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Costs: Kitchens & Bathrooms
The latest sample cost breakdowns for various types of kitchen and bathroom fixtures and fittings
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Forget the tired stereotype: deck-access homes make sense
Deck-access housing is back and fast becoming the default typology for high-density low- and mid-rise apartments, writes Andrew Beharrell
Paul Murphy Architects ‘re-stacks’ London primary school
The expansion and reconfiguration of St Christina's Primary School, St John’s Wood, stitches a three-storey teaching extension into the existing building
Stephenson Hamilton Risley Studio completes Manchester hotel
The 329-room, 4-star hotel in Manchester City Centre – for Irish brand Clayton Dalata – was inspired by a single carved solid form
Coffey Architects retrofits SOM-designed Broadgate offices with ‘cycle-in’ entrance
The refurbishment of the 2004 building has saved an estimated 93 per cent embodied carbon compared with new build and reduced the building’s carbon footprint by 19 per cent
Case study: CLT House by Unknown Works
Bold yellow additions mark out the front and rear extensions to a semi-detached, brick house in east London. Photography by Unknown Works
Mary Duggan and RUFF complete ‘pavilions in park’ housing in Croydon
Red Clover Gardens consists of 157 homes for private sale, affordable and social rent, arranged across five facetted blocks within a landscaped park-like setting
Galmstrup completes community centre in Scottish fishing town
Galmstrup Architects has redeveloped a former fish market and maritime heritage centre in Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders
Coach: a less experienced colleague is earning more than me
An architect has discovered that a less experienced member of their team is being paid more. Matthew Turner looks at their options
Sketchbook: Katy Marks
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of sketches and concept drawings by architects and designers. Today’s sketches are by Katy Marks, a director of Citizens Design Bureau