We are very excited to announce our new book, Understanding Loft Conversions is out today!! The book is the latest in the Understanding Architectural Details Series and focuses on many different types of loft conversion details. You can read more about the book by...
New Details  This month we have added a selection of external details to the library. The details consist of wall to roof junctions, showing hidden and recessed gutter solutions to external claddings such as standing seam zinc, timber cladding and clay tiles. They...
Detail Post: Brick Bonds and Patterns Brick is one of the most common materials used in architecture. It’s inexpensive, durable and versatile. The brick detail can be an important feature to pay attention to when designing a building, due to the wide range of styles...
New Details - Interior Details This month we have added a selection of new interior details to the library. This selection of drawings include concealed frame doorsets in collaboration with Selo. We also include sliding pocket doors from Enigma. They are all available...
New Details - Timber Lift and Slide Doors This month we have added a selection of new details to the library. This selection of drawings include timber lift and slide doors in collaboration with Green Building Store. We also feature a number of configurations for...
New Details - Basement Details This month we have added a selection of new details to the library. This large selection of drawings include various versions and iterations of a basement detail. They include insulated basement details, non insulated basement details,...
New Details - Bifold door details and sliding door details This month we have added a selection of new details to the library. We have teamed up with IQ Glass to bring some great bifold door and sliding door details incorporating the Sieger Lux Bifold Doors and their...
New Details - Rooflights, Lanterns and Monopitch Glazing This month we have added a selection of new details to the library. They range from rooflight details, roof lantern details, monopitch glazing details, wall abutment details and glazed bay windows. They are all...
The rooflight details featured in this post are available to download from our Detail Library. The Detail Library features a large number of construction details available to download as 2D CAD drawings or 3D SketchUp drawings, and Revit versions coming very soon....
The following article contains excerpts, details and information from our book Understanding Passivhaus - The Simple Guide to Passivhaus Detailing and Design. Passivhaus Cavity Wall Details Understanding Passivhaus explores a number of different construction...
New Details - Loft Conversion Details This month we have added a selection of new details relating to loft conversions. The loft conversion details include both the 2d cad drawings and 3d SketchUp drawings. Our loft conversion details section now...
Passivhaus Wall Details The following article contains excerpts, details and information from our book Understanding Passivhaus - The Simple Guide to Passivhaus Detailing and Design. Passivhaus Windows Windows perform a variety of functions in any building....
Technical Drawing: Construction Drawings In Part 5 of the Technical Drawing series we are going to explore construction drawings. Construction Drawings - what are they? Working drawings, construction drawings, detailed design drawings.... they are...
The First In Architecture Construction Detail Library is live! I am very excited to announce the official launch of our new website - the First In Architecture Detail Library. The library is a collection of residential construction details (based on UK...
Passivhaus Thermal Bridges and Psi Values The following article contains details and information from our book Understanding Passivhaus - The Simple Guide to Passivhaus Detailing and Design and Details:Calculated. This article also contains contributions from Tad...
I have curated a list of some of the tools and resources I would strongly recommend for anyone studying or working in Architecture.