Make the most of your summer time with the children

Make the most of your summer time with the children

Jul 11, 2014 | Blog, Residential

According to Theophrastus, one of Plato’s greatest scholars, “time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” Along a similar vein, nineteenth century writer, Henry Mackay, once said “time is free, but it is priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t...
Get Creative in Your Garden Studio

Get Creative in Your Garden Studio

Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, Residential

The artist, Grayson Perry, says that all of his studios hark back to his father’s shed, where the tool strewn workbench became the cockpit of a fantasy aircraft journeying to imagined lands. A place apart, where anything can happen. Somewhere peaceful for, quiet...
Classroom design really does matter

Classroom design really does matter

Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Education

We’ve always believed that the classroom is the place where young minds are moulded and according to new research carried out by the University of Salford and Nightingale Associates architects, classroom design really does matter. The results suggest that a classroom...
Bring work closer to home with a garden office

Bring work closer to home with a garden office

Mar 5, 2013 | Blog, Residential

New figures from the Office for National Statistics have recently revealed that there has been an increase in the number of people working from home. Over the last decade a growing percentage of employees have chosen to ditch the commute and bring their working life...