Could coronavirus be the trigger for a domestic renaissance? Edinburgh architect Lindsay Buchan is making space for our new stay-at-home circumstances We don’t yet know how the post-Covid economy will play out for office and city life. We can however imagine how the new working-from-home normal will focus attention on living and working space. Architects […]
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Pioneering property developer transforming London rentals
Property developer Eastbank Studios is meeting the post-lockdown surge in demand for top-quality London rentals with its sustainable – and stylish – approach to renovating property in dire need of modernisation. The East London company invests in houses and apartments which require a complete scheme of refurbishment, bringing each one up to the highest standard […]
Investors keep watch as luxury sector looks to retain its sparkle
A new Rolex store in Scotland has opened amid major shifts in the luxury sector, writes TERRY MURDEN With the retail industry suffering its worst ever downturn and stores closing at a record rate, the opening of a new shop of any sort is bound to attract an unusual level of interest. When it is […]
Designing homes for the post-Covid era
Crises are often a catalyst for change, particularly when they concern public health. The First World War gave birth to the slogan “homes fit for heroes” and while its good intent did not translate wholly into action it did play a part in ridding the country of insanitary slum dwellings and introducing garden cities with […]
‘Glassgow’ pursues more hotel towers despite downturn
As I See It: Terry Murden Another large hotel development has been approved in Glasgow which suggests the City Council is more optimistic than some about prospects for the leisure and business tourism sector. There were already thousands of objections to the £30 million development at the junction of West Nile Street and Bath Street […]