Journal
Senior Co-Housing: ‘Right-Sizing’ Later-Life Accommodation
McCarthy & Stone have recently published research which suggests a third of older people in the UK would consider moving house to ‘right-size’ their later-life accommodation, but the lack o
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Hickling Passive House warmed up with “only a few candles”: Here’s How It Works!
It was great to see this short piece from the BBC about a family heating their ‘Passivhaus’ home in Hickling with just a few candles! A group from Hudson Architects visited the site back in 201
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Apprenticeship Week : My Road To Becoming Practice Manager at Hudson Architects
Hello! My name is Hannah and I currently work as the Practice Manager for Hudson Architects. As it’s national apprenticeship week, I wanted to share a bit about the pathway to my current role, in
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Houses and Trees
The latest update of the National Planning Policy Frame (NPPF*), includes an enchantingly simple new requirement that local planning policies and planning decisions should ensure that ‘all new stre
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Self Build on a Serviced Plot: Expert Q & A with Architect Matt Wood
A new policy in Norfolk requires all housing developments of 40 dwellings or more to dedicate at least 5% of those 40 as serviced plots for self-build or custom-build. But what does this actually me
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Big Steps Forward for Self-Build in Norfolk
Our local MP Richard Bacon continues his tireless work championing self-build in the UK with the publication of his ‘Independent Review On A Major Scaling-Up Of Self-Commissioned New Homes’ – o
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Norwich Heritage | The history and future of Norwich Guildhall
First constructed in 1407-13 as a civic hall to house the courts and prisons of the city, the Grade I Listed Norwich Guildhall has been adapted and altered many times during its life. Now Hudson Arc
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Moving from London to Norwich as a young Architect
Moving to Norwich was definitely pro-Norwich – I moved here because it’s a creative and imminently liveable city rather than as a jaded Londoner (the cliche of the 30-something refugee flocki
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A Closer Look: Jersey House
Overlooking the St Ouen bay on Jersey, notorious for its strict planning restrictions, a drab bungalow was replaced with an award-winning, 5-bedroom contemporary new home. Planning permission was suc
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Do I need an architect?
If you’re planning to build a new house, or renovate your existing one, you might be asking yourself, “Do I need an architect?” In this video guide Hannah Wooller explains all you need t
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