THE BRIEF: Should You Really Knock That Wall Down?
What an apartment renovation taught me about protecting the view, understanding the building and asking better questions before work begins.
THE BRIEF: Bespoke joinery and the homes that resist standard sizes.
On the quiet tyranny of the alcove that isn't quite the alcove it claims to be.
THE BRIEF: The Victorian terrace: a tale of two continents.
On heritage, adaptation and the homes that refuse to become obsolete.
THE BRIEF: Natural stone. On cost, character and a material that tells its own story.
Some thought behind the assumptions.