Almost overnight the mornings now have a distinct chill, the evenings are already getting darker earlier; and the warmth of the summer...

If you need to bring more light into your home without losing valuable wall space, Clerestory windows could be the answer to your...

Residing in an energy-efficient building not only lowers your utility bills but can also add an average of 14% to your home’s value,...

It is always very productive and a change of scene; to get the Building Tectonics team out of the office together to learn more about...

Have you ever wondered what it is like to work in an Architectural Practice for the day and envisage all the dreaming and designing that...

You may have noticed tall brick walls can have bands of different shades of colour; this can be deliberate, a feature of the design...

Two billion metric tonnes of concrete are made worldwide annually, it’s also a very economic material so it’s used unsparingly. This...

There are some new and interesting developments in foundation design which offer an alternative to the way we have been constructing...

Most modern house roofs use trussed rafters in the construction of the roof. They consist of quite slender pieces of wood, which are...

Plywood is a simple, but effective material. This is used a lot in the world of construction due to its strong structure, but light...

A client has asked me about Flitched Beams and I thought it might be an interesting topic for others. As always, I am not going to be too...