<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>FlowArch Blog</title><description>Notes from the FlowArch studio on architecture, interiors, sustainable building and the craft of planning a project.</description><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/</link><language>en</language><item><title>How daylight shapes a calm home</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/how-daylight-shapes-a-calm-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/how-daylight-shapes-a-calm-home/</guid><description>Where the sun rises, how deep it reaches and when it disappears – the first decisions that make a house feel calm.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Architecture</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Albert Flores)</author></item><item><title>Designing interiors that age gracefully</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/designing-interiors-that-age-gracefully/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/designing-interiors-that-age-gracefully/</guid><description>Materials that look better after ten years, not worse – our short list for floors, walls, joinery and fittings.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Interior Design</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Leslie Alexander)</author></item><item><title>Reading the site before the first sketch</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/reading-the-site-before-the-first-sketch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/reading-the-site-before-the-first-sketch/</guid><description>Slope, soil, wind, views and neighbours – what we look for on a site visit and how it changes the design.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Floyd Miles)</author></item><item><title>Why every project still starts with a pencil</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/sketching-by-hand-in-a-digital-studio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/sketching-by-hand-in-a-digital-studio/</guid><description>Why every FlowArch project still starts with a pencil, tracing paper and a scale ruler – and when we switch to the computer.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Architecture</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Manuel Douglas)</author></item><item><title>Designing a shopfront that invites people in</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/designing-a-shopfront-that-invites-people-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/designing-a-shopfront-that-invites-people-in/</guid><description>Awnings, display windows and an honest door – how a small shopfront can lift a whole street, and what we look for when we design one.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Judith Cole)</author></item><item><title>One stair, three floors – the stair as the heart of a home</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/one-stair-three-floors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/one-stair-three-floors/</guid><description>A stair is the only piece of furniture you walk through every day. How we design stairs that bring light, connect the family and still meet the building code.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Interior Design</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Devon Lane)</author></item><item><title>Building on a slope without fighting the hill</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/building-on-a-slope-without-fighting-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/building-on-a-slope-without-fighting-it/</guid><description>Steep plots scare many builders away. Here is how we turn a difficult slope into terraces, views and a house that sits lightly on the ground.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Planning</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Manuel Douglas)</author></item><item><title>Green facades that survive the first summer</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/green-facades-that-survive-the-first-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/green-facades-that-survive-the-first-summer/</guid><description>Planted balconies and living walls look great in renderings. What it really takes to keep them green – soil depth, water, species and maintenance.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sustainability</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Jerome Bell)</author></item><item><title>Why we design the pool together with the house</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/why-we-design-the-pool-with-the-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/why-we-design-the-pool-with-the-house/</guid><description>A pool added later always looks added later. Why we plan water, terraces and shade together with the architecture from the first sketch.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Architecture</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Albert Flores)</author></item><item><title>A short guide to colour in architecture</title><link>https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/colour-in-architecture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://flowarch-demo.pages.dev/blog/colour-in-architecture/</guid><description>Bold walls or calm white? How we choose colour for buildings and interiors, and why the best colours often come from the materials themselves.</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Design</category><author>hello@flowarch.studio (Judith Cole)</author></item></channel></rss>