Our latest blog, written by Part I Architectural Assistants Taras Mandziuk and Grace McLelland, reflects on their year in practice at BoonBrown.

In 2023, we launched our inaugural Carbon Reduction Plan which outlined our baseline Carbon Footprint along with the carbon reduction initiatives we have implemented and proposed. Check out our latest blog which explains the process and our achievements to date.

We are delighted that Beaucroft College in Wimborne, Dorset has been shortlisted for the UK Architects’ Journal Retrofit and Reuse Awards.

As part of this years London Festival of Architecture exhibition we have been collaborating with the Tunstall Road Residents Group, developing a series of proposals to improve our local streets in line with this year’s festival theme ‘reimagine’.

BoonBrown are delighted to announce that we have recently incorporated The Landscape Practice as part of our continuing diversification.

Our latest blog written by Planning Associate, Simon Sharp, as he gives his thoughts on the draft new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Construction was completed in late 2023 and last month we had the pleasure of visiting the family to see how they have settled into their new home.

As Pride Month draws to a close, we reflect on the celebration and awareness raised for the LGBTQ+ community's pursuit of equal justice and the issues affecting its members.

This year the LFA turns 20. As we reach this milestone, our London studio office manager Nadine Richards takes a moment to pause and reflect on our previous contributions with her latest blog about the festival.

Dive into our latest blog written by Senior Landscape Architect, Elizabeth Malone, as she reveals the challenges facing one of the UK's most beloved trees, the Common Beech, in the era of climate change.

Having built the foundations and developed the company with Clive to the 37th floor, our friend and colleague Richard Boon is handing on the plans to new partners. Richard is due to retire at the end of April.

The rise of AI in architecture sparks debates on its role – is it a tool or a replacement for architects? While AI enhances efficiency, human creativity and oversight remain crucial.

Sharing the backstory to the refurb, this is our topical take on a very real need; providing sanitary facilities in the public realm.

Read about our trip where we explored some of the city's most forward-thinking and exciting projects... captured by Architectural Director Abigail Baggley in our latest blog!

As part of BoonBrown’s Social Value Strategy, over the last two years we have been calculating and tracking the Carbon Footprint of our Southwest and London Studios. Check out our latest blog which explains the process and our achievements to date.

Written by our Level 7 Architectural Apprentices, Martin Bignell and Sydney Wheeler, our latest blog shines a light on their experience studying towards becoming fully qualified architects at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

Great news – we have secured planning permission for one of our biggest home transformations yet…! Our project at Thorpe Avenue in Peterborough extends the existing 240sqm dwelling to 610sqm, providing three receptions, an open kitchen/living/diner, swimming pool, nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms. Check out our latest blog which talks you through the brief and the design principles we adopted.

So, what sort of complexity and change is coming down the track in relation to architecture and planning? Setting aside the macro impacts of the cost-of-living crisis and the failure of the post-Brexit economic phoenix to rise from the ashes, there are a few suggestions...

Chartered Landscape Architect Josh George discusses one of this years’ themes for the Chelsea Flower Show, which was the use of different substrates within planting designs, setting out how this may benefit your project.

Our Associate Architectural Technician Tom Kimber discusses the recommendations and mandating of second staircases in new residential buildings over 30 metres tall. So there are many questions... but fundamentally, how will this impact our plans and layouts?

The new building will provide circa 24,000m2 of new floor space dedicated to the production of the much-loved Henry family of vacuum cleaners. The aim of the development is to streamline the process into one facility incorporating raw material storage, manufacture, assembly, storage and distribution, to ultimately improve sustainability and increase productivity.

As of November 2023 (TBC), it will be mandatory for developments requiring planning permission to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). The Environment Act 2021 introduced the requirement that new planning applications for development meet the following objective 'biodiversity value attributable to the development exceed the pre-development biodiversity value of the on-site habitat by at least 10%'.