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The College renovation: a success?

Situated in the heart of Aberdeen, The College had been a go-to bar for over 20 years, providing great nights out to the masses. But in June 2018, it was reborn as College - a newly designed,…

Our Top 8 Tips for Getting Planning Permission and a Building Warrant

Before building your dream home or extension, gaining approvals for Planning Permission and a Building Warrant are both essential. It is worth communicating with Local Authorities to understand what…

Why Stealing Ideas Can Create Successful Design

The design process begins with an idea. Anna Held Audette said: "an idea is our visual reaction to something seen–in real life, in our memory, in our imagination, in our dreams.” Before embarking on…

The Most Important Things to Know about Your Building Project!

Whether dealing with a commercial or residential build, both the architect and the client have their own individual responsibilities throughout the life of a building project. Client awareness of…

Post Digital Thinking - Richard Tinto

Science Fiction, or Science Reality? Technology has completely transformed our world over the last 30 years in countless ways and continues to play an ever-greater role in our daily lives. But where…

Top 5 Things to Consider When Planning or Making Alterations to Your Home

The home is at the heart of modern family day life. A well designed home will not only have a huge impact on the day to day lives of you and your family, it will also become a centre for relaxation…

The Most Important Things to Consider Before Moving Office

Look Before You Leap As your business expands, you will ultimately need more space to house your growing company. As tempting as it may be to give up your current lease and begin searching for a…

Do I Need to Use a Contract for My Building Design Project?

Introduction When starting out on a building design project, one of the most important—and often overlooked—things to consider is formalising a legal contract between the client and the building…

Our Top 5 Websites as Sources of Inspiration!

Vive La Wifi! The internet: the fabulous tool that has changed everything—quite literally—from the way we shop, to the way we interact with others. More and more commonly we hear the phrase: “just…

Why Designers Should be Leading the Future of Construction

Rethinking Construction It’s twenty years since the motor industry executive and British industrialist Sir John Egan was appointed to lead a task force designed to improve efficiency in the UK…

5 Most Common House Alteration Projects

We have long promoted the message that a home improvement project is an ideal way to create the house of your dreams. Often moving home is an easy option for those who don’t fully understand the…

5 Steps to Creating Maximum Impact to your Business Reception?

First impression count right? It is commonly accepted that within 60 second of meeting you a person will have formed an almost indelible impression of you. In business we talk about our brand, who…

So What About Design, So what about you ?!

In business we are often challenged on our USP (Unique Selling Point), what is it about your organisation that is the key reason why someone would choose to work with you over someone else? Below we…

Your Workplace work for your People

So with the arrival of 2017 we can safely say that many of us will begin to share where we work with a wider age range of people than ever before! With retirement ages fading into the future and the…

Whats 2017 All About

What’s 2017 All About? As the year comes to an end our MD Rich gives us his musings on all things 2016 and looks ahead to what he sees as the things to work harder on in 2017. “Wow 2016, what a…