I’m sure that you’ve all heard of the Turner prize, even if you don’t follow the art world. The shortlist of the artists considered for...

We were recently a part of the Lifestyle: Exteriors and Interiors exhibition at Middleton Hall in Milton Keynes. It was our first...

When it comes to detail, we don’t like to impose any design feature on a client. It’s almost a policy to try to leave a blank canvas so...

I met a lovely couple this week who were considering converting their single garage to create a self-contained annex for their daughter...

There are some new and interesting developments in foundation design which offer an alternative to the way we have been constructing...

Christmas is creeping closer and closer, and so a lot of people across the country are going up into their attics, or voyaging into their...

We give all of our clients 4 simple tips to have a higher chance of a successful, smoothly run project. Of course, this is not by any...

Historically we, like most architectural practices and designers, have used plans drawn in parallel projection, that’s to say that they...

This project began when our clients visited the Tecton Art gallery, and saw some of our projects on display. It later transpired that...

If you follow our blog, you may have noticed that we have recently published a post including photos of an open-plan ground floor for a...

We are currently coming up with different ideas as to how we can present our drawings to lay people, in an easy-to-read manner, which...

Our client, Glen is a bit of a celebrity in Milton Keynes, having made himself very wealthy by buying, selling and renting property. So...

We have recently had two new enquiries from potential clients for very similar projects. The houses are quite similar, even the...

A lot of the recent enquiries which we have been receiving here at Building Tectonics have been from clients who may not know exactly...

It becomes increasingly clear that it is a lifestyle, or the dream of a particular lifestyle, that drives most of our clients to extend...

Good design is an amalgam of a building plan which works together with an exterior that looks good. Now, that, of course, is putting it...

We have had a couple of projects recently, where clients have requested parapet walls instead of conventional eaves. Parapets are less...

No two projects are alike, but of course, most projects share a few common features. We get projects where the brief starts off almost...

There have been a lot of influential movements throughout history, but this blog is about one art movement in particular – The Bauhaus...

We have an event coming up, which is all about what it’s like having an apprentice in a small business, and so I thought I’d write about...