Architects and designers like the idea of the aesthetic transition of pedestrian areas from exterior to interior. They want the flexibility of selecting different surface materials in different sizes and with variations of layout.

No excuse for the explanatory title this month, just a real need to emphasise that this really isn’t about all that dollar/sterling stuff. It’s in memory of James, James Stirling, and the Stirling Prize, announced earlier this month.

Luke Neale, Managing Director and founder of IGLOOS Washrooms, gives us the heads up on why washrooms have become a hot interior design feature.

Most services will have a control system to maintain predetermined levels e.g. heating in winter, air conditioning and/or adequate ventilation in summer, lighting control, etc.

The ecological impact of expending vast amounts of energy in force- drying a product chosen for its ‘fast track’ credentials seems on the face of it, a folly.