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A new award

A new award

by | 25 Sep, 2025 | Journal

A new award This month we are absolutely thrilled to announce that Claridge House, our first retrofit project, has just won an award at The Architects Journal Retrofit and Reuse Awards. These awards celebrate excellence in the renewal and repurposing of existing...
Colour wise

Colour wise

by | 24 Jun, 2025 | Journal

Colour wise This month, I want to talk about paint. I can’t think of a single Castellum project that has not featured paint, or a single person that lives in a house without paint. People have been painting their houses since forever; even cave dwellers used natural...
Glorious mud

Glorious mud

by | 20 May, 2025 | Journal

Glorious mud When casting around for inspiration for this month’s journal, I pinged a groupwide WhatsApp message asking for ideas. Jon Veale (Director of Castellum Cotswolds) suggested ‘earth mortar’ which, I must admit, made me raise a rather sceptical eyebrow....
Set the scenery

Set the scenery

by | 29 Apr, 2025 | Journal

Set the scenery We are known as a nation of passionate gardeners and the importance we place on our gardens is certainly neither new nor news. Anyone who has ever visited a National Trust property will acknowledge the stunning historical gardens and parklands on...
Wall to wall

Wall to wall

by | 28 Mar, 2025 | Journal

Wall to wall The luxury residential market in the UK is defined by its attention to detail, superior craftsmanship, and bespoke finishes. Wall treatments (along with floors and ceilings of course) are the rudimentary key elements of design and significantly influence...