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What to Consider When Designing Your Dream Bathroom

In this handy step-by-step guide, we outline what to consider when designing your dream bathroom.

Mar 123 min read

Why We are Obsessed with Pre-Application Advice and Think You Should be Too!

Pre-application advice reduces planning risks, saves time, and boosts approval chances for complex UK development projects.

Feb 264 min read

7 Ways to Secure Planning Permission on Challenging Development Sites

Struggling with planning permission? Our 7 expert tips help unlock tricky UK sites with smart design, public benefits & persistence.

Feb 205 min read

Restoring and Extending a Victorian Home: An Architect’s Guide

Restore, renovate, or extend your Victorian home with expert guidance on period details, planning permission, and modern upgrades.

Feb 176 min read

Playful Interiors: Top Tips for Designing a Children's Bedroom

Simple styling tricks and interior design top tips for designing a children’s bedroom.

Feb 173 min read

Understanding Green Belt Planning Exceptions in the UK

Explore 12 key exceptions that allow development in the UK Green Belt and how expert planning can improve approval chances.

Feb 124 min read

Top 10 Reasons Planning Permission is Refused and What YOU Can Do About It

Avoid planning permission refusal with our top 10 reasons for rejection & expert tips to secure approval in London & the UK.

Feb 125 min read

How to Secure Planning Permission for Backland Development in London and the UK

A guide on planning permission and architectural design for backland development in the UK providing guidance on policies/best practice

Feb 116 min read

Working from Home: How to Design the Perfect Home Office

Feb 73 min read

Building with Character: Architectural Design Inspiration & Material Matters

Need some inspiration for your next building or design project? Here are 3 of our favourite architectural materials and how we use them.

Feb 63 min read

From the Ground Up: How We Approach Sustainability

Jan 143 min read

NPPF 2024: The Opportunities and Changes in the New NPPF and What It Means for You

Dec 19, 20244 min read

Design Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Dec 17, 20243 min read

How to Turn your Flat into a Home for the Family

Dec 11, 20243 min read

What Makes a Guest House Great?

Dec 6, 20244 min read

Designing from the Outside In: The Important Role Small London Gardens Play on Your Project

It may seem odd to write blog post on gardens a couple of days before December starts, but with the prime planting season happening in...

Nov 29, 20243 min read

Luxury London Real Estate Trends for 2024: Discover What’s Hot with Open Volume Studio Ltd!

London is stil going strong for property in 2024. Here are the hot takes from Open Volume Studio and how you can best plan your investments

Sep 2, 20244 min read

The importance of Designing with Light in Architecture

When it comes to designing buildings, there are countless factors to consider: materials, shapes, colours, and much more. But there's one...

Feb 27, 20233 min read

How much does it cost to extend your home in 2023?

As London's property prices continue to soar, more and more homeowners are considering adding an extension to their homes instead of...