The project, in essence, was to extend this 17th century building into the rear garden. Interestingly, there was an old well in that part...

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...

I mentioned in an earlier blog about Bletchley Park, a particular architectural style called the ‘International style’, so I thought I’d...

We could all become more energy efficient through a number of strategies including government introduced incentives and grants as well as...

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...

The client on this particular project wanted to have somewhere safe to park their cars and van, somewhere they could lock it up (which...

Recently, I was talking to my friend who is currently redecorating his hallway. I asked him about the colour scheme, and how he will...

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...

I write about architecture and architectural related things on this blog on a weekly basis…so I had a thought; ‘where did the word...

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...

PJ Care Ltd in Bletchley, Milton Keynes commissioned Building Tectonics Ltd to design and project manage a 22 bed high dependency...

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...

Building Tectonics was commissioned to produce architectural designs and gain the necessary approvals for two bungalows in the rear...

Our client had bought a 1960’s house whose exterior was looking very tired. The house had a very uninspiring appearance, lacking that...

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...

Before… For this particular project, the client already had plans prepared by architects to demolish their rather tired looking bungalow....

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,...

Traditional Conservatories are cruel! We have completely transformed the conservatory into what we call a garden room. To us this means a...

This early 20th century house had been extended and altered many times before, and each alteration seemed to have concentrated on a...

As pigeons and doves were an important food source throughout history, dovecotes were erected to house the birds. These were kept for...