Why it Pays to Consult an Architect for your Home Renovations
When you first start planning any home renovations; it is easy to get carried away dreaming about the end result and not always consider...
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Dec 17, 20192 min read
Open-Plan Living in Luton
Our client found us on Houzz and, after reading all the positive reviews we had received from previous clients, contacted us regarding...
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Jul 24, 20193 min read
The Benefits of Choosing an Experienced Architect over a Cheap Drawings Company
Making your dream home a reality can be a costly process and understandably many people try to keep their costs as low as possible; and...
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Jun 20, 20192 min read
Townhouse Extension in Broughton, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is a relatively new city; it includes amongst its housing stock a large number of townhouses. They are a popular choice for...
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Mar 27, 20194 min read
Green Design, Green Upkeep: Building and Maintaining Your Environmentally-Friendly Home
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,...
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Mar 17, 20194 min read
Team Trip to Kingspan to Learn about Timber Frame Housing
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...
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Feb 11, 20193 min read
A Day in the Life of an Architectural Practice
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...
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Feb 23, 20183 min read
One of the first and most important steps
At Building Tectonics we pride ourselves on producing detailed plans for the builder to use on site. The first and most crucial stage of...
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Feb 16, 20182 min read
Kitchens and triangular thinking.
The ’work triangle’ is something that clients can often come across when thinking of designing their new kitchen. It seeks to describe...
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May 20, 20163 min read
Intensively serviced house refurbishments.
We’re giving project management support on one of our projects at the moment, and we’ve agreed to do this because of the nature of the...
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Jun 23, 20151 min read
Planning problems
Our client had waited since last November to go in for planning, and eventually after a redesign and new application, the client was...
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Feb 13, 20153 min read
Foundation Design
There are some new and interesting developments in foundation design which offer an alternative to the way we have been constructing...
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Dec 20, 20132 min read
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 directions are issued by the council where specific control is needed, for example, in places where new developments could...
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Oct 11, 20132 min read
Design and access statements, what are they?
Design and access statements are documents which explain the thoughts behind the designs for a new planning application. They have...
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Jun 24, 20132 min read
It’s all In the Design.
When you decide to take the plunge and get some work done on your home, you need to have an idea of what you actually want in mind,...
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Aug 1, 20112 min read
Retrospective Approval for Planning & Building Regulations
We have been asked to deal with more than the usual number of Retrospective Planning and Building Regulation Applications. One of the...
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Jan 25, 20114 min read
Feasibility Schemes & older houses that have been altered before.
A potential new client wrote: We moved into our house a few years ago and are now looking at ways of maximizing the current structure....
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Nov 10, 20102 min read
Permitted Development
In brief, Permitted Development is that work that you can carry out to your house without requiring Planning Permission. The rules...
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Oct 8, 20102 min read
Planning Permission and Building Regulations
Planning Permission and Building Regulations It is apparent that many clients and potential clients confuse Planning Permission and...
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