Planning granted on this contemporary yet traditional barn house in #Mayo

Another Planning come through. Coming in thick and fast now. This one has a long story (saga) which I’m not going into here but stretches back to 2013 or so. The house was partially built so we had to get Read More …

VR Test #4 @Vectorworks #Oculus #UnrealEngine

I think this may be last post (for a while) on the testing we’ve been doing with VectorWorks, Unreal Engine and a Oculus Quest 2 VR headset… THIS is the last post that gives the links for the previous ones Read More …

Test #3 @VectorWorks & VR Headsets #UnrealEngine

A trio of VectoWorks tests with the Oculus Quest 2 Headset. HERE is the first with TwinMotion HERE is the second with SketchUp. And below is the third with Unreal Engine. But first what is Unreal Engine and why am Read More …

Gearing up with #DesignPH for #Passivhaus #PHPP modelling

As promised in this last post on MATERIALS and THIS POST on our first house that was added to the Passive House Database, I’m giving a little more information on our Passive House modelling methodology… The PHPP modelled house linked Read More …

@Vectorworks #Energos #DesignSummit #Passivhaus Presentation by YT now live!

Following the regrettable postponement of the Vectorworks Design Summit in San Diego this year (where I was scheduled to speak on the Passivhaus design tools – Energos) (You can read more about the scheduled presentation HERE). The decision was made Read More …

Vectorworks Design Summit – POSTPONED

POSTPONED – MORE INFORMATION ON OUR COVID-19 POLICY TO FOLLOW Life is strange. After running the most successful Vectorworks training company and consultancy in the UK, and then setting up an architectural practice (still using Vectorworks) in the West of Read More …

Drawing stairs convention #ArchiChat #Vectorworks

I put a poll on Twitter after Christmas on how staircases should be drawn (in came about as I was respectfully being doing it wrong for the last 40 years) which is still active for a few more days HERE Read More …

2019 – A year in review of Mark Stephens Architects

It’s that time of the year when we look back in review and see how good (or bad) the year has been. Here are a couple of other years where I’ve done the same thing: 2018 2016 Well what have Read More …