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Christmas Card 2017

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It's officially Christmas at Alex McIntyre Architects now we have finished the Christmas Cards! This year we have designed our own Alex McIntyre Architects party hat. Let us know what you think by sending us a selfie in your party hat to @Architects_AMA . Merry Christmas!

New Build House Derbyshire - Lighting

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The lights are on at our new build house in Derbyshire! This is always an exciting stage in any project and really does help the house come to life. See what you think in the images below: In this project we have used  Orluna  plaster in style light fittings. These come with a special jigsaw fitting which is plastered into the ceiling and matched to the paint colour. This means fittings disappear into the ceiling while the lights are off. Often, lights are simply stuck in the ceiling in a grid pattern to light the room, rather than to highlight architectural features. On this new build house in Derbyshire, we have located lights in dormers, to pick up architraves around doors and windows, and also to highlights areas of the wall selected for artwork.  Bathroom lighting needs special consideration. We want to highlight features of the room, but also provide functional light in front basins, in showers and above the bath. In this room the shower enj...