The John Lewis Christmas advert premiered this week, and like many Gen Xers, I was wowed by the choice of music, Alison Limerick’s “Where Love Lives.” As anyone who knows me will tell you that it was a bit of an anthem for me back in the day. Naturally, the advert has set the emotional tone for the season, just in time for me to start planning The Gentleman Architect’s Annual Christmas Party and Advent Calendar. The Guest List Exclusive, intimate, and fully booked. Attendance

The Rarity of a New House in London by The Gentleman Architect – Dulwich Architect (RIBA, ARB) For most London architects, the chance to design a completely new house is rare. The city’s history, conservation areas, and dense urban fabric mean that almost every project starts with an existing building. Most of my work involves adapting and extending homes across South London - Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis, 1930s infills, and postwar houses - each with their own charact

Five Years On: The Evolution of a Crystal Palace Garden by The Gentleman Architect – Dulwich Architect (RIBA, ARB) Exactly five years ago, I took a photograph that, at the time, didn’t look like much - a newly poured retaining wall, a sloped site full of clay, and a few concrete manhole rings stacked in the mud, waiting for purpose. That site photo marked the beginning of what would become one of my favourite small-scale design transformations. Those same concrete manhole rin