Duncan Blackmore
@arrantindustries.bsky.social
AKA Arrant Industries
Hands-on urbanism / Good development / Small sites / Planning / Experimental investment / Arts
Honcho at Arrant Land
Co-honcho at Neighbourhood
Waltham Forest DRP
www.arrantindustries.com
www.arrantland.com
www.neighbourhood.company
Hands-on urbanism / Good development / Small sites / Planning / Experimental investment / Arts
Honcho at Arrant Land
Co-honcho at Neighbourhood
Waltham Forest DRP
www.arrantindustries.com
www.arrantland.com
www.neighbourhood.company
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Costa’s Barbers: the shop-to-home conversion that’s a cut above | Architecture | The Guardian
An old barber shop redesigned by architects Brisco Loran as their own live-work space is the latest project from ‘urban practitioner’ Duncan Blackmore
amp.theguardian.com
Hi. Most recent little project and mini profile as intro. Nice to be here. amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Bottled water retail extension, Sydenham. Presumably assembled and disassembled daily.
Taken from a moving car. I wasn’t driving.
Taken from a moving car. I wasn’t driving.
July 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Bottled water retail extension, Sydenham. Presumably assembled and disassembled daily.
Taken from a moving car. I wasn’t driving.
Taken from a moving car. I wasn’t driving.
How I miss the pre-Elon days when I could have made an evening’s fun out of asking people to guess the adjectives a LA with 3.5YR 5YHLS might have used to justify the refusal of +2 fully compliant homes with this roof form, on design grounds, in a highly accessible non-conservation area.
July 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How I miss the pre-Elon days when I could have made an evening’s fun out of asking people to guess the adjectives a LA with 3.5YR 5YHLS might have used to justify the refusal of +2 fully compliant homes with this roof form, on design grounds, in a highly accessible non-conservation area.
>> NINE WORKSPACES ON STREETS BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K 🤯🦘🥋 >>
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July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
>> NINE WORKSPACES ON STREETS BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K 🤯🦘🥋 >>
(click here)
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>> FIVE HOMES WITH 6-10 COAT HOOKS 🧥🪝👌>>
(click here)
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July 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
>> FIVE HOMES WITH 6-10 COAT HOOKS 🧥🪝👌>>
(click here)
(click here)
>> EIGHT KITCHENS WITH FRIDGES HINGED ON THE RIGHT 👉➡️🔎 >>
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July 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
>> EIGHT KITCHENS WITH FRIDGES HINGED ON THE RIGHT 👉➡️🔎 >>
(click here)
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Amazing how focaccia and ciabatta have silently swapped places over the last year.
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Amazing how focaccia and ciabatta have silently swapped places over the last year.
This bottom tread is the worst bit of the Barbican.
April 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This bottom tread is the worst bit of the Barbican.
What style is this building please?
April 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What style is this building please?
It’s 21:09 in Northampton Town Centre and the vibes are dreadful.
April 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s 21:09 in Northampton Town Centre and the vibes are dreadful.
Anybody on here an expert in old glass roof tiles? This kind of thing…
February 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Anybody on here an expert in old glass roof tiles? This kind of thing…
Right, let’s play a game of ‘who can find the planning application for the least habitable dwelling?’
I’ll start with this 19m2 ‘house’ with it’s only small window in the bathroom.
I’ll start with this 19m2 ‘house’ with it’s only small window in the bathroom.
February 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Right, let’s play a game of ‘who can find the planning application for the least habitable dwelling?’
I’ll start with this 19m2 ‘house’ with it’s only small window in the bathroom.
I’ll start with this 19m2 ‘house’ with it’s only small window in the bathroom.
Anybody want to buy a flat with a ground rent rising to £27487790694000 PA (27.5 trillion pounds a year)?
January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Anybody want to buy a flat with a ground rent rising to £27487790694000 PA (27.5 trillion pounds a year)?
Costa’s Barbers has only gone a win a Civic Trust Award. Must be pretty rare for a private residence (although it’s also been an office, shop and event space in recent months). Very very pleased. Thanks to all involved.
January 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Costa’s Barbers has only gone a win a Civic Trust Award. Must be pretty rare for a private residence (although it’s also been an office, shop and event space in recent months). Very very pleased. Thanks to all involved.
Still current (c.1998) Bristol shopfront design guidance. Personally, I like Jim’s shop.
January 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Still current (c.1998) Bristol shopfront design guidance. Personally, I like Jim’s shop.
I’m sure I’ve yet to find the Bluesky niche for such things, but please enjoy some still ‘current’ (1998) design guidance from Bristol’s ‘Responding to Local Character’ Design Advice Note.
January 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’m sure I’ve yet to find the Bluesky niche for such things, but please enjoy some still ‘current’ (1998) design guidance from Bristol’s ‘Responding to Local Character’ Design Advice Note.
Just gonna post this lovely agri-vernacular aire-adjacent barn/shelter here like it was Twitter in 2017.
January 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just gonna post this lovely agri-vernacular aire-adjacent barn/shelter here like it was Twitter in 2017.
Reposted by Duncan Blackmore
ENJOYING THIS LAD.
December 30, 2024 at 9:20 AM
ENJOYING THIS LAD.
Single piece folded stainless fixingless parasitic coffee bar, Valencia. Bit of me.
December 16, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Single piece folded stainless fixingless parasitic coffee bar, Valencia. Bit of me.
3.3m x 3.3m bedroom / living
December 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
3.3m x 3.3m bedroom / living
Hi. Most recent little project and mini profile as intro. Nice to be here. amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Costa’s Barbers: the shop-to-home conversion that’s a cut above | Architecture | The Guardian
An old barber shop redesigned by architects Brisco Loran as their own live-work space is the latest project from ‘urban practitioner’ Duncan Blackmore
amp.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Hi. Most recent little project and mini profile as intro. Nice to be here. amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign...