As contemporary interiors continue to embrace soft neutrals, clean lines and uncluttered layouts, designers are increasingly turning to darker timber flooring to introduce warmth, depth and visual weight. Havwoods’ rich Walnut Cocoa planks exemplify this shift, bringing contrast and a greater sense of permanence to light-filled schemes while creating an atmospheric balance between light and shadow. A Victorian London home designed by Studio 163, is a strong example of the tre

As part of a refurbishment of the Grade II* listed Pitt Building, TORMAX UK partnered with IQ Glass to deliver advanced automation for the building's new frameless glass draft lobby. Supplying an advanced iMotion 2202 operator to power the single internal sliding door, TORMAX helped create an accessible, energy-efficient and reliable entrance solution that complements this prestigious heritage refurbishment. Designed and manufactured to exacting standards, the TORMAX range

In Asker Municipality, 20 km southwest of Oslo, IF Frisk Asker is the pride of the city. The team competes in Norway’s most prestigious ice hockey division, the EliteHockey League, and has a history dating back to 1935. Known as The Tigers, Frisk Asker has won the national championship multiple times. However, over the years, their facilities became outdated. Consequently, a collaboration agreement was established between the club, the contractor and the developer to construc

A Glasgow affordable housing development featuring facing bricks supplied by Taylor Maxwell, one of the UK’s leading providers of brick, façade and timber solutions, has been shortlisted for the 2026 RIBA Neave Brown Award for Housing. St Andrew’s Drive Phases 2 & 3, designed by jmarchitects for Southside Housing Association, is one of just four developments in contention for the national award, which recognises the UK’s best new affordable housing. The project received a Com

Set within a quiet Cambridgeshire village, Sycamore House is a striking contemporary home that demonstrates how thoughtful architecture and carefully specified glazing systems can transform a site. Designed by Gary Johns Architects and built by Ley Construction, the property was conceived as a downsizing project that would allow the homeowners to remain in the village, they had lived in all their lives. Rather than move away, the clients chose to build a new home within the

The Oaklea Group is a charitable organisation whose purpose is to give vulnerable people the opportunity to live and work as independently as possible within their communities. Their mission is to support and care for people and communities so they can learn, develop and thrive. Right2Work, a Community Interest Company which is part of the Oaklea Group, asked Sound Reduction Systems Ltd (SRS) to deliver the project, subject to funding being secured. In late November 2025, Rig