Homeowners will be allowed to carry on building large house extensions without full planning permission under the Permitted Development Rights after the government announced it was making temporary rules permanent. Under the permitted development rights homeowners can put a single-storey rear extension on their property extending up to 6m for terraced or semi-detached homes, or 8m for [...]

Contract interior project completed with the addition of a stylish upholstered wire-base sofa and oak tripod floor light with a woven fabric shade. The additional lighting, use of materials and textures has softened the reception 'hub' space and created a focal point. Visitors and colleagues use the soft seating for informal meetings, socialising, relaxation, study and working [...]

Our brand started out in 1985 with a yellow identity which was perfect for the time. By the mid-90s we moved to a blue palette that saw us through to the last major change in 2009 and Pantone Red 032. This worked across print, advertising, signage, website and the spread of social media platforms. 2019 was time [...]

I first met Jim Downer, an exhibition designer, when at T&G Display Studios in the late 1970s. My memory is of visits to his meticulously organised north London studio to collect wonderfully detailed drawings which T&G as stand contractors would go on to build. Jim conceived and illustrated the recently discovered Ted Hughes poem for children Timmy [...]

Interesting read in the just-published report into the proposed development of the 'A414 corridor' through Hertfordshire. This sixth Infrastructure Charrette session was hosted in February by one of our clients at the Riding School in Hatfield Park. It was a platform for the Hertfordshire County Council to outline the A414 Corridor Strategy and their process moving forward. It [...]