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The power of many

The power of many

by | 19 Nov, 2025 | Journal

The power of many Why collaboration is the true mark of a successful project Every remarkable home may begin with a single vision, but to realise it, it requires many. The architect sketches ambition. The designer layers personality. The builder turns it all into...
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...