All Technical articles – Page 27

  • Technical

    AHMM’s ‘refurbishment in extremis’ at 176 in north London

    2008-01-24T00:00:00Z

    “You find a disused rotten building and you keep as much as possible.” Simon Allford talks to Will Hunter about his firm’s conversion of a former methodist church into a private art gallery

  • Eco homes for fun and profit.
    Technical

    Eco-home success

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    If you fancy reading about a real success story, Great Bow Yard: Anatomy of an Eco Build is worth dipping into.

  • Trevor Butler
    Technical

    Green design means fewer drawings, greater trust

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    By reducing wasteful practices, such as unnecessary drawings, we make better use of time and energy

  • Technical

    Cost-effective steel frame insulation

    2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

    Natural Building Technologies has launched two new steel frame Pavaclad and Diffutherm systems to its wood fibreboard insulation range.

  • Gollifer Langston Architects cladding mock-up
    Technical

    The thrill of the grille

    2008-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Low cost and easy to maintain, metal mesh is the latest trend in facade design, reports Rory Olcayto

  • Each 10.5m-high laminated veneer lumber panel incorporates an average of 14 timber fins in pine and spruce. This mock-up was cut using CNC technology.
    Technical

    Folding into the landscape

    2008-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Sheppard Robson’s planned car park for Penrith in Cumbria uses CNC cutting technology to create a timber facade that draws inspiration directly from its Lakeland context, reports Amanda Birch

  • Technical

    Green product guide

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Wolseley’s Sustainable Building Centre has produced a guide that highlights the wide range of sustainable products now on offer.

  • Plastics offer designers almost unlimited choice
    Technical

    Material evidence

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    For those architects who aspired to be product designers, this is the publication for you

  • Technical

    Ecobuild is coming...

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Ecobuild is nearly upon us, and one of its key attractions will be micro-renewable technologies.

  • Technical

    Code makes greens cross

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Sustainable Code levels 5 and 6 are not as energy efficient as they look

  • Technical

    Another world unfolds within

    2007-12-14T00:00:00Z

    Site: The Centre for Film & Visual Media Research, London WC1

  • Features

    Niche market

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Existing buildings often present access problems, but a passenger lift with a dainty footprint of as little as 1,000mm x 750mm can fit in almost any corner.

  • Features

    Light relief

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    The Gloo urinal from Philip Watts Design is a chance to add a little levity to the washroom.

  • Features

    Light fantastic

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    If you need to shed some light on the situation, the Lumos2 from specialist signage manufacturer Signbox can help.

  • Roof as loose-fitting overcoat
    Technical

    I wish i’d done that

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Andy GolliferSeabird Island School, British Colombia, Canada

  • The near-circular section roof arches rest on parabolically shaped supports
    Technical

    Roll out the barrel vault

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ latest venture in Spain, for a winery in the ancient town of Peñafiel, boasts a remarkable roof, reports Amanda Birch

  • Features

    Glass act

    2007-12-07T00:00:00Z

    An Italian system for creating all-glass shelves, museum showcases and interior and street furniture is now available in the UK via retailer Smirk.

  • The roof will float over the visitor centre to create a canopy all the way round
    Technical

    Early sighting of a new hybrid

    2007-12-06T00:00:00Z

    The roof of Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden’s new visitor centre is an inventive mix of cross-laminated and glue-laminated wood. Pamela Buxton reports

  • Technical

    Designing by numbers

    2007-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Marks Barfield drew inspiration from the ancient Fibonacci number sequence to design and build a treetop walkway for Kew Gardens, writes Rory Olcayto

  • The Newington Green staircase
    Building Study

    It’s all in the details

    2007-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Graham Bizley has been producing working details for BD since 2004. He has covered more than 90 buildings, and 40 are now included in his new book, Architecture in Detail. Here Graham explains why detailing is such an important part of the architectural process