This incredible home on four levels and a rooftop terrace is located in the Clerkenwell area of ​​London. The building was built in the early 1900s and was originally used as a brewery. Now it is a smart and

PA A s the second shorter but grimmer lockdown is lifted today, London returns to Tier 2, bringing all our favourite restaurants and gastropubs back to life, and reminding us that perhaps we don’t really want to relocate to

Pastel storage walls curve and dip through the rooms of this apartment in London's Marylebone neighbourhood, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design . The apartment is situated along Upper Wimpole Street, occupying the ground floor

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Spanning 150 metres around Paddington Square and a landmark 45ft-tall ‘totem’ on Praed Street, Nature Nurture has been created by Kelly Anna , and is the London-based artist and illustrator’s largest work to date; the Sellar- and Dezeen-commissioned piece

The world is changing and architecture is adapting, and a new wave of young practices in London emerges. They are armed with bold ideas, digital tools, new studio set ups and innovative designs and approaches. In our Next Generation

If you’re thinking about undertaking a project to let in as much natural light as possible, there are some key points to consider. Today’s glass technology makes for an incredibly strong and durable material – it’s an essential building

We should be applauding social housing projects, but resist the rhetoric that sees council housing as the only solution to the housing crisis, says Owen Hopkins . Donald Trump may have been vanquished, but Trumpism is still alive and

This photo series is designed to give you a coffee-break escape. Take five minutes for yourself and dive into these dream schemes. Whether delicate glass or industrial metal, a striking single globe or a pretty cluster, a pendant light

Pinner Court in North Harrow © Joshua Abbott The suburbs of 'Metro-Land' — which blossomed in the 1920s and 30s around northwest London and into the nearby home counties — brought about a slew of exciting modernist architecture: from

This photo series is designed to give you some coffee-break inspiration. Take five minutes for yourself and enjoy browsing these schemes to get ideas for your own home. Most of us like to have a light close to our

View 26 Photos In London, architect Julia Hamson transforms the dark, cramped kitchen of her Victorian terrace house into a flexible gathering space. When London architect Julia Hamson founded her studio 4 S Architecture in early 2020, her first

This photo series is designed to give you a coffee-break escape. Take five minutes for yourself and dive into these dream schemes. Whether you live in a busy household or just want to escape from your screen, there’s a

The reimagining of an office building in central London by Make Architects, Asta House, combines contemporary housing and 1950s industrial heritage Photography: Jack Hobhouse Working with Derwent London, Make Architects has completed the full reimagining of an existing central

As one of the few places to where we can safely retreat, green spaces have gained a new significance during the pandemic. While some countries are already well ahead of the curve in ensuring that a minimum of green

This photo series is designed to give you a coffee-break escape. Take five minutes for yourself and dive into these dream schemes. If you work from home a lot, but have been confined to the kitchen table or your

Joshua Abbott has written A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land to highlight the modernist architecture in the northwestern suburbs of London. Here he selects ten of the most interesting examples. A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land focuses on 200

Freeing up kitchen storage space, reducing noise in an open-plan room, having laundry facilities closer to the areas where clothes are removed… There are plenty of reasons to consider shifting your washing machine from your kitchen to a more

Mirage-like mirrored ceilings and cacti-filled planters are some of the features that interiors studio Holloway Li has incorporated in this hotel in London , which is meant to echo California deserts. Bermonds Locke is located at the heart of

There are many different ways in which old homes can be renovated and extended to give them a new lease of life. In the last few years we have seen classic residences being given a new lease of life

The headquarters of Britain’s leading companies have traditionally been a showcase of their wealth and success over decades, displaying some of the finest architecture of their time. In prime locations, their generous interiors and entrance halls of height and

Professionals on Houzz benefited from a growth in demand in August following the easing of lockdown, which saw many people spending more time at home. Design and renovation pros received 102% more project leads this August than they did

In order to assist the city of London and encourage constructions after Covid-19, the Mayor of London , with tech-led design practice Bryden Wood and leading residential consultancy Cast , have launched a new version of the housing design

If you love a mix of eclectic brilliance, art deco influences and a restrained Steampunk appeal thrown into the mix, then the beautifully renovated Steampunk House in London is the one for you. Revamped and carefully renovated by Bradley

Architects William Smalley and Ben Pentreath collaborate on ‘hidden’ Mews House at Chelsea Barracks in London Forming part of the Chelsea Barracks development in West London, a new, ‘hidden’ mews house has just been unveiled, courtesy of a collaboration

Whether it’s to add a new bedroom suite, create self-contained accommodation for guests or an au pair, or set up a home office, converting a loft into a habitable space has become a hugely popular way to add more

The September 2020 edition of the Maison & Objet trade fair, which usually takes place in Paris, France, was this year transformed into a digital conference (the Digital Fair, September 4-18), hosted on its year-round digital platform, Maison et

The bathroom packs a lot of function into what is often a small space. As such, there’s an understandable temptation to keep it clean-lined and sparse. However, if you’re craving some personality in your washroom, there are plenty of

Full of surprises, Simon and Victoria Proctor’s home in Shepherd’s Bush, where they live with children Max, 14, and Phoebe, 19, appears from the outside to be an unassuming Victorian terrace house. Once you’re inside, however, it changes character.

They’re calling it “broken plan”. With more of us now working from home, possibly for the long term, households want personal space for office, study and leisure — so Londoners are carving up their old open-plan homes into personal

Small, simple, elegant and contemporary brick apartment blocks, that suit their surroundings and have easy access to green space and amenities, are being held up as the best examples of residential design and construction in the New London Awards

From the outside, Lost House in London’s King’s Cross neighborhood lives up to its name: Designed by Ghanaian-British starchitect David Adjaye , it sits in a former delivery yard and can be easily missed by passersby. The industrial façade,

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Alamy Stock Photo A property revolution is promised for London from this month, in the shape of Offr, a tech platform that can facilitate wholly online transactions. Appearing as a button on estate agents’ websites and free to use,

This photo series is designed to give you some coffee-break inspiration. Take five minutes for yourself and enjoy browsing these enviable spaces to get ideas for your own home. Illuminating the entrance to your home can be tricky, with

Stoke Newington in North London is one of those fabulous neighborhoods that seems to combine modernity and a happening nightlife with remnants on its historic past and Victorian architecture that seems to transport you back in time. It is

Already from the street, it becomes clear that this is not a typical London townhouse . Adjoining classic houses on both sides, this one has a modern black roof, and the tone of the facade brick is also different

Cast your mind back 15 years, to when the section of east London now centred around the former 2012 Olympic Village was dominated by industrial buildings, artist-inhabited old warehouses and neglected high streets. This area is unrecognisable today ,

Could there be a simple solution to London ’s housing crisis? One that has been right under our noses — or, to be more accurate, just above our heads — all along? From this month, changes to the planning

Sophie Ashby, a high-profile designer of luxury interiors , recently called her industry “elitist and exclusionary” in an outspoken critique, adding that “you often need the right connections for success”. Her views were crystallised by the death in the

Daniel Lynch The stamp duty holiday has injected a hit of adrenaline into the UK housing market, with speedy sales hitting a record high. According to new research from property portal Rightmove , the number of homes sold within

Daniel Lynch Property values have hit a record high for the second month running, as the summer house price boom continues apace. The stamp duty holiday announced in early July, combined with a post-lockdown surge in properties being put

A glazed wall and ceiling will help to flood your new extension with light, but which kind of style would work for you? Check out these solutions from Houzz designers for extensions where at least one wall and the

Renovating a house is one thing. What architects Maya Carni and Ran Ankory did to their Victorian terrace home was more like a disembowelment. They stripped their run-down property back to basics, leaving just its front and side walls

If you’d like to include an area for shared meals in your kitchen, there are various issues that can scupper your plans – a lack of space or an awkwardly shaped room being just two of them. Read on

From plant-based surfaces to those made from waste products, there’s a vast array of sustainable home materials to choose from. Check out this selection of materials to help you offer clients renovation choices that work alongside the environment. Let

Text description provided by the architects. Make Architects has completed a central London re-use residential project for Derwent London , a leading UK developer known for its distinctive, design-led portfolio that contributes positively to the urban realm of the

The Bermondsey most young Londoners know is all pints at The Woolpack, weekends browsing in Maltby Street Market and sherry and tapas at José, all in the metaphorical shadow of the Shard. Just down the road things are less

Whether you’re looking for a guest bedroom or need somewhere to work from home, it might be worth slotting an outbuilding into your garden. We spoke to four professionals on Houzz to discover whether you need Planning Permission, what

This photo series is designed to give you some coffee-break inspiration. Take five minutes for yourself and enjoy browsing these enviable spaces to get ideas for your own home. Yellow can be a foil for cool shades of grey,

In this episode of Houzz TV Live, architect Denise O’Connor of Optimise Home takes viewers through her renovated 1950s open-plan home in Dublin. She tells Kiya Kelly of the Houzz communications team how she knocked down walls to connect

With all the effort we spend on creating beautiful interiors, the outside of our homes can often be overlooked. Check out these easy ideas for making sure the front of your property gives the kind of welcome you –

In a Q&A format, we talk to the designer and examine the creative thinking behind this beautifully renovated kitchen. Kitchen at a Glance Who lives here? A busy woman with her young adult son (who enjoys cooking, so he

The family who own this home had originally planned to enlarge their house with a basement dig, but had been deterred by council restrictions. Instead, they enlisted the expertise of Josie Harris-Taylor of Kia Designs to reconfigure the space

The owners of this apartment bought it for their daughter, who was about to start classes at a business school in the Saint-Bruno district of Grenoble, France. Their plan was to let her use it for her time at

From limewashing it or staining it black to using it for veneered door fronts or chunky worktops, ply has featured in numerous ways in kitchen designs on Houzz. Read about the clever ideas interior designers, architects and kitchen design

In a professionally designed bathroom, you can forget about a single source of lighting from a collection of ceiling spots. These professionals show just how creative you can be when it comes to illuminating your ablutions, with ideas ranging

Covid-19 and Crossrail , the latter now expected to arrive next year, are likely to reinforce the commuter fortress that is Maidenhead , which enjoys a lovely location alongside a rural stretch of the Thames. “We’re noticing more families

Rising in Docklands beside ExCeL exhibition centre is The Botanist, the latest phase of the new 796-home Royal Eden Docks neighbourhood that seeks to “incorporate nature in its architecture”. Green credentials of this E16 location are enhanced by communal

The market for craft is booming. A report by the Crafts Council this spring showed that 73 per cent of adults in Britain bought something handmade last year, amounting to some 25 million objects, and almost a third of

The Chelsea flat where Oscar Wilde lived for 10 years and wrote his 1890 Gothic-philosophical novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is on the market. The ground-floor home at No34 Tite Street is also where Wilde crafted his stage

Split-level: a three-bedroom apartment in Greenwich near Westcombe Park mainline station First-time buyer home of the week: Greenwich, SE10 There’s no stamp duty to pay, plus prime views of Canary Wharf and the City skyline from this bright, spacious

Britain's biggest “factory-built” council homes programme since the prefab construction boom of the Forties has been launched in east London. Greenwich council has signed a £300 million contract for the delivery of up to 750 new modular homes to

Covid-19 lockdown has got Londoners craving fresh air, wide-open spaces and nearness to nature. However, this trinity of needs is not always satisfied by green space. There are home buyers who find greater peace by the waterside — walking

To a prized central London district that’s undergoing a discreet facelift comes TwentyFive, a rare new boutique scheme of 23 lateral flats and two penthouses. Portman Estate’s 110 acres stretch east of Edgware Road and north of Oxford Street,

Adrian Lourie Clerkenwell has a remarkable reputation as the nerve centre of British creativity. There are more creative businesses per square mile in this medieval central London enclave than in any other part of the UK, from architects, designers

Daniel Lynch Home repossessions plunged by 93 per cent in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period last year. Just 90 homeowner mortgaged properties were repossessed in the three-month period, according to trade association UK

Of all the lessons lockdown has taught Londoners, the fact that flatmates can be hell is surely high on the list. Social media is awash with complaints from young renters stuck in spaces far too small to live and

The Canary Wharf skyline is being redrawn with a series of towers – either newly completed or under construction - which, if laid end to end, would stretch out for more than a mile. Homes in these sky-high buildings

The housing market has gone bonkers in London . Sealed bids, quick-fire sales and record prices are back. After a prolonged period of Brexit stagnation and the shock of lockdown, the London housing scene, usually quiet in midsummer, is

A £1.5 billion masterplan to turn one of London’s oldest brewery sites into a Thameside “village” with 1,250 homes has been lodged with Sadiq Khan. It is the latest attempt to win planning permission to develop the former Stag

The UK property market is experiencing a record-smashing summer mini boom, with the number of sales agreed from mid-July to mid-August totalling more than £37 billion. The post- lockdown surge in activity also saw the highest number of homes

Work will start next year on Transport for London ’s revamp of hated Wandsworth gyratory, removing the choke collar of traffic from this underrated location. With two-way traffic restored, better facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, and billions of pounds

Daniel Lynch Rents in London fell again in July – usually a busy period for the market in the capital – amid the continuing upheaval caused by coronavirus. The average rent in London dropped 4.2 per cent compared to

Unsung Alperton in the borough of Brent has such a low profile that most Londoners have not heard of the place. Fans of The Who rock band will know that the late drummer Keith Moon grew up there, while

The south London family home of Captain William Bligh, the naval commander who was set adrift by his crew in the Mutiny on the Bounty, is on sale for £2.5 million. The officer was the first owner of the