Buying a plot in the Balaton Uplands: what to check before you sign
The plot is the most expensive decision in a building project, yet it is usually made on the least information. A few hours of research can save millions of forints.
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The questions that come up at the start of most commissions — briefly, from a practical angle.
Townscape regulation and the chief architect: what to expect
Many clients meet these terms only once the design is finished. It is worth allowing for them at the start.
Read moreSimple notification or building permit — which applies?
The two procedures mean different documentation, different timescales and a different allocation of responsibility. The principles are stable; the detailed rules change often.
Read moreDesigning a farm building: how it differs from a house
For an agricultural building, function and running costs decide the design, not the elevation. That does not make appearance irrelevant.
Read moreA winery and a guest house on one site: the pitfalls
Accommodation attached to a vineyard is an attractive business model, but the two uses together are a considerably more complex consenting task than either alone.
Read moreWhat construction drawings contain, and why they are worth commissioning
The permit drawings establish whether you may build. The construction drawings establish how. One does not replace the other.
Read moreFitting into the landscape: massing, roof pitch, materials, colour
Fitting into the landscape is not a matter of atmosphere but of a few specific, measurable decisions. Here they are.
Read moreRenovate or build new? The case of press houses and barns
With an inherited or cheaply bought old building, the decision is rarely emotional. A few specific investigations usually settle it.
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