Snug Architects

The lasting power of the tower

The skyscraper is not a new preocupation of the city. In the Middle Ages Bologne was dominated by 180 privately owned towers. These excentric expressions of individual identity reached astonishing heights in excess of 90m. Their construction pushed t...

great clients = great projects

It is hard to believe that under the surface this is the same run down 1970's bungalow that I visited all those months ago. It has been transformed. It was great to visit our recently completed modernisation of a typical 1970's dormer bungalow in the...

Contextual Design Workshop in Winchester

Snug Projects delivered a successful evening workshop on contextual design for officers and members at Winchester City Council. The evening was facilitated by Paul Bulkeley with a series of presentations and interactive workshops supported by local a...

We won't tread on your dreams

In yesterday's copy of The Sunday Telegraph, an interesting article on the latest Grand Designs series noted an important lesson Kevin McCloud has learn't after 14 years of working with people building their dream home - 'it is dangerous to tread on ...

Let there be a bit less light

I was interested to read Kevin Mcloud's article in the Sunday Telegraph this weekend suggesting that it was time to ease up on the 'glass walls and big white boxes'. He made a very relevant and accurate observation - too much glass is a bad thing. Mo...

Building for Life 12 launched

CABE/Design Council yesterday launched the new Building for Life 12. A copy can be downloaded from: http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/Documents/Documents/OurWork/CABE/Building%20for%20Life/Building%20for%20Life%2012.pdf The document is intended to refl...

Time for Orbiting the Giant Hairball

Our copy of 'Orbiting the Giant Hairball' has arrived. Looking forward to getting stuck in. Will report back soon on which side of the hairball we sit....

Well-Being Well Built

Snug Projects director Paul Bulkeley was invited to speak at the Churches Together in Winchester AGM on, a vision for well-being in the city. It is significant that the church community are recognising the important contribution the quality of the bu...

National Planning Policy Framework is good news for Snug Projects

The long awaited NPPF is finally published and its good news for those who care about high quality design. This is what it says: 63. In determining applications, great weight should be given to outstanding or innovative designs which help raise the ...

An Architects Mind

When an architect designs a building they focus on the whole, the gestalt. In order to create something as complex as a building they must take the whole, break it down into its constituent parts and ensure that all the ingredients are accounted for....

Thought Leadership