MIPIM 2016 Portfolio - Royal Institute of British Architects

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MIPIM 2016
Portfolio
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A few words from
our President
Architecture is a global business and British architects
have rightly earned a global reputation for producing
some of the most beautiful, sophisticated and cost
efficient buildings in the market.
Around the world, the Royal Institute of British
Architects represents some 3000-plus Chartered
Practices. They each stand ready to help solve your
property and construction challenges.
Jane Duncan,
RIBA President
The RIBA Chartered Practices featured in this
magazine and on the RIBA stand in the London
Pavilion are ready to help turn your project
requirements into reality. They bring with them an
internationally recognised level of design standards,
working practices and customer service. They in turn
are supported by the highest levels of professional
education and training that underlies RIBA
membership.
Our practices work across all sectors from master
planning cities to bespoke mixed use projects; sporting
venues to specialist conservation and retrofit. Whatever
the specialism, these practices can offer the quality
and professional service you would expect from
membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
For more information about the RIBA or the practices
in this magazine, please visit
www.architecture.com/mipim
Both my colleagues and I look forward to meeting you
and telling you more.
Contact
Contents
[email protected]
@RIBA_London
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AndArchitects
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Tate Harmer
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AQUA Architecture
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Sutton Griffin Architects
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AR Architecture
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Square Feet Architects
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Architecture for London
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Spratley Studios
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Belsize Architects
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shedkm
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Chris Dyson Architects
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RUFFNASSETTI
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DarntonB3 Architecture
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RARE Architecture
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David Miller Architects
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Paul Vick Architects
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Gort Scott Architects
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Paul McAneary Architects
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Graham Ford Architects
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Maber
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Granit Chartered Architects
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LTS Architects
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How can the RIBA help?
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The RIBA in London
AndArchitects
Established in 1998 by Director Manuel Nogueira,
our current projects include Vivienne Westwood
headquarters and design studio, and a mixed-use
masterplan and stadium relocation for Luton Town FC.
Following success working on six projects for the
London 2012 Olympics, we were involved in the design
of the Handball Arena for Rio 2016. We were also
finalists in the International Breakthrough Architect of
the Year Awards.
Opposite Top: Luton Town FC Stadium
Relocation
Right: Vivienne Westwood Headquarters and
Design Studios
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Manuel Nogueira, Director
www.andarchitects.co.uk
@AndArchitectsUK
Interview with Manuel Nogueira,
Director
Who was your most inspiring tutor?
Claudio Silvestrin at the Bartlett. I
admired his philosophical calm and poetic
approach to design.
Which architect have you learnt the most
from?
Jane Duncan, the RIBA President, taught
me that a sense of humour and getting
involved with the institute are surprisingly
important to improving daily practice.
Which architects do you most admire?
I admire Herzog and De Meuron whose
projects are so influenced by site,
materiality and client brief. I also admire
Portuguese firm Aires Mateus’s, whose
simple, elegant designs are born of a
limited pallet of materials and mastery of
light. Having spent childhood summers
in Portugal, their work arouses a fond
nostalgia in me.
What is your favourite architectural book?
“The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand and the
children’s book “Iggy Peck, Architect” by
Andrea Beatty, for their lead characters’
relentless passion for architecture.
What are your favourite kinds of client?
We have a rewarding variety of clients.
Each has different needs and so brief
development is pivotal, allowing us to
focus on what’s important. I like them to
enjoy and engage in the design process.
What would be your dream commission?
As a child I was fascinated by the
Picasso Museum in Paris – its simplicity
of execution and the subtlety of how it
reflects Picasso’s artistic development
over time. Ever since then I’ve wanted to
design an art gallery.
If you could work in any city at any point
in history, where and when would you
choose?
London in 2026! I am more interested in
the future, especially given the changes
in technology and scale of projects we do
now. It’s an exciting time.
What is the most important relationship
of your working life?
Running AndArchitects with my wife
Rachel is a true partnership. Neither of us
feels overruled or dominant - we simply
work together towards a common goal.
What piece of legislation would you
introduce?
All local authority planning committees
should be advised by an architect.
What part of the design process do you
most enjoy?
I enjoy discussions that reveal the client’s
aspirations for the scheme and the thrill
of developing something unexpected
which they love and is beyond their
expectations.
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Tate Harmer
We are an international architecture practice based in
London, specialising in low-energy, low-impact projects
with the highest design standards carefully integrated
into their local communities.
Our award-winning work ranges from single buildings
to masterplans and planning strategies, in both a local
and global context.
We are experienced in residential, cultural and leisure
projects that require innovative construction methods
in some of the most sensitive natural and historic
contexts.
Interview: Jerry Tate, Partner
How would you describe your firm in one
sentence?
We bring big ideas to the table and match
them with an in-depth knowledge of how
to build complex structures.
What makes your work stand out?
Our motivated team of talented designers
finds creative and responsible solutions
to any brief. This trait comes through
in all of our buildings, evident in our
response to site conditions, materials
or client requirements. Our hands-on
and personable approach has created a
number of enjoyable collaborations on
exciting projects, such as our ongoing
relationship with the Eden Project.
Who have you worked with?
We have worked with the Habitat First
Group, the Eden Project, the Royal
Horticultural Gardens at Kew, Merlin
Entertainment Group, and a number of
residential and leisure developers, as well
as UK local authorities including Hackney
Council and the Greater London Authority.
Recently we have completed projects with
the National Trust and are looking at a
number of sites for the Scout Association.
What part of the design process do you
most enjoy?
We are passionate about the construction
stage of any given project but the
most exciting moments are those
first conversations where we strive to
understand what is important to our
clients, what they want to achieve, and
how we can help.
What interesting projects are you working
on at present?
The rather diverse highlights include a
treehouse hotel development for the
Bestival festival site on the Isle of Wight, a
multi-unit residential scheme in Croydon,
and a new laboratory classroom block
and cricket pavilion for Cranleigh School.
You’ve got a strong track record with
getting planning approval. What’s the
trick?
The first step is to listen carefully to all
parties and work closely with the planners.
Designs are then tailored to ensure that
everyone feels the proposal is of the
highest possible standard and fulfils the
brief set out by the client.
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Jerry Tate, Partner
www.tateharmer.com
@TateHarmer
Top: Light-House, Lower Mill Estate
Bottom: Cranleigh School
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AQUA
Architecture
We are a small niche practice based in Kensington,
London, established upon extensive knowledge of
world class, internationally designed, innovative and
sustainable development projects.
From initiation to completion, our designs are carefully
tuned through an evolving vision. Driven by client and
user needs, we meet and exceed your aspirations with
sustainable, cost-effective, and elegant architecture.
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Alia Beyg, Director
www.aquaarchitects.com
@AquaArchitects
Interview: Alia Beyg, Director
Has working internationally influenced
your practice?
Absolutely. Our international projects
have broadened our design perspective,
inspiring us to build up a wider range
of design ideas. Boasting world-class
expertise and able to call on global best
practice, we evaluate, translate, and finetune schemes to the local context.
You have worked in Dubai, haven’t you?
Yes. We are currently involved in
collaborative projects with the RIBA and
the Dubai design community, and are able
to draw upon project experience from
the Opera house in downtown Dubai,
the Dubai Metro, hotel resorts and tower
projects.
How important is sustainability to you?
Very. An essential part of our process is
to consider the environmental context,
which includes optimising orientation and
analysing average temperatures, shadow
ranges, and solar gain. In other words, we
prioritise passive design strategies over
technological ones.
We also consider the full project life cycle,
creating innovative secure communities
and promoting better lifestyles for users
and future generations.
What projects are you currently working
on?
We recently launched the Long Island
Lofts, an Art Deco factory conversion into
stunning loft-style apartments, offering
something unique: living spaces with
authentic character and style.
We are designing several new-build
residential and mixed-use projects, which
contain hospitality, retail, and commercial
elements, with a contemporary and
innovative approach.
How do you approach a large-scale
projects?
We focus on collaboration in large-scale
projects to ensure we deliver each project
with the relevant experts and requisite
resources.
Name something you have brought into
the studio to inspire you?
The unique Art Deco style has inspired
several of our London projects. We merge
it with contemporary elements to create
eloquent, timeless architecture.
We have delivered refurbishments
and extensions to listed buildings in
conservation areas, both in and out of
central London, winning complex design
approvals and planning negotiations.
We are already living the dream, creating
visionary, inspiring architecture that users
find unique and vibrant. Our mission is to
create spaces that surpass clients’ original
visions, improve their lifestyles and the
places they live in, guaranteeing a strong
return on investment.
Top: High-End Apartments, Central
London (Credit: Aqua Visuals)
Opposite Bottom: Retail and Residences,
High Street, London (Credit: Aqua Visuals)
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Sutton Griffin
Architects
We believe that good design should be inspiring. As
well as enlivening communities, our aim is to create
sustainable places in our towns and cities that last long
into the future.
We have successfully delivered projects for over a
century, and this sustained history and experience is
down to our strong commercial understanding, which
ensures our projects are viable and deliverable.
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Ian Blake, Director
www.suttongriffin.co.uk
@suttongriffin
Interview with Ian Blake, Director
What services do you provide?
We design thoughtful, appropriate
architectural and masterplanning
solutions, as well as environmental,
viability and sustainability advice. As
architects and urbanists, we are equally
at home working on urban regeneration
projects, greenfield masterplans and
individual buildings. Our team, in
conjunction with Carter Jonas, provides a
holistic service to a wide range of clients,
delivering high quality projects whatever
the scale and location.
What drives your work?
We are passionate about the built
environment and contributing positively
to local communities. Our projects
touch every aspect of people’s lives,
encompassing offices, retail centres,
schools, healthcare buildings, and homes.
In every case, our aim is to improve
people’s experiences through design and
creative understanding of everyday needs.
Tell us about your residential projects
To navigate the complexities of the
planning system and unlock the potential
sites, we have to create places for people.
Our residential work ranges from bespoke
one-off private houses to historic building
conversions, complex urban residential
developments and high density mixeduse schemes.
How about your commercial schemes?
Our experience in delivering commercial
projects is extensive, both for owneroccupiers and commercial developers,
including workplace fit-outs, speculative
office designs and industrial work.
What is your retail experience?
We’ve been able to explore shifting
relationships between shopping, leisure
and social interaction. Our projects
have included everything from retailled town centre regenerations to new
supermarkets, health and fitness centres,
and cinemas.
challenge is to exhilarate communities
while meeting their everyday needs.
Working with local authorities and
charities, we have successfully delivered
new libraries, churches, mosques,
performing arts facilities, and civic
centres.
Have you adopted building information
modelling?
Absolutely. It requires a collaborative
approach to design, ensuring accuracy
of information and speed of delivery as
part of an integrated design process.
Our projects are developed using
Revit software, which improves design
quality coordination and allows us to
communicate our ideas through highquality visualisations.
What is your approach to educational and
cultural projects?
We help to create safe, stimulating and
engaging learning environments, where
students can be inspired to achieve their
potential. Projects include nursery, primary
and secondary schools.
With cultural buildings, our greatest
Top: Mausoleum, Barnet Cemetery &
Memorial Gardens (Credit: Olive Creative)
Opposite Bottom: Parkway, Newbury (Credit:
Rock Hunter)
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AR Architecture
We are an award-winning London-based architectural
studio. We design high-end residential, commercial,
mixed-use and hospitality projects.
We are cosmopolitan in our outlook and our clients
include professionals from the City of London,
developers, professional consultants, hotel operators
and Forbes-listed industry leaders. We also collaborate
with public authorities and international institutions.
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Alexander Rakita, Director
www.ar-arch.co.uk
Interview with Alexander Rakita,
Director
What are you working on now?
We are involved with a number of
prestigious residential projects, including
the refurbishment of buildings which
are of significant historical interest. Our
customers are often international, so our
team is constantly striving to understand
these diverse backgrounds and link them
to the environment where the projects are
delivered.
So how do you deal with your multicultural clientèle?
As well as all being UK-qualified, our
team comprises people from many
different countries. Between us we speak
more than seven languages fluently. The
team has a wealth of international work
experience, which gets richer by the day.
Considering you work on very complex
buildings, how do you make sure your
designs work in practice?
We use BIM (building information
modelling) software on every project,
which also allows us to detect any
potential future problem areas and
produce a cost schedule meaningful to all
stakeholders.
What lies ahead for you?
We are actively working on securing more
large-scale commercial and hospitality
projects to develop our team’s strengths.
The practice is particularly suited to
international clients who are establishing
new projects all over the world.
What is the practice’s main philosophy
when it comes to engaging with clients?
The client is at the heart of every project
we undertake. Our main objective is to
exceed expectations, by applying a strict
client-context focus in combination with
the application of the latest innovative and
sustainable solutions available.
Top: Hyatt Regency Rostov Don-Plaza Hotel,
Russia
Opposite Bottom: Watergarden Residence
in Limehouse, London (Credit: Armenoui K.S.
Photography)
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Square Feet
Architects
Operating from our office in London, we undertake
work at different scales and values, including
residential, community, education, commercial and
refurbishment projects.
We have an excellent track record of winning planning
permissions for what are perceived to be difficult sites.
We are well equipped and experienced in the design
and management of projects from feasibility through
to completion.
Both Images: New Homes, North London
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Daniel Leon, Director
www.squarefeetarchitects.co.uk
@sqftarchitects
Interview: Daniel Leon, Director
What do you stand for?
Our approach is holistic. We listen hard
to users’ needs, translating them into
useable, efficient but, most importantly,
beautiful and healthy environments.
Design can, at times, be pompous
and overly precious. That’s not us. Our
concepts are appropriate.
We do not subscribe to any particular
style. Instead, we propose modern and
environmentally conscious solutions that
are creative yet pragmatic, innovative yet
sensitive to their context.
We focus on value, looking to provide the
most cost-effective, realistic and viable
solution from the space you have. This is
what good design does – it maximises
the value of space for your needs.
What kind of work do you mainly
undertake?
We are currently working in several
sectors, mainly residential, community,
education and commercial across the UK
but predominantly in London. We operate
at a range of scales, from small one-off
restaurants or houses, to medium-sized
new-build education and community
facilities, to large multi-unit mixed-use
developments.
What project would you say you are most
proud of?
Difficult! That’s like asking us, “Which of
your children do you like the most?” If
pushed, our new house on Allum Lane,
Elstree, stands out. Our work at the Lycée
Francais Charles de Gaulle and Auden
Place Nursery in Primrose Hill are also
very strong.
What is it like working with you?
We are a small, dynamic, innovative yet
down to earth practice, passionate about
the design of buildings. We are very clientfocused, listening and understanding your
requirements, and then delivering on our
promises. You don’t have to take our word
for it. I’d be delighted if you spoke to some
of our very happy clients.
What else are you into?
We get involved in slightly “off-piste”
projects such as a pop-up exhibition of Tel
Aviv Bauhaus Architecture or a conceptual
design of a tri-faith shared prayer space
called FridaySaturdaySunday. Personally,
I am a guest critic at various Schools of
Architecture and am on the RIBA Council.
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Architecture for
London
We are a young, energetic team of architects
specialising in residential developments. Our
expertise ranges from initial appraisals to contract
administration.
We seek to maximise the economic and social
potential of a site. Our design approach is led by
creativity and quality, with carefully considered spaces
and exceptional finishes. Having honed this process
with private residential projects, we now apply these
principles of creativity and quality to our larger scale
work.
Opposite Top: Thornhill Crescent (Credit:
Simon Maxwell)
Right: Belsham Street
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Ben Ridley, Director
www.architectureforlondon.com
@AFL_tweet
Interview: Ben Ridley, Director
What kind of project does the practice
typically work on?
Our work is primarily is in the high-end
residential sector, although we also have
commercial and public projects. We
typically design and guide projects from
initial concepts through to completion,
with a commitment to seeing buildings
through to the construction phase.
We relish opportunities for creative
thinking in each project to provide the
best possible outcomes. Our work ranges
from finely crafted private homes to
larger housing developments. Regardless
of the scale of the project, our attention
to detail remains constant, resulting in
buildings of the highest quality.
In what way does the practice consider
historic locations?
The practice has a wealth of experience
in working with listed buildings and
sensitive locations. While our work has
a contemporary approach, we have a
respect for history and the existing fabric
of the sites we work on. Recognising the
heritage of a site is important, and we take
pride in applying our knowledge rigorously
during the design process to ensure that it
is appropriately considered.
What motivates design attitudes within
the practice?
We are driven by a passion for design,
fine detailing and craftsmanship. Our
team is comprised of talented young
designers who continually seek to inspire
clients. We draw from a wide array of
references and material palettes, historic
and contemporary, aiming to maximise
the potential of the site with a creative
approach to design.
Where does the practice stand on
sustainability?
Environmental impact is a key
consideration in our work, something we
keep in focus throughout the process.
We recognise the contribution of every
element of the building, rather than
relying on renewable technologies as
an afterthought. Wherever possible, we
apply Passivhaus standards to new build
developments and EnerPHit standards to
retrofit projects.
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Spratley Studios
Founded in 2003, we are a team of 30 architects and
designers who share the vision and desire to deliver an
exceptional end-user experience.
Our company culture is open, creative and
collaborative, ensuring that each brief benefits from our
collective expertise and evolves to maximise potential
and realise our clients’ aspirations.
We are currently working with many clients including
CBRE, Columbia Threadneedle, Morgan Lovell, McKay
Securities, AEW and Oxford University in London and
the South East.
Our portfolio covers the commercial, public, education,
leisure, conservation and residential sectors.
Opposite Top: Union House, London SE1
Right: Union House Reception, London SE1
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Jeremy Spratley,
Managing Director
www.spratley.co.uk
@spratleystudios
Interview: Jeremy Spratley,
Managing Director
What drives your practice today?
From day one, a design-led commerciality
has been behind every decision and this
is still true today. Value for money, return
on investment, quality and longevity are
all factors that make a project successful
and viable as well as beautiful.
Our success is down to our talented team,
whom we support over the long term.
People don’t seem to leave, so we must be
doing something right!
How do you balance commercial
pressures with architectural quality?
Making the project work commercially
enables the architecture to evolve under
less scrutiny. We understand value for
money. Even if we sometimes have to
temper our ambitions, it’s our job to make
sure that we never compromise the final
architectural solution.
How do you create real value for your
commercial clients?
We listen. For example, we never lose
sight of maximising the lettable floor
area. Although we balance it against
aesthetic and practical considerations,
and are unafraid of innovation, this simple,
quantifiable commercial driver stays in
our sights.
And of course, quality is paramount.
What’s the key to your successful track
record for achieving planning permission?
Identifying the end goal early. Planners
have little interest in financial drivers
but do appreciate and support wellconsidered, contextual solutions. We are
finding more and more, especially in
London, that planners are being brave and
supporting design.
Which of your current projects do you feel
most passionate about?
All of them! From our infill office
projects in Southwark, to old warehouse
refurbishments, to a new-build office
project for British luxury watchmaker
Bremont.
I think I have one at the moment!
Designing Bremont’s new-build
manufacturing centre and head office in
our home town, with Andy Surgeon as
Landscape Designer, is definitely up there!
What are the challenges facing architects
designing the next generation of
workplaces?
In London, clients are looking for flexibility
and good circulation.
Out of London, the parameters are
different. Transport, parking and density
have to be adapted to very different
working practices and different working
methods.
In both cases, however, tenants are
similarly aspirational.
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Belsize Architects
We are an award-winning London-based practice with
international reach. We celebrate our 21st anniversary
in 2016.
Our work ranges across the residential, commercial,
leisure and education sectors. We work at every scale –
from volume residential and large-scale commercial to
one-off houses and furniture design.
Our clients are individuals, major estates and academic
institutions. We are equally at home with brownfield,
conservation and new-build sites.
We respect our planet in all we do.
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David Green, Director
Shahriar Nasser, Founder Director
www.belsizearchitects.com
@BelsizeArch
Interview: Shahriar Nasser, Founder
Director
What turns you on as architects?
Nothing gets us more excited than a
challenging problem. The more difficult
the site, the more it gets our creative
juices flowing. How to build housing in
London on a constrained brownfield site
over a railway tunnel? How to flood-proof
on a flood plain in Oxford while protecting
the water voles? How to keep an office
cool in the desert?
What are you working on at the moment?
We will shortly go on site with a new
student housing development for
University College Oxford. The challenge
here was to give each student a sense of
having their own home.
In the Middle East, where I spent my
childhood, we are building a mixed-use
development which draws on vernacular
tradition. Our design is in harmony with
the climate, creating natural shade and
ventilation with narrow lanes in the
building’s mass.
Who are you?
Our creativity comes from our diverse
individual backgrounds: a project
manager, an artist, an exhibition designer,
a bureaucrat, a dreamer. We’re a real mix,
and this makes for a great team.
What matters to you?
The results we achieve, the spaces
we create, the way our clients and
collaborators perceive us.
What is your dream project?
My passions after architecture are music
and water, so perhaps a commission to
design a space for music over water. Or
an opera house would be amazing!
If this was your obituary, what would you
like your legacy to be?
Belsize Architects’ approach to placemaking drew people in, excited them and
made them want to be together. They
forced the world to take architects more
seriously.
What are you doing to make it happen?
I have served on Design Review Panels
in Southwark and Islington. As chair of
RIBA Awards regional juries I contribute
to the wider conversation on design. And
I have joined the RIBA Council to bolster
the effort to promote the value of what
architects do.
Top: Student accommodation units,
University College, Oxford
Opposite Bottom: Mixed-use
scheme, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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shedkm
From bespoke private houses to multi-million pound
regeneration projects, we produce critically acclaimed,
high-quality architecture across all sectors.
Adept at the re-use of old buildings, we are also
pioneers of innovative new construction techniques
such as pre-fabrication.
Every project is underpinned by a clarity of thought,
embodying simple yet bold ideas that give our
buildings a strong identity.
Alex Flint, Director
Our approach drives innovation, creates architecture
and ultimately results in exciting place-making.
www.shedkm.co.uk
Interview: Alex Flint, Director; Hazel
Rounding, Director
Who are shedkm?
We are an award-winning, innovative
design studio established in 1997 in
Liverpool. We opened our London base in
2012 and have recently moved to a larger
studio close to the Barbican. Our long
experience of delivering projects, coupled
with a consistently fresh design approach,
enables us to create an unique offer for
clients looking for design-driven yet costconscious and deliverable architecture.
How would you describe your approach?
We are playful. We delight in the
unexpected and enjoy producing highquality architecture with a strong identity.
We are highly innovative too, exploring
new technologies and rethinking
architecture from basic principles to detail
design.
architects to ensure that individual
buildings and developments meet the
brief and enhance their context.
What underpins the journey from
commission to delivery?
A consistent narrative is important. In the
studio, we craft stories for buildings and
places that stretch from concept to user
experience and beyond.
We also have a “one practice” mindset.
Our two studios, one in Liverpool, the
other in London, work in tandem on the
same projects with expertise from each
office applied across the board.
What are you working on currently?
However, we also pride ourselves on being
rational. We are a collective of pragmatic
architects that believe in our responsibility
to deliver value to our clients through
design with integrity.
Among other things, we are currently
championing an innovative solution to
new family housing with Urban Splash,
delivering a new 180,000 sq ft office
building for Stanhope/Schroders in East
Croydon, procuring a £70 m mixed-use
scheme in Brighton with U+I, developing
numerous regeneration schemes for
Capital+Centric in the North West, and
designing our first residential tower for
HUB in London.
We regard ourselves as collaborative,
personable and honest, working closely
with developers, contractors and other
These are exciting times and we are
always hungry to meet interesting new
clients and extend our portfolio further.
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Hazel Rounding, Director
@shedkm
Top: Soapworks Regeneration for Carlyle
Group/Abstract/Nikal (Credit: © Jack
Hobhouse)
Bottom: Ruskin Square Office Building for
Stanhope/Schroders (Credit: © Uniform)
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Chris Dyson
Architects
Established in 2004, we are award-winning architects
based in London and Bath.
We are galvanised by projects where we can fuse our
understanding of the history of a place with using
modern materials and contemporary design. The
process is at once critical, creatively intelligent and
continually iterative.
We do not have a house style. Rather, our work
embodies a philosophy that is open and informed by
context, history and the client brief. We pride ourselves
on our attention to detail and flair for innovation.
We engage with architecture at a range of scales. Our
current projects vary from place-making, commercial
buildings and civic architecture to apartments, mixeduse residential, bespoke exhibition spaces and private
dwellings.
Opposite Right: Salford Tower
Right: New Cafe, Crystal Palace Park
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Chris Dyson, Director
www.chrisdyson.co.uk
@ChrisDysonArch
INVENTIVE, INNOVATIVE &
CREATIVE ARCHITECTURE
We contribute to the urban change
process, creatively conserving and
renewing old places, and inventing
startling new architecture when we can.
In this way, we build on the past without
imitating it.
By engaging deeply with a city’s unique
patterns and architectural language,
its mysteries are at our fingertips. We
respond to and understand the context
of every site and brief. Like magpies, we
gather together seemingly unrelated odds
and ends, spotting the beautiful in the
ordinary.
This is the multi-layered approach we
apply consistently to every project. We
interrogate, investigate and analyse each
new project for notions of scale, context,
heritage, education, and above all, culture
as part of the design process.
We also look quietly to the future, making
functional, high quality spaces that sit
comfortably in the historic city. Expect full
throttle research, sketching and modelling
until the solution emerges and the right
strategy evolves.
This is exactly how we approached our
design for a new Café in Crystal Palace
Park, a key building in a wider scheme of
improvement and conservation works for
the Park.
The approved design is a two-storey
building that provides a park level cafe
and terrace with an event space at first
floor level. The new building is situated
in the same location as the existing cafe
but its orientation has been shifted to
be perpendicular to the park’s central
axis. By doing this the building becomes
the centre point of a new universally
accessible route between the central axis
and the lakeside path.
The cafe is clad externally in half round
cedar shingles, chosen to respond to the
scaled skin of the dinosaur models and
create a connection between the cafe
building and the models at the other end
of the lake.
The new cafe business will support the
ongoing conservation of the unique
grade I park, listed dinosaur sculptures
and geological illustrations in particular.
Our attention to detail and commitment
to quality are writ large here, marrying
sensitivity to context with forward-looking
creativity to build a lasting legacy.
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RUFFNASSETTI
We are a London-based architectural studio
established in 2015 after working at a number of
renowned architectural practices including Ian Ritchie,
Claudio Silvestrin and, for the last seven years, at
AHMM.
Our young studio comes with a combined 20 years’
worth of professional experience of complex and
challenging projects, from multi-million pound
developments in central London, to the design of highend private residential properties in the US, Italy and
the Caribbean.
We are an RIBA Chartered Practice.
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Federico Nassetti, Director
Paul Ruff, Director
www.ruffnassetti.co.uk
Interview: Paul Ruff, Director;
Federico Nassetti, Director
Where has RUFFNASSETTI come from?
Being a British and Italian partnership, our
experience is hugely varied. Working and
studying in Europe and London has been
instrumental to our outlook.
What projects are you currently working
on and how did you win your first
significant job?
Our first significant job was through a
professional recommendation. Some of
our early clients have also returned with
larger schemes, which has been very
positive. We are also fortunate to enjoy
continued support from AHMM.
We are building a successful portfolio
of private residential schemes, and are
currently undertaking feasibility studies
on central London commercial and hotel
projects. Our largest job is a mixed-use
city block in Barking with 20,000 sq
ft retail and 100 residential units. The
experience we have on larger schemes
has helped show our new clients that we
are a safe pair of hands.
We enjoy seeing how good design and
space planning can really improve
people’s lives. A recent domestic project
for a young family added a second
bedroom to their small one-bedroom
flat and gave them a good flexible living
space, revolutionizing the way they live.
How would you approach a large-scale
project?
We are developing our own style,
confident that our excellent prior
experience has equipped us to deal with
the complexity. Challenging schemes
often make the best projects. With rigour
and flair it is always possible to ensure a
positive outcome for all.
discussions about art, architecture,
development and, importantly, life, all
feeds into our work.
What lies ahead for RUFFNASSETTI?
We plan to build on our larger scale
residential experience, developing our
portfolio in the hospitality, healthcare
and commercial sectors in London and
internationally.
We are able to cross-pollinate ideas from
different sectors to bring fresh thinking
and innovation to new challenges.
How would you describe your design
philosophy?
Our ethos is to lead with a clear idea and
innovative technical solution derived from
our varied experience and by engaging
with our clients and other stakeholders.
Being in Soho and teaching at St
Martins, we have two of London’s largest
developments on our doorsteps: Crossrail
and King’s Cross. As such, this ensures
Top: East Street, Barking Town Centre,
London
Opposite Bottom: Volume Studies
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DarntonB3
Architecture
We are an award-winning firm working in the United
Kingdom and internationally across private and public
market sectors.
Formed in 2015 through the merger of long standing
firms DarntonEGS and B3Burgess, we employ over
150 staff and operate from 11 UK offices.
Our experience includes work across residential, sports
and leisure, retail, commercial, industrial, hotel and
hospitality, education, healthcare and conservation
sectors.
This experience includes the design and management
of projects from concept to completion and beyond.
Opposite Top: Ice Arena Concept
Right: School, Wales
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Alex Lodge, Director
www.darntonb3.com
@darntonb3
Interview: Alex Lodge, Director
It’s been an busy year since MIPIM 2015,
hasn’t it?
It certainly has been. Our expansion has
been a really exciting time for all involved.
We wanted to build on our previous
success and create a firm that has a truly
nationwide reach with strength across
both private and public sectors. We have
achieved that and our portfolio of work
currently stretches from Aberdeen to
Falmouth.
What have been your major successes
over the past 12 months?
Our dedicated, talented teams have
played a massive part in our successes.
A RIBA Regional Award and a national
RTPI Award are highlights, as has been
the realisation of some fantastic schemes
from award-winning refurbishments
to two major new-build manufacturing
facilities. Scoring 100.5% to gain a
BREEAM “Outstanding” rating for a recent
project completion also stands out.
and we use technology to assist in our
processes and operations for design,
visualisation, team co-ordination and
more.
How is the firm evolving to be different?
We seek to innovate in the way we work,
the technology that we use, our design
approach, but ultimately it is our people
and processes that we feel make us a
little bit different. Our architectural offer
is complemented by building services
design, project management, interior
design and masterplanning services.
Coming together to form DarntonB3
wasn’t the culmination of our evolution,
but the start.
Why should clients choose you?
We are extremely client-focused and have
a great track record of getting the job
done. In short, we add value, be it through
our designs, processes or ideas.
How do you use technology in your work?
Technology plays a major part at all
stages of what we do. We have embraced
building information modelling (BIM)
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RARE Architects
Understanding each context and delivering unique and
commercially sound projects is our speciality. We apply
our ethos of using innovative materials and advanced
modes of design and production to achieve buildings
that are sustainable, efficient and distinct. Our expertise
in architecture, interior design and large-scale planning
translates into projects ranging from the scale of the
object to the urban.
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Michel da Costa Gonçalves, Director
Nathalie Rozencwajg, Director
www.rarearchitecture.com
Inteview: Nathalie Rozencwajg,
Director
What makes you RARE?
Decisively boutique in our approach,
we have the chance to be profoundly
local, naturally European and effortlessly
international. Merging the effort of
our dedicated team with a profound
understanding of cultural, historical
and environmental issues makes RARE
Architects unique in its innovative
strategies for complex sites.
contemporary design and Westminster’s
Birdcage Conservation area character. We
also radiate into various areas of this great
city. In the east end, we are negotiating
land and regulatory limitations to propose
a high-rise mixed-use development
dedicated to the creative industry in an
exceptional park setting. On the other side
of the city we are converting Victorian
townhouses into 12 luxury apartments for
Space Design Develop.
We excel in dense historic sites with a
number of recent successful planning
projects in central London. We are also
known for successful and acclaimed
conversions of listed buildings and are still
celebrating the on-going success of our
award wining 5* Town Hall Hotel which
revived an Edwardian landmark.
Further afar, responding to the booming
needs of emerging urban contexts, we
are also currently developing design
concepts for several destination malls for
CPN in Bangkok, Thailand. The first, due
to open this year, is a sustainable retail
complex with a floor area of 120,000sqm.
To negotiate between the challenges of
the warm climate these partially outdoor
schemes allow environmental and cultural
considerations to merge.
What interesting places/destinations are
you currently working in?
Any exciting hotel projects to look forward
to?
In the heart of London, for Land Securities,
where our high-quality multi-residential
scheme, set halfway between Buckingham
Palace and the Parliament displays a
distinctive language delicately balancing
In the delicate contexts of a preserved
landscape, we have been laureate for the
design of contemporary chalets as part
of newly developed skiing facilities in
Gstaad, Switzerland whilst we are starting
Why do clients come to you?
the design of a ski resort in the untouched
mountains of Romania. We are currently
also developing other innovative hotel
design concepts in exceptional natural
settings: a jewel-like 4* hotel on a pristine
site of the Croatian coast, whilst in Turkey,
we are developing concept designs
for a 4* resort inspired by the rapidly
modernising and timeless beauty of the
country. Lodged along a beautiful bay the
complex displays unique accommodation
and amenities dedicated to sports and
wellbeing.
Top: High-end residential development,
Westminster, London
Opposite Bottom: Commercial
development, Bangkok
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David Miller
Architects
We place equal value on design and delivery
excellence and have a growing reputation for coming
up with innovative, technology-led solutions to solve
tricky problems around design, programme and
budget.
Our clients include Westminster City Council and the
MCC at Lord’s Cricket Ground. We help them to make
the most of their valuable assets, creating high quality
spaces for learning, living, working and relaxing.
David Miller, Director
Fiona Clark, Practice Director
www.david-miller.co.uk
@DMA_Architects
Interview: David Miller, Director
What’s keeping you busy at the moment?
We have 44 live projects, with 23 on site,
which is very exciting. Two in particular
stand out, both with new clients: the
refit of The Media Centre at Lord’s
Cricket Ground for the MCC, and a new
residential development with a number
of Grade II historic buildings for Hill
Partnership near Cambridge. Both are
equally complex, but couldn’t be more
different!
What drives the practice?
It’s all about the team. We’ve invested
heavily in processes, technology and
training, which is all to empower the team.
Our structured approach unlocks the
potential of our very talented young
designers, allowing them to punch way
above their weight. This is good for team
morale, the practice and ultimately for
our clients and project stakeholders too.
Achieving Investors in People “Gold”
recognition was a proud moment.
As part of the construction industry, what
do you think would achieve better project
outcomes?
Collaborative working is key, but it does
not always fit into existing procurement
and business practices. We’re increasingly
optimistic however that the industry is
on the cusp of change with the advent of
digital technologies.
How have you prepared for the digital
age?
Our way of working is now completely
digital and so our team think differently
about how they put buildings together.
They’re no longer providing indicative
intentions, but virtual representations
of how the building will actually be
constructed.
Do you have a particular project highlight
from the past year?
That would be completing the Mayfield
School. A number of techniques that we’d
been exploring came together to allow
us to deliver a bespoke new school in
just 18 months, including planning. With
off-site manufacturing and a BIM Level
2 workflow, we were able to significantly
reduce the traditional programme.
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Overall, what are you most proud of?
The team. It gives me a great joy to see
everyone working so well together and
the consistently high quality of work
that results. This has allowed us to build
respectful and loyal relationships with
our clients, design team partners and
stakeholders, giving us a great foundation
for future growth.
Media Centre Refit, Lord’s Cricket Ground
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Paul Vick
Architects
Paul Vick is an architect whose practice has been
shortlisted for a variety of awards. These include most
recently London Architecture Firm of the Year 2016
and RICS Awards 2014, the International Design and
Architecture Awards for a Low Energy Private House
2013, RIBA Awards 2013 and the prestigious Architect
of the Year Builder & Engineer Awards 2011.
He was a juror for the World Architecture News
Residential Awards 2015. He graduated from
Cambridge University and has worked in a number of
countries. In the four years leading up to running his
own practice Paul worked on projects of varying sizes
whose total construction value was just over £500m.
Interview: Paul Vick, Principle
How has your idea of ‘cultural edge’
helped clients commercially?
Cultural edge I find opens the market
for our clients. The right concrete design
brings the client a wider audience, the
implications of which have included
augmenting the business plan with extra
financial effort. This gives deeper and
multiple revenue streams, a lasting legacy
and lasting return.
You have lectured on value enhancement
and inspiration; what is this about?
Essentially, I see architecture adding value
to property investments by translating
knowledge into physical buildings in six
distinct, measurable ways – economic,
use, social, image, environmental and
cultural. Done well, the results are
inspirational.
What does your 100% planning
permission success rate mean for your
clients?
This is the key to making it all happen.
Our practice has a game changing
approach and having won planning
permission for over 100 projects, we give
our client’s confidence and allows them to
achieve their vision and more.
Paul Vick, Principle
www.paulvick.co.uk
@PaulVickArchs
Oxford Street Christmas lights
Can you give examples where you have
created value enhancement above client
expectations?
Our shortlisting proposal for the Oxford
Street Christmas lights found ways of
engaging and enhancing the joy of the
event.
Luxury apartments and penthouses on
the Thames, London
Innovation Warehouse offices, Smithfield
London
People often underestimate the power
of integrated design and planning skills.
On this project, an initial view by others
expected on 25% increase in area.
After some study we agreed in a preapplication with the council that 100%
increase in area would be acceptable. This
was a success for client and council.
Entrepreneurs are the driving force of
the next new economy. The start-up
innovation hub we designed has helped
the client catalyse a number of big ideas
into successful companies all in the heart
of London.
‘The oldest retailer in the world’, West End
London
‘The oldest retailer in the world’ on Brook
Street in the West End London, asked
us to design a new mini department
store. Our design was considerably more
focused than their Regent Street store.
Largest daylight studio in the world
London is a rapidly changing environment,
we developed an exciting scheme with the
client for new media and their potential
revenue streams.
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Information and Communications Technology
Suite, Theatre and Offices Building, West
London
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Gort Scott
Architects
Founded in 2007, we are a leading young architectural
practice known for our expertise in designing complex
urban environments.
We have an immaculate record in securing planning
consent, even for listed buildings and projects in
conservation areas.
We are also strong in sustainable design, having
recently completed the greenest office building in
Cambridge, UK.
Jay Gort, Director
Fiona Scott, Director
www.gortscott.com
@gortscott
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DENSITY AND THE LONDON
HOUSING CRISIS
London’s success is contributing to rapid
development growth. Having recently
expanded beyond its previous population
peak in 1939, the city will need at least
49,000 new homes a year to meet the
projected demand.
Our research for the Greater London
Authority and involvement in the Mayor’s
Design Advisory Group gave us significant
insights into the policies and strategies
underpinning development.
One of our most striking findings is that
the increase in demand for housing will
have to be met on less and less land. This
inevitably means that we have to make
better use of what we have by building
more densely. And with increased density
comes an acute need for clever design to
protect quality of life.
Residential towers are a potential solution.
Their height allows higher densities,
but designing them carries a critical
responsibility for technical excellence.
Towers are not always appropriate, but
where they are their design quality must
be closely scrutinized.
Our new-build 22-storey South West
Tower, a pivotal part of regeneration plans
for the area, is adjacent to one of London’s
new Crossrail stations (which is due to
open in 2017). It will provide high quality
new build-to-rent homes in an area that is
well served by public transport, pedestrian
and cycle links that provide easy access
to jobs and local services.
Our core design brief was to create
a tower that is slender and efficiently
planned, contains generously
proportioned dual aspect apartments,
and creates an elegant silhouette.
Most importantly, where it touches
the ground it must enhance the urban
experience, in terms of both public realm
and environmental comfort. Energy
performance, internal comfort and
affordability were also paramount.
Our design for the tower’s form has
been carefully studied in the round,
and responds to distant views, and the
adjacent streetscape, resulting in subtle
shifts of its geometry.
Top: South West Tower, Southall London
Opposite Bottom: Sustainable Office for a
Cambridge College
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Paul McAneary
Architects
With a progressive vision of architecture and an onsite laboratory to create bespoke, sustainable details
and materials, our practice has won multiple awards in
innovation and design.
Since founding the practice in 2007, we have delivered
notable projects throughout the UK, France, Germany,
California and Kazakhstan for clients across the
residential, hospitality and commercial sectors.
These projects include the award-winning residential
apartments Tex-Tonic House 1 and 2 in London;
London’s ICA; boutique stores; high-end residential;
boutique and mixed-use hotels and offices; art
galleries; and even a sustainable tortoise enclosure in
Northern Ireland.
Interview: Paul McAneary,
Managing Director
What is your design philosophy?
Our design philosophy embraces
minimalism and combines it with warm,
natural materials to create an ethereal,
relaxing ambience that maximises the
potential, beyond functionality, to form
clean-lined, highly organised architecture.
We call it “warm minimalism”. It results
in contemporary designs that use
natural, carbon-neutral materials that
age beautifully, enhance the environment
and save on long-term refurbishment
expense.
This design ethos incorporates the natural
landscape and stimulates the relationship
between people and the environment,
leaving a lasting and evolving legacy for
future generations.
Our commitment is to deliver natural
architecture that resonates with those who
see, use and experience it, all underpinned
by research and development to find the
next sustainable material for the built
environment.
What attracts clients to Paul McAneary
Architects?
Our clients appreciate our attention to
detail and share our ethos. They want
something unique, bespoke and cuttingedge - which is exactly what we as a
practice can offer them.
How has living in Japan influenced your
work?
I have always felt a connection with the
aesthetic and design elements of Japan’s
architecture, which has been moulded
by its culture of Zen philosophy. My
previous work with minimalist architects
John Pawson, Shin Takamatsu in Japan
and Mike Tonkin in Hong Kong has also
impacted on our design approach.
How does research and development
influence your work and benefit clients?
It drives everything we do. We have an inhouse laboratory to test design concepts.
We experiment, and our clients gain
something truly bespoke.
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Paul McAneary, Managing Director
www.paulmcaneary.com
@PaulMcAneary
Many of your projects make extensive use
of natural materials. How do you justify
the extra cost?
Natural materials require less
refurbishment over time. We want our
designs to be enjoyed and experienced
by future generations at little or no cost to
the environment at all.
Eco-lever Apartments, London
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Graham Ford
Architects
Established in 2008, we are based in West London.
Our experience is in leisure facilities, housing and
renovation of existing buildings.
We think and design at both the very small scale of
the building detail and the very large scale of the city.
We are passionate about building better buildings,
landscape and cities for people to live, work and play.
We specialise in gaining permission for difficult sites
and increasing the value of that site for our clients.
Opposite Top: Lea Valley Canoe Centre,
London
Right: Serpentine Boat House, Hyde Park,
in collaboration with Hopkins Architects
(Credit: David Churchill Photography)
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Graham Ford, Director
www.grahamfordarchitects.com
@gfordarchitects
Interview: Graham Ford, Director
As a leisure architecture specialist, how do
you think these projects can be designed
and planned to maximise their effect
within a wider regeneration plan?
Leisure projects can be the basis of
regeneration as we saw in London
2012 Olympics. However it is important
to remember small projects by local
entrepreneurs, supported by the planning
system, can be important ‘engines’ for
regeneration. We are working on a boating
facility in the Lea Valley which will provide
jobs, community spaces for education
and will provide facilities for boat and bike
hire enabling access to the regional park
for local kids, an example of ‘bottom up’
regeneration.
What do you think are the trending
features in leisure architecture?
The growing trend is for them to be
smaller and better integrated into the
landscape. They should be part of a
wider strategy for appreciating the local
environment by connecting to bike routes,
pathways and recreation spaces. They
should be multi-functional, adaptable and
able to accommodate different sports for
differing abilities. There is also a trend to
build demountable and reusable facilities
for large international events.
What capacity or specialism have you
developed that helps you to deliver more
sustainable leisure architecture?
We believe leisure facilities should
demonstrate best practice in terms of
sustainability by using as much natural
ventilation and natural light as possible
and using less energy in use.
Through our experience on the Olympics
and post graduate work on sustainability
we have the skills to achieve this through
optimising orientation, facade design and
using thermal mass. We have integrated
heat pumps on two boating pavilions
which utilise the temperature difference
between water and land to heat and
cool the building thus reducing energy
consumption.
Your practice also specialises in housing.
How can renovation of existing buildings
contribute to housing demand?
There is significant capacity to improve
housing supply using brownfield sites.
Thanks to our detailed understanding
of planning requirements and using 3D
computer modelling to demonstrate
environmental performance, we also
improve capacity in existing buildings with
clever redesign of internal spaces and by
building upwards, downwards or by adding
extensions.
We have also developed a pre fabricated
building system of timber panels to
help ensure a high quality product that
can be built quickly and easily and have
experience in the design and construction
of demountable fabric structures such as
the Shooting Range for the London 2012
Olympics.
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Maber
Founded in 1983, we now have offices in London and
the Midlands and are listed as one of the AJ top 100
practices in the UK. We work on behalf of a wide and
varied client base covering both the public and private
sectors.
The values we base our business on are honesty,
openness and commitment to working together
as a team. We are very client-focussed and the
relationships that we form and the projects that we
deliver define the continued success of the practice.
Mark Hobson, Managing Director
www.maber.co.uk
@maberarchitects
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Interview: Mark Hobson, Managing
Director
So what are you working on at the
moment?
We are designing a number of high-profile
commercial projects for blue chip clients
and have over 30 ongoing projects in
the education sector, spread across the
UK. The residential, hotel and student
accommodation sectors are also very
buoyant for us.
How did you survive the recent downturn?
Quite simply it was our relationship with
a number of key clients who helped us
through the most difficult years. That
combined with setting up an international
arm in the Middle East and our diverse
range of services in landscape, interiors
and conservation provided our clients with
a “one stop shop” for design services.
We actually grew our team in the
recession by over 40 per cent and now
employ over 60 staff.
What factors have influenced the
development of the practice over the past
30 years?
The changes in our role, procurement
and our place in the project team are key
factors. We usually find ourselves as lead
designer rather than lead consultant and
work closely with employer’s agents and
contractor clients to deliver design–build
projects.
Being involved in a number of frameworks
with public sector and private clients has
definitely helped create a sustainable
practice model. Changes in technology
have influenced how we communicate
ideas and deliver major projects. Building
information modelling has become a key
driver and will continue to influence our
development.
Why do you attend MIPIM?
The forum helps us to promote our work
to a varied global audience and gives us
the opportunity to maintain contact with
existing clients. The event also allows us
to forge new relationships.
How do you maintain design integrity
across the practice?
We make sure the right people with
appropriate experience and skills are
allocated to projects. We also have a
rigorous design process route map
which all staff understand. This involves
initiatives such as concept workshops,
question and answer meetings, regular
milestone reviews, and post-occupancy
review and feedback sessions.
We also run a programme of PechaKucha
for our teams to present emerging ideas
which stimulates discussion and debate.
Top: New Hotel, Miami for Grupo Arcano
Chile (Credit: Maber/Iain Denby)
Opposite Bottom: Isaac Newton Building
University of Lincoln
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Granit Chartered
Architects
Our medium-sized architects practice is based in
London and is made up of a youthful group of bright,
passionate individuals with over 25 years’ experience.
We aim to develop innovative solutions that place
people at the heart of design, creating bespoke
buildings and interiors that are highly user-friendly.
We work mainly for commercial developers and private
clients.
Robert Wilson, Director
James Munro, Director
www.granit.co.uk
@LondonArchitect
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Interview: Robert Wilson, Director
What’s keeping you busy at the moment?
We recently won planning permission for
140 residential units on a brownfield site
in Horsham, Sussex. Part conversion, part
new-build, we are adding two new blocks
to an already substantial site.
We are also renovating a residential block
in Acton, West London, into 28 units,
adding an extra storey to provide 18 more
units.
What is your design philosophy?
We believe that good design pays, both
for developers’ returns on investment and
for homeowners looking for great places
to live.
We take a people-centric approach to
ensure that our designs are just right for
the client.
We don’t have a house style, preferring to
design work that is sensitive to context.
We believe in the fundamental good
sense in sustainable design. Our approach
is fabric-first, maximising the passive
performance of materials before even
considering renewable technologies.
In general, what is most important to
you when designing and planning a new
project?
It’s important to us that we understand
exactly what our clients want and need.
Thereafter, our client service and project
management skills help us to deliver a
project successfully.
Last but not least is my own home.
Developed by the team a few years ago, it
demonstrates the value of green retrofit.
Not only is it a great place to live that
costs pennies to run, it contributed hugely
to our professional knowledge about how
to upgrade existing housing to mitigate
climate change.
What do you think the future holds for
sustainable design?
We’d like a stronger emphasis on energy
efficiency delivered through better
education, subsidies and incentives,
especially in retrofits. The need is greatest
in the existing housing stock.
Which projects are you most proud of?
Near the top is our new office. Fitted out
to our own design, it gives me great joy to
see the team installed and working well
together. It gave us the chance to try out
ideas which showcased our creativity.
Another great example is our conversion
of a recording studio in Hammersmith,
West London, into 14 spacious
townhouses and a commercial unit,
proving that good design pays.
Top: Granit’s New Studio Space, London
(Credit: Andrew Beasley)
Opposite Bottom: Townhouse Studios,
Hammersmith, West London (Credit:: Andrew
Beasley)
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LTS Architects
We are an award-winning Bermondsey-based practice
founded in 1996. We are experienced in a range of
sectors including cultural, healthcare and education
buildings as well as residential and mixed-use
developments.
We are committed to design excellence, sustainable
outcomes and the highest quality of service. These
aims are underpinned by a simple desire to make a
better built environment and thus positively contribute
to people’s lives.
Greg Shannon, Director
Anna Woodeson, Director
www.lts-architects.co.uk
@LTS_Arch
Opposite Top: Science Gallery, Kings College
London
Right: The Cicely Saunders Institute (Credit: Ed
Sumner)
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Interview: Greg Shannon, Director
(GS) and Anna Woodeson, Director
(AW)
matures, is always looking ahead and
seeking to think of the profession in a
wider context.
be radical with your investigations. But
mostly to remember it’s the product that
will be judged and not how you got there.
How do you approach a new
commission?
What piece of legislation would you
introduce?
AW: Don’t fuss. Seek clarity. Avoid being
distracted. And get some sleep!
GS: Start at the beginning and be
completely open-minded about the end.
Keep testing, don’t settle too quickly, test
and re-test, be ambitious, tenacious, listen
a lot, and be prepared to surprise yourself.
GS: I would require the planning system
to be adequately funded to deliver what it
was set up to do. It has been undervalued
for decades and continues to lose
confidence, capacity and capability.
What would be your dream project?
Who was your most inspiring tutor?
GS: I am interested in buildings that have
an element of ritual. I’d love to work on
a crematorium, or a motorway service
station.
GS: Definitely an art teacher who rescued
me from ‘A’ level computer science and
introduced me to a world of creative
endeavour. She took me and a friend
unannounced out of school for a day and
drove us from Dorset to the Tate and back
again. We sang all the way home.
AW: The home requires great sensitivity
and understanding of person and place.
In the current housing crisis, I’d love to win
a commission that really tackles how to
make the contemporary home resilient
and spatially just right.
What are the practice’s future aspirations?
AW: We are not satisfied with standing
still. Given my research interests in
sustainability that focuses on design in
relation to wellbeing, my role is to help
develop a working culture that, as it
AW: A tutor at university who, as part of a
project on urban regeneration, got us to
make a film instead of writing an essay.
This forced us to learn a new skill and a
new way of communicating.
As well as running a practice, you also
teach. What is the most important thing
that you teach your students?
GS: To follow your ideas through and
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help?
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Chartered Practice will give you peace of mind.
They adhere to strict criteria covering insurance,
health and safety and quality management
systems.
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Talk to us and we will create a shortlist of Chartered Practices with the right skills and
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choice.
The RIBA’s specialist competitions team provides a bespoke competition management
service that is fair, transparent and well-structured with a proven track record of success.
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Consultation Matters
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Consultation Matters consults with residents, businesses, stakeholders, and other
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The RIBA in
London
London is one of the world’s most open and international cities. London
has perhaps the highest concentration of design talent found anywhere
in the world. It is that concentration of talent, exchange of ideas and
constant buzz that makes London such an exciting place to work in the
field of architecture.
With some 12,000 members and over 1,000 chartered practices in the
capital, the RIBA’s London Region team represents some of the best
creative talent in the world.
As well as at our headquarters at 66 Portland Place, we run many
projects across the capital which both promote the work of our members
and engage the public in architecture.
In addition to our extensive public-facing programme, we also work
closely with all our members – from students to starchitects – to provide
support, development and training to help them maintain their global
reputation.
Finally, our Awards programme helps recognise and reward the best new
architecture in the capital and is the first stage towards the prestigious
Stirling Prize.
We could not achieve all this without the support of a range of sponsors,
media partners, cultural organisations, museums, trusts, charities and
businesses. We enjoy collaborative working and are always keen to
engage with new partners.
You can find us on the RIBA stand in the London Pavilion at MIPIM. Do
stop by, we’d love to talk.
www.architecture.com/ribalondon
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Top: RIBA MIPIM UK Installation by
Drasci Studio
Bottom: RIBA Regent Street Windows by
Squire and Partners
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