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A Century of Memories: Exploring the Harry S Fairhurst & Son Architects Archive
Fairhurst Architects: A Century of Memories | Manchester It was fascinating to review the family archive of Fairhurst Architects, formerly Harry S Fairhurst & Son Architects. As Harry S Fairhurst’s great grandson…
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RIBA Stage 4 Design | Sydenham Homes
At Mark Fairhurst Architects, RIBA Stage 4 design represents a critical stage where concept ambition is translated into buildable reality. At this stage, concept ambition is translated into buildable reality. In particular,…
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Designing for Daylight & Sunlight
We explain why designing for daylight matters, how we work, and what we’ve learned from a range of London projects…
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Sustainable Homes in Westminster’s Dorset Square Conservation Area
Mark Fairhurst Architects have received approval for three new family sustainable homes in the Dorset Square Conservation Area. The Westminster sub-planning committee unanimously approved the design after consultations with local residents, groups,…
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Why Hire an Architect?
If you want your building project to maximise the potential of a specific plot of land, building or spaces and exceed expectations an architect will help you appraise your site or building.…
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Maximising space with structural ingenuity
Knolly’s Road, a residential project in West Norwood, Lambeth demonstrates how thoughtful structural alterations and amendments can transform a living space into a light, spacious and flexible space. The clients, Sue and…
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Energy Conservation for Homes
This summer we experienced higher temperatures than usual creating a need for cooling at home and workplace. We face an uncertain winter with energy prices soaring. This has brought into sharp focus…
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Building Information Modelling at MFA
We use BIM to streamline the production of drawings and information to provide quality and efficiency within our work streams. We offer our clients this service giving them the opportunity to improve…
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Mixed use office and residential development, London
The brief was to redevelop an existing office building located within an industrial estate to maximise the lands development potential. Working closely with the client, Grade Planning, ReForm Architects and the London…
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Considering Building a Basement?
Basements provide valuable additional floor area to provide a range of accommodation: office space, conference facilities, cinemas, recording studios, gyms, guest bedrooms, utility rooms, swimming pools etc. Basements can optimise floor areas…
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VuCity: A Virtual Parallel World
VuCity is a software that contains a virtual 3d model of currently 18 major cities in the UK including: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Belfast, Bristol, Liverpool, Brighton, Cambridge, Sheffield, Oxford, Cardiff,…
