We had a great visit to Hawkins Projects site as they approach practical completion on this large office conversion and refurbishment project in Oxfordshire. The quality of office and workplace interiors is an increasingly important aspect for attracting high calibre staff and retaining your existing team – providing a place where the team can socialise,…

We’re delighted to be working on the design of two elegant new family homes set within the grounds of an existing Georgian property in Warwickshire. The proposals comprise of a pair of three-storey houses carefully conceived to sit comfortably within their historic surroundings. Their proportions, symmetry and detailing draw inspiration from classic Georgian architecture, ensuring…

Recent changes to the Building Regulations and ongoing requirements under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) place greater emphasis on client accountability in the way projects are designed, delivered, and recorded. Clients are required to ensure that suitable arrangements are in place so that building work complies with regulations and that health and safety…

Technical design work is now set to begin on a new dedicated dementia care unit for a Derbyshire care home, marking the first stage of a wider programme to enhance specialist facilities for residents. The project comes at a critical time: dementia cases in the UK continue to rise, with almost one million people currently…

We are getting close to the handover of the new Post 16 building at Alexandra Park school in Haringey, London.  This project looks really striking with the ‘colour pop’ and contrast from the combination of brick, render and yellow cladding panels. The project delivers 8 new seminar rooms and a super trendy new social and…

This fantastic mixed-use scheme close to Oxford recently secured planning consent. The scheme involves the redevelopment of an existing commercial site to maximise its development potential with 2 new buildings providing 8 new open market apartments and a 3 storey commercial office building to re-locate and accommodate the existing business and landowner on the site.…

We are delighted to kick off 2026 with a fantastic celebration of achievement! Jack has recently marked 5 years working with us here at Thinking Buildings! You would think that would be celebration enough, but no! Just before Christmas, Jack passed his Part 3 architectural practice course!! He studied his Part 3 at The University…

For 9 years we have been ‘festivising’ (totally new word we made up!) our buildings for our annual Christmas card, so we thought we would put them all together in a montage! These are some of the projects we are most proud of, and they can all be found on our website. We are looking forward…

What a great time we all had last week at our Christmas party! We visited the National Justice Museum in the Lace Market in Nottingham and took part in a 1930’s murder mystery! We explored this Grade II* listed building, housing a Victorian courtroom and basement gaol cells, quizzing the suspects in order to make…

We’re delighted to have submitted a planning application in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales for a new contemporary extension. The extension will be to the rear of a cottage within a Conservation Area. The existing cottage is very linear, with rooms front and back of the house. The new extension will widen the footprint to the…