New office pushes the limits of modular construction. “Visitors’ reaction to the building is just ‘wow’. And they can’t believe that it’s a modular building.” That was a comment from one of Wernick’s staff, Naomi Parratt, whose office is in the new building. Designed by Wernick’s in-house architectural team, the new building aims to push […]
Deborah Rowntree looks at how we can use AIRSPACE Rooftop development has been given significant airtime recently. The market-leading innovator in this sphere, Apex Airspace, has received just under £20m of funding from the Mayor of London and Homes England in recent weeks – representing a welcome further emphasis from all levels of government on […]
Expo 2020 Dubai takes on greater significance for UK post-Brexit Expo 2020 Dubai will provide the perfect platform for the newly divorced United Kingdom to showcase itself to the world. While the UK left the European Union (EU) on January 31, the country has entered an 11-month transition period that keeps it bound to the […]
It’s a double celebration for SevenCapital this week as the developer, alongside construction partners Colmore Tang and Creagh Concrete, marks the topping out of its St Martin’s Place development – and announces it is now sold out one year ahead of expected completion. Construction on the development, which sits adjacent to SevenCapital’s Park Regis Hotel […]
The housing sector is calling for quality measures to be embedded into contracts to ensure the industry improves standards. At The Housing Forum’s Quality Counts conference, architects, contractors, suppliers and sub-contractors identified procurement as the stage in the housebuilding process that will have the most impact on quality. Their suggestions included building in quality measures […]
The government has released the report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission. Our readership constitutes individuals who collectively would have to bring about the changes recommended in this report. Whilst it acknowledges the desperate need for social housing, it also seems to hark back to a time when money and time where in greater […]
And completes its role in construction of Ain Dubai Netherlands-headquartered engineered heavy lifting and transport firm Mammoet has successfully completed its role in the construction of Ain Dubai, the world’s tallest observation wheel. Developed by master developer Meraas, Ain Dubai sits on Bluewaters in the heart of Dubai and once operational, it will provide residents […]
2019 raised the awareness of climate change, and it also saw an increasing number of holidaymakers opt for a staycation in the UK. The government has been behind an initiative to support eco homes with its cleaner heating scheme (part of the Future Homes Standard) planned to be in full operation by 2025. Offering attractive, […]
People experiencing homelessness in Cambridge will soon be housed in new micro-homes around the city centre. Created by homelessness charity Jimmy’s and the Allia Future Business Centre, the six modular homes are some of the first of their kind in the UK. There will be five homes for those experiencing homelessness, and a sixth unit […]
An investigation by Tom Calver An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but for an ever growing number of buyers, that may mean a property less than 37 square meters – or the size of a tube carriage. High demand, skyrocketing prices and lifestyle shifts have led to the rise of the micro-property – […]