Designing for a Sustainable Future with Sustainable Architects
by Sean Hill on Apr 29, 2023
Our small, design-led architecture studio has been driven by a passion for contemporary design, with an unwavering focus on energy efficiency and low embodied carbon. This post is intended to give you an insight into our principles, our ethos, and our approach to eco-friendly, sustain …
What is First Fix and Second Fix?
by Sean Hill on Jan 24, 2023
Building Construction Through the Lens of Sustainable Architecture
How do I chose an Architect?
by Sean Hill on Jan 23, 2023
Selecting an architect is a critical decision that can greatly impact the success and satisfaction of your architectural project. It goes beyond examining an architect’s track record and past projects, although those aspects certainly hold value.
Discover How To Achieve Your Eco Home
by Sean Hill on Nov 29, 2022
“CO emissions from buildings and construction hits new high” announced the headline from 2022’s Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction. Released at COP27, it paints a gloomy picture of the sectors huge rate of energy consumption and emissions.
Unveiling the Larger Home Extension Scheme: A Comprehensive Guide
by Sean Hill on Oct 22, 2022
As an architect with over two decades of experience in creating thoughtful, sustainable designs, I’ve encountered countless homeowners who dream of extending their homes. Perhaps you’ve often wondered about the possibilities a large extension could bring to your living space? Many sha …
Overheating and How to Cool Buildings through Architectural Design
by Sean Hill on Oct 7, 2022
Did you spend the summer of 2022 feeling hot, restless, and uncomfortable in your home or office? Given that it was the UK’s joint hottest summer on record, it was likely that you did experience all or some of these feelings.
The Rise in Popularity of Green Roofs
by Sean Hill on Oct 3, 2022
Living roofs or green roofs, were until recent years a rarity in the UK building landscape, seen as a luxurious design addition implemented by the few with adoption much greater in countries such as Switzerland and Germany.
Spotlight on David Lea and low carbon design
by RISE Design Studio on May 31, 2022
“When we build we reveal our vision of the future.” These words embody David Lea’s approach to designing buildings that are in harmony with the natural world. Today, this has never been more important and here at RISE Design Studio we will continue to take inspiration from Lea’s work, …
Francis Kéré, materiality and place
by RISE Design Studio on Mar 31, 2022
In 2022, Francis Kéré was awarded architecture’s highest international accolade, the Pritzker Prize. Kéré’s many projects show us the power of materiality rooted in place, which is something that we emphasise through the use of local materials in our architecture and design work.
Interview with Charlie Warde
by RISE Design Studio on Oct 27, 2021
Sean Ronnie Hill, Director of RISE Design Studio, recently interviewed Charlie Warde, a London born artist, who is now based in Marseille. His wide-ranging practise celebrates and critiques the themes behind post war architecture, in particular social housing. A number of his works ca …
