Unveiling the Larger Home Extension Scheme: A Comprehensive Guide
by Sean Hill on Oct 22, 2022
As an architect with over two decades of experience in creating thoughtful, sustainable designs, I’ve encountered countless homeowners who dream of extending their homes. Perhaps you’ve often wondered about the possibilities a large extension could bring to your living space? Many sha …
Overheating and How to Cool Buildings through Architectural Design
by Sean Hill on Oct 7, 2022
Did you spend the summer of 2022 feeling hot, restless, and uncomfortable in your home or office? Given that it was the UK’s joint hottest summer on record, it was likely that you did experience all or some of these feelings.
Mansard Roof Extensions
by RISE Design Studio on Sep 16, 2022
A feeling of lack of space within the home is a common issue nowadays. No matter the size of family or household an often-limited floorplan means there never seems to be room to grow or do the things you want to.
Refurbishing homes for net zero – upskilling our design team
by RISE Design Studio on Jul 31, 2021
Refurbishing and retrofitting existing homes is a large part of the challenge of transitioning the built environment to net zero. We are faced with a significant task, especially as every home is different – efficiency measures that work in one home may not be appropriate for another. …
Traditional Procurement vs. Design & Build: Making the Right Choice for Your Project
by Sean Hill on Jun 1, 2021
As an architect with over 20 years of experience, working in a small contemporary design-led architecture studio focused on low energy and low embodied carbon designs, I am frequently asked about the best approach to construction procurement: traditional procurement or design & bu …
Kitsungi – the art of repair
by RISE Design Studio on Jan 31, 2021
Celebrating the beauty of a naturally imperfect world is a tenet of our work here at RISE Design Studio. By embracing impermanence and accepting that we are always in a state of flux, it becomes easier to appreciate what we have, rather than compare ourselves to others. It is this min …
How will architecture adapt to Covid-19 and beyond?
by RISE Design Studio on Jun 9, 2020
The global Covid-19 pandemic has created a new world for all of us. While the fight against the virus continues, we are all learning to adjust to life in a socially-distanced society. How we move through our cities, towns and villages has changed, and we have had to refamiliarise ours …
Our top tips to thrive working from home
by RISE Design Studio on Apr 3, 2020
Who knew that working from home could be quite pleasant? Here are our top tips to make it so.
Looking back at 2019
by RISE Design Studio on Jan 9, 2020
Happy New Year to all our clients and followers. We finished some really exciting projects in 2019, two of which were shared widely online due to coverage from some of the architecture and design world’s top websites. Douglas House, an extension of a terraced house in Kensal Rise in L …
AJ Retrofit Awards 2019
by Sean Hill on Apr 27, 2019
RISE Design Studio has been shortlisted for the Architect’s Journal Retrofit Awards 2019, which recognises creative excellence in the adaptive re-use of existing buildings.
