Archives for June 2015

Creating a sun room where you can enjoy plenty of natural light

June 23, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

If you fancy having your home renovated in order to make it more comfortable and more welcoming then you might want to think about natural light as a major influence. Natural light should always be encouraged in living spaces because it contributes to the comfort and the general pleasantness of the space. When you know which rooms of the house are exposed to direct sunlight for the longest periods of time in the day, you need to make the most of them.

Many people choose to actually create a sun room in the house as a means of enjoying more natural light. This means changing the structure of the room in order to let in as much light as possible and to make the room a really great place to spend time. You may be thinking of renovating with this in mind having already identified the sunniest parts of your home.

The renovators that you trust to help you design the project and then manage the renovation work will be experienced in dealing with renovations of this kind, so it is important to listen to their advice when you are at the planning stage.

Changing family circumstances often necessitate property renovation

June 23, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

When your family circumstances change, it is often the case that you need to make a few home improvements to keep pace with your family’s changing needs. If you are just starting a family and your home is spacious enough to cope with a couple of new arrivals, then you may not need to move house or extend your property, but it could potentially do with some renovation work to bring it up to date and to make it more suitable.

This is often the case in homes in some of the more affluent parts of London where properties are spacious but occasionally in need of some attention on their interiors to make them better suited to modern families. Renovations on these properties often take into the energy that can be saved by improving the interiors as well as the aesthetic impact of a revamp.

If you expect to need to redecorate extensively in order to accommodate the changes your family is going through, then it is best to get any renovation out of the way before you start. Then you can finish off the revamp with some really attractive interior design choices to make sure your home remains the perfect place to raise your family.

Modernisation in the bathroom and the kitchen (Part 1)

June 22, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

In older properties it is usually the case that the bathroom and kitchen are the first to need updating. There’s nothing quite like having access to modern kitchens and bathrooms, even if you live in an impressive older property in London that has a lot of history but is in need of some modernisation.

In the bathroom

It is possible to have your bathroom completely renovated without actually touching the rest of the house if you are happy with the interiors in other rooms and communal spaces. By contacting an experienced team of professional renovators in the city, you can work towards a new design for your bathroom that is better suited to your modern needs.

What a lot of people look for in a modern bathroom space is plenty of light and plenty of mod cons to make the room more functional and more comfortable. Older bathrooms often lose their sense of visual appeal over time and so renovation can inject a new sense of life into the space.

A lovely bright modern bathroom is a joy to spend time in and it is well worth the investment in terms of the improvement it makes to your home.

Securing the future of your home through renovation

June 22, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

It is only natural that you should think about the future of your home. Once you have made the investment, you may very well take pleasure in effecting a few changes here and there to make your house more comfortable and more attractive. However, you may also have some more practical changes in mind that will help to secure the future of the house.

Full scale renovations make a massive difference. They sort out any of the repair work you feel needs doing and they help to increase the energy efficiency and the resource management of your home. This is really advantageous as far as the cost of running your house in future is concerned and as far as future maintenance is concerned.

Another way that house renovation prepares you for the future is that it adds market value to your home. The increased equity that comes with positive changes you make to the structure of your home, whether you have chosen to make it more spacious, more modern or just improve its general condition, will raise your asking price should you choose to sell at a later date.

Using your team of builders and creatives to maximum effect

June 22, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

It is hard to know exactly what it takes to complete a design and build project that is geared towards turning your London property into a more modern home. It is only natural that you, the homeowner, should have an idea about the things you want to get out of the project, but that does not mean that you will have all the answers when it comes to finding the best route to your desired result.

This is what great project managers are for. Experienced project managers will listen to your plans and they will already be visualising a way of getting the project off the ground. Project managers also know how to communicate your ideas so that the people in charge of each stage of the renovation – the architects, the builders, the interior designers and so on – all have a clear idea of the result they are working towards.

This creative team will come together to produce a thorough set of plans complete with detailed drawings showing exactly how the project will come together and how it will look in the end. You need to use the experience and innovation of your creative team to make the most of your ideas.

How professional interior design benefits the transformation of your home

June 22, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

Professional interior designers could have an absolutely stunning impact on your renovation project. The attraction of using professionals for your interior design is that you’ll be able to take advantage of their significant expertise and cutting edge knowledge. Professional designers are always au fait with the latest trends so they are always able to offer plenty of advice on how to create the look that satisfies your vision most appropriately.

Aesthetics is obviously a huge part renovation. For many people, changing the aesthetics of their interiors is the chief motivation for embarking upon a refurbishment project in the first place, although other considerations include structural and environmental concerns. The aesthetics of a home revamp is usually determined by the interior design stage of the process.

It is important to take on board the advice of your chosen interior design specialists, but that doesn’t mean you should come at the project without very clear ideas about how you want the finished product to look. It is likely you’ll have some particular personal preferences that you’ll want your renovation to satisfy, so don’t be shy about communicating these so that you are happy with the transformation.

Revamping hallways and landings for maximum aesthetic effect

June 22, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

If you’ve identified the hallway and landing in your home as areas that really need some improvement then you could do with getting in touch with a specialist team of designers and builders in the capital.

The hallway and landing are really important parts of your home because they are communal areas that you and your family will use regularly every day. Meanwhile, your guests will see these parts of the house before the rest so it’s important that they make a really positive impression in terms of the way they designed.

One of the things a lot of people choose to do with these communal open spaces is to have them modernised in a fashion that fits in with the more historical and traditional outer aspects of the house, but which is nevertheless thoroughly contemporary. Creating a sort of blank canvas for further interior design is also a very common approach – especially if you choose a design company experienced in such renovations.

Once your renovation work is complete, you’ll notice a huge transformation in your communal spaces that will impress you every time you set foot through the front door or go up and down your staircase.

Professional interior design caps off your renovation

June 21, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

Most renovation projects finish off with an intense but exciting period of interior design. The interior design stage of a renovation is often the most exciting because it is the stage where the project really takes on its final form. Until you get to the interior design, you can’t quite visualise how the finished project is going to look.

Of course, plans for the interior design of the renovation are being drawn up as the project is under way so that the finishing touches can be applied as soon as the building work finishes. This is your chance to get really creative and take advantage of the opportunity to work with experienced professionals.

For professional interior designers, London is fairly renowned – mainly because the city taps into such rich sources of creative talent, but also because design companies and building companies have so much experience when it comes to effecting renovations on stunning properties in the capital.

Working with professionals to make your home look as striking and as beautiful as possible is a really positive experience. It allows you to exercise control over the project, but it also gives you access to excellent professional advice.

Some of the motives behind extensive home renovations

June 21, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

Just imagine what a thorough renovation of your downstairs area at home could really do. Renovations go much deeper than simple redecorating and they help you to carve out a much more appropriate home. In many cases, they go beyond the aesthetic considerations of interior design to render more practical changes that will have an effect on your everyday life.

Some renovations are conducted with the aim of creating more space – or at least creating the illusion of space that makes a given area more comfortable to spend time in. Renovations are often conducted to encourage more natural light to enter comfortable areas and to help open out spaces so that they are much more sociable and inviting for family life.

Other renovations are conducted because the interior design of the home is severely out-dated, even to the point where the structural integrity of the walls, ceiling and floors needs to be looked at. In some cases, this means modernisation in terms of design, but in others it means modernisation only in terms of structure and materials, with the period design scheme kept fully intact or remodelled in the same fashion.

Property renovation viable alternative to moving

June 20, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

When you live in one London’s more desirable properties, it can be a difficult decision to move on because you are looking for something a little bit more modern that suits your modern family life a little better. You may be reluctant to sacrifice the location of your property and you may be reluctant to move away from the building itself if it is architecturally impressive.

Of course, there is an alternative to making a move of this kind. You could choose to stay in the same property, but to invest a bit of money on a renovation project to bring the house up to date. For house renovation, London is actually ahead of the game – largely because of the proliferation of older properties in the capital.

Modern design and build companies are capable of introducing all sorts of contemporary techniques to make your home more energy-efficient and more modern in terms of design and architecture on the inside. These are just the sort of methods you require for you to hold onto your home and make sure it meets all of your practical and aesthetic expectations for years to come.