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With half of Jamie’s Italian going, ahem…down the pan so to speak, you’d think we’d have hit ‘peak celebrity chef’. Not so! Just across the water in the Netherlands, Herman Den Blijker (not Greg Wallace) is the face of TV show Herrie in de Keuken (Noise in Kitchen) and has a number of fine eateries to his name. The kitchens and bathrooms in his latest, Goud in Rotterdam, have been slathered in Neolith’s Sintered stone as the chef was impressed with its hardwearing and hygienic qualities – so even if there’s a meltdown front of house, it’s still all ship-shape out back.

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20 May 2025 from 9am to 11.30am

RIBAJ Spec: Architecture for Housing and Residential Development Webinar

Judges of the Daylight from Above Awards, organised by VELUX in partnership with the RIBA Journal, were looking for projects that used natural light to the benefit both of architecture and of people using it

Daylight from Above judges were looking for projects that used natural light to the benefit both of architecture and of those using it

'Sparing and strategic' use of natural light helps Francesco Pierazzi Architects' garage conversion win the Light, Space and Atmosphere category in the 2025 Daylight from Above Awards, organised by RIBAJ in partnership with VELUX

'Sparing and strategic' use of natural light praised at North Downs garage redevelopment

Roof windows light up a highly unusual conversion of a former silage barn, now a fully breathable timber-framed home commended in the 2025 Daylight from Above Awards, organised by RIBAJ in partnership with VELUX

Roof windows light up a highly unusual conversion of a former silage barn

A light-filled kitchen and living extension helps a semi-detached Victorian home rediscover its identity, and is commended in the 2025 Daylight from Above Awards, organised by RIBAJ in partnership with VELUX

A light-filled kitchen and living extension helps a semi-detached Victorian home rediscover its identity