Victoria Nowell

Home to the office

Mary Thum Associates' new Westminster offices have an air of domesticity about them. Perhaps this is because, prior to taking up residence in its new premises, the practice worked from Mary Thum's own home in Chelsea. This previous accommodation, a studio on the lower ground floor of her Chelsea town…

HMV strikes right note

Greig and Stephenson's new HMV record store opposite Bond Street Underground Station occupies one of the most sought after and expensive sites on Europe's busiest shopping street. It is estimated that 80 per cent of tourists coming to London will visit Oxford Street during their stay, many of whom will…

100% Design

It comes around quicker than Christmas every year and is almost as exciting. Yes, 100% Design is virtually upon us, that time of year when the design world comes together like one big cosy family for four days of mixing, mingling and merrymaking. This year's show is 30 per cent…

interview

Founders of the Red or Dead fashion label, Gerardine and Wayne Hemingway, have a challenge for Wimpey, Barratt et al.They believe that the mass housing market builders insult the general public by offering a backward-looking product at a price which could

Wimbledon Girl Guides by Hugh Broughton

The efforts of a branch of the Guides in Wimbledon have paid off with an award-winning building in which Hugh Broughton’s own recommendations for reducing lifespan costs have been applied

Adding a splash of colour

Media makeovers don’t come much brighter than Hugh Broughton Architects’ refurbishment of Channel 5’s atrium. It is a chameleon space, intimate and colourful at night but cool, white and spacious during the day

Eastern lights

Chandelier specialist Dernier and Hamlyn has been manufacturing light fittings since 1888. In that time the company has built up an impressive portfolio of projects including schemes at the House of Commons and various Royal Palaces. The chandelier for the Aurora restaurant project at the Great Eastern Hotel by the…