Architectural Design
Jul 6, 2026 3 min read
Writing a Design Brief Your Architect Can Actually Use
A brief describing how you live produces a better house than one describing what you like. How to write one.
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Architectural Design
Jul 3, 2026 3 min read
Planning a Kitchen That Works Before You Choose How It Looks
Kitchen decisions are made on appearance and lived through function. The sequence that gets the function right first.
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Jul 1, 2026 3 min read
Choosing an Architect: What Owners Judge and What They Should
Selection is usually based on portfolio images. The criteria that predict a good outcome are less visible and more useful.
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Jun 14, 2026 3 min read
Privacy and Daylight on a Tight Plot: A Worked Example
On a constrained plot the two requirements conflict directly. A worked study showing how the conflict is resolved.
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Architectural Design
May 7, 2026 3 min read
Architectural Fees: Percentage of Cost or Fixed Fee?
How the fee is structured affects what you get and what the architect is incentivised to do. Two common approaches compared.
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May 5, 2026 3 min read
Ceiling Heights and Proportion: What Makes a Room Feel Right
Higher is not automatically better. Six beliefs about proportion, tested against how rooms are actually experienced.
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May 2, 2026 3 min read
Sustainable Design That Pays: Measures Worth Their Cost
Some environmental measures return their cost and some do not. Which ones make sense in this climate.
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Architectural Design
Mar 14, 2026 3 min read
Villa Layouts: Where Privacy Planning Goes Wrong
Separating guest reception from family life is fundamental and frequently mishandled. The errors that persist for the life of the house.
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Mar 11, 2026 2 min read
Interior Designer or Architect? Who Should Do What
The roles overlap and the boundary is frequently unclear. What each contributes and where appointing both makes sense.
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Mar 8, 2026 3 min read
Apartment Layouts: A Worked Comparison of Two Plans
The same floor area arranged two ways, producing different usable space and different living quality.
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Architectural Design
Jan 21, 2026 3 min read
Daylight in a Hot Climate: Beliefs That Produce Uncomfortable Houses
More glass is not more light, and more light is not automatically better. Six ideas about daylight worth examining.
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Jan 19, 2026 3 min read
Facade Materials: What Each Costs to Build and to Keep
Facade decisions are made on appearance and paid for in maintenance. How the common options behave over time.
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