwardian house, North London

This three-storey Edwardian house was half-way through renovation by a developer when Park Grove Design came on board. The design team has created teenager-friendly family home full of natural materials.

Eezi Answer For Luxury Living

Saint-Gobain PAM UK's acclaimed Ensign range of cast iron drainage systems including its rapid installation version, EEZI-FIT, has been selected for use in a brand new, mixed-use, urban regeneration project. 'The Royal Arsenal' is set to showcase the latest in urban regeneration at a 76 acre redevelopment on the site of an old royal artillery base in South East London.

Eight public toilets on the NiuShou Mountain

ATA studio created 8 toilets in the NIUSHOUSHAN Cultural Tourism Zone.

Ekkiesia

Pink Intruder was comissioned to develop a burnable urban installation for the Fallas festival.

Electric Heating From Dimplex – A Real Power House!

Electric heating from Dimplex has been selected to help keep a major south coast power station running, with a selection of industrial fan heaters, panel convectors and radiant heaters making sure workers are comfortable year-round.

Electric, Paris

This design of this club space, with stunning views over the Paris skyline, is so flexible that it is equally engaging during the day as in the evening and into the small hours of the morning...

ElectricWorks Office, Sheffield Digital Campus

When Dive Architects was asked to create a zingy design for a digital office development, it set out to make every feature of the space reflect the trailblazing nature of the industry while avoiding the conventional office look

Emirates Stadium, North London

Referencing the humble roots of Arsenal and mixing it with contemporary design statements was the key to the refurbishment of the club’s home

Energus centre, Workington, England

In this project for a training, education and business support centre where knowledge sharing was the focus, it was fitting that the designers created an interior scheme that was easy to navigate and intuitive to use.

Engine Group, London

How a communications group brought its 12 companies under one roof, to form a 21st century creative hub, in which they could function in perfect symbiosis.

Envie Lane

Ushers by Design create a stunning 2-storey complex in Bali consisting of a woodfire restaurant and lounge club area.

Epoxy Gloss Coat & Epoxy Gloss Coat Rapid Used to improve visual appearance of warehouse area

A kitchen appliance manufacturer in Hampshire was suffering problems with badly dusting floors and wanted to improve the visual appearance of the warehouse area at their Havant site.

Eresby House, London

The Eresby House project in an exclusive location in London’sW1 required the interior designer to pursue a classic yet contemporary feel with a neutral color palette.

Escala apartment, Seattle

The Escala promises citizens of Seattle,Washington, a style of upscale, high-rise living, exemplified by this show flat’s interior.

Essex Almo Finds Decent Homes Are Easy With Electric Heating

When an Essex ALMO was looking at refurbishing its housing stock to meet Decent Homes standards, it needed reliable, energy efficient and easy to use electric heating – and Dimplex provided the ideal solution.

Evernote Office, Redwood City

A short timescale and limited budget didn’t stop Studio O+A from creating a vibrant and lively new office for app design outfit Evernote that encourages interaction

Exmouth House offices, London

Creative collaborations have added neon lights and graffiti art to a former textiles warehouse transformed into a centre for creative businesses and start-ups.

Extra, extra – Kaba provides access to WHSmith at one of London’s busiest railway stations

Leading door manufacturer and supplier Kaba Door Systems, has completed an automatic door installation for WHSmith at Paddington Railway Station, London.

Facebook office, Palo Alto

When design practice studio O+A was called in to create a new office for the company behind the social networking phenomena that is Facebook, the client was looking for a design that the staff could take forward themselves

Famous Beyond Words exhibition, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon

Real Studios has created an attraction that immerses the visitor in William Shakespeare’s life and highlights his enduring legacy.

Fangsuo Bookstore in Chengdu

CHU CHIH-KANG Space Design were commissioned to create a relaxed, calm space in a bookstore in chengdu.

Fast-track Tiling Solutions from Mapei

The extensive construction and refurbishment of the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle has involved a system of Mapei products to install heated screed and subsequent floor and wall tiling.

Feature project: Shilling Bar & Brewery, Glasgow

A classically proportioned former bank building has been given a new lease of life in its transformation into a brewpub

Feature project: Venture House, Stratford-upon-Avon

The practice took a nondescript, largely unused, former council building and created an inspirational centre for start-ups and small businesses

Final 3 days to Save 10% on Floor Ducting

Innovative engineering solutions provider, Contour Casings Ltd, has launched a new online buying service for its Floor Ducting System.

First officially ISTD licensed dance studio in Japan has Harlequin floors

Lisa Maria Sawamura owner of the British Ballet Arts dance school in Mie-Ken, Western Japan and Japan’s first UK officially licensed ISTD studio, chose Harlequin Cascade dance flooring.

FLASH INSTALLATION – Architecture at Rush Hour

Texas Tech University students and architects transform parking structure on US/Mex Border.

Flat Copper

Badia Berger Architectes designed 86 apartments & retail space in the urban landscape of northeast Paris.

Flexhouse 2, home development in the Logan Square neighbourhood of Chicago

Affordable, efficient, contemporary living in America's Windy City

Flowcrete Flooring Wows City Centre Shoppers

A striking floor design from Flowcrete is at the centre of a state of the art shopping and entertainment development in Belgium.

Flowcrete On The Ball With Launch of New Sports Flooring

Leading flooring manufacturer Flowcrete has launched a new high-technology floor, geared up to
the needs of sporting environments, which combines great performance with good looks.

Flowcrete Paves the Way at the University of East London

Flowcrete made the grade when it was called in to provide an attractive finish to external walkways
as part of a new build project for the University of East London (UEL).

Flying start for Wernick Sure Start in Coventry

Ten weeks from start to finish, that's how long Wernick Buildings was on site at Coventry's new Gosford Park Sure Start Children's Centre. How did Wernick manage to complete the 257 square metre building so quickly? The seven Rapidplan 3000 modules that comprise the centre were delivered in just one day, during a half-term holiday, with internal and external finishing work occupying the remaining time.

Focus adds the fizz to International Hotel Awards 2012

Focus SB is proudly sponsoring the champagne reception at the new International Hotel Awards to be held at the Savoy Hotel in London on January 18th 2012.

Focus SB at the heart of Stanmore Hall refurbishment

Refurbishing a country house built in 1810 is no mean feat - least of all when it has to be stripped back to bare walls and a supporting structure inserted to ensure that the chimney column does not collapse.

Focus SB fittings receive seal of approval from the National Trust

A shepherd’s hut from the Goodlife company fitted out with Focus SB’s Deckle Edge slate-finished lighting plates has been chosen by the National Trust as a base for its volunteers at Canons Ashby House, near Daventry, Northamptonshire.

Focus SB plates add the Royal touch to the Royal Garden Hotel

Football Association of Irelands flooring emphasises mobility of the game

With the emphasis on creating a sustainable building as well as a first class headquarters for the Football Association of Ireland, InterfaceFLOR’s Equilibrium and Palette 2000 carpet tile ranges were ideal for the Association’s new offices in Abbotstown, on the outskirts of Dublin.

Forme UK Design and Architecture/Wimple Street offices, London

A series of four buildings dating back to the 1890s has been turned into a single and contemporary workspace unit.

Forme UK refurbishes Metropolitan by COMO Hotel, London

This Nineties hotel has had a major refurbishment, with Forme UK setting out to meet the heightened expectations of the modern-day traveller.

Forward office

When media technology company Forward expanded into a neighbouring building, the spaces were so different that the design team decided to treat them as such, while still creating a suitably young-feeling and funky vibe in both reworked spaces

Foster & Partners Chooses Monodraught Windcatchers

Corby Business Academy in Northamptonshire, designed by world-renowned architects Foster + Partners, houses five faculties in individual atrium hubs. Monodraught natural ventilation Windcatchers, mounted on the roof to draw fresh air into the classrooms and other spaces, were among the energy saving features chosen by the Architects.

Foster + Partners fashion the Porcelanosa flagship showroom, New York

Foster + Partners’ prestigious name in design fitted the bill when tasked to create the ceramics tile manufacturer’s flagship showroom in the heart of Manhattan.

Four Seasons, St Petersburg

FRAGILE : The story of two young glass lovers

FRAGILE is a project born from the great talent of two young glass lovers and makers Maya and Denis.

Frances Priest Ceramic Art Engages the Senses at New Hospital

Frances Priest’s recently completed ceramic art installation at Edinburgh Hospital is engaging patients, residents, staff and visitors alike with its visual warmth and texture. Completed in December 2018, the work is locally referred to as The Tiled Corridor. Fusing studio ceramics with factory tile-making, Priest tapped into local, Victorian architecture for her inspiration and collaborated with specialist ceramic manufacturer Craven Dunnill Jackfield, an experience she refers to as “like gold dust”.

Freehaus designs chameleonic Bookshop and Meeting Space for the RIBA at ecobuild 2018

Freehaus design a vibrant bookshop and meeting space for RIBA at Ecobuild 2018.

Friend & Company / Victoria & Albert Museum shop, London

The new retail offering has opened, embracing the V&A’s ethos, celebrating art and design and providing a versatile space at its centre.

Friends of the Earth

Environmental campaigning charity, Friends of the Earth, has brought its brand identity to life through the design of its new London-based office space. The result is a positive workplace that stays true to the organisation’s core environmental beliefs, and reminds the Friends of the Earth team of its purpose, while sowing the seeds for the organisation to continue to thrive.

Fuel Advertising office, Toronto

Double the creative juices followed when an advertising agency wanted a new office designed by Bartlett & Associates, which was able to harness the ad agency’s enthusiasm to deliver a mutually happy ending

Fusion Interiors Group / Urban Lodge, Sloterdijk

Urban contemporary meets rural lodge in this new hotel created in what was a rural village on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

Future perfect

It is hard to believe that this forward-looking interior is housed with in a 19th-century weaver’s cottage in Florence. Italian architect Simone Micheli has achieved a vision of modern luxury using bespoke furniture in his signature style, which focuses on clean lines, curved edges and zingy colour

Gareth Pugh’s new store, Hong Kong

The brief to the up-and-coming design practice was to make this Hong Kong store for fashion designer Gareth Pugh hard and shiny to complement the aesthetic of the label. Job done.

Gasholder Park, London by Bell Phillips Architects

Once part of the largest gasworks in the world, one surviving gasholder in King’s Cross has been brought back to life in the regenerating area as the lawn-filled Gasholder Park, by Bell Phillips Architects. Cate St Hill reports

Gensler opens new regional HQ in former Custard Factory, Birmingham

Gensler is heading north. Its new regional HQ in central Birmingham provides staff with a stimulating environment in a flexible space, with the practice aiming to be well-placed for other regional regenerations.

George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne

A former department store from the 19th century is now an open, airy and throughly inviting office space, fitting in with the work ethos of the client

Georgian townhouse, central London

When a catastrophic flood completely destroyed her first interior shortly after its completion, Charlotte Crosland had to retrace her steps and give this Georgian townhouse a second makeover—with spectacular results

German forest home

Although it’s on the edge of a forest and faces north, this family home in Germany is far from gloomy – just as well, since it’s designed for a lifetime’s use.

Getty Images

If a picture is worth 1,000 words then this tower of Getty archive images, created as the centerpiece of a radical makeover of the company offices, speaks volumes about design

GEZE UK receives top marks for integrated approach

A collaborative approach from two of the UK’s leading building and access companies is literally opening doors for young people in wheelchairs at a specialist School and College in Hampshire.

GEZEs Perfect Perlan – A strong start for the gentle stop

A brand new sliding door system with secret SoftStop technology, launching this month, is the latest innovation from the UK’s leading manufacturer of door and window control systems, GEZE UK.

GHD headquarters, Leeds

Customers view images of themselves entering along a catwalk as they make their way into a glamorous headquarters and hairdressing school in leeds, deftly decked out by careyjones interiors.

Glass and Stainless Steel Balustrade

Sleek balustrade over three flights of stairs, create a modern statement in this spacious atrium.

Glass and Stainless Steel Balustrade – Flight Design

Sleek balustrade over three flights of stairs, create a modern statement in this spacious atrium.

Glass House, Sao Paulo

Brazilian designer Arthur deMattos Casas, famous for his less-is-more style, has used glass, wood and light to create a stunning home in São Paulo in which the garden, kitchen, living and dining areas flow seamlessly into one another.

Goddard Littlefair/The Principal York hotel, York

A Victorian railway hotel has been transformed by the interiors and hospitality design practice into a sumptuous and elegant true destination.

Going Retro With Dimplex Smartrad And Heat Pumps

When an off-gas farmhouse in rural Norfolk needed a new heating system, owner and tenant agreed that energy efficient low carbon warmth was the way forward, rather than a replacement oil-fired boiler. And Dimplex SmartRad® fan convector radiators with a Dimplex air source heat pump offered a straightforward retrofit solution.

Going underground

This family home has been extended with a basement level that combines vintage and industrial touches with diverse textures in a sophisticated neutral scheme

Google EMEA Engineering Hub, Zurich, Switzerland

Swiss architect Camezind Evolution asked Google's Zurich staff what their "emotional and practical needs" were as the starting point for an office design that includes a slide and foam-filled baths

Google Engineering, London

PENSON creates its fourth office for Google, coming up with another unique design that meets the search-engine giant’s criteria of offering something to lure in the best in the business

Google Office, London

Designing new offices for the giant search engine was a walk in the park when the design team referenced nearby St James’s Park, and added a Routemaster bus for good measure

Google, Buckingham Palace Road, London

Designers get aboard the London-Brighton line with the colourful and playful interiors for this new London Google office, while still supporting serious work

Gort Scott/The London Cat Clinic

A new, specialist vet clinic has been designed that is, to put it simply, the cat’s whiskers...

Granit’s New Studio Space

Design and fit out a new studio space for a growing practice of 20 architects.

Green & Black’s office, Berkeley Square

When chocolate brand Green & Black’s moved into new West End offices, it wanted a hallmark site that reflected its organic and ethical brand, while owner Cadbury Schweppes required a corporate office for itself.

Green day

An award-winning home sets new standards for sustainable design amid the genteel surroundings of a Victorian spa town

Green Harlequin Reversible floor features in dance film

A British Harlequin Reversible dance floor has played a central role in a film by dancer and choreographer Theo Clinkard and film-maker Mariko Montpetit, recently premiered at The Royal Festival Hall.

Green Office Park 6 Interior

ILATAAJ appointed by Client, Sinarmas Land to design all public area interiors in their upcoming office building, Green Office Park 6.

Grestec donates tiles for community project

Mosaics from Grestec Tiles have recently been donated to the Community Space Challenge for a community project, based in London. Young people of the community have collaborated together to create these aesthetically pleasing and imaginative art mosaics for a local park on Tower Bridge road, London.

Grestec Tiles Support Fifteen London In Recent Restaurant Refurbishment

Grestec Tiles are pleased to have supported Fifteen London in their recent restaurant refurbishment, where Grestec donated the wall tiles.

GSMA HQ, London, by The Interiors Group

For a body representing mobile phone operators, The Interiors Group has created an engaging and attractive new HQ space with integrated IT, naturally.

Gutterline ingenuity goes over the top to make sure the roller-coaster gutters on St Pancras remain high and dry-Test.

When it was first constructed in 1865 with its enormous iron and glass vaulted roof, the St Pancras engine shed was acclaimed to be the largest single arch enclosed building in the world. Built by William Henry Barlow, Engineer in Chief to the Midland Railway Company, it is still regarded as a marve

Gutterline scores a line-out success at Twickers

Twickenham, 'The Home of Rugby Union', has been undergoing a massive redevelopment of the South Stand in order to increase capacity and also to incorporate exciting new 21st Century facilities, including a 4-Star hotel, corporate suites, leisure club and the stadium's rugby shop.

Haitang Villa

Arch Studio commissioned to design Haitang Villa, creating a living environment full of oriental characteristics

Hamilton accessories add ‘Sheer’ luxury to executive homes

Decorative electrical wiring accessories manufacturer Hamilton Litestat has supplied its premium Sheer CFX plate collection to a prestigious new Isle of Man housing development, Ballanard Woods.

Hamilton accessories prove good bet for Paul Nicholls

Decorative electrical wiring accessories, audio and lighting control manufacturer Hamilton Litestat has supplied a varied selection of its switch plates and sockets to renowned horse trainer Paul Nicholls’ new house in Ditcheat, Somerset.

Harlequin ActivityTM takes to the West End at West London School of Dance

Harlequin ACTIVITYTM sprung dance floor has helped to transform an ageing, dilapidated community hall into a world class dance studio as part of a £1.25 million regeneration project for the West London School of Dance.

Harlequin bronze sponsor of London conference

British Harlequin plc is a bronze sponsor of the 2010 ‘Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference’ which opens in London, June 13th. British Harlequin plc has an established global reputation as leaders in advanced technology flooring solutions for dance and the performing arts.

Harlequin Cascade – Hip to be Square

With just one week to produce the stage flooring and backdrop for the Mark Ronson & The Business International tour, exceptionally speedy delivery of Harlequin Cascade flooring was crucial. Better known as a popular dance floor, white Harlequin Cascade was selected by Stage and Event scenery design specialists Back2front as a key element in the set designed for the tour.

Harlequin floors for dance, theatre & events at PLASA

British Harlequin, world leaders in floors for the performing arts, will be presenting a comprehensive range of floors for dance, theatre, display and events on stand 1 L31 at Londons PLASA Show, 9th~12th September 2012.

Harlequin floors for dance, theatre & events will be at JTSE

Harlequin Europe SA, world leaders in floors for the performing arts, will be presenting a comprehensive range of floors for dance, theatre, display and events on stand 102 at the JTSE Performance and Entertainment Technical Show taking place at Dock Pullman in Paris, 27th~28th November 2012.

Harlequin floors for Swan Lake tour rehearsals

Matthew Bourne’s‘ Swan Lake ’ , currently on a UK tour, used Harlequin Liberty Sprung floor panels with a Harlequin Studio dance surface for the London rehearsals.

Harlequin Floors Leads The Dance At Move It 2013

Harlequin Floors has reconfirmed its position as industry leaders in the growing UK dance movement by sponsoring MOVE IT 2013 – the country’s biggest ever dance event. Set to attract more than 20,000 visitors to London Olympia on 8th - 10th March, the event will also see Harlequin launch the new VitalityTM DIY sprung dance floor on Stand T130.

Harlequin Floors provides finishing touches at New Amanda Restell Academy of Dance

Harlequin Activity sprung dance floor has helped to transform an antique shop in Leigh-on Sea, Essex, into cutting edge dance studios as part of the relocation of the Amanda Restell Academy of Dance – one of Essex's premier dancing schools.

Harlequin goes green for the day

Harlequin has gone green today to raise funds for Hospice in the Weald’s ‘Wear Green for the Hospice’ appeal week.

Harlequin Hi-Shine inspires set design

The exciting glossy wet-look finish of Harlequin Hi-Shine floor has inspired designers and artists to create exciting stage sets, displays and exhibition stands.

Harlequin is the floor Phoenix Dance Theatre keep coming back to

British Harlequin recently installed a Harlequin WoodSpring™ sprung floor, with a Harlequin Studio™ dance surface in Phoenix Dance Theatre’s new building in Leeds.

Harlequin is the floor Phoenix Dance Theatre keep coming back to!

"I am very happy with the Harlequin floors in the building" . said John Slater, Technical Manager of Phoenix Dance Theatre. " Im yet to find anything else that makes the dancers happy".

Harlequin provides sprung floor solution at the revamped Blackwood Miners’ Institute

At the £750,000 regeneration of Blackwood Miners’ Institute in the Borough of Caerphilly – a former snooker hall and now one of the busiest performing arts venues in South Wales – a fully floating Harlequin Activity Sprung Floor with Harlequin Hardwood Maple surface has been installed to create a hardwearing, fully functional and safe studio space to suit dancers of all types, ages and abilities.

Harlequin Reversible turns back time for Colne Bank School of Dancing

Harlequin reversible has brought long-lasting quality to the dance floor for Colne Bank School of Dancing. Despite being used for tap dancing, the style of dance that usually causes the most damage to flooring, Jenny Overton who runs the school is delighted to see that the vinyl flooring has not been damaged in the slightest.

Harlequin Sponsored Dance And Wellbeing Conference Is A Hit

The three day ‘Dance and Lifelong Wellbeing’ conference, exclusively sponsored by Harlequin Floors, proved a huge success for all of the panel members, performers and high-profile visitors – which included President of The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), Darcey Bussell.

Harlequin Sponsors RAD Conference On Dance And Wellbeing

In an ongoing commitment to raising the health and safety standards for dancers, Harlequin Floors is delighted to be exclusive sponsors of the ‘Dance and Lifelong Wellbeing’ conference which takes place on 26, 27 and 28 April 2013 at the Royal Academy of Dance and London College of Fashion.

Harlequin supports dance floor research project

British Harlequin has supported new research into the relationship between dance floors, performance and injury. Findings emerging from this study by Luke Hopper flag up the risk of ankle joint stress due to hard, sub-standard floors and demonstrate the ability of dancers themselves to sense changes in dance floor properties.

Harrods Escalator Hall 3, London

Architecture and design practice Make has given the top people’s store a new and contemporary suite of escalators while restoring the historic staircases

Hart fire shutters and standard roller shutters fitted at St Pancras

At St. Pancras, two main areas have Hart fire shutters and standard roller shutters, the services area and the main retail area. Contracts are being carried out for Costain,O'Rouke, Bachy and Emcor Rail (CORBER), OAG and ISG.

Harvest Time With Dimplex At Slepe Farm

Nearly 2,000 Dimplex solar PV (photovoltaic) panels have been installed at a new solar power station in Dorset, the largest of its kind in the county and capable of generating enough electricity for around 200 average homes.

Hassell, Cox Architecture, HKS/Optus Stadium, Perth, Australia

A variety of sports and teams are at home at the new stadium in the Western Australian city of Perth

HASSELL: Sky Central, Osterley

A team of architects, designers and engineers have created an HQ for the satellite TV giant and delivered future-focused flexibility.

Haworth Tompkins offices become a living showcase

When architects Haworth Tompkins relocated after over a decade in Kentish Town – the move allowed the studio to combine their main office and nearby satellite office into one new larger space close to the Barbican. The move provided the perfect opportunity to make the new office a showcase of the latest materials and digital infrastructure. Keen to keep to their ethos of reuse, recycle and reduce, many of the original fixtures and fittings were repurposed to make them suitable for the new office. Facilities also include personal lockers, bike storage and shower rooms to encourage sustainable commuting.

Haz Restaurant’s Modern Mediterranean Customer Experience

HAZ approached I-AM with a directive to breathe new life into their five-strong group of restaurants.

Hedonism Wines, Mayfair

In this retail project, lighting design has been used to great effect to focus attention on what matters to the consumer – the product. Jamie Mitchell reports

Hedonism Wines, Mayfair, United Kingdom

In this retail project, lighting design has been used to great effect to focus attention on what matters to the consumer – the product. Jamie Mitchell reports

Heritage And High Tech At Castle Howard With Dimplex Heat Pumps

As part of a major conservation programme, one of Britain’s finest historic houses, Castle Howard, is combining heritage and high tech following the installation of two 100kW Dimplex ground source heat pumps, which has seen energy costs reduced by over 60 percent.

Herman Miller’s Local Fleet Delivers U.S. EPA Smart Way Carrier Certification

Herman Miller, Inc. is adding another distinction to its signature red semi-trailer trucks. The company's recognition as a U.S. EPA Smart Way Transport Partnership certified carrier as the first in the industry.

Hermann’s, Berlin

Freehaus designed and led the delivery of a new multi-functional co-working space centered around food innovation in the Mitte district of Berlin.

HI-MACS® moves into façades, more than a “stroke of luck”

The Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH Company has built a four-storey property on its own land in Schwachhauser Heerstraße, Bremen for residential and commercial use. The main user is “Ärzte und Apothekerbank” whose registered office is in Bremen. The building also contains office spaces and housing.

Hide & Seek, Singapore

A traditional Singaporean shophouse provides a ’fun but functional’ fashion retail space that takes its name from the game of hide and seek, and plays around with the concept of dark and light.

Hide and Sleek

Simple shapes, smooth lines and reflective surfaces combine to make this Italian flat a study in futuristic minimalism

High Gloss Kitchen Combined with Polished Stone

This kitchen in a private individual’s house was designed in line with the fashion for high gloss that has been in evidence over the last few years. White high gloss kitchen cabinets have been combined with a really striking green Verde Fluvia granite worktop.

High Gloss Kitchen Combined with Polished Stone

This kitchen in a private individual’s house was designed in line with the fashion for high gloss that has been in evidence over the last few years.

Hillside home, San Francisco, California

The refit of this 1950s build makes the most of its enviable San Fransiscan location as well as reflecting the era in which it was built.

HKS studio, London

Creating a workspace that matches the creativity of the staff was the order of the day for the in-house project of HKS studio, which decided to get people moving and meeting each other

HKS studio, London

Creating a workspace that matches the creativity of the staff was the order of the day for the in-house project of HKS studio, which decided to get people moving and meeting each other.

HMKM/Beymen store, Istanbul

East meets West in the eight floors of this custom-designed, high-end department store in one of the city’s premier shopping streets

Hodgson & Hodgson Scores A First With Transportable Acoustics

Leading acoustic engineering group Hodgson & Hodgson has completed a contract worth over £3.5 million to supply acoustic enclosures for portable power generation units. The project makes the acoustic specialists the first company to manufacture flat-packed, fully transportable large acoustic enclosures designed to be broken down and reassembled at different locations.

HOK: Barts Heart Centre, London

HOK has not only masterplanned the Barts Hospital site but has also created a sparkling new building to sit amid the listed structures already on the London complex.

Holes in one

Amsterdam-based architect i29 likes to keep its projects clear and clean. This family home is typical of its fresh and clutter-free approach

Homeward bound

The owners of this property asked Zanna Designs to create a home with a dramatic interior that was inspired by their travels and perfect for entertaining

Hong Kong City Gallery

MET Studio’s Hong Kong office used personal knowledge and understanding of the city to give a permanent exhibition about the growth of Hong Kong some unique insights

Hostem men’s fashion boutique, London

With Hessian Walls and Ceilings, bespoke fine detail and victorian floorboards, Jamesplumb has created a unique setting for men’s fashion boutique Hostem

Hotel Ease

Taking inspiration from 1920's New York city, ARTTA Concept Studio have designed and fitted out Hotel Ease with a stunningly elegant and stylish interior.

Hotel Room Mate Valeria, Malaga, Spain

Melian Randolph were commissioned to create a Mediterranean, warm, elegant, comfortable, fun, and chic hotel in Malaga.

House of Card: Shigeru Ban’s Christchurch Cathedral

After 2011′s devastating earthquake which reduced swathes of Christchurch, NZ, to rubble, the city’s new interim cathedral designed by Shigeru Ban finally opened to the public this week. The opening marks a long awaited return for the city’s most loved monument and a critical moment in Christchurch’s urban recovery. We revisit our exclusive interview with Ban, conducted earlier this year as the cardboard cathedral was constructed and published in Blueprint #326

House of the Infinite by Estudio Arquitectura Campo Baeza

Architect Alberto Campo Baeza has created a minimalist marvel on the coast of Cadiz, Spain

Houzz’s new European Headquarters in London

Houzz wanted to create an environment where their staff feel like they’re part of a family.

HOW arkitekter from Stockholm, present one of their latest projects for FSG.

HOW arkitekter designed an office that feels more like a home than a workplace for FSG Entreprenad

HSBC Dublin

It is a confident brand and equally confident designer that works up a scheme for a new headquarter without having the worldwide-known logo on every surface. The HSBC and designer Lom did just that for the bank’s new Dublin center.

Hub 67

LYN Atelier were commissioned to design a community centre using materials that were ‘left over’ from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

Hunter, Tokyo

The British are coming! The quintessential British apparel brand Hunter has arrived in Japan’s capital, bringing the best elements of the countryside and its apparel to the heart of Tokyo.

Hôtel Vernet, Paris

This gem of Haussmann style has been subjected to a revamp by François Champsaur, introducing it to the 21st-century while nuturing its architectural heritage.

I-AM / Jan restaurant, London

The food and ambience of the old kingdoms that surrounded the Caspian Sea in earlier centuries come alive with this dynamic and intimate dining space.

iBank Athens

The design team gets its finger right on the button with the interior design and features for this small space delivering interactive and digital banking, where screens even deliver real-time weather

IBM Software Executive Briefing Centre, Rome

Curving lines, shining surfaces and a sleek Italian sensibility combine to dazzle at IBM’s newly renovated client training facility, but homely touches ensure that spectacle is tempered with comfort

Il Baretto restaurant, Mayfair (London)

paolo.interiors as a specialist architectural materials consultant and supplier for Il Baretto restaurant in London.

Imperial War Museum, London, First World War Galleries

In the centenary year of the outbreak of the First World War the Imperial War Museum unveils its new galleries by Casson Mann dedicated to the conflict.

Inamo

An eye-catching interior coupled with technology that means customers no longer need to catch the waiter’s eye give the London restaurant Inamo its unusual character and an identity all of its own, redolent of blade runner.

Innovative Architectural Design at Institute of Modern Art

The new Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) opened in January 2007 to bring together the town’s contemporary fine art collections. Housed in a £14.2m landmark building by Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects MIMA features five exhibition galleries, several project and event spaces, plus a café and shop.

Inside The Energy Industries Council (EIC) with Logic Office Group

UK-based office interior fit out and furniture expert, Logic Office Group, has supplied and installed furniture solutions for the new office of The Energy Industries Council (EIC) located in Vauxhall, London.

Inspiring installations at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2017

In June this year the Royal Horticultural Society launched it’s first major Show in over a decade in the stunning grounds of Chatsworth House Estate, Derbyshire.

Intelligent flooring cleans up at Pinderfields Hospital

Works have recently completed on the £311 million project for the new build Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, where Tarkett flooring has been installed to provide a high performance, decorative solution that also offers outstanding life cycle and sustainability properties.

Interaction – BWM Office

Feeling Design fitted out an office for BMW.

InterContinental Hotels Group HQ

How do you reflect a company’s identity through interior design without it looking too corporate? Ask office designer Morgan Lovell.

Intourist Hotel, Baku

MKV Design created a hotel offering the glamour and sophistication of Baku’s original Intourist Hotel.

Island hopping

KR Interior Design has given this Mallorcan villa a fresh, contemporary scheme with a focus on light and space

Islandsbanki North Tower branch

allen international undertook a complete re-think of their present operational model and customer experience to create Islandsbanki’s next generation of branches.

Jacques Ferrier Architecture commissioned to design La Mantilla Complex in Montpellier.

Jacques Ferrier Architecture commissioned to design La Mantilla Complex in Montpellier.

Jalouse Nightclub, London

Mark Humphrey’s first nightclub design not only is an award winner but has raised the bar in the sector with a stunning blend of materials, bespoke sculptural shapes and extraordinary lighting

Jamie’s Italian, Westfield

Designers of Jamie Oliver’s latest branch of his Italian chain were able to add some creative and location-specific touches to the brand’s established interiors concept

Jeffery Beers International / Gotham Market, Brooklyn

Sitting under one soaring roof, a selection of restaurants and bars are connected through the practice’s design and decor scheme

Jeffrey Beers International / Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel

The design for this hotel resolutely reflects a sense of place, inspired by the grit and glamour of its location in the Garment District of Manhattan

Jestico + Whiles / John Gray High School, Cayman Islands

A Cayman Island government international design competition sought a new vision for a school campus – the winning scheme resolved several challenges…

Jestico + Whiles/Lansdowne Club, Mayfair

Enlivening art-deco extensions to this 18th-century building sees the practice also adding in a warm and welcoming ambience with contemporary features

Jestico+Whiles commissioned new school at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, Hackney

The practice combines a new-build with the refurbishment of a historic French Hospital.

Jet Sequoia Kitchen

Formica Group provide two contrasting work surfaces to create a stunning countertop for a kitchen island.

Jewers Doors to supply Esavian

Turkish Technic is establishing a new international maintenance, repair and overhaul centre within Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport under the title the HABOM Project (Havacilik Bakim Onarim ve Modifikasyon Merkezi – in International English: Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center).

Jimlar showroom

A potentially awkward space held no fears for design firm Pentagram, brought in to create a sensational show space for footwear maker Jimlar to promote its own brands as well as high-profile brands manufactured under license.

Joe Quesada’s Home, New York

Res 4’s apartment for the editor-in-chief of Marvel comics manages to tastefully insert comic memorabilia throughout a family home.

John McAslan + Partners: Heritage House Museums, Doha

A group of four historic houses in the Qatar capital have been transformed by the practice into contemporary museum spaces to display the country’s history and culture

Johnnie Walker House, Shanghai

A new ‘whisky embassy’ has been created by UK branders Love, working with design practice Asylum, for the burgeoning and discriminating Chinese palate for a wee dram

Johnnie Walker House, Shanghai

A new ‘whisky embassy’ has been created by UK branders Love, working with design practice Asylum, for the burgeoning and discriminating Chinese palate for a wee dram

Joint HQ for Bathroom Brands and Crosswater, Dartford

Take two companies, two design teams and one building and create a joint headquarters and showroom.

Josefine/Roxy

Architect Fred Mafra has returned to the scene of a previous design triumph after four years to create a redesign for this hot Brazilian nightclub, knowing that the client is already a fan of his work

JOY Birmingham

Block1: Design created a retail fashion and gift store for the new Birmingham New Street Station store.

Just the ticket

Corian is used to great effect in this subway station by Karim Rashid

K&L Gates Office, London

Designed by Washington DC-based Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM), the London office of law firm K&L Gates won 'Best of the Best' at this year's British Council for Offices Awards. FX talks to LSM's founder Debra Lehman Smith to find out what went into creating the winning project.

K&L Gates Office, London

Designed by Washington DC-based Lehman Smith McLeish (LSM), the London office of law firm K&L Gates won 'Best of the Best' at this year's British Council for Offices Awards. FX talks to LSM's founder Debra Lehman Smith to find out what went into creating the winning project.

Kameha Grand hotel, Bonn

The men in grey suits may be startled to find that this new business hotel in Bonn has the high-design touches usually reserved for boutique -sized establishments, but here the fantastic imagination of Marcel Wanders has been given free rein

Kasteel Domein Amerloo, Belgium

This CEDIA award-winning scheme is impressive in its complexity and scale, integrating the latest technology almost invisibly into an historic setting

Kemmlit on display at Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Kemmlit commissioned to provide a unique and innovative washroom at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

Ketel One bar, London

From the copper stills used in the 17th-century to make Ketel brand vodka came the inspiration for this largely all-copper interior – and a reawakening of metalwork craftsmanship

Kilico hair salon, Tokyo

In a site with an architectural past history, this new hair salon in Tokyo reflects all the textural differences and turns them into a unique design statement

Kilkea Drive, Los Angeles

LA Build Corp created a modern,family-oriented home in Kilkea Drive, Los Angeles.

Kindergarden in Guastalla, Italy

Mario Cucinella Architects won an Architectural Competition to design and build a new School in the Guastalla District (Reggio Emilia, Italy).

Kings Place, London

Housing the guardian newspaper and the first public concert hall to be built in 25 years, dixon jones’ kings place is part of a major regeneration program, and demonstrates ‘amore imaginative approach to creating office buildings’.

Kingspan Access Flooring Specified For £100 Million Co-operative HQ

Kingspan access flooring is being installed in one of the largest commercial construction projects currently being undertaken in the North – a new £100 million head office in Manchester for the Co-operative Group.

Kingspan Supports Dark Nights Safety Campaign

As part of our commitment to supporting the local community, we recently joined forces with the local radio station KCFM to launch a safety promotion highlighting the importance of primary school pupils being seen when walking in the dark.

Kinnersley Kent Design adds warmth to Bandol restaurant, Chelsea

Kinnersley Kent Design uses natural materials and copper to complement the menu at French Mediterranean restaurant Bandol in Chelsea.

Kinnersley Kent Design/The Fold flagship store, Chelsea

The design for this womenswear store allows the space to be totally flexible while letting the garments take centre stage

Kirk Originals flagship store, London’s West End

In the quest to create an eyewear store that breaks away from the clinical-style box of the traditional practitioner, design consultancy Campaign focuses on the unique specs

Klober airtightness products for CSH / BREEAM dementia care centre

A £3.5M scheme to provide accommodation for those with early stage dementia has seen Klober’s Wallint 50 Air Barrier used with Solar-Line airtightness accessories.

Klober products breathe new life into Victorian hospital

Klober has supplied a range of roof ventilation and dry fixing products to the Stone House Hospital redevelopment near Dartford. Conversion and refurbishment of the Grade II Listed Victorian hospital is being undertaken alongside construction of 260 homes, all to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4.

Klober PV Solar Outlet for 1200 new homes

The Solar-Line Solar Outlet from Klober is being used as part of the installation of photovoltaic panels on 1200 new homes being built by Alliance Homes.

Knauf Drywall Treads The Boards In Wirral Showstopper

Wirral's landmark Floral Pavilion blossoms afresh with Knauf Drywall systems helping to shape the interior of a stunning new theatre and conference centre. After its £12 million redevelopment, the Floral Pavilion provides state of the art facilities for the Merseyside region and continues a 95 year tradition of entertainment on the New Brighton seafront. Knauf Drywall systems provide lining and partitioning systems with fire resistance and acoustic performances required for a major multi-purpose venue.

Knit one, pearl one

A new ‘knitted’ vinyl flooring is launched, and a new hospital plays with colour in its choice of bacteria-resistant floor coverings

Knoll San Francisco Showroom by Architecture Research Office

Following on from the success of its interior for Knoll’s New York City flagship showroom and offices, New York-based Architecture Research Office (ARO) has designed the company’s full interior showroom and sales office in San Francisco

Komfort provides a safe and stylish solution for prestigious East London homes.

Rising out of the post-Olympics dust, just a stone’s throw from Stratford, stand two new additions to the East London skyline.

Komfort Workspace supplies partitioning solutions to Fluor’s new offices in Farnborough

The new private offices have incorporated various partitioning solutions with Komfort’s Ls90 panels, doors made of walnut, and single glazed Polar partitions, as per the specifications of the contractor Stortford.

Koncept / Novotel, Canary Wharf

References to the maritime heritage of the site are mixed with bespoke furniture in the contemporary design for this small-footprint hotel that nevertheless ascends 39 floors

Kurt Geiger, Covent Garden

‘A jewellery shop for shoes’ is how design practice Found Associates describes its scheme for the flagship store of shoe brand Kurt Geiger in central London

LA Build Corp build a home made for entertaining

LA Build Corp was commissioned to build a sleek spec home in the heart of Los Angeles with entertainment in mind.

La Casa del Desierto

A desert. A house. A range of special glass types and a team of skilled professionals. This is “La Casa del Desierto” (the desert house). One of Guardian Glass's most exclusive, demanding, risky, creative and efficient projects, was recently completed in Spain with a clear objective: to demonstrate first hand and in situ across the four seasons of the year, the importance of glass in our daily life, and in one of the toughest environments you could ever imagine!

Lancashire Insurance Group, London, by EDGE

Corporate cool is the name of the game for interiors by EDGE for a pair of insurance companies newly relocated at the ‘Walkie Talkie’ skyscraper.

Langland office, Windsor

For new offices in the Berkshire town of Windsor, Ad Agency Langland asked Jump Studios to create a design that would say modern, urbane and daring – and would lure staff from the bright lights of the city.

Leading Column Casing offer chosen for £50 million re-development

Contour Casings products featured on Newark’s new bus station, constructed as part of the £50m re-development of the former Potterdyke car park and carried out by supermarket giant Asda.

Leo Burnett office, Singapore

Singaporean design consultancy ministry of design pays homage to the founder of the Leo Burnett advertising agency in its newest office in the south east Asian city by drawing all over the wall...

Leo Burnett office, Singapore

Singaporean design consultancy ministry of design pays homage to the founder of the Leo Burnett advertising agency in its newest office in the south east Asian city, by drawing all over the wall.

Level Shoe District, Dubai

In two retail projects, interior design in one and lighting in the other have been used to great effect to focus attention on what matters to the consumer – the product. Jamie Mitchell reports

Level Shoe District, Dubai

In two retail projects, interior design in one and lighting in the other have been used to great effect to focus attention on what matters to the consumer – the product. Jamie Mitchell reports

Levi’s flagship store, London

The new London flagship store for Levi jeans turns retail philosophy on its head, with the store front given over to origin, a whitewashed and raw- brick art and exhibition space created by a long-time designer of stores for Levi’s, Checkland Kindleysides

Life and Seoul

Shopping, food and fun combine in D Cube City, a vast futuristic complex in the South Korean capital offering a world of experiences under one roof

Life in the fast lane

Tamara Eaton was given only four months to create a calm urban retreat in a four-storey townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side

Lifford House, Birmingham City Council office

When Birmingham City Council needed to update and consolidate its offices Squaredot came up with an affordable yet pleasing design to bring office workers closer together

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands/Indoor Sports Centre, University of Birmingham

Scoring top environmental performance ratings, this new sports centre aims to encourage greater sports participation from students, staff and the general public.

Lighting the Way at Nottingham University

Nottingham University required an aesthetically pleasing yet robust solution to provide lighting throughout their Beeston Lane park area. With the client not wanting to use standard street lamps to light the area (felt unsuitable due to tree coverage), Autopa’s GFC9000i Illuminated bollards were chosen as the ideal solution.

Lightness of being

The client for this project insisted that year-round daylight was ‘paramount to their wellbeing’ so architect Ziger Snead pulled out all the stops to create a home filled with sunshine

Limerick House spa, British Isles

One of the winners of excellence awards at this year’s IALD awards is Limerick House spa project in the British Isles by UK lighting designers. The project is contemporary and new build and impeccable example of the ultimate goal of lighting design.

LinkedIn London Office Design – Phase 1

Denton Associates were appointed to bring LinkedIn London in line with the majority of their other worldwide offices in terms of creativity and fun, whilst maintaining an element of the professional front their website provides.

Lissan Harper International

Block1: Design were commissioned to create a flexible work / retail / showroom space that would reflect the Lissan Harper identity,

Logic Office Group refurbishes Travelex’s Head Office

Logic Office Group – Going with the flow

London Clinic Cancer Centre

With patients having to be under ground for radio therapy treatment, the design challenge for Anshen + Allen was to make the environment as stress-free as possible, conjuring up clouds, flowers and views of the park

London Metropolitan University

Interiors that bring dilapidated educational buildings up to date and fit for purpose for savvy students in the 21st century has put the design team top of the class

London Practice joins two semi-detached houses with glazed ‘picture frame’ extension

Wimshurst Pelleriti commissioned to unite two 1930s semi-detached houses in order to provide 1100 sq. ft. of contemporary open plan space.

Londonewcastle

Luxury property developer londonewcastle wanted the refurbishment of its own offices to reflect its specific influences of art, music, design and fashion, so the natural next step was to design the make-over in house.

London’s Vertical Gateway Hotel is fashionably dressed in ‘M’ – Axor Citterio M

Opened on 12th September 2010, Hotel Verta combines the very best of boutique style with 5 star quality and service. Its city chic Battersea location also demanded a metropolitan and stylish interior which is supplied in ample measure for the bathrooms, washrooms and spa by Axor, the designer brand from German bathroom specialist Hansgrohe.

Londra Housing, Bucharest

ADNBA created seven beautiful apartments in one of the few remaining lots in an old neighborhood of historical and architectural value in the central area of Bucharest.

Louis Vuitton Maison, London

Flamboyant architect Peter Marino lived up to his reputation when he created London’s first Maison for Louis Vuitton, with rich textures and luxurious finishes mixed in with an ample helping of wit and humour

Lounge Living Project

Bartoli Design have designed the Lounge Living Project in collaboration with Laurameroni.

LSGC realizes lighting for Club Devo

Lighting Science Group (LSG), a global developer and integrator of intelligent and efficient light-emitting diode (LED) solutions, announced today that it has installed several integrated LED systems to create an interactive, dynamic lighting experience for the newly opened Club Devo in Goes, Netherlands. Using close to 100 percent LED technology for its lighting needs, Club Devo is the first nightclub in Europe believed to implement LED lighting systems on such a large scale.

LUCTRA® lighting at the Arcadeon conference and seminar hotel

LUCTRA® lighting supply state of the art lighting technology at the Arcadeon conference and seminar hotel.

Luminaires from the Evo range complement beautiful interior

Precision spotlights illuminate La Meridien Restaurant.

Macquarie Bank, Sydney

Sydney bank Macquarie invited Los Angeles design practice Clive Wilkinson Architects to create a new environment for staff and visitors in a building whose architecture was tailored to the bank’s requirements

Maggie’s cancer caring centre, Nottingham

The latest Maggie’s Centre is something of a tree house, sitting in an elevated position among trees. And with interiors by Paul Smith, it is a caring centre with no precedent

Magnificent Mansions From Cembrit

Cembrit, specialist supplier of both natural and fibre cement slates, has supplied Jutland slates for a set of apartments in the heart of Folkestone, Kent.

Mahali Mzuri, Kenya

Mailen Design complete unique showroom for Knauf UK

Design led architecture studio Mailen Design, has recently completed a unique showroom for Knauf UK in Clerkenwell, London. As an internationally renowned building systems supplier, Knauf appointed Mailen Design to provide a forward-thinking showroom environment to display their systems and products in inspiring ways and engage directly with the architecture and design community.

Major refurbishment at Waterloo Station features bespoke architectural metalwork from SAS International

SAS International's bespoke metal ceiling tiles, concave coffered tiles with light apertures, bulkhead panels and column casings were specified for the main concourse ticket gate refurbishment programme at Europe's largest ticket line, and one of London's main railway destinations - Waterloo Station.

Make an entrance

We look at three workplace projects shortlisted in this year’s Lighting Design Awards: two show how lighting has transformed tired reception areas, while the third uses lighting to set the tone of the space. Each shows the trend to a linear, integrated approach where the lighting is as much a graphic element as illumination

Make Architects strive for harmony between the old and the new

In the heart of the quickly developing Chinese city, The Temple House puts a hand out to the past with an entrance courtyard from the Qing dynasty.

Make Architects/Harrods’ Entrance Hall

Original art-deco heritage finds have been blended with contemporary design for the high-end store’s new-look entrance hall

Mama Shelter Marseille

The second Mama Shelter hotel in some respects follows its sister establishment in Paris, but it has local references and a personality all of its own, thanks to eclectic interiors

MANASARA – WAF FINALIST PROJECT FROM INDIA

Studio Ardete were commissioned to design an exclusive space to promote and display metal art designs for both interior and exterior use.

Manchester Central Library

Ryder Architecture has completed a major restructuring of the iconic Central Library, being sensitive to historic aspects while adding contemporary improving features.

Many happy returns

When the owners of this house in Fulham wanted to increase the feeling of light and space in their new home, they called for a second time on the services of Key Interiors

Mapei provide Rapid Spec for Norwich & Guildford Harley-Davidson

Mapei products were recently specified for the refurbishment of the Harley-Davidson Showrooms in Norwich and Guildford. Lind who recently took on the famous motorcycle franchise, required a system of products in order to install tiling to the wall and floor areas within the showrooms.

Maracanã Stadium adds 16,000 metre Q-railing system

Estádio Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, will enhance the view from its stands and create more space for fans, using Q-railing's glass handrail systems, in preparation for major upcoming sporting events.

Markel International, London, by EDGE

When the insurance company left its sole-occupancy building and moved to three floors in a prestigious new office block, it gained a building within a building.

Marks Barfield Architects transform 82 Baker Street

Three buildings – one dating back to 1904 – have been transformed into a single cohesive office space.

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

Medieval Canterbury now has its second tallest building, after its cathedral, in the shape of a contemporary theatre that sits comfortably among the historic roof tops

Martin’s Furniture

studio Ardete designed an exterior that would be synchronized with the core of the factory.

Mary Rose Museum

A collaboration between two leading architecture practices has resulted in a new museum to house the Tudor warship and provide an intriguingly magical setting for its hull and artefacts

Material evidence

Pamela Buxton looks at six projects where the choice of materials and surfaces has had a profound influence on the final outcome of the venue’s appearance

MCM Architecture / Estée Lauder companies HQ, London

Nine elegant floors accommodate the various beauty and fragrance brands and training facilities

ME Hotel, London

A hotel project delayed by several years following the global financial meltdown, the ME Hotel – designed down to the last detail by Foster + Partners – was worth the wait

MEATmission, East London

In a one-time Christian Mission house the new religion of top-notch burgers is feeling right at home, thanks to an inspired design by Shed

Media Café, National Media Museum, Bradford

Subtle references to cinema and TV in SHH’s design avoid cliché in the museum’s transformed cafe, aimed at appealing to a wide audience

Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s Hotel and Spa

Ultimate (Commercial Interiors Ltd) were commissioned to undertake the refurbishment of Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel and Spa.

Microsoft HQ, Vienna

A touch of fun with a playground-like slide connecting floors belies the serious design research behind this project, where the space is carefully tailored to the staff’s needs

Microsoft HQ, Vienna, Austria

A touch of fun with a playground-like slide connecting floors belies the serious design research behind this project, where the space is carefully tailored to the staff’s needs

Milk Tea & Pearl, Box Park London

Atelier YAO played a few tricks with its interiors for this revamp of a Taiwanese bubble tea store in a pop-up complex in East London...

Milliken showroom, Manhattan

M Moser Architects was called in when Milliken reviewed its ‘client-hosting spaces’ and wanted more of a reflection of its corporate identity when visitors came calling to see its flooring products.

Milliken’s vision turns into reality at Henderson Global Investors

Milliken Contract’s Eco 360 vision has been instrumental in helping the new office of Henderson Global Investors achieve its goal of undergoing a completely carbon neutral fitting out programme.

Milliken’s vision turns into reality at Henderson Global Investors

Milliken Contract's Eco 360 vision has been instrumental in helping the new office of Henderson Global Investors achieve its goal of undergoing a completely carbon neutral fitting out programme.

Minimal straight staircase

Minimalist staircase to complement this modern architect designed house.

Minimal straight staircase from Flight Design

Minimalist staircase to complement this modern architect designed house.

Minimalist Loft apartment in Melbourne by Adrian Amore

Melbourne architect Adrian Amore made a swirling staircase the centrepiece of this minimalist loft apartment in a converted butter factory

Miracle Hospital

A new two-storey, 2000 square metre floor area, 44 bed isolation ward completed in the miracle time of 26 weeks is up and running at Warwick Hospital.

MMMAR showroom

Architectural practice MSa were commissioned to redesign a showroom for their client MMMAR. The brief was to create an environment based on the village streets of Chianti, Florentine. They are never straight but offer continuous changes of perspective. Each step is a discovery: a new angle, a recess, an entrance.

Model Gym

A state of the art ladies only gym has been completed by interior designers Marques and Jordy.

Modern classic

The Treehouse Interiors has brought metropolitan chic to this new-build family residence in Cheshire, combining sophisticated neutral shades with dark accents in deluxe materials

Modern Edwardian home, UK

Elaborate pieces and marble flooring help to disguise the fact that this interior refit is crammed with the latest technological home solutions.

Modern Meets Rustic in This Massachusetts Home by Jess Cooney Interiors

Jess Cooney Interiors have completed an extensive renovation to a home in Stockbridge Massachusetts incorporating a subtle rustic meets modern element.

Modern renovation of 17th century house in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architect

Designing the interior of this 300-plus year-old house in Jaffa was akin to an archaeological expedition, say its designers Pitsou Kedem Architects

Moksha – Fitness and Spa

studio Ardete designed a gymnasium in the city to provide its residents with a place to work out.

Momofuku Toronto

With a diverse cultural mix and a thriving city economy, Toronto now has a new Asian fusion restaurant, with four thematic destinations linked by design from The Design Agency

Monaco Villa and Apartments

Mailen Design commissioned to construct a one-off development maximising views over Monaco harbour for all the properties.

Mondadori Megastore, Milan, by Migliore & Servetto

The design for this three-storey book store takes book selling to new heights for the Italian retailer, with 600 outlets around the country.

Mondrian Hotel, London, by Design Research Studio

Originally designed as a luxury hotel but never used as such, Sea Containers House on the Thames has finally fulfilled its destiny, with the help of Design Research Studio.

Monodraught Ensures That Marwell Wildlife’s Animals And Visitors Benefit From A Natural Environment

Marwell Wildlife, a wildlife park dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats, has opened a new restaurant called ‘Café Graze’ which employs the latest ‘green technology’, including Monodraught Windcatcher natural ventilation systems and Sunpipe natural lighting.

Monodraught Export Success as Supermarkets in Portugal Follow UK’s Lead

Leading natural lighting and ventilation specialist Monodraught is enjoying export success in Portugal as a number of supermarket chains follow the UK’s example by fitting Sunpipes to reduce energy costs and their carbon footprint.

Monodraught Natural Ventilation and Daylighting Systems Solve Energy and Acoustic Problems at JCOSS

JCoSS, a new 14,500 sq. ft. Jewish Community Secondary School in Barnet, is a state-of-the-art six form entry Jewish secondary school with places for nine hundred pupils in year groups 7 to 11 and a further 360 students in its sixth form.The school also includes the Pears Specialist Resource Unit for 50 children between the ages of 11-19 with autistic spectrum conditions.

Monodraught Windcatchers and Sunpipes for New Woodland Community Primary School and Nursery

Monodraught has worked with educational building consultancy and approved DCSF advisor NPS North West to specify and install Windcatcher natural ventilation systems and Sunpipe natural daylight systems for the new Woodland Community Primary School in Rochdale.

Monodraught Windcatchers Provide ‘Street’ Ventilation For Leatherhead Trinity School

Leatherhead Trinity is a 2765 square metre primary school that replaces one junior and two local infant schools. Designed by NPS South East for Surrey County Council the £7.5m scheme, completed in May this year, accommodates 390 pupils.

Monodraught Windcatchers Provide A Naturally Quiet Solution to Aircraft Noise

Stockport Academy is a £24m state-of-the-art secondary school specialising in science-based subjects. The four-storey building replaces Avondale High School and accommodates 1150 pupils. It provides a broad range of community resources covering ICT, sports facilities, public meeting spaces and a li

Montreux Jazz Cafe at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

In the luxurious surroundings of the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Aedas has designed the belle époque hotel in tune with the town’s yearly jazz festival...

Morrisons Choose 2.5km of Berry Systems Barriers for Bridgwater RDC

The new Morrisons Regional Distribution Centre at Bridgwater in Somerset is, by any standard, vast. The site covers nearly 60 acres and provides over 71,000 square metres of warehousing (over 3/4 million sq ft) to distribute Morrisons goods to 63 stores in the West and South West of England and South Wales.

Moving Picture company requires alternative lighting

B3 Designers had to rethink usual office lighting for this visual effects firm, London, whose specialists need to work in the dark…

Moët Hennessy HQ, London

Moreysmith put the fizz into new offices for the drinks company, moving its HQ into a once-neglected Georgian terrace

Moët Hennessy HQ, London, United Kingdom

Moreysmith put the fizz into new offices for the drinks company, moving its HQ into a once-neglected Georgian terrace

MTV Networks headquarters, Berlin

Dan Pearlman created interiors that in reflecting the cutting-edge reputation of the client also turned a gloomy building into efficient and pleasing open-plan spaces

Mulberry, Paris, is uplifted by Universal Design Studio

Universal Design Studio set out to showcase the best of British craftsmanship and design in one of Paris’ most prestigious locations.

Mumford & Wood Strike A Chord At The University Of Sheffield

Mumford & Wood, the specialist manufacturer of bespoke Conservation timber windows and doorsets, has supplied replacement windows in the massive renovation of the Jessops Hospital, now the music school facility of the University of Sheffield.

Museum of Enzo Ferrari – Italy

The museum of Enzo Ferrari in Modena was opened the 10th March 2012.

Naked, Istanbul, Turkey

A cutting edge, youth-oriented fashion store sought to make a big impression with the opening of two "destination" stores in Istanbul's busy metropolis.

Nando’s, Dundee

For this new branch of a chain restaurant the interiors by BuckleyGrayYeoman are anything but from a kit – bespoke lighting, custom mural, and timber from Balinese huts...

National Railway Museum restaurant redesigns, York

With its designs for three distinct cafes at the museum, SHH gets diners up close and personal to the historic trains parked right alongside...

NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator (DIANA)

Inside the buzzy new state-of-the-art London Hub

Nelson Mandela children’s Hospital, Johannesburg

An international team from the UK and South Africa worked together to create this children’s hospital in a natural healing environment

Neolith Reaches Higher Ground with 570 Broome

Neolith® PURETi is specified for revolutionary green skyscraper in the heart of New York

Net-A-Porter HQ, Westfield shopping centre, London

Interior design practice Studiofibre has added a second office space for online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter to its portfolio, repeating favourite aspects of its design for the firm’s old office and adding new dashes of creativity

New Eytys Stockholm Store

Eytys and Axel Wannberg work in collaboration on the design of the New Eytys Stockholm Store.

New Junior School offers a lesson in modern building practices

The new Junior School for the Girls Day School Trust Notting Hill & Ealing High School designed by Architects HawkinsBrown is a true lesson in sustainability. Rated BREEAM Very Good, the school serves as a model of combining best modern building practices with academic excellence.

New Lincoln Innovation Centre Adopts Monodraught’s Innovative Natural Ventilation and Lighting Technologies

Following a value engineering project, Monodraught natural ventilation and lighting systems have been installed in the Lincoln Innovation Centre as an alternative to an expensive mechanical ventilation system.

New looks for political parties

The UK's leading design consultancies put a modern spin on the polls with these innovative graphics.

New Monodraught X-Air Makes An Impact At Deeplish Primary School

Pupils at Deeplish Primary School have benefitted from a brand new £2.9 million building following a decision to construct a new school rather than remodel the existing one. The 2-storey building accommodates 420 children in 14 classrooms with a multi-purpose hall and a number of stores and offices.

New ROCKFON Monolithic ceiling adds sound styling and sophistication

New generation ROCKFON Mono® Acoustic ceilings have been chosen for the reception, restaurant and bar areas of the new London Mondrian hotel.

New UK HQ for Warner Music from Woods Bagot

A refurb and refit morphs a London building into a new UK headquarters for the Warner Music, creating a central hub for its major record labels

New Visionary Library supplied

When the new Library of Birmingham opens to the public in 2013, Qubiqa will have fulfilled the most prestigious, complex library and archive storage system in its history.

New Visionary Library supplied with Shelving Systems from Qubiqa

When the new Library of Birmingham opens to the public in 2013, Qubiqa will have fulfilled the most prestigious, complex library and archive storage system in its history.

The shelving system is for the city’s new library, which will be physically connected to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (The REP) has been identified by many as one of the most visionary
culture projects of the 21st century.

New York statement

Industrial chic combines with wood and textures to create a warm family home in a Manhattan loft

New £430 Million Southmead Hospital Gets Sika Seal Of Approval

A high performance joint sealant from Sika is providing critical weatherproofing whilst retaining the striking aesthetic of a new stone cladding façade at Southmead Hospital – Bristol’s new £430 million super hospital.

New-look heating website that’s designed to save money

Benson Heating, the leading supplier of warm air heating systems, has launched a dynamic new website to help it customers worldwide go green and save money.

Newham Borough Council headquarters

When the Newham Council decided to relocate its 26 separate offices into one new and contemporary headquarters, the ID:SR design team had challenges of space and a tight public-sector budget to contend with

Newham Borough Council HQ, London

When the Newham Council decided to relocate its 26 separate offices into one new and contemporary headquarters, the ID:SR design team had challenges of space and a tight public-sector budget to contend with

No 1 New Oxford Street

Giving the Modern a contemporary edge while maintaining the tenets of iconic 1930’s design has been realised in the redevelopment of a prestigious London building.

No Need to Shop Around for Metrocentre’s New Roof

Sika Liquid Plastics, pioneer of cold applied liquid roofing systems, is currently in the process of completing the fourth phase of a major refurbishment of the roof at Europe’s largest shopping and leisure centre – the Metrocentre in Gateshead.

No.1 PALACE STREET

No.1 Palace Street, the development from London’s leading luxury property developer, Northacre, offers a rare opportunity to live opposite Buckingham Palace, with unique views over Buckingham Palace Gardens; the only residential property in London with such a claim. An architecturally impressive and secure 300,000 sq. ft. island site, the residence is located in the heart of St. James’ Park, in one of London’s most sought after neighbourhoods.

Nobu Dubai

As part of the opulent Atlantis resort in Dubai, NobuyukiMatsuhisa’s new restaurant celebrated its opening with the world’s largest private party. Designer Rockwell group used natural materials and exquisite craftsmanship to bring a Japanese flavor to the united emirates’ state.

North Egypt summer house

Moorish art and culture provided the inspiration for this interior fit-out in northern Egypt.

Northern Ballet continues to put trust in Harlequin dance floors

British Harlequin recently installed Harlequin WoodSpring™ sprung floors with Harlequin Studio™ vinyl dance surfaces in all the dance and performance studios for Northern Ballet’s new building in Leeds.

Notre Dame Catholic College, Everton

Architecture practice Sheppard Robson has turned in a innovative school based on its own model of an engaging design on a limited budget.

NULTY+ DESIGN ATMOSPHERIC SCHEME FOR MARYLEBONE RESTAURANT

Lighting design practice Nulty+ were employed to produce a lighting scheme for Corbin and King restaurant Fischer’s that complimented the Viennese décor of the interiors, while delivering the efficiency and flexibility required by the operators. As part of their intimate lighting scenario, Nulty+ specified 129 spotlights from architectural lighting manufacturer Precision’s Retro range.

Oasis Club, Chengdu, China

Design consultancy PAL created waves to provide a unique ambience as well as delineating space in this irregularly shaped spa for a high-end apartment estate in Chengdu, China

Offices for Fornari, Milan

A sensational statement entrance way full of color and curves is made more extraordinary by the cool and simple spaces it leads to.

omb / Telus Garden, Vancouver

Mountains and ocean are part of the landscape around this project, and are referenced in the HQ building’s indoor garden-inspired theme

Once silent cinema now hotel, discover the evolution of Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion

This former silent-movie theatre and venue for raves is now an engaging hotel with modern and art-deco references.

ONG&ONG wins Singaporean mosque competition

ONG&ONG was able to create a happy medium between tradition and contemporary design for the popular Al-Ansar Mosque, Singapore that was in need of extending and upgrading.

Open to ideas

Annabella Nassetti removed several walls to maximise the space and create an open and welcoming interior in this London apartment

Opening of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi

Jean Nouvel has created an architectural wonder in the desert. It includes products by Duravit, designed by Philippe Starck.

Opposites Attract

The minimalist interior of this Belgian villa was prompted by the owners’ desire to make a fresh start with a monochrome palette that focuses attention on the building’s lines and the play of light

Orms/Commonwealth House, London

A strikingly shaped office building from the Thirties, with its art-deco and art-moderne heritage, has been refurbished and extended in a contemporary way

Out of Africa

The colours and textures of Africa provided the starting point for the Linley design team when it worked on the interior scheme for this lakeside family house in Gloucestershire

Outstanding school chooses Wernick for third building

Local government specifiers are increasingly turning to factory built, modular construction for developing existing as well as green-field school sites. Not only can great savings be made in construction costs and site development times reduced, but the steel framed buildings look just as pleasing and are equally as robust as those that are built using traditional building techniques.

Pacific Beach House

Located on a cliff edge, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and facing north east, this stunning house enjoys spectacular views while still close to neighbours.

Paco Roncero workshop, Madrid

A design for the workshop of this leading chef uses the architectural heritage of the space and adds the latest technology to enhance his culinary experimentations

Paco Roncero workshop, Milan

A design for the workshop of this leading chef uses the architectural heritage of the space and adds the latest technology to enhance his culinary experimentations

Palace Hotel, Tokyo

GA Design International was tasked with crafting interiors that relaunched and revived the memory of its much-loved predecessor while referencing its historic location

Paper Folding Space – ELLE Office

Feeling Design supplied a special design for plan layout with inspiration of Paper Folding.

Parcafé at The Dorchester Hotel

CADA Design revitalise pre-existing space on the ground floor of The Dorchester Hotel.

Paris Match

Contemporary finishes come together with flea-market finds in this relaxing modern retreat within an 18th-century building

Park House by A-cero Joaquin Torres and Rafael Llamazares architects

A-cero Joaquin Torres and Rafael Llamazares architects designed a family home with straight orthogonal forms while not compromising on modern architecture.

Park Hyatt Zanzibar

WA International were commissioned to restore existing buildings which are part of UNESCO world heritage sites.

Park Property Management, Toronto

A conversion from storage area to offices could have been a straightforward, if uninspiring, project. Not so here, where a mid-century vibe has been evoked

Park Theatre, London

Old theatres live on thanks to this new theatre project in Finsbury Park, north London and the designers’ eye on costs and use of reclaimed furniture, old books, and doors from a now-demolished fellow theatre in the North of England

Patagonia, New York

Outdoor clothing specialist Patagonia went industrial for its latest store, in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, for which MNA reintroduced a few elements from the past into the 19th-century old depot building

Patalab / 141-3 Shoreditch High Street

This otherwise modest-looking office building now has had the wow-factor with a sculpted pipework staircase, on show to all in a three-storey, glass-fronted lobby

Patricia Urquiola’s latest project inspired by Milan

The renowned designer has taken her passion for home city Milan and expressed it in this hotel in the heart of the city’s cultural, fashion and shopping district

Paultons Family Theme Park Chooses Windcatcher Sola-Boost For The World’s First Peppa Pig World!

Paultons Family Theme Park has specified Monodraught’s Windcatcher Sola-boost for the UK exclusive and world first Peppa Pig Theme Park, which opened at the award winning Hampshire Park on 9th April 2011.

Penhaligon’s Regent Street

The latest store for this esteemed perfumiers exudes a bespoke quirky elegance, thanks to inspired interiors by rising star Christopher Jenner, named Breakthrough Talent of the Year in the 2012 FX Awards

Penoyre & Prasad/Sibson Building, University of Kent

The practice has delivered the largest academic building for the university since it was founded in the Sixties, sitting in mature woodland without dominating it

Penryn College Nearing Completion

Penryn College in Cornwall is now nearing completion and has proved to be one of the most ambitious, eye-catching, and elaborate College Projects completed by Monodraught so far!

PENSON / One Queen Caroline Street/London

The former HQ of the Coca-Cola corporation at Hammersmith has been renovated and transformed into a unique multi-tenancy office in which tenants get a blank canvas for their own space.

Perfect Solutions for Punch Taverns

For the prestigious new 4,088m² Punch Taverns Head Office in Burton-On-Trent, a system of Mapei's adhesive and grouting solutions were specified to install porcelain tiles and matting throughout the low carbon building. R W Tyler Ceramic Tiling Contractors Ltd selected Mapei's products, on behalf of Ashfords Construction.

Permanent paving for Perins

RonaDeck Resin Bonded Surfacing has been laid to provide hard wearing and slip resistant surfacing at Perins School in Alresford, Hampshire.

Permo forte in Countryfile eco-house feature

Permo forte’s sustainable credentials once again came to the fore when the product featured in the construction of a National Trust eco-house on BBC1’s Countryfile.

Phill, Bucharest

Stylish dining can now be fully enjoyed by parents of small children in an ingenious and elegant design for a restaurant with an integrated play area for the youngsters

Phoenix High School, sixth-form centre

The design team at Bond Bryan Architects has all the angles covered after consulting with staff and students to create this colourful new building

Phoenix InfoNews headquarters

Its news presenters are famous enough to be treated like celebrities in China, but the whole news floor of this chinese television channel was designed to star as part of the studio set when the tv news programmes are broadcast

Phoenix InfoNews headquarters, China

Its news presenters are famous enough to be treated like celebrities in China, but the whole news floor of this chinese television channel was designed to star as part of the studio set when the tv news programmes are broadcast

Pico spotlights from Precision light exquisite textiles from India

The V&A’s Fabric of India exhibition, central to the London museum’s India Festival, features over 200 objects including a spectacular 18th century tent that once belonged to Tipu Sultan.

Pico Zoom features in Model Room scheme by Charles Marsden Smedley

For the re-creation of the Model Room of the Sir John Soane Museum, independent lighting designer Charles Marsden-Smedley was entrusted with lighting models that demonstrate the acclaimed architect’s collection of architectural models, and delivered a scheme that features luminaires from Precision’s award-winning Pico Zoom family.

PIER CURRÀ: SETTING UP TIME

Pier Currà designs the new Campomaggi Flagship Store in Milan.

Pioneering Column Casing Satisfies the Equality Act

The Equality Act 2010 made it unlawful for service providers to discriminate against people using Education or Transport Facilities, in respect of their disabilities. In light of this legal obligation, Aluminium fabrication specialists Contour Casings has developed a pioneering column casing system designed to satisfy legislation when operating in these sectors.

Pioneering radiator guard solutions for schools

As part of a major refurbishment project, Sandon Primary School in Stoke-on-Trent required a safe, low surface temperature radiator guard solution which could be retrofitted to a range of existing emitters and would deliver robust and practical performance.

Pioneering Roofline System for Striking New College Building

Shrewsbury Sixth Form College in Shropshire has recently unveiled a new £1 Million building which features a pioneering roofline system.

Pioneering Roofline Systems

A significant development of affordable houses and flats for young autistic adults has been built in Peasedown St. John, Bristol, for the Sarsen Housing Association. The scheme uses an innovative Aluminium roofline system which includes a number of pioneering features, designed to deliver a speedy installation and low long-term maintenance.

PKO Bank Polski

Gold is usually in the vaults at banks, not on the walls, but a bank with plenty of bling was the standing order of the day for designers in their scheme for this private banking centre

PKO Bank Polski, Poland

Gold is usually in the vaults at banks, not on the walls, but a bank with plenty of bling was the standing order of the day for designers in their scheme for this private banking centre

Plane Food

TV chef Gordon Ramsey’s plane food at Heathrow terminal 5 took off recently offering fine dining 21 hours a day. Its location and long opening hours called for an interior and materials that were durable and hygienic but not prosaic.

Playboy Club, London

There was no getting away from using the bow-tied bunny logo in the Playboy Club, so the design for the new Mayfair venue has used it extensively, but in very subtle ways...

Polu Poke London

Designed to mirror that of a simple street food pop-up, Polu Poke find new permanent location for their first restaurant.

Polyflor at The Royal Oldham Hospital

Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring is delighted to announce that around 10,000m2 of its flooring has recently been installed in the new Women and Children’s Unit at The Royal Oldham Hospital. The Pearlazzo PUR range in a variety of different colours has been installed and several designs have been wajerjet cut into the floor for added effect.

Polyflor checks in

Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring has been showcased in the latest series of Channel 5’s, ‘The Hotel Inspector’. Hosted by Alex Polizzi, Polyflor provided Forest FX 3110 Stained Maple for the refurbished bridal suite bathroom featured in the show at the haunted White Hart Hotel in St. Albans.

Polyflor checks in

Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring has been showcased in the latest series of Channel 5’s, ‘The Hotel Inspector’. Hosted by Alex Polizzi, Polyflor provided Forest FX 3110 Stained Maple for the refurbished bridal suite bathroom featured in the show at the haunted White Hart Hotel in St. Albans.

Polyflor heads to A&E

Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring is delighted to announce that their products have been specified and installed at two healthcare facilities in Sheffield.

Polyflor heads to the gym

Polyflor, the UK’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring is delighted to announce that its products have recently been specified by Pure Gym Group Ltd.

Polyflor tucks in

Polyflor, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial and residential vinyl flooring has recently had some of its SimpLay Loose Lay product installed at the famous Slattery’s patissier and chocolatier in Whitefield, Manchester.

Poole Bus Station, Dorset, UK

Penson gave Poole Bus Station a bright and breezy makeover on a tight budget by cladding its sixties’ concrete canopy with a mural inspired by local leisure pursuits.

PortalMill Melksham for Herman Miller, by Grimshaw Architects

As Grimshaw Architects’ third building for Herman Miller in its 40 years in Somerset, the new manufacturing, finishing and upholstery centre indicates an ongoing commitment to the area.

PPC Aluminium Column Casings

Contour Casings has recently installed a number of its PPC Aluminium Column Casings at City of Westminster Colleges’ new flagship teaching development at their Paddington Green Campus.

Precision’s LED Luminaires Light The Course Of Human Evolution

The development of humanity itself is charted in the Natural History Museum’s latest permanent gallery, Human Evolution and luminaires from Precision’s Pico and Minimo families light this extraordinary story in an enchanting scheme by Studio ZNA.

Precision’s Luminaires Light The Lighterman

LED luminaires from three Precision families feature in new King’s Cross venue.

Prestigious projects get the TERRAXX treatment

Highlighting the adaptability of Delta-TERRAXX in horizontal structural drainage applications, a new brochure has been published by Delta Membrane Systems.

PriestmanGoode/A330-300 fleet

The latest result of a partnership between South African Airways and PriestmanGoode is an outstanding look for the airline’s new fleet of A33-300 aircraft.

Profiled walnut staircase with frameless glass balustrade

This staircase is constructed from box section mild steel with toughened glass balustrade. The stairs are then clad with solid walnut with centered carpet.

Profitness Gym

Studio Ardete were commissioned as the main designer for Profitness Gym in Kurukshetra, HARYANA.

Progressive office fit-out shows Malcolm Hollis in a new light

Barr Gazetas provided an improved working environment to reflect the Malcolm Hollis progressive reputation and enlightened approach to surveying.

Protestant hospital Salem in Heidelberg

The Protestant Hospital Salem in Heidelberg obtained six new operating theatres as well as side rooms by extending its hitherto one-storey treatment wing. They replace the existing operating theatres without daylight, which were initially built in 1970, and whose renovation would not have been economic.

Pudding Mill Lane- DLR

Pudding Mill was named after a pudding shaped mill on that site dated from way back. Although the station is only 15 years old, the new design will accommodate longer three-car DLR trains. This means it will be able to accommodate many more passengers than the existing station which will support future development as well as the future use of the Olympic stadium.

Pulsate at Capitol Designer Studio (CDS)

Use one type of tile, only in shades of grey, to decorate an entire room... Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent created magic for this showroom

Purpose built shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Israel

Amos Goldreich Architecture and Jacobs Yaniv Architects were commissioned by the Israeli charity No To Violence to build a shelter for victims of domestic abuse in Israel.

Q&A – Adrian Manea and Elena Kella

Adrian Manea and Elena Kella, founders of architecture and design studio Manea Kella, on the ‘ongoing conversation’ of the creative process, and why a sense of place is a vital component of any hotel design scheme

Q&A – Harry Handelsman, CEO of Manhattan Loft Corporation and RIBA fellow

Harry Handelsman, CEO of Manhattan Loft Corporation and RIBA fellow talks about east London’s Manhattan Loft Gardens and the importance of flexibility and community in its design

Q&A – Todd Lundgren

Todd Lundgren, founder of CallisonRTKL, and Ramsay Ritchie, associate principal, on the changes currently taking place in the sector and what the future of hotel design might look like

Q&A with Cristina Riley of CPMG Architects

We find out from Cristina Riley of CPMG Architects what is most important to consider when planning flooring for a project

Q&A with Fora co-founders Enrico Sanna and Katrina Larkin

We sit down with the co-founders of Fora which has taken the co-working model forward into pro-working

Q&A: Leading hotel designers

Three leading hotel designers answer our questions on the challenges of the sector in a Q&A format: Goddard Littlefair, Harriet Forde of Harriet Forde Design and Dr Carol Bentel of Bentel & Bentel

Q&A: Paul Wells, partner, Dexter Moren Associates

Paul Wells, partner at Dexter Moren Associates talks about the need for collaboration and flexibility when designing a successful hospitality scheme, and the impact of Covid on this process

Q&A: PearsonLloyd

Ahead of an exhibition of their work at Great Western Studios in west London next month Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd, founders of the product, design studio PearsonLloyd, talk us through the highlights, including a chair that took three years to design and a portable toilet that helps limit the spread of MRSA in hospitals. Photo: Mark Cocksedge

Q-railing acquires Carl F railing division

Q-railing, one of the world’s leading developers of design railing systems, has completed its purchase of the railing system division of India-based Carl F International. Q-railing is excited to add the 60-person office in Mumbai from which Q-railing will be able to serve customers throughout India as Q-railing India.

Q-railing provide high quality balustrade for stylish Ice Plant living

When Manchester developer northerngroup set about transforming the Ice Plant, Ancoats’ historic ice-making warehouse, into a mixed-use commercial and residential scheme, their goal was to offer a fresh approach to rental and premium city centre living. The resulting £12million development features 82 top-specification one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and offers a European approach to renting in Manchester.

Quarry Hill Primary School, Grays

Thurrock Borough Council required a bespoke shelter at Quarry Hill Primary School in Grays. They required a shelter to cover the stairway between a classroom and an existing canopy. Manufacturers of the existing canopy were unable to offer a shelter suitable for the application so Autopa’s bespoke canopy provided the ideal solution and within the Councils budget.

Qubiqa Donate To Local Primary School

In 2012 Qubiqa learned that their nearest local primary school, Sheddingdean School in Burgess Hill, were raising funds to develop a small area of land adjacent to the school to provide a much needed allweather playing field, which will allow the children to play football and outdoor sports all year round. The space will also be hired out to local groups for community use.

Qubiqa Provides Archive Shelving For Marks & Spencer

The Chairman of Marks & Spencer, Robert Swannell, opened the company’s newlyhoused archive at Leeds University in March 2012. He declared that it would help preserve the company’s enduring values of quality, value, service, innovation and trust.

Quintiles office, Reading

The design team was tasked to provide a ‘speculative’ building with interiors suited to a variety of uses in the multistorey building – created by the architecture arm of the same practice

Quintiles office, Reading, United Kingdom

The design team was tasked to provide a ‘speculative’ building with interiors suited to a variety of uses in the multistorey building – created by the architecture arm of the same practice

RAF Citycabins

Finished in military olive drab colour these six stacked Wernick Citycabins at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire are used as contractors’ offices and for archive storage.

Raiffeisen Bank

A long-time centre for banking, Zürich is now forging ahead in bank design, with a striking all-white creation that not only delivers 21st-century services but also makes an emphatic design statement...

RB Akins Company office and showroom

Engineering materials get to be really sexy when the geometric shapes of the ducting, piping and grille stock in trade of the client’s business becomes standout features in a unique design

RCL provide remote controlled recessed LED luminaires for 3,100sqm events space

For the new purpose-built conference centre at the InterContinental London - The O2, the hotel brand has developed a conference centre that’s the envy of Europe, with a luxury 3,1000sqm pillar-less ballroom as the centrepiece of the centre’s facilities. Designed for a full range of corporate events, the Arora Ballroom needed a lighting scheme that provided flexibility to match every occasion, and 330 of RCL’s DR7 recessed luminaires provided the solution.

RCL Support Opening of New Philip Mould gallery With Remote Controlled Lighting Solution

When celebrated art expert Philip Mould and Company were planning the launch of a new location in London’s Pall Mall, the dealership opted for over seventy DR8 track mounted spotlights from Remote Controlled Lighting (RCL).

Re-locatable building a big hit at Devon college

With their campus due for redevelopment in the near future is seemed unlikely that Queen Elizabeth’s Community College (QECC) in Crediton, Devon would receive the necessary funding for a new building on their split-site campus.

Reading Room, Pierres Vives

After nearly 10 years working on the whole Pierres Vives local government building, Stephane Hof had to complete the reading room in a fraction of the time, but it nevertheless has a pleasing synergy with the exterior

Recessed DR7s feature in Art Deco inspired restaurant

RCL feature in award-nominated lighting scheme at Fera at Claridge's.

Red Bull, Amsterdam

The design of new offices in a former shipbuilding factory for Red Bull, not known as a shrinking violet, has gone all out with references to extreme and urban sports and its interest in spinning discs...

Reflecting an innovation-led tech culture at Nucleus Financial

Nucleus Financial, an online investments solution provider, recently relocated to new premises in Edinburgh. Originally built in 1989, the Greenside building has been refurbished to create a brand new space within its 30 year-old shell – one with loads of character that celebrates its raw fabric.

Regional Ramen noodle restaurant in Tokyo

G Architects Studio designed the new interior for a noodle restaurant near the Komazawa Olympic park.

Relax with Remmers

Remmers fast curing, structural waterproofing materials have been used at the London Hotel Spa & Country Club in Tenterden.

Remmelt showroom in Amsterdam – Exclusive design studio for made-to-measure interiors

Interior designer Remmelt van der Wal recently opened his new Remmelt interior design studio in Amsterdam: a unique location in an impressive monumental building next to the Rijksmuseum on the corner with PC Hooftstraat.

Remmers Clean Up at Goldman Sachs

The offices of Goldman Sachs on Ludgate Hill are undergoing a deep clean using Remmers materials to remove years of traffic grime, soot and bird droppings.

Remmers Materials Extensively Used in Dunboy Castles Coversion to 5 Star Hotel

Dunboy Castle in County Cork has been extensively repaired using materials from Remmers during its conversion to a 5 star hotel.

Remodelling of El Ninot Market in Barcelona

Josep Lluís Mateo completes the Remodelling of El Ninot Market in Barcelona

Remote controlled luminaires deliver for new luxury Uzbekistan hotel

Fifty remote controlled recessed DR7 luminaires from RCL light an 855sqm pillar-less Ballroom at the new luxury Hyatt Regency hotel in a scheme from Maurice Brill Lighting Design.

Remote controlled spotlights light astounding collections of fine art and sculpture

RCL supports prestigious exhibitors at Masterpiece 2015.

Renderplas

The vibrant, ivory-coloured façade of a new healthcare facility and offices in Cornwall posed no problem for the Renderplas range of coloured PVC-U external render beads. Renderplas was able to provide a decorative and durable solution to match the through-coloured render of the £1.9m Wheal Northey Centre, built by Midas Construction on the site of a former tin mine in St Austell. In addition to enhancing the building’s fresh-looking façade, ivory-coloured Renderplas PVC-U beading has ensured straight, durable joints, corners and edges on all external rendering.

Resonate Completes Stunning Office Design for NTT Data EMEA Executive Office Project

Resonate has successfully implemented the EMEA Executive Office for NTT Data Group, a leading technology consulting company. The project is located at 1 King William Street in the City of London opposite The Bank of England.

Resonate Interiors/Alpha Bank HQ, London

A move of locations within the City of London has given the Greek bank a new, contemporary interior thanks to a design scheme by Resonate Interiors

Resonate Interiors: Task Showroom

For this London shop window for commercial furniture manufacturer Task, Resonate Interiors elevates the company’s products into prime positions.

Results Of School Design Study Clear As Glass Believes Komfort

retro spotlights chosen for sympathetic design to co-ordinate with Alain Carle interiors

Estiatorio Milo’s Restaurant London is the sixth restaurant from the acclaimed chef Costas Spiliadis. The Greek chef’s attention to detail was the initial starting point for lighting design of the restaurant, in a scheme by DPA, which features over fifty luminaires from Precision’s Retro range.

Ribby Hall Village is Lancashire hot-spot for Hamilton accessories

The luxury and award-winning spa hotel at Lancashire’s five-star Ribby Hall Village recently celebrated its first birthday, having served 2,500 afternoon teas, massaged over 7,000 backs, welcomed 15,000 guests and celebrities and manicured 91,250 nails over the past year – all lit, powered and connected with the help of electrical wiring accessories from Hamilton Litestat.

Ril Creed launch flagship retail store in Hong Kong.

Working with award-winning design studio openUU, Ril Creed launch flagship luxury handbag retail store in Hong Kong.

Rio Tinto Headquarters, London, UK

When a multinational company changed offices, it used the opportunity to not only re-brand but also re-present the company's core activity - mining - through the choice of materials used.

Roca London Gallery

Designed by Stirling Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, the latest showroom for Roca is an organically shaped and Fluid space that reflects her signature style while providing an iconic backdrop for Roca products

Rocky Mountain Project, Colorado

This three-storey, three-bedroom house in Colorado has been designed sensitively using locally sourced materials to create a haven of calm that interacts sympathetically and beautifully with its wild mountain setting

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners office, Leadenhall Building, London

When Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners moved into the Leadenhall Building in central London, they wanted a human centric, tuneable lighting system, so they opted to use Iris, designed by Spectral.

Roman loft apartment, UK

A loft apartment in Rome has been totally transformed by working within the limitations of its architectural features.

RONGBAOZHAI COFFEE BOOKSTORE

Arch Studio were commissioned to upgrade The Rongbaozhai Coffee Bookstore, Beijing.

Room Mate Giulia

Studio Urquiola were commissioned to design a hotel in Milan that is combines the essence of Milan new, fresh, fun and welcoming.

Rothschild Penthouse

Israel Nottes Architects in collaboration with their client have designed a stunning private penthouse suite in the heart of Tel Aviv city.

Rubbed Bronze Spotlights from Precision Feature in Primrose Hill Redevelopment

Independent lighting designer Victoria Jerram was commissioned to provide a lighting scenario for a dramatic redevelopment of Eglon House that pays homage to the International Style; her completed scheme features 68 rubbed bronze spotlights from Precision Lighting that complement the Modernist architectural styling.

Ruth Carpenter, CADA Design

CADA Design were commissioned by the Danish convenience group COOP to turn a part of Copenhagen’s historic Grand Central Station, into a highly interactive retail experience.

RWE Npower Renewables HQ, Wiltshire

When a renewable energy developer wanted to establish its own identity and culture away from the parent company, its own new building needed to reflect corporate values as well as provide a flexible work space

Saatchi & Saatchi office, Bangkok

In this quirky workplace design, the concept of the mobile office is taken to the extreme with a huge meeting table on wheels, plus many other unusual twists on the everyday added in too

Saatchi & Saatchi office, Bangkok, Thailand

In this quirky workplace design, the concept of the mobile office is taken to the extreme with a huge meeting table on wheels, plus many other unusual twists on the everyday added in too

Saatchi & Saatchi office, Moscow

Some original features from this 19th-century building have been retained and act as a counterpoint to the contemporary elements that bring these offices bang up to date

Said Business School

Christy Carpets' Spice Route broadloom carpet, has been fitted in the main dining room and bar lounge area of the Executive Education Centre of Said Business School, part of the University of Oxford.

Sainsbury’s Gloucester Quays Eco-Store Saves Energy With Natural Daylight From 146 Sunpipes

Sainsbury’s new 50,000 sq ft Gloucester Quays eco-store, which opened in July, extends the lead taken by the supermarket chain’s Dartmouth store by installing Monodraught Sunpipe natural daylighting systems throughout the building.

Saint Laurent store concept

Luxury fashion brand Saint Laurent makes a bold, minimalist statement in metal, marble and concrete in the hands of fashion designer and its creative director Hedi Slimane

Saint-Gobain Pam UK Adds Touch Of Class At Gloucestershire Housing Development

Cast iron rainwater systems from leading iron technology supplier, Saint-Gobain PAM UK, are adding a further touch of class to a prestigious new housing development at Tetbury in Gloucestershire.

Saint-Gobain Pam Uk Brings A Touch Of Paradise To Capital Of Culture

A flagship mixed use development in Liverpool has become one of the first major projects in the UK to use the Ensign EEZI-FIT cast iron drainage system from market leading iron technology supplier, Saint-Gobain PAM UK.

Salon Urbain at the Place des Arts,Montreal

A multifunctional design for an area that once had been an underground car park has added a new public space – and a talking point - for Montreal

Salon Urbain at the Place des Arts,Montreal

A multifunctional design for an area that once had been an underground car park has added a new public space – and a talking point - for Montreal

SAS System 330 metal ceiling offers flexible installation programme at Central Bank of Ireland fit out

SAS International's System 330 metal ceiling, featuring plank tiles, was specified at the recent fit out of the Central Bank of Ireland's Offices at Spencer Dock, in Dublin's Financial Services centre.

Scott Brownrigg: Park Plaza hotel, Nuremberg

To transform the former Bavarian American Hotel, the designers reference the medieval artist Dürer and when the Americans were regular visitors.

Sculptural Helical Staircase

Flight Design complete sweeping helical feature staircase for Commodity Appointments’ head office.

Sculptural Helical Staircase

Flight Design complete sweeping helical feature staircase for Commodity Appointments’ head office.

SculptureCenter Renovation and Expansion

Commissioned by New York City Department of Design and Construction, Andrew Berman Architects were tasked with the renovation and expansion of a contemporary art space in Long Island City, New York. The extension, significantly funded through public and private contribution, includes a 2,000 square foot addition to the museum’s original refurbished structure.’

Seaside Special

Set 100m above the Solent, this penthouse is the highest home on the south coast and has a luxurious interior to match its stunning views

Seen and Not Heard

Combining a busy office within the same space as a television studio presented a whole host of potential challenges, not least how to manage noise levels in such a wildly multi-use space…

Selwood Opens Up In Bedford

Selwood has opened a specialist pump hire and sales branch in Bedford. These large and modern premises are ideal for housing Selwood’s extensive range of surface pumps covering solids handling, high head, high flow, hydraulic submersible and chopper applications. It also has a full range of explosion proof electric submersible pumps for hire or sale.

Selwood Reach New Heights

Motivated by the memory of former Chairman, Kevin Bright, who lost a 5 year battle with bowel cancer last year at the age of 51, a party of ten from national plant and pump hire company Selwood, which included Kevin’s wife Carole and their son Richard, set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro on 22nd September on a fund raising campaign.

Selwood Wins Prestigious Yorkshire Water Award

Yorkshire Water has over 1,000 suppliers but it was Selwood that collected the Best Supplier/Agency award at the Partner Awards Dinner hosted by Yorkshire Water at the Royal Armouries in Clarence Dock, Leeds.

Sense of drama

Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre, an institution that’s been at the heart of the city’s dramatic landscape for 50 years, has been torn down and replaced with a new building by London-based practice Haworth Tompkins. But the firm has stayed true to the original intentions of the Everyman’s creators

Serpentine’s summer pavilions, Hyde Park

SANAA architects create a dreamlike canopy of shiny aluminium that seems to float between the trees.

Shanghai Film Museum

Set in a former film studio, this new museum is an interactive experience that gives visitors the thrill of the Shanghai’s film history and an insight into a still-thriving industry

Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion, London, by Flanagan Lawrence

What was once Europe’s largest cinema has had a chequered history, including a flying bomb strike, bingo and illegal raves. But style and grandeur have returned in the Shepherd’s Bush Pavilion’s newest guise, a hotel designed by Flanagan Lawrence, and visited by Herbert Wright.

SHH / Eudelo Dermatology Clinic

This windowless basement location aims to be soothing and delightful, with fresh colours and living walls bringing the outside in

SHH Architecture and Interior Design/The Trafalgar St James

With a West End location and views to die for, the practice has added a rooftop bar to its refurbishment and renovation of the hotel

Shionogi headquarters, London

Resonate Interiors has created a home-away-from-home aesthetic for a new HQ in central London for a Japanese pharmaceutical company, with homely furnishings and potted plants…

Shubette HQ, London

Fashion manufacturer Shubette wanted an HQ that reflected the quality and style of its brand, and architecture practice Barbara Weiss architects came up with a simple and elegant design that lets in the light

Siemens HQ, Frimley, Surrey, UK

BDG WorkFutures carried out an exceptionally challenging fit out at technology company Siemen's UK headquarters, designed to make working in the four-building Surrey campus part of the "brand experience".

Sika Fills In At Weston-Super-Mare Sea Defences

The £17m Weston-super-Mare Sea Defences and Seafront Enhancements project, undertaken by Birse Coastal, a division of Birse Civils, on behalf of North Somerset Council, has recently been completed. To eliminate water and salt ingress that over time could cause damage to the new structure, an innovative sealant system from global building product manufacturer Sika was chosen.

Sika Hot Air Balloon Gets 2011 London Marathon Off To A Flyer

Leading global building products manufacturer, Sika, had a bird’s eye view of the 2011 London Marathon as the company’s branded hot air balloon soared over the starting line. Sika joined the parade of hot air balloons that signalled the start of the world’s largest annual fundraising event on Sunday 17th April.

Sika Provides Weatherproof Seal

For the new £5m retail and residential development at Gedling Mission Hall, Southwark, a waterproof and airtight seal for the building’s external facade was of paramount importance. To achieve an impenetrable seal around the many joints and junctions of the windows and facade, Sika Universal Membran from global building product manufacturer Sika, was specified by specialist contractors, Aquatech Contracts.

Sika Provides Window Seal For Community Centre

As part of the £40 million new build Jewish Care Campus in Golders Green, London, architects P+HS, who were commissioned with the detailed design for the design and build project, needed to create an air and watertight envelope. To ensure no condensation or atmospheric penetration formed around the building‘s high performance windows, specialist contractor OCL, working with P+HS, specified the Sika Membran system, a highly effective synthetic rubber sealant from global manufacturer of building materials, Sika, to provide its advanced sealing and waterproofing.

Sikafloor Metaltop Proves Its Toughness At Waste Transfer

Specifying a surface for the construction of a tipping floor at a waste transfer station, specialist contractor Twintec knew that it had to be tough enough to withstand constant heavy vehicle traffic and the mechanical shovels used for pushing, stockpiling and loading more than 95,000 tonnes of waste per year. With toughness in mind, Twintec engineers design for the floor slab included specifying SikaFloor 1 Metaltop from global building product manufacturer Sika.

Sikatack Panel

Emily Bowes Court, a new student village accommodation built by UNITE Group, is the first stage in a massive mixed use development as part of the regeneration of Tottenham Hale. With an external cladding system combining Trespa Meteon and Marley Eternit Natura panels, the new building needed a robust and cost-effective fixing system. SikaTack Panel Adhesive System, from global building product manufacturer Sika, provided the ideal solution.

Sir Robert Woodard Academy, West Sussex

For this the first new-build school for the Woodward Trust, the design by Architecture PLB aimed to give the sponsor something to shout about

Sixth-Formers in Seventh Heaven Thanks to Monodraught Natural Ventilation System!

The new Sixth-Form building at Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Sports College is a partnership between Kirk Hallam and Ilkeston schools.

Sixth-formers proud of their new Wernick Building

To expand their school facilities quickly and cost-effectively local education authorities are turning increasingly to factory built, modular construction. Not only are great savings achieved in construction costs and site development times, but the steel framed buildings look just as pleasing and are as equally robust as those that are built using traditional building techniques.

Skyline Lounge at the DelRay Tower Apartments in Alexandria, Virginia

Linowes Design Associates create stunning interior for Skyline Lounge at DelRay Tower Apartments in Alexandra, Virginia.

Skype offices

Moving into bigger offices in Stockholm gave the company, via PS Arkitektur, the opportunity to make the new location a professional yet playful-looking space

SLC Crystal Cruises

London based design firm, AD Associates are creating a new standard in river cruising. Over the past two years, Crystal Cruises has completely reimagined the European river experience with the most spacious, state-of-the-art fleet of river yachts, boasting exceptional design and unparalleled all-inclusive amenities along with extraordinary personal attention and service. In short, it’s six-star service, superior dining and the largest suites in river cruising aboard an exquisite new class of river vessels.

SLC Dormy Care Communities

Featured Homes: Foxhunters, Monmouthshire, Bramshott Grange, Hampshire and Pine Martin Grange, Dorset.

SLP College Leeds choose Harlequin Activity floors

British Harlequin's Contracts Division has recently completed the installation of three Harlequin Activity sprung floors at S L P College in Leeds.

Small But Perfectly Formed

A busy facility, Surrey County Hall is home to over 1,500 staff and is also used extensively by members of the public accessing a variety of administrative services. TORMAX was contracted by Kier Services Facilities Management to install an automatic folding door to the main entrance, improving access, security and minimising bottlenecks at key times of the day.

Snog Store, King’s Road, Chelsea

Snog Pure Frozen Yoghurt on the King’s Road, Chelsea, is the latest store to open for this growing chain. The Snog store values are to be unique, innovative and evolving.

Social 1, DELFT

It’s the people who use this unique work training space that mattered to the designers, who used colour islands to provide a stimulating and positive environment for them

Soft Republick

Unilever’s famous Wall’s brand came together with I-AM and created Soft Republick to re-imagine soft serve ice cream for Millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Solution From Tormax

Creating the right first impression is crucial for any four star accommodation, which is why the new boutique-style Park Central Hotel in Bournemouth specified a contemporary sliding entrance from TORMAX™, one the UK’s leading

Sound investment: Acoustic Solutions Pioneer Opens ‘Innovation Hub’

Industry leader, Oscar Acoustics, launches state-of-the-art headquarters

South Cheshire College, Crewe

Stretch Ceilings have recently completed an installation in the new £74 million college campus at South Cheshire College, Crewe.

Space Copenhagen/Radisson Collection Royal Hotel, Copenhagen

Space Copenhagen, in its refurbishment of the former SAS Royal Hotel from the Sixties, has put this icon of Arne Jacobsen design back in the spotlight

Spaceport America, New Mexico

To boldly go where no one has gone before is a great opportunity for two firms involved in the design of Virgin’s Galactic project.

Spectacular ballroom uses DR8s for dynamic lighting solution

The JW Marriott Bao’an in Shenzhen’s Central Area business district is a prime example of 5-star luxury, not least the impressive Grand Ballroom, which required a lighting scheme that combined a beautiful ambience as well as functionality for the array of meetings and events that the hotel hosts. IlluminateLD delivered this combination in a scheme featuring 114 DR8 remote controlled spotlights from RCL.

Speedor Cleans Up

A Speedor high speed door has been installed at the CLS laundry cleaning depot in Cornwall where an external door, that was in constant use, had mostly been left open affecting internal temperatures and increasing heating costs as a result.

Sphere of ‘moonlight’ over Glastonbury offers revelers some heavenly art

Artist Patrick Beveridge and architectural design outfit Matteblak illuminated after hours at Glastonbury with the SPHERE, a suspended light sculpture created from Corian®, the iconic design material made by DuPont.

Spink Property headquarters, Brentwood, Essex

There’s little on the outside to hint at the stunning interior the in-house design team at property firm Spink created at its headquarters, with its vibrant color scheme, clean lines and glass partitioning.

Spotlights from across the Evo range feature in Lotte’s exceptional 65-floor skyscraper

The refined chic of Lotte’s Hanoi hotel, which occupies the upper floors of the magnificent Lotte Centre, has been beautifully lit thanks to the talents of Project Lighting Design, in a scheme that features over 450 Evo spotlights from Precision Lighting.

Spun Sweetshop by Data Nature Associates

Data Nature Associates has contrasted a Victorian shop front with a space-age interior for this colourful sweet shop in London

SQILL – The final piece in the renovation puzzle

“SQILL really gets my guests talking” says James Gold, who had been searching for almost a year to complete his showcase Georgian town house renovation, with the perfect centrepiece table to fit his stylish living room.

Squaredot: Whitbread Digital office, London

The design for this new centre for Whitbread’s digital and corporate teams incorporates openness and flexibility.

Squire and Partners / The Department Store, Brixton

A former Edwardian retail emporium has been taken from dereliction to dream to give the architecture practice new offices in south London

St Ambrose College, by Sheppard Robson

A school without corridors, designed by Sheppard Robson

StagE cinema inspired by theatrical design

ARTTA Concept Studio design this new cinema in Hong Kong

Statement Kitchen in Wild West Green

This boldly designed private individual’s kitchen makes use of the striking Wild West
Green granite with its strong markings and a flamboyant generous sized curved island unit to make a design statement. The granite’s veining complements the wood of the cabinets which also has a heavy grain and the mid tones of both materials sit well together.

Statement Kitchen in Wild West Green

This boldly designed private individual’s kitchen makes use of the striking Wild West Green granite with its strong markings and a flamboyant generous sized curved island unit to make a design statement.

Steak House “The Rib”

The steak house “The Rib” hosted in Coldra Court Hotel in Newport South Wales, United Kingdom owned and managed by the internationally renowned 5 stars hotel “Celtic Manor” is the perfect setting for the latest project supplied by Ceramica Rondine into the country.

Steelcase WorkLife Showroom, Toronto, by Superkül

When Steelcase decided to move its Canadian showroom from the suburbs to a downtown location the workplace furnishings company approached Superkül to assist them create a noteworthy environment

Stepping

In 2008 the MPT consortium* was awarded the Manchester’s
Metrolink phase 3a extension project, a 49 stop, £275 million extension to the Manchester Metro. The new build allowed contractors to shop around for the best products for the job, but one essential product could not be found.

Stepping up safety with Watco’s Safety Edge GRP

In 2008 the MPT consortium* was awarded the Manchester’s Metrolink phase 3a extension project, a 49 stop, £275 million extension to the Manchester Metro. The new build allowed contractors to shop around for the best products for the job, but one essential product could not be found.

Stone carpet

Ronacrete has recently added a new product to its flooring range for commercial and domestic use.

Stretch Ceiling Installed at South Cheshire College, Crewe

Stretch Ceilings have recently completed an installation in the new £74 million college campus at South Cheshire College, Crewe.

Student’s career convention are introduced to the world of lighting design

Gary Thornton of Neolight inspires the next generation of lighting designers using equipment from RCL.

Style Library Contract fabrics and wallcoverings specified for Grand Central Hotel, Belfast

Hastings Grand Central is more than a hotel, it’s an ode to a city. Standing tall in Bedford Street, this 22 storey hotel fuses glamour and grandeur with a uniquely Belfast spirit. Comprising of 300 luxurious bedrooms and suites, restaurant, bar, conferencing facilities and retail space, it is a jewel that sits at the heart of Belfast’s Linen Quarter.

Sugamo Shinkin Bank, Shimura

Tall white spaces with splashes of colour make this branch of the Japanese bank a welcome place to do banking – and get away from the hurly-burly of city life

Superiscope

Pedro Barata e Arquitetos Associados were commissioned to create something special with a container.

Supper Club, Istanbul, Turkey

Located by the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, the SupperClub has an interior created by Dutch architect Concrete that is simply stunning, where sparse lighting, glazing and color are controlled to dramatic effect.

Supper with the Stars calls for Harlequin dance floor

When the Royal Academy of Dance staged their prestigious “Supper with the Stars’” fund-raiser at London’s Lansdowne Club, British Harlequin stepped up to provide a Harlequin Liberty sprung dance floor and Harlequin Studio vinyl floor surface for the event.

SureSet Appoints Agent in Ghana

Leading resin bound paving supplier SureSet has appointed a new agent to represent the company in Ghana.

Sussex company, Westgate Joinery supplies ‘A’ rated Energy Efficient Timber Windows with 60year life expectancy for The Belle Toute Lighthouse

Building owners and designers have an increasing number of factors to take into account when considering which materials to specify for use in window fabrication within their buildings. These factors include Durability and Life expectancy, Air and Weather tightness, Stability throughout changing seasons, Energy efficiency, Future Maintenance cycles and both Initial and Whole Life costs. In addition sustainability and the impact on the environment of materials chosen is increasingly at the forefront of the decision making process.

Sussex company, Westgate Joinery supplies rated Energy Efficient Timber Windows with 60year life expectancy for The Belle Toute Lighthou

Building owners and designers have an increasing number of factors to take into account when considering which materials to specify for use in window fabrication within their buildings.

Swindon Dance delight in new Harlequin dance floor

Dancers in Swindon are now enjoying the experience of dancing on a new floor. The choice of Swindon Dance was the classic double-sided Harlequin Reversible that provides the option of two colours and of course a slip resistant surface on both sides. Reversible is also easy to install as a loose-lay floor, it just rolls out and with the seams and edges taped is soon ready for the dancers to take to the floor.

Swingers West End Crazy Golf Venue by Zachary Pulman Design Studio

Zachary Pulman Design Studio design second crazy golf venue following the success of Swingers City.

SYZYGY office, Frankfurt

HI-MACS was the material of choice to create a space within a space for this new office. Designers at 3deluxe created light openings and milled into it for backlighting

T2 Shoreditch, London

Anyone for tea? With tea specialist T2 opening up in London, tea aficionados will be able to sample, smell and taste, in an industrial setting from Landini Associates.

Tarkett acquires leading French wood floor manufacturer

Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative flooring and sports surface solutions, has now acquired the leading French wood floor manufacturer Parquets Marty. This acquisition is part of the Group’s strategy to accelerate the development of its flooring business in Southern Europe, in particular its engineered wood single strip planks.

Tarkett Appoints ‘Man with a Plan’ MD for UK and Ireland

Tarkett, a global leader in the resilient flooring marketing, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Crump to Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, with effect from 1st January 2012. This follows David Clark’s move to Hong Kong to become Asia Pacific Area Vice President.

Tarkett delivers solutions for 21st century learning environment

Having been destroyed by fire in 2009, Campsmount Technology College in Doncaster has now risen from the ashes with a brand new, state-of-the-art building. The £10.5 million facility has been fitted out with a variety of vinyl flooring solutions from Tarkett, including specialist safety and sports flooring.

Tarkett delivers Style that never goes out of fashion

Tarkett has taken a fresh look at an old favourite and gone back to basics for it’s new Linoleum xf ‘Style’ range. With a simple but sophisticated palette of colours and minimalist designs, Style is on trend and timeless. Style Elle features a linear design while Style Emme is discretely marbled, providing architects and designers with a perfect foundation collection, offering the best in natural quality and modern style to suit any setting.

Tarkett fills the gap at the Glasgow Dental Hospital

As part of a major refurbishment of the clinic at the Glasgow Dental Hospital, over 500m 2 of Tarkett linoleum flooring has been installed. The Hospital is also a school for around 400 undergraduate students, as well as providing post-graduate research opportunities and taught programmes.

Tarkett flooring goes boldly on!

In 2006, a vast collection of Tarkett flooring was installed throughout a new build school in Boldon, South Tyneside. With over 1000 pupils attending every year, the flooring has had to withstand intensive daily use over the last 6 years. Throughout that time, Tarkett has given outstanding performance, with all the floors still looking as fresh as the day they were installed. And they are still delivering high performance, beautiful surfaces that continue to meet the needs of this busy school environment.

Tarkett helps London Waste and Recycling Board close the look

When the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) moved into their new HQ they set out to design a space that would embody their core values of creating a circular economy. This meant designing an innovative and inviting space, while keeping sustainability at front of mind.

Tarkett helps realise artistic vision for University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The new purpose-built University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre in London has been designed to address the treatment needs of cancer patients in the 21st Century. Offering outpatient and day care services, each floor of the five-storey building is tailored to the investigation and treatment of specific cancers.

Tarkett is top of the class in University of Leeds refurbishment

The University of Leeds was established in 1904 and has since grown to become one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK. As part of a major refurbishment project to support this growth, architectural firm Farrell & Clark was tasked with transforming the site’s original staff centre and external under croft into a new space to accommodate both the School of Earth and Environment and the Priestley International Centre for Climate.

Tarkett leads the way at Kent & Canterbury Hospital

The Kent & Canterbury Hospital has recently undergone a major refurbishment programme to replace its existing floorcoverings, which were in very poor condition. As the hospital has expanded and altered over the last few years, it was decided to rationalise the colour scheme at the same time to make wayfinding simpler. Tarkett’s vinyl floorings deliver exceptional performance to meet the high demands of modern healthcare facilities and are available in a wide variety of colour options, which made them the ideal choice.

Tarkett linoleum gets to work for the government

Linoleum flooring from Tarkett was recently specified as part of a €10m design and build project for new Government Offices in Roscommon, Ireland. Designed by the Coady Partnership, and built by JSL Group, the new building accommodates the Regional Headquarters of the Property Registration Authority. Tarkett’s Veneto xf linoleum flooring was selected for circulation areas, stairwells and a number of ancillary rooms.

Tarkett makes lawful entry at Newcastle University

The Law School at Newcastle University occupies a series of elegant late Victorian townhouses, which have recently been refurbished and extended to provide a new main entrance, reception area and improved access to facilities. Tarkett iQ Megalit vinyl tiles were installed throughout the new single storey extension creating a bold, welcoming entrance.

Tarkett provides a Capital solution for historic hospitals

Tarkett has been specified to supply new flooring to two of the country’s oldest hospitals. Barts and the Royal London are currently undergoing a 10-year, £1 billion redevelopment that will replace many of their ageing buildings with state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, and around 75,000m2 of Tarkett flooring has been installed so far.

Tarkett provides sure footing for rising stars at Sirius Academy

Students at the Sirius Academy in Hull have recently moved into a new, inspirational school building, which houses state-of-the-art facilities and features a variety of flooring solutions from Tarkett. The £48million building provides contemporary science and ICT facilities; a recording studio; hair and beauty salon; construction bays and an eco-dome for environmental science.

Tarkett provides Venerable finish for historic College

Luxury vinyl tiles from Tarkett have been installed at the College of St Hild and St Bede, the largest college at Durham University. The original building of St Hild’s College dates to 1857 and now houses 163 students, along with the main administrative and student support services. The main reception and principle circulation areas have recently been refurbished, complete with new wood-effect flooring from Tarkett.

Tarkett serves up intelligent flooring at Freebrough Academy

Students at the new Freebrough Academy near Middlesbrough can now enjoy their school meals in attractive, comfortable surroundings thanks to the installation of iQ Granit flooring from Tarkett. The specialist Business and Enterprise Academy first opened in 2010, with the new restaurant extension completed in time for the start of this school year.

Tarkett Studio opens in Paris

The Tarkett Studio is a unique 4000m2 training centre and showroom on the outskirts of Paris. Showcasing Tarkett’s solutions for every type of interior environment through a sensorial experience it combines floors, sounds and images for every application. The Studio includes more than 3000 product samples, an installation and technical training facility and a showcase of more than 60 different interior environments.

Tarkett supports youth development at Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC boasts a highly successful youth development programme and runs a number of soccer schools for boys and girls across Lanarkshire and beyond. Their goal is to develop children’s football skills in a fun and safe environment, so when it came to choosing a new sports floor for their Academy training facility, they turned to Tarkett to provide the solution.

Tasting Rooms, Greenwich, Studio 48

Studio 48 integrated brewing, tasting, shopping eating and drinking for London-based craft-brewer: Meantime

TCT Ward, Birmingham

When teenagers have cancer they now have their own custom-designed hospital space to be treated in, where they can be private if they want, relax together and still be teenagers

Tea House in Hutong

Arch Studio were commissioned to design repairs for historic Tea House in Hutong

Technology apartment, California

This converted loft pad employs more technological innovations and gadgetry than most bachelors could ask for.

TED temporary theatre, Vancouver

David Rockwell brought his considerable theatre and stage-set design experience to create a quickly built and reusable stage for the annual TED conference.

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TH_NK – London Office

Ward Robinson design and project manage the redesign and fit-out of TH_NK – London Office.

The ambassador for quiet acoustics at Embassy Gardens

Architects Common Ground Workshop, recently named as one of the 16 emerging practices in Landsec’s new retail framework, completed a new hospitality development at 6 Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms, London. The projects forms part of a wider urban realm masterplan comprising 5,000 square metres of commercial and retail spaces for client Ballymore.

The Brewery, Limassol, Cyprus

The brewery in Limassol hopes to cash in on pent-up demand for a pub that provides a retreat from the stresses of everyday life. In an exercise in reverse psychology, giant posters provide a reminder of what it’s like ‘out there’.

The BugWorld Experience

Inspired by an insectarium in canada, the brief for designing liverpool’s BugWorld experience was to get the balance right between leisure, museum and ecological experiences –while keeping the insects truly centre-stage

The City of London now sports boutique gym: It’s crunch time

Offices in 63 St Mary Axe has been transformed by Studio C102 into a boutique gym: 1Rebel

The Conga Room, Los Angeles

It is hard to believe the new home of La Night Club the conga room used to be an office space. The interior fuses subtle Latin American themes with a spectacular tornado structure that snakes from the door to the dance floor.

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The Design Citadel

Nyxo Studio propose a new architectural design to transform and maintain the historic and cultural heritage of the site of the Old Baghdad Governorate Building into a Design Centre to showcase the best of contemporary Iraqi design.

The Experience Floor, Hotel BLOOM!

Virserius Studio created a unique and innovative space you would be happy to spend a whole day.

The Garden School

The Garden School in Hackney, London offers education for 2-16 year olds, with highly specialised provisions for learners with autism. The school strives to nurture communication, learning and independence and it needs a building which is designed to help deliver this.

The Honeycomb Table

Using reclaimed wine oak strips, Josh Neilsen has designed and built the Honeycomb Table.

The Interiors Group

A history of working together not only made Scott Browrigg a natural choice for fit-out expert The Interiors Group to handle the interior design for its own new offices but also added an extra layer of trust

The Jane, Antwerp

A disused military chapel has been reinvented as one of the hottest restaurants in town, thanks to the skills of Piet Boon and lighting specialist .PSLAB.

The kids are alright

Once upon a time, children’s hospitals’ efforts to distract or amuse their patients were token – a cartoon character mural here, a decorative mobile there. The latest schemes offer everything from aerial walkways and meerkat enclosures to more quietly sophisticated spaces designed to support patient, parent, siblings and staff, says Veronica Simpson

The Last Supper relit

Visited Milan for the Expo? You’d have missed a real treat if you didn't head off to the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie to see Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper in a whole new light, thanks to Italian manufacturer iGuzzini, which has ‘adopted’ the painting. Entry is strictly controlled for just 15 minutes, but it’s most definitely worth it, says Cate St Hill

The Library of Birmingham – a World-Class Library for the 21st Century

Qubiqa UK is proud to announce they have been chosen by the Library of Birmingham to supply the mobile, static and 2-tier shelving for what is described as ‘one of the world’s most exciting and ambitious cultural projects’.

The Malt, Burley-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire

Leeds-based design and build specialist logistik dealt sensitively with the malt to transform the listed building into an upscale restaurant, cleverly combining heritage colors with the witty use of photography and artifacts to full effect.

The More, The Merrier – Dimplex Offices Extend Solar PV Savings

Dimplex is now benefitting from even lower energy bills and reduced carbon emissions at its offices near Southampton with a 61kWp solar PV installation of its own solar panels.

The Oriental Club, Shenzhen

Some traditional Chinese building techniques were revived and used in this project while modern materials to used to reference the insignificance of mankind

The Oriental Club, Shenzhen

Some traditional Chinese building techniques were revived and used in this project while modern materials to used to reference the insignificance of mankind

The police call in Remmers for help

Remmers resin floors have been installed at Scarborough Police Station.

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The Ritz Carlton opens first hotel in Budapest

B3 Designers create the Deak St. Kitchen & Kupola Lounge café within the Ritz Carlton hotel.

The Scarlet, Cornwall

On the wild coast of Cornwall a luxurious spa hotel has been created where the accent is on comfort and relaxation while ecology conscious planning ensures that the scarlet has environmental issues as a priority.

The schuh fits for MRA

schuh at Bluewater, Kent, receives a makeover from MRA architecture and interior design, creating a new look that is to be rolled out across schuh’s new stores

The Stoic City

Based on an understanding for shared knowledge about processes and needs, XAL GmbH appointed Bernd Steinhuber and FIPE Architecture to develop and design ‘The Stoic City’ at Light & Building 2018 in Frankfurt.

The White Snake

Space4Architecture designed a fluid and open space in a NY townhouse.

Thermal Images Highlight Monodraught Performance

At Talacre Community Sports Centre, 'before' and 'after' thermal images clearly demonstrate the improvement in thermal conditions where Monodraught Sola-boost systems have been installed.

Thermal Simulation Modelling Underwrites Monodraught’s Success for Tesco

White Young Green's 'Low Carbon Cities and Sustainable Buildings' team (WYG-Future) under the direction of Associate Director, Dr Yianni Spanos, were commissioned by Tesco to carry out a full modelling on the new Tesco Express Store as part of the design process prior to its construction. The modelling and simulation was carried out by a dynamic thermal simulation modelling exercise based on first-principle models of heat transfer processes and the modelling was driven by real weather data. White Young Green's modelling team has built up considerable capabilities in this area and provide thermal, energy, and carbon modelling, including CFD Studies to a variety of Clients.

Thierry Huau / Les Villages Nature, Paris

This holiday resort with a difference has plugged into the One Planet Living network by Bioregional to create a sustainable, back-to-nature experience

Thinking inside the Box

A corten steel cube sits in the centre of this unusual family home in Rome, the result of a close collaboration between an architect and his engineer client

TLI house

ARCHITETTURA MATASSONI refurbished family apartment.

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Top girls’ school, Roedean, receives major refurbishment

Roedean School received a major revamp from BuckleyGrayYeoman, taking the four listed Arts and Crafts boarding houses into the 21st century.

TORMAX4-wing

Reflecting the ethos of Kent County Councils’ new Ashford Gateway building, the four wing revolving entrance system from TORMAX is combined with an iMotion® automatic swing side door, providing easy and efficient access for all potential visitors to the vast array of public and voluntary services housed at this town centre location. Representing a sustainable solution, the doors are driven by the latest in cutting edge technology, combining longevity with optimum operation to ensure low energy consumption at all times.

Totem3 by Seán & Stephen on Walthamstow High Street

Totem³, a signpost artwork on Walthamstow High Street by Seán & Stephen Ltd (S&S), offers a fun, formal reimagining of luminous street furniture.

Town hall of Gembloux

Demogo created a new building that would become the new centre of Gembloux and the benchmark for all the citizens

TOY at the Gansevoort Hotel, Manhattan

No time for drawings and pondering! Designers had a few short weeks to make this restaurant into a night-long destination venue

Transforming the face of retail

Central Arcade is the re-development project currently transforming the face of retailing in Leeds City centre. Central Arcade has utilised a number of robust, striking Stainless Steel column casing systems to fuse Leeds’ heritage for Victorian arcades with a clean, contemporary aesthetic.

TREExOFFICE, Shoreditch

A pop-up office has been created under a tree in Hoxton Square by Tate Harmer, challenging preconceptions of what an office should be.

Triodos bank

Creating new offices for Dutch bank Triodos was a rare and welcome opportunity for the design team to source and use the most sustainable and ecological-friendly materials

Triodos bank, Netherlands

Creating new offices for Dutch bank Triodos was a rare and welcome opportunity for the design team to source and use the most sustainable and ecological-friendly materials

Tropical Hawaiian Mansion in Clear Island Waters

Inside the exclusive and gated suburb of Clear Island Waters Superdraft Architects have created a contemporary residence that resembles a tropical Hawaiian resort.

TS 93 Door Closers Installed At Flagship Waterside Development

Ergonomically designed to combine sustainability with spectacular aesthetics, the Boathouse Business Centre in Cambridgeshire is a stunning example of contemporary design and construction. Built to accommodate a range of dynamic, forward-thinking businesses, every aspect of the project needed to be modern, stylish and high specification. For the building’s internal door closers, DORMA TS 93 cam action door closers proved the natural solution.

Tunnel of Memory – Holocaust Exhibition Steyr, Austria

Bernhard Denkinger Architekt were commissioned by a local voluntary group to create an exhibition space in a disused bomb shelter, built in 1943 by prisoners from Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Presenting a collection of artefacts collected over the past 10 years, this unique compilation is from the perspective of the inmates.

Tunnel of Memory exhibition, Steyr, Austria

A unique exhibition has been created in the brick-lined tunnel of a Second World War air-raid shelter with Bernhard Denkinger Architekt.

Twenty Old Bailey

Armourcoat polished plaster wall finishes feature within the major office refurbishment of Twenty Old Bailey by architects BuckleyGrayYeoman for global asset manager Blackstone.

Two Axor projects win Three awards at the European Hotel Design Awards 2011

Tuesday 22nd November marked the annual European Hotel Design Awards at the Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge. Held on the eve of the prestigious 2011 Sleep Event, the black tie dinner was hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine and celebrated the very best in new hotel design from across Europe.

Two-bedroom apartment, Regent’s park, London

This two-bedroom apartment on Regent’s park has been given a luxurious interior designed to appeal to a high-flying potential buyer or tenant who appreciates the finer things in life

Twycross Zoo receives new Gibbon Forest enclosure by Weedon Architects

Endangered South-East Asian species of gibbons feel at home in a new enclosure, the largest for gibbons in Europe, at Leicestershire’s Twycross Zoo.

Union Jacks

For the first branch of Jamie Oliver’s latest British-themed restaurant venture, cliché was out and nostalgia was in as the interior recreates a simple, homely world of cafe dining – with not a flag to be seen

Union restaurant, Basel, Switzerland

With lots of copper in this large restaurant space – in the lighting, walls and surfaces – the designer has created a warm and inviting ambience

Universal Ballet has the world at its feet thanks to Harlequin Floors

It was during a world tour when dancers of South Korean based Universal Ballet first discovered the delightful experience of performing on a Harlequin dance floor.

Universal Design Studio delivers J&M Davison store, London

Small but beautifully formed, a boutique retail flagship has been created in one of London’s premier shopping streets by Universal Design Studio.

Universal Design Studio pop-up shop London and Berlin

Simplicity and fun define the two temporary spaces created by UDS to launch Fruit of the Loom’s comeback fashion collection.

University to Prevent Slips and Trips-Test

According to the Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992, floor surfaces must not be slippery so they put people’s safety at risk. Slips and trips account for a total of 35,000 incidents per year according to the HSE, which equates to one serious slip accident every three minutes. This was a major consideration when specifying a non slip flooring system to the new Science Building.

Urban Nature, RIBA windows project 2015

In a fusion of fashion and architecture, Urban Systems Office designed and 3D-printed a windows display in their London Offices, before packing and installing in Shanghai for the 2015 RIBA windows project. Is this a feasible way of delivering buildings in the future?

Vandex waterproofing at Barrow Dock Museum

Vandex has been used to waterproof a Victorian dry dock at Barrow Dock Museum, Lake District. The dock has an exposed sandstone block construction that was suffering water ingress, primarily through the mortar joints.

Verve office, Dublin by Verve

Displaying a combination of the new and the vintage, and with sober hues contrasting with dashes of colour, Irish communication agency Verve’s self-designed new office has a fresh and stimulating feel

Victor Churchill, Sydney

Even the butcher’s shop has gone high design, with stunning results at this family-run business in a Sydney suburb, where even the humble ‘snag’ gets a high-end makeover

Vila Sofa store, Amsterdam

Dutch design practice tjep has worked magic on a humble sofa store in Amsterdam, creating character, and adding energy and a little amazement to the space with a warehouse aesthetic and a touch of humor.

Villa N

Architettura Matassoni were commisioned to construct a private villa near Arezzo, Italy.

Villa Varese, Italy

A 17th century villa is made unmistakably modern yet retains its historic character, cleverly using the simplest of color schemes.

VIP Centre, Schiphol Airport, Netherlands

Concrete has made sure that the VIP areas at the Schiphol Airport are a showcase for Dutch designing with creations full of quirky, often humorous touches and a long away from the familiar noise and crowds of contemporary travel.

Virgin Money Lounge, Haymarket, London

With an aim to turn high street banking on its head, concepts by Allen International and implementation by Spacelab sees an airliner interior in the basement...

Virgin Radio HQ, Soho, London

It’s, like, a Georgian townhouse, man, only it’s really funky. PreciousMcBane mixed the apparently traditional with more obviously modern designer touches to create an office space worthy of the radio station that calls itself the home of rock and roll.

Vis Cafe de Gouden Hoek

Studio Modijefsky designed a fish restaurant in Amsterdam west.

Vizeum, London

It was vital that the new offices of branding specialist Vizeum evoked the vivacity and creativity of its business. Architect Moreysmith and fit-out specialist Parkeray created a bold, clean design that looks effortlessly stylish.

Vkontakte Office, St Petersburg

GI used bright colours, designer chairs, and grafitti on the walls to put this new office space for the Russian equivilent of Facebook at the front of its game

Volaris office, Mexico City

There’s no mistaking the business carried out in these new spaces – with elements of aircraft interiors recycled and widely incorporated into their design by SPACE

Vögele Cultural Centre, Zurich

Displaying diverse exhibition objects in a distinct yet cohesive way was a challenge that design outfit NAU met with aplomb

Vögele Cultural Centre, Zurich

Displaying diverse exhibition objects in a distinct yet cohesive way was a challenge that design outfit NAU met with aplomb

Waind Gohil + Potter Architects / Core Collective Gym, London

Hot from the USA is this new-style gym, where eating and socialising doesn’t necessarily have to go hand-in-hand with a sweaty work-out.

Walters & Cohen: American School in London arts building

A new four-storey arts building for the school uses materials to sensitively reference nearby architecture and inspiration from adjacent listed villas

Wandsworth Helps Mayfair Residents Plug In To Luxury Market

Wiring accessories specialist, The Wandsworth Group, is to supply luxury switches and sockets along with a wide range of bespoke wiring accessories for one of the most prestigious new addresses in London: Park House in Mayfair.

Warren Lodge: Bark Live-Build

Studio Bark designed and built Warren Lodge with a team of architecture students across the UK.

Washroom Washroom delivers contemporary new look for Camden Market

Washroom Washroom has delivered a bespoke project to refresh the public washroom facilities at Camden’s vibrant Stables Market.

Waste Not, Want Not – Dimplex’s Efficient Electric Heating Warms Composting Facility

A Veolia composting facility in East Sussex which recycles green waste into organic soil conditioner is using Dimplex electric heating and solar thermal hot water to optimise its own energy efficiency.

Watches of Switzerland store, London

Everyone has time to browse, admire and buy luxury watches in the new store in Regent Street, London for Watches of Switzerland, lavishly created and appointed in glass, rich wood and metals by design practice Callison.

Watco Decking Strips Provide Slippery decking solution at sixth form college

Slippery decking is a major safety issue throughout the year but more so during the winter months. Watco Decking Strips have provided a solution to this potential safety hazard at Godalming College in Surrey.

Wavin to help savings pour in for Bellway Homes

Wavin, a leading supplier of water management and drainage systems, is joining forces with Bellway Homes to provide a sustainable solution that will also save money for homeowners, at a new housing development in Solihull.

Wernick Hire dispense remedy

When an opportunity arose for a pharmacy to be opened in a new housing and business development area in Gloucester, locally based Badham Pharmacy, which has eight dispensaries and a mobility shop in the area, started looking for a temporary premises that could be supplied rapidly.

Wernick Hire odds-on winners

Wernick Hire's Cheltenham Depot was again the odds-on winner for temporary cabin accommodation at the four-day Cheltenham Festival and has been for the past 25 years. Build-up started immediately after Christmas for an event held over 10th-13th March. With spectators expected to number 230,000 and around £500m wagered on the 26 races held during the Festival, the organizers of this money spinning event insist on the highest standard of customer care.

Wernick Hire supplies £27m BSF project in Nottingham

For Carillion's third Building School's for the Future (BSF) project for Nottingham City Council the international construction giant chose a two-storey, 18 bay modular AVflex building as its site office for the £27m Bulwell Academy project.

Wernick provides conservation area with new school building

With the expansion of pre-school provision Ermington Community Primary School in Devon required extra space rapidly. NPS South West, the property design and construction company were commissioned to provide the new building.

West Wittering, England

Astro luminaires chosen for the renovation of a 1960's bungalow in West Wittering.

WeWork Spitalfields, London, by John Robertson Architects

The practice liked its completed project for this shared workspace so much that it decided to move in...

WGS Ideation Space

Design Plus Architects design an impressive unconventional office space for William Grant & Sons.

When two become one: Morgan Lovell and Overbury office, Bracknell

The two companies worked together to create a joint office space offering clients and staff a modern and agile work environment.

Where the art is

This New York apartment fuses the traditional and modern with a vibrant interior designed to show off the owner’s extensive and eclectic art collection

William Curley’s London shop, London

Without resorting to cliché in this Chocolate Shop, Jonathan Clark Architects has provided a warm and inviting setting where customers can collect their thoughts, and the chocolates are the main event

Willow Theatre

Cardiff hosted a world-class temporary stage space, made from horticultural fleece, with the highly sustainable and magical theatrical experience gone in a week..

Windcatchers Provide Natural Ventilation for New Lostock Hall Primary School Building

In its most recent Ofsted Inspection, Lostock Hall County Primary School in Lancashire was judged outstanding in all areas and has achieved numerous awards including an Eco-Schools Award, Learning Excellence Awards and National Leaders in Education Status. Its primary and junior pupils are also now on one site following a recent move into a new infant school and nursery facility, which has been built next to the existing Lostock Hall Junior School.

Wokingham Medical Centre, Berkshire

An unused Nineties office block has been revitalised and extended to create a medical centre to cater for the increasing population of the town.

www.euroclad.com

The new Queen Elizabeth School will provide state-of-the-art facilities for 11-18 year old pupils in Camarthen, Wales. Featuring 5,000m2 of Euroclad's standing seam roofing system, the buildings incorporate sweeping convex curved roofs and rollformed tapers which not only look great, but meet the highest performance standards.

Xi Ding-Dumpling Restaurant

RIGI were commissioned to design the flagship restaurant of Xi Ding-Dumpling.

Yandex offices, St Petersburg

Large-scale sculptures based on computer symbols were installed to make the interiors scheme for a Russian media company into a ‘unique, stunning workplace’. Job done.

Yandex offices, St Petersburg

Large-scale sculptures based on computer symbols were installed to make the interiors scheme for a Russian media company into a ‘unique, stunning workplace’. Job done.

YDYO – Izmir University of Economics Language Building

AUDB were commissioned to combine all language classes and support spaces into one building.

Yell headquarters, Reading

A distinct lack of yellow and logos marks the new office interiors for the company evolving from producing Yellow Pages, in a scheme that takes it into the future

Yorkshire Ballet Summer School event at British Museum uses Harlequin floors

British Harlequin provided a Harlequin Liberty sprung floor for Yorkshire Ballet Summer School's fund raising event at the British Museum.

Young patients not puzzled thanks to Tarkett flooring

Young patients attending the new paediatric outpatient department at North Tees Hospital will be entering a bright and cheerful environment thanks to the addition of Tarkett flooring in all the corridors, circulation areas and waiting rooms. Jigsaw pieces in a variety of bright colours have been inlaid into the flooring along several corridors, while the waiting area features an underwater themed inlay that matches the fishy decoration on the walls.

You’re my Favourite

Project Orange features a collage of favourite surfaces for its own studio

Yum! by John Robertson Architects

John Robertson Architects has served up a contemporary new HQ for the restaurant company Yum! with staff well-being at the top of the menu...