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As an architect, I find myself deeply frustrated by the recent RIBA elections. Out of approximately 44,000 registered architects, only 4,462...
Almost lost over the Christmas period was an article published by the BBC, reporting that Secretary of State for Levelling Up,...
The Kentish New House Due for completion late 2023. From site clearance, to first floor: And for comparison, the visual:...
We were so pleased and excited to open this envelope! Just to have been shortlisted is amazing. What Schuco say: The...
Toward the end of February, we were fortunate enough to travel abroad again, to France to visit family – it was...
February 2022: Piling The second timelapse, this one showing the formation of the piled foundations.
We are looking for a Part 2 / 3 Architect / Technologist to join our friendly, enthusiastic, awesome team. Interested? We...
We’re excited to share the first of a series of time lapse videos which will record the building of The Kentish...
The appeal is allowed and planning permission is granted… Such utterly thrilling words that provide justification for experience, hard work, and...
As part of World Book Day 2021, I was fortunate to be asked by Home Interiors writer, Rachael Hale, to take...
We are looking for an experienced Architect to join our small, design focused practice in Edenbridge, Kent. Ideally with a...
adjective extremely and obviously pleased, especially about an achievement. It’s always a bit of a thrill to see a project...
A Kentish Home. We are thrilled to have received Planning Permission for a new five-bedroom contemporary home. The site is located...
Beginning at Turner and Hoskins Architects a little over a year ago one of the first projects I had the...
…better known as couch to 5km. This is not one of our usual blogs, but is here to encourage anyone thinking...
We all know that recycling is good for the environment. How about these beauties? Up for grabs, are some Mid-Century Modern...
Chances are, if your ground floor has timber floor boards, there is a space underneath. Usually, this isn’t too large, and...
Working in a Conservation Area can bring challenges – especially when creating new homes. The development of a redundant area of...
We are so pleased to receive Planning Permission today for Clients for a new two-bedroom annex in the Ashdown Forest. This...
We’re thrilled Planning Permission has been granted for two eco-tourist cabins we have designed within the South Downs National Park. We...
Helsinki – A learning adventure and architectural safari (written by Vicki Turner) When the email dropped into my inbox telling me...
Often on a project, we will be asked to incorporate something that a Client already has or might be thinking...
In the first part of this exploration into the history of the most widely used construction material in the world,...
RIBA stands for Royal Institute of British Architects and here at Turner and Hoskins, we’re delighted to have renewed our...
Turner & Hoskins Architects is a small architectural practice based in Kent close to the Surrey and Sussex borders. We...
With the angelic host proclaim… Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, from all at Turner & Hoskins Architects
A recent RIBA report entitled ‘Design Matters’1 has revealed that only 1 in 4 people would choose to live in a...
Functionality and rural aesthetics As a forward-thinking architectural practice, it’s not at all paradoxical that our work is as much...
We visited Chicago in late August. After the sultry pavement heat of New York and the fresh greenery of rural...
Vicki and Tim love looking at buildings, and this can mean that their son has been along for...
I’m sitting on a train, on my way back to the office from a meeting with former clients about...
Love it or hate it, concrete is here to stay and despite a commonly-held notion that it epitomises modernity, its history...
‘Recognising the need is the primary condition for design,’ Charles Eames Here at Turner & Hoskins, that’s a philosophy which...
Traditionally, most of the world’s energy supply has been generated from fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas....
‘The problem of architecture as I see it is the problem of all art – the elimination of the human element...
Give me a brick and it becomes worth its weight in gold. We’ve never actually promised any of our clients...
Over the years, we’ve been engaged to modify many listed buildings. We consider it a privilege, not to mention a...
What a great privilege and joy it is to own a listed property, an architectural treasure, with its own fascinating story...
While every project we undertake is designed to make a difference to people’s lives by providing beautiful and functional living spaces,...
…and guaranteed free of sticky-back plastic and empty washing-up liquid bottles in its construction. We love to show you our...
We like to keep up with technological innovations, and using a drone to record the substantial alterations we made to...
Loosening the Green Belt Current planning controls and emerging policies Earlier this year, Sajid Javid, the Communities and Local Government Secretary,...
Why is the Green Belt there? First, the flippant, if slightly inaccurate, answer which we couldn’t quite resist. The green belt...
Any planning permission can feel like a bit of a triumph. It’s a great stage to reach. It conveys permission for a...
Bronze Award in the ‘responsive website’ category At the Sussex Digital Awards dinner in Lewes, we were delighted to collect the...
One of the joys of being architects is to work closely with our clients to create beautiful places to live. On...
What a lovely email to drop into the Inbox – notification that our website has been submitted into the Sussex Digital Awards,...
Shed and buried? A reference to the previous shed on the site, and the new sunken wine cellar in the garden...
If you find your home is too small at Christmas to accommodate all of those guests, give us a call in...
The Eternal City…. Rome is called the Eternal City because ancient Romans believed that no matter what happened to the world or how many...
Why a Tardis? Because from the outside, it looks quite a lot smaller than it really is. But that was thanks...
Small, but perfectly formed. Here’s something a little different. Adding only 3sq.m of additional space, the first floor extension to this...
With a 1950’s aesthetic, this kitchen diner was only possible once the original bathroom has been relocated to the first floor....
Well, it’s not quite an Olympic Medal (#RioOlympics), but that was a bit of a surprise! Whilst sustainable design isn’t something...
Planning Permission Granted for a new 4 bedroom detached house in Felbridge, West Sussex. The proposed four-bedroom detached house seeks to...
Affectionately known as ‘The Space Between’, the project sought to utilise the redundant coal store and outside loo to the side...
Completed in 2011, the project involved extensive alterations to the layout of the existing floor plan to form a new...
Almost opposite Private House 1 in Crystal Palace, work comprised the extension of the existing house at the side and rear...
Work included the extension of the existing kitchen to the side and rear of the existing house utilising existing space...
Gaining planning consent on Appeal, the project extended the existing house to infill space between the house and its neighbour. ...