How can I identify and stick to my budget?
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Understanding the finances of your project and having financial visibility is one of the most important things.. Continue Reading >
Alex Coppock
BSc Dip Arch. AA Dipl. Grad Dipl Cons (AA). RIBA
Alex is an award-winning architect with a uniquely contemporary and participative perspective whose portfolio includes nationally important church re-orderings such as St Peter’s Church, Peterchurch and breath-taking residential projects. Alex is a Quinquennial Inspecting Architect for the Diocese of London.
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Articles by Alex Coppock
Seven tips for making a space feel bigger
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When you’re thinking about a home extension, it is very easy to think you should add as much.. Continue Reading >
Communion Architects sponsors Leominster Museum exhibition
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Leominster Museum’s 2016 season launched in great style on 26 March and it was a pleasure to attend the event. Over.. Continue Reading >
The power and practicalities of participative architecture
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Working with communities, as we do when working with church buildings, has unique challenges that are completely different to.. Continue Reading >
How changes to permitted development rights are helping to create more homes in rural areas
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A little while ago we reported on changes to planning law in.. Continue Reading >
An alternative vision for churches
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Here are some figures that are difficult to balance. Only 5% of people regularly attend church. Over 75% of Church of.. Continue Reading >
Communion’s work used to illustrate a seminar at RIBA on permitted changes of use
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Examples of Communion’s work were used by Sinclair Johnston of Sinclair Johnston &.. Continue Reading >
Alex speaks at Ledbury and District Civic Society
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On 30 October 2015, Alex spoke at Ledbury and District Civic Society. The theme of Alex’s talk was.. Continue Reading >
Working with listed buildings: a delicate balancing act
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Listed buildings are extraordinary objects with fascinating histories but they aren’t always suitable for 21st our century lives... Continue Reading >
We are looking for an experienced Part 2 or 3 or architect to join our team
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Communion is an award winning architecture practice in Herefordshire that specialises.. Continue Reading >
Helping you achieve a sustainable project
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Broadly speaking, there are two key measures when considering sustainable building. The first is to reduce the amount of energy.. Continue Reading >
What the latest changes to planning law mean for you
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In March 2012, the Government introduced a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). It overhauled policy in.. Continue Reading >
Words of Transformation
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On 9 March 2015, Alex spoke at Leominster Civic Society. The theme of his talk was Words of Transformation. His starting point was.. Continue Reading >
Unbiased answers to your sustainability questions
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How do you turn the raw combination of walls, floors and roof into a comfortable, welcoming space that’s a pleasure.. Continue Reading >
What makes a good garden design?
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Despite the importance of the garden in an overall project, in our experience it can often be an after-thought. But.. Continue Reading >
Why every project needs to start with a survey
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When you’re planning a building project, the first thing you need to know is what you’ve got.. Continue Reading >
The Sunday Times’ view on how to choose an architect
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The Sunday Times recently featured a piece called How to choose an architect. We published our own.. Continue Reading >
Communion Architects shortlisted for University of Hereford project
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David Sheppard, a trustee of the Herefordshire Tertiary Education Trust, describes it as a ‘brain drain’: at present.. Continue Reading >
Why it’s important to think of buildings as being unstable
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Communion’s mission statement is “Working closely with people to deliver exceptional projects that transform spaces and change.. Continue Reading >
Alex Coppock speaks at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce event
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On 19 March, Alex Coppock spoke at the Powered Growth Forum organised by the Herefordshire and.. Continue Reading >
