Millar + Howard Workshop

The better your home insulation, the warmer it will be in winter and the cooler it will stay in the summer sun. Better insulation means…

Historic buildings can be difficult to find ways to improve the energy efficiency, since the fabric of the building is what gives the…

Our clients bought a small, old cottage with ideas how to extend it. We reinvented their plans to maximise the slope, space and sunlight…

You will break. You will doubt. But please persist. This will be hard. Harder than you think. You will have to find new ways of working…

Like so many, I spent more time than ever before at home during lockdown, which led me to reflect more deeply about the spaces around me…

musings on ingrained cultural attitudes to how we have used our land and built our homes over the last few generations

Growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe, I was immersed in very active ecosystems and spent time in real wilderness landscapes. I couldn’t quite…

Living closer to nature in a sustainable, innovative home is increasingly prioritised. What could be closer to nature than a tree house?

Navigating around building a new home for your parents in their garden and moving into the family home…

Most architects have fantasised about building their own home since long before they were qualified, some since before they even started…

If you read the national press, the repeated message is that central government’s agenda is for the delivery of lots more houses. However…

As an architects’ practice, we often have people getting in touch saying something like: “We like what you do. How can we find a plot to…

I have an embarrassing secret — about 3 years ago I got profoundly into business self help. There are 5 books in particular that have been…

The “Having It All” Myth

Humans have an impact on the natural environment, and that impact is ever increasingly detrimental. There is much published about the day…

Sir Peter Scott’s House, Slimbridge

Brings people together

Small startups are disrupting whole industries and changing the business landscape forever.

Those who really gain from Virtuality Reality designs are the clients.

Wildlife can enhance a project rather than cause delay or an increase your costs.

For many, a great place to work is probably a coveted corner office, elevated within a sleek skyscraper with extensive views across a city…

When dealing with any change of use building project an inherent tension is formed in the project between the original function of the…

The symbiosis of function and beauty allow agricultural sheds the accolade of being nearly perfect buildings. They balance purpose with…

Regardless of the scale of your future house or extension, the relationship with your architect will be intimate and enduring. Creating a…

Whilst sweltering in our loft office during this unusual spell of summer heat, we’ve been discussing window design in the office. This is…

Why is self-build housing so scary for Brits?

Mind the Gap (in career)