Residential Architecture

The first question in a renovation is often how much space to add. For Rogan Nash Architects, a more revealing place to begin is with the house already standing: which rooms work, which features give it character, where the plan has gone astray and what its occupants actually need from it.

As airtight construction becomes standard in modern architecture, mechanical ventilation is now a critical element in delivering comfortable and efficient high-end homes.

Architecture designed to last depends on more than the permanence of its materials. It relies on knowledge being passed from one generation to the next. For close to five decades, architectural technician Stephen Loach helped embed that knowledge at Mason & Wales.