Space & Light

For me, lighting is one of the most important parts of architectural design.
Good lighting can really bring a house alive at night but poor lighting can ruin the atmosphere and quality of a home.
I’ve worked really hard with my electrician (Liam from Elmac Electrical Ltd 07973183124) and lighting consultant (Ian from Group B Lighting 02087497701) to come up with an elegant scheme.
Discreet, recessed wall lights will flood the frosted glass floors with a white light to make it glow.
Long, horizontal beams of light from wall to wall will be in …

Even though the building regulations have improved so much over the last twenty years, so that all conservatories now have to constructed using double-glazing, there are still huge temperature differences where it is too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.
If you insist on having a conservatory the only way you can prevent enormous amounts of heat gain in the summer is so provide solar shading by using external blinds or louvers on the outside of the glass or blinds that are integrated between the two sheets …

Creating an open-plan layout in and Edwardian terrace
Vanessa Anderson, age 62, lives in a Edwardian terrace house in London that dates from 1910. Like many who live in such properties, Vanessa wants to open up the ground-floor space to create an open-plan layout, and add an extension. Her budget is £120,000.The Problem
The main problem with the original ground floor layout of many Edwardian homes is that there are too many individual, small rooms and often not enough space to meet the requirements of a 21st century home. As you come …