Architecture. Interiors. Development.

The Rubrics Projects journal

Beyond the
red line.

Property is shaped beyond the site boundary. Essays on London, development, finance, markets, the economy, policy and politics.

Red-brick houses with white bay windows, tall chimneys and iron railings on Lennox Gardens in Knightsbridge.
Lennox Gardens, Knightsbridge.Photography: No Swan So Fine / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Adapted for display.

Architectural illustration of a Kensington-style stucco terrace with tall sash windows, classical porticos, black iron balconies and railings, mansard roofs and a mature street tree.

Architectural illustration

Buildings & context3 min read

Beyond the red line

Understanding an existing house means reading its rooms, its street and the relationships around it.

Architectural illustration of Kensington-style stucco terraces around a garden square, with mature plane trees, planted paths, iron railings and continuous London streets.

Architectural illustration

Market intelligence3 min read

Reading the London property market

Local resale evidence sits within a wider picture of prices, rents, transactions and economic conditions.