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A clutch of up-and-coming practices including Alma-nac and Fisher Cheng are in the running for the Architects Journal/James Hardie House of Colour contest to design an innovative playhouse on a Berkeley Homes site.

The House of Colour contest is seeking architects to design a colourful and innovative playhouse for children.

With nearly three decades of experience in the cladding and roofline business, Gary Stevens knows what works.

Leading residential developer St Edward has launched a new phase at one of the most desirable and large scale developments in Reading.

Follaton Oaks, Totnes is a contemporary collection of 60 house constructed by Horizon Homes and Linden Homes, and designed by Thrive Architects.

As the owner of a 1980s brick-built detached house in Chessington, Toby Spencer had never liked the austere timber cladding that covered most of its top half. So when time and weather finally began to take their toll on the black painted wood after 10 years, he decided to consider a tougher, longer-lasting option.

When London Green Developments wanted the latest trend in facade cladding for a new development of town houses in Essex, they didn’t look much further than Hardie® Plank cladding to provide a durable and visually impactful finish.

When Bill and Angie first moved to Thorpe in 2002, their home consisted of a 100 foot long building made up of three large sheds. 10 years later and with their retirement in sight, they knew they had their dream location, but refurbishing the existing building would have been challenging. After considering the options, they made the bold decision to knock down the old building and undertake a self-build on the existing site.

As part of a regeneration programme in the area, the popular seaside resort of Margate has had a facelift along the seafront.

When Jerry Hoy and his family moved into their 1930s built bungalow in the summer of 2007, this had a similar look and feel to all of the other bungalows on their street; made predominantly out of red brick, with two sides rendered. Their intention from the start was to renovate the house and within two years of moving in, planning permission to build their dream home was granted.