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Nov 27, 20151 min read
It’s all in the detail
When it comes to detail, we like to leave a “blank canvas” so to speak, so that the client can “dress” their house to their tastes....
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Nov 20, 20152 min read
A lofty price to pay.
We are sometimes asked to resolve the problems homeowners have been left with following some building work. It nearly always involves...
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Nov 6, 20152 min read
Building is not just about putting one brick on top of another.
The other month I commented on how the public seems to rely on builders to problem solve, and how sometimes that trust in their knowledge...
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vc2043
Oct 30, 20152 min read
Choosing your designer.
I’d like to make it clear that we’re not the only good architectural practice in Milton Keynes. However, we’re hearing some horrendous...
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vc2043
Oct 23, 20152 min read
Ideas generation – we don’t give up.
I went to see a new client near Bedford recently who enquired about our services earlier in the year but apparently engaged in the...
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Oct 2, 20152 min read
We’re on Houzz
We’ve recently set up a profile on a social media platform called Houzz, this is all about design, mainly interior design and lifestyle...
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vc2043
Sep 11, 20152 min read
Palladian Design
Palladian design is a philosophy of design which was based on the work and books of a 16th-century Italian architect Andreas Palladio,...
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vc2043
Aug 21, 20151 min read
Rear Extension in Milton Keynes.
Our clients in Emerson Valley Milton Keynes wanted quite a simple rear extension a few years ago, and so this is what we gave them. After...
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vc2043
Jul 31, 20152 min read
The type of work we’re getting.
We’ve had some interesting work in the office within the last few months, including remodelling houses in some of the more prestigious...
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vc2043
Jul 27, 20152 min read
Invest in your home.
According to the consumer magazine, the best way in which to add value to your house may be to add a garage, and although they noted that...
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vc2043
Jun 26, 20151 min read
Domestic clients and the new health and safety regulations.
If you’re having work done in your own home or the home of a family member, and it’s not in connection with a business, you’ll be a...
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vc2043
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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vc2043
Jun 19, 20152 min read
Velux and Dormer Windows
Following the subject of loft conversions from last week’s blog post, we thought we’d discuss a particular aspect that clients need to...
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vc2043
Jun 12, 20151 min read
The Tiny House Movement: Ecocapsules
Following the tiny house movement, which is a movement in which people are downsizing the space in which they live. The main reason for...
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vc2043
Jun 5, 20151 min read
Keeping you up to date with live projects.
We’re trying something which we haven’t done before; which is tracking a project and keeping you all up to date on its progress via...
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vc2043
May 29, 20152 min read
Turner Prize: 2015
I’m sure that you’ve all heard of the Turner prize, even if you don’t follow the art world. The shortlist of the artists considered for...
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vc2043
May 22, 20152 min read
History of homes: The Bedroom.
Imagine waking up in the morning to find that you’re sharing a bed with some work colleagues, family, friends and even strangers, all in...
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vc2043
May 15, 20152 min read
History of the living room.
In Tudor times, only the very privileged/well off people had a living room. Middle class people only began to have them in their homes in...
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vc2043
May 8, 20153 min read
General Election: What the conservatives say they will do for Milton Keynes.
As we’re sure you already know, the Conservatives won the general election. So whether you voted for them or not, it’d be a good idea to...
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vc2043
May 1, 20151 min read
Tecton Art Center
As you may be aware, Building Tectonics operates from the Tecton Centre which is quite a large old chapel building which we refurbished...
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