The evolution of the UK’s housing model

At Coffey Architects, we love that homes come in different shapes and sizes. If you look at residential architecture in London for example, you can see how diverse housing is. You can find practically every type of home in the city, from apartments to mansions, houseboats to cottages. We’d love to help clients looking to create them or make changes to improve their properties. Continue reading

Driving standards for house builders

The Labour Government is planning to create an impressive 1.5 million new homes. However, they need to ensure they are high quality. This is a concern with new builds. In fact, the New Homes Ombudsman Service did research last year to discover what people think about new housing. Sadly, 32% said new builds were “poor quality”. Only 20% said they were better quality. As a top designer of residential architecture in London, we can appreciate the call to improve standards. Continue reading

Creating more housing and saving high streets

There are two huge challenges to tackle in the UK; creating more new housing and revitalising high streets. Imagine if we could do both at the same time. We could create fantastic places to live where residents can get everything they need nearby. As one of the most creative names for residential architecture in London, we want to have a closer look at what could be possible here. Continue reading