Architecture & Design — Compact urban infill and vernacular material strategies signal growing design focus on site-constrained, context-responsive residential work

Architecture & Design · 2026-05-10

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The strongest thread across today's coverage is the convergence of two residential projects—one in Edinburgh, one in Lombok—that share an operating philosophy: extract maximum architectural value from constrained conditions. Pend's Canon Mews project in Edinburgh demonstrates a replicable model for turning overlooked brownfield infill plots into viable, light-filled housing, a…