Rise cottage; phase 1.
There were many extensions done to this property over time before we were commissioned to work on the project. As a result of these many...
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Sep 23, 20132 min read
International style
I mentioned in an earlier blog about Bletchley Park, a particular architectural style called the ‘International style’, so I thought I’d...
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Sep 20, 20132 min read
Energy efficient with the NEF
We could all become more energy efficient through a number of strategies including government introduced incentives and grants as well as...
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Sep 16, 20133 min read
Bletchley Park.
The estate of Bletchley Park is most famously recognised as the place where most of the German Enigma code was cracked in World War 2. It...
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Sep 13, 20131 min read
The iron garage.
The client on this particular project wanted to have somewhere safe to park their cars and van, somewhere they could lock it up (which...
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Sep 9, 20132 min read
“It’s just the hall.”
Recently, I was talking to my friend who is currently redecorating his hallway. I asked him about the colour scheme, and how he will...
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Sep 6, 20132 min read
Rise cottage; phase two.
It can be quite nice to go back and revisit a project, and reproduce a retrospective. There is one project in particular which comes to...
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Sep 2, 20131 min read
Architecture and it’s origins.
I write about architecture and architectural related things on this blog on a weekly basis…so I had a thought; ‘where did the word...
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vc2043
Aug 30, 20132 min read
Listed buildings…What are you talking about?
We have written about listed buildings before, and so I thought it was about time we explained what they actually are, in case you do not...
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vc2043
Aug 21, 20131 min read
Bluebirds Nursing Home Project
PJ Care Ltd in Bletchley, Milton Keynes commissioned Building Tectonics Ltd to design and project manage a 22 bed high dependency...
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vc2043
Aug 16, 20132 min read
Revealed: The not so secret, secret about insulation…
When you think about insulation, I’ll bet that you only think of it in terms of keeping the heat in, keeping your home cosy and your...
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Aug 12, 20131 min read
Two Bungalows for the Clarkson Bros
Building Tectonics was commissioned to produce architectural designs and gain the necessary approvals for two bungalows in the rear...
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Aug 9, 20131 min read
House transformation: From a caterpillar to a butterfly
Our client had bought a 1960’s house whose exterior was looking very tired. The house had a very uninspiring appearance, lacking that...
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vc2043
Aug 2, 20132 min read
Could anyone be an architect?
I’ve been reading a book called ‘At Home’ by Bill Bryson recently (which I would recommend by the way) and he mentions a certain gardener...
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vc2043
Jul 29, 20131 min read
Not looking so tired anymore…
Before… For this particular project, the client already had plans prepared by architects to demolish their rather tired looking bungalow....
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vc2043
Jul 26, 20132 min read
Come back to my gaff.
I recently had a muse which I thought I’d share with you. I was thinking about houses in general, when the term ‘my gaff’ came to mind,...
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vc2043
Jul 23, 20131 min read
A ‘hot’ topic
Traditional Conservatories are cruel! We have completely transformed the conservatory into what we call a garden room. To us this means a...
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vc2043
Jul 23, 20131 min read
A charming addition.
This early 20th century house had been extended and altered many times before, and each alteration seemed to have concentrated on a...
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Jul 19, 20132 min read
Living like a bird
As pigeons and doves were an important food source throughout history, dovecotes were erected to house the birds. These were kept for...
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Jul 15, 20131 min read
17th century listed building extension
Listed building and planning consent was gained by architects before Building Tectonics was commissioned to design and detail the next...
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