Vicaima design bowls them over at The Heyford Hotel

LISTEN HERE 🔊 A new and stylish Boutique Hotel at the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside has specified Vicaima trend setting door designs to compliment the mood of its relaxing and entertaining interiors. With its select and elegantly appointed rooms,... View Article

Magply gains coveted BBA Certification

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Magply magnesium oxysulfate (MOS) boards have recently undergone a stringent testing programme by the British Board of Agrément (BBA), which helps clients validate their processes and mitigate risk offering greater confidence for specifiers of the products tested.... View Article

Sika moves Parex Monorex GM production to the UK

LISTEN HERE 🔊 UK leader in construction chemicals Sika, has moved production of its most popular colours in the Parex Monorex GM render range from France to the UK to match the expectation and growth in demand from its customers... View Article

Blue Sky thinking transforms disused barn

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Blue Sky Barn is a fascinating conversion of a disused barn into a four-bedroom family home. Situated on a farm in England’s Norfolk, architects 31/44 have used form and materials to preserve the memory of the original... View Article

Riding high

A world-class multi-storey skate park has been constructed in Folkestone, Kent, a novel concrete form also designed to attract climbers and boxers, and which has quickly become a popular local landmark. Jack Wooler reports F51 is a multi-storey, state-of-the-art sporting... View Article

Dawn of the STEAM age

A groundbreaking further education building in Bridgend, south Wales, integrates ‘art’ into the established STEM typology to make STEAM. It also combines a range of open workshop spaces alongside traditional classrooms, as James Parker discovered The concept of bringing together... View Article

Advanced lights the way at University of Bristol

LISTEN HERE 🔊 The University of Bristol’s emergency lighting upgrade continues with the installation of a further ten LuxIntelligent emergency light testing panels from fire and life safety system manufacturer, Advanced. The new equipment will be installed alongside 21 existing... View Article

Building Product Specification Afternoon & Beer Festival

Quantum Profile Systems Ltd is hosting a unique FREE event for Architects and Specifiers in partnership with the Manchester Society of Architects on Thursday 14th July 2022, from 3pm until 10.30pm. It will give those in attendance the chance to learn about... View Article

Award winning motorway services choose Pendock Linea

The award-winning Skelton Lakes motorway services near Leeds is using bespoke manufactured architectural casings from Pendock’s Linea building linings range to conceal structural elements and help achieve a high quality, integrated finish to the retail unit on site. Designed by... View Article

Mapei features at carbon neutral Braywick Leisure Centre

LISTEN HERE 🔊 A full Mapei system forms part of the new Braywick Leisure Centre – a £33 million state-of-the-art facility designed by Plymouth-based BRL Architects. The new iconic Centre in Maidenhead replaces the Magnet Leisure Centre; it combines recreational,... View Article