Before the First Brick: Assembling Your Team for a Conscious Home in Spain
by Sean Hill on Apr 16, 2025
From the Architects, Designers & Sustainability Specialists at RISE Design Studio
From Earth to Home: Designing a New Build in Spain with Purpose
by Sean Hill on Apr 16, 2025
By RISE Design Studio – Architects & Sustainability Specialists
Navigating the Future of Planning: An Interview with Sally Arnold of The Plannery
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
Sean Ronnie Hill: Sally, thank you for joining me today. As planning policies continue to evolve, backland developments remain a complex issue. What are the key planning considerations when approaching such sites? Sally Arnold: Thank you, Sean. Backland developments indeed present uni …
Building for the Future: Choosing the Right Standards
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
Every building is a story in the making - a reflection of intent, values, and the world we wish to shape. At RISE Design Studio, we see each project as an opportunity to push boundaries, crafting spaces that are not only beautiful but purposeful. And a key part of that purpose is sust …
What If Everything You Thought About Low-Energy Homes Was Wrong?
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
At RISE, we don’t just design buildings. We design beginnings - to a slower life, a warmer space, a clearer purpose.
The Digital Age Has a Dirty Secret. It’s Time to Clean It Up.
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
Data runs the world. Every click, every stream, every AI prompt - behind it all sits a data centre, humming away, burning through energy, keeping the internet alive. But here’s the catch: data centres are massive energy guzzlers. They’re responsible for around 1% of global electricity …
The 1930s Semi: A Quiet Powerhouse of British Architecture
by Sean Hill on Apr 15, 2025
You’ve seen them. Lining the quiet streets of London’s outer zones, with their pitched roofs, proud bays, and an air of quiet endurance. The 1930s semi-detached home isn’t flashy. It doesn’t shout. But give it a little attention, and it speaks volumes.
Why Choose a Chartered Architect?
by Imran Jahn on Apr 10, 2025
Because your project deserves more than just a plan. It deserves a legacy.
Herbert Paradise: A Home That Leads with Purpose
by Sean Hill on Apr 10, 2025
At RISE Design Studio, we believe homes should be more than shelter. They should inspire. They should nurture. And they should quietly - but powerfully - lead the way to a better future.
INDOI ghar está en camino: Construyendo un hogar para la artesanía, la cultura y la comunidad en Poblenou
by Sean Hill on Apr 9, 2025
Poblenou está cambiando. Una vez más.
Not Quite Passivhaus? Not Quite Enough.
by Sean Hill on Apr 9, 2025
☉ The Illusion of Almost In today’s built environment, there’s a growing trend to dress up underperformance. Phrases like “inspired by Passivhaus” or “Passivhaus principles applied” may sound like progress. But they are often just that – sound. Hollow echoes of a standard that only de …
Old Bones, New Life: How One Mews House is Leading a Low-Carbon Future
by Sean Hill on Apr 9, 2025
In the heart of W2, nestled behind the grand stuccoed avenues of Bayswater, sits one of London’s best-kept secrets: Bathurst Mews. A cobbled street once home to horses and hay carts, it's now a serene pocket of heritage homes where ivy climbs brick walls and life hums quietly behind p …
Crafting Legacy: A Guide to Building a Paragraph 84 Home in the English Countryside
by Sean Hill on Apr 9, 2025
Prologue: Where Architecture Meets the Earth In every walk through the English countryside, there’s a whisper of something timeless — hedgerows that have outlived dynasties, footpaths worn by centuries, and silence that makes space for thought. A contemporary Paragraph 84 home harmoni …
Designing with Purpose and Permanence: A Conversation with Paul de Zwart of Another Country
by Sean Hill on Apr 4, 2025
Sean Ronnie Hill (SRH): Paul, thanks so much for joining us. At RISE Design Studio, we’ve long admired Another Country for your thoughtful, craft-driven approach to sustainable furniture. Your work feels deeply aligned with how we approach architecture – slow, purposeful, and grounded …
INDOI Ghar Is Coming: Building a Home for Craft, Culture & Community in Poblenou
by Sean Hill on Apr 2, 2025
Poblenou is changing. Again.
Less Talk. More Thoughtful Building.
by Sean Hill on Apr 1, 2025
Our industry knows how to say the right things.
