Founding Member Spotlight – Bernardo López Lozano

Maestro carpintero, hijo del también maestro carpintero Bernardo López Yepes. En el taller familiar aprendió desde pequeño las texturas y tradiciones de cada madera — puertas, ventanas, muebles, escaleras, techumbres. En 1988 fundó TAMAT, y se formó en historia del arte para poder restaurar carpintería histórica en edificios de patrimonio, uno de los campos donde […]

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Whose Wall Is It Anyway? — The Legal Reality of the Boundary Strip

The neglected boundary strip on historic terraced houses — Part 2 of 4 In the first part of this series, we looked at what the boundary strip is, why it gets forgotten, and why it matters more than its modest dimensions suggest. Now comes the harder question. Who is actually responsible for it? The short

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The Strip Nobody Owns — Why the Space Between Two Façades Gets Forgotten Every Time

The neglected boundary strip on historic terraced houses — Part 1 of 4 There is a strip of wall that exists on almost every terraced house in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the UK. It sits between two neighbouring façades — sometimes just fifteen or twenty centimetres wide, sometimes a little more. It is usually

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Founding Member Spotlight – Eduardo Brun Irisarri

Séptima generación de una familia que trabaja el hierro desde 1772. Junto a su hermano Gerardo, Eduardo mantiene encendida la fragua familiar en Izurdiaga (Navarra). Combinan técnicas antiguas con diseños de vanguardia, y desde 1985 forman a nuevas generaciones en su propio centro de interpretación de la forja. Eduardo forma parte de la Red de

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White, Black, or Something Else Entirely? — Colour for Historic Timber

A craftsman’s approach to historic timber on façades — Part 4 of 4 Colour is where the conversation gets personal. Ask ten craftspeople what colour historic exterior joinery should be painted, and you’ll get ten different answers — each with a logic behind it, each shaped by experience, by the buildings they’ve worked on, by

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Paint, Stain, or Linseed Oil? — And What Sheen Level Are You Actually After?

A craftsman’s approach to historic timber on façades — Part 3 of 4 Once the wood is prepared — stripped, repaired, sound — the next decision is the one most people think they’ve already made before the job even starts. What do you put on it? The answer is more interesting than it first appears.

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Founding Member Spotlight – Julio Serevera Viedma

Autodidacta desde joven, Julio aprendió el oficio de cantero casi por casualidad — un capricho familiar que se convirtió en vocación. En 1998 abrió su propio taller en Portocolom, Mallorca, para dedicarse por completo a la piedra. Trabaja de forma artesanal, con apenas maquinaria eléctrica: cinceles, punteros y gubias como extensión de sus manos. Ganó

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