Practical writing on planning, design and execution, from the team that builds what it draws.

Room, screen size, acoustics, lighting, seating and finishes: eight design directions for a home theatre that still reads as part of the house.

A full home fit-out comes down to one question: who is accountable? How to plan a turnkey scope so the schedule holds and handover lands on the date you were given.

Hiring a designer, a contractor and a carpenter separately looks cheaper on paper. Here is where the real differences show up.

A realistic budget is built from scope, not from a number you hope to land on. A practical way to set one up.

Shade, materials that age well, and lighting for the evening: what we think about when a bare roof becomes a room.

Guests remember one thing about a restaurant interior. We look at how a focal wall organises the rest of the room.