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Why it Pays to Consult an Architect for your Home Renovations
When you first start planning any home renovations; it is easy to get carried away dreaming about the end result and not always consider...
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May 7, 20213 min read
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Why it Pays to Plan Ahead on Home Improvements
In 2020; lockdown resulted in millions of households turning their kitchens and living rooms into offices and classrooms; as we adapted...
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Jan 15, 20215 min read
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35 Years in Business for MK Architectural Practice
The 10th July 2020, marks 35 years in business for ‘Building Tectonics Ltd’ as an architectural practice in Milton Keynes. Whilst we want...
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Jul 10, 20205 min read
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Open-Plan Living in Luton
Our client found us on Houzz and, after reading all the positive reviews we had received from previous clients, contacted us regarding...
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Dec 17, 20192 min read
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The Benefits of Choosing an Experienced Architect over a Cheap Drawings Company
Making your dream home a reality can be a costly process and understandably many people try to keep their costs as low as possible; and...
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Jul 24, 20193 min read
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Townhouse Extension in Broughton, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes is a relatively new city; it includes amongst its housing stock a large number of townhouses. They are a popular choice for...
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Jun 20, 20192 min read
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Kitchen Extension – Woughton on the Green
Our clients in Woughton on the Green desired a newly updated kitchen which made the most of the fabulous countryside views from their...
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May 24, 20191 min read
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Connect Your Home to Your Outside Space with a Garden Room
Garden Rooms are often thought of as being a separate cabin style building down the end of your garden; which you would typically use as...
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Apr 29, 20193 min read
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How Clerestory Windows Can Bring Light to the Darkest Home
If you need to bring more light into your home without losing valuable wall space, Clerestory windows could be the answer to your...
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Mar 31, 20193 min read
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Building Tectonics Awarded ‘Best of Service 2019′ by Houzz’
Awarded by the community of over 40 million monthly users, annual BOH badge highlights home renovation & design professionals with Top...
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Mar 25, 20192 min read
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How to Spring Clean Your Home to Bring it Back to Life
Spring is in the air; the clocks go forward at the end of this month, and we are all dreaming of long sunny days and hoping that the...
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Mar 8, 20193 min read
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Re-modelling of Woburn Sands Cottage Interior
Whilst some clients have a design idea visualised in their heads from day one of how they would like to extend or alter their properties;...
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Feb 24, 20193 min read
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A Day in the Life of an Architectural Practice
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work in an Architectural Practice for the day and envisage all the dreaming and designing that...
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Feb 11, 20193 min read
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Spotlight on the Team – Josh Lockwood
Josh Lockwood – Design Technologist Josh originally started with Building Tectonics 6 years ago on a week’s work experience; and after...
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Jan 17, 20193 min read
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Makeover in Dunstable
Yesterday, I happened to visit and photograph a project we’ve designed, it was a last-minute opportunity so taking these pictures in the...
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Aug 31, 20181 min read
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Remodelling to add space and beauty.
This project began when our clients visited the Tecton Art gallery, and saw some of our projects on display. It later transpired that...
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Nov 17, 20144 min read
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Modern spaces.
Our client, Glen is a bit of a celebrity in Milton Keynes, having made himself very wealthy by buying, selling and renting property. So...
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Oct 24, 20141 min read
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A well in the kitchen…
The project, in essence, was to extend this 17th century building into the rear garden. Interestingly, there was an old well in that part...
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Sep 30, 20132 min read
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House transformation: From a caterpillar to a butterfly
Our client had bought a 1960’s house whose exterior was looking very tired. The house had a very uninspiring appearance, lacking that...
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Aug 9, 20131 min read
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Not looking so tired anymore…
Before… For this particular project, the client already had plans prepared by architects to demolish their rather tired looking bungalow....
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Jul 29, 20131 min read
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