7 Air Street City of Westminster, W1 Creating the UK’s most sustainable historic building, this office now provides 46,000 square metres of modern workspace, unified floor plates, two new roof terraces, a green roof and a double-height lobby. Built Completion: October 2015 Client: The Crown Estate Architect and Interior Design: Barr Gazetas Project Manger: Buro Four Planning Consultant: CBRE Services Engineer: AECOM
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Conservation & retrofit
Conservation & retrofit
Alphabeta 2 Worship Street, Islington, EC2 Reinventing a large historic building as new creative workspaces, this project includes a nine-storey glazed atrium, cantilevered meeting rooms, and a new cycle ramp descending from street level to extensive cycle parking facilities. Built Completion: June 2015 Developer: Resolution Property Architect: Studio RHE Services Engineer / Sustainability: AECOM
Skillfully restoring and converting these 1960’s Grade II-listed former school buildings into 149 new homes with landscape gardens and community facilities to reconnect this space with the wider neighbourhood. Built Completion: July 2015 Client and Project Manager: Henley Homes Architect: Conran and Partners
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Baylis Old School Lollard Street, Lambeth, SE11
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Conservation & retrofit
Conservation & retrofit
Blake Tower Fann Street, Barbican, City of London, EC2 The restoration of the Barbican’s 4th tower seeks to convert the interior spaces into 74 generous residential units, whilst retaining the building’s historic memory as a fine example of 1960s British Brutalist architecture. Unbuilt Status: Under construction Completion: 2016/2017 Client: Redrow London Architect: Harper and Partner Interior Designer: Conran and Partners Planning Consultant: Savills
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Borough High Street 210 Borough High Street, Southwark, SE1
Built Completion: October 2015 Client: The Office Group Architect: Stiff + Trevillion Architects Planning Consultant: Tibbalds Planning & Urban Design
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Refurbishing St. Dunstan’s House by retaining the existing building envelope and creating an additional sixth storey above the 4th floor mansard structure, this project has significantly enhanced the quality and size of the office spaces.
Broad Court 21 Broad Court, City of Westminster, WC2 Preserving original elements throughout, this conversion of Grade II-listed warehouse buildings into high-end apartments features newly revealed roof trusses, opened up by the creation of two mezzanines. Built Completion: January 2015 Client: GMS Estates Architect: Emrys Architects
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Conservation & retrofit
Conservation & retrofit
55 Broadway Victoria, City of Westminster, SW1 Seeking to conserve the Grade Ilisted London Underground offices as a heritage asset – whilst changing its primary use to residential-led, mixeduse – the scheme will reinstate entrances off the streets and reactivate the facades to improve the public realm. Unbuilt Status: Planning granted Completion: 2021 Client: Transport for London Architect: TateHindle Public Realm Consultant: BDP Planning Consultant: CBRE Agent: Knight Frank
C-SPACE 37-45 City Road, Islington, EC1 Refurbishing a former Shoreditch 1960s carpet factory into modern office space, with upgrades to the existing façade, an additional storey, the creation of a new courtyard, and major improvements of the interiors. Built Completion: November 2015 Client: Helical Bar Architect: BuckleyGrayYeoman Project Manager: GVA Second London Wall Contractor: Willmot Dixon Mechanical Engineer: Hoare Lea
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Conservation & retrofit
Conservation & retrofit
The Cooperage Clerkenwell, Islington, EC1 Rationalising the plan of an early 1900’s industrial building with a suspended, freestanding steel and timber staircase, the project has enhanced vertical circulation and created social and family spaces for live-in tenants. Built Completion: May 2015 Architect: Chris Dyson Architects
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76 Dean Street 76 Dean Street & 5 Richmond Mews, Soho, City of Westminster, W1 Restorating a fire-damaged Grade II* listed building in the Soho Conservation Area and adding a new-build extension has created a clear distinction between old and new, providing a 1,800sqm members club for Soho House. Built Completion: September 2015 Client: Soho Estates Ltd Architect: SODA
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Deborah House Steven’s Avenue, Hackney, E9 Revitalising a dilapidated building, this project creates creative and affordable workshop spaces to artists while preserving its East London character and identity.
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Built Completion: January 2015 Client: SPACE Studios Architect: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
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Conservation & retrofit
East Dulwich Picturehouse & Café 116A Lordship Lane, Southwark, SE22
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Built Completion: May 2015 Client: Picturehouse Cinemas Limited Architect: Panter Hudspith Architects
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Converting a Victorian church and schoolhouse into a threescreen arts house cinema, this project has revealed the building’s spatial qualities and original features while giving a new use to the abandoned structure.
Bringing back the original features of the 1962 Fairfield Halls and transforming College Green into a new contemporary gallery, this heritage-led regeneration scheme has resulted from extensive consultations with the local community. Unbuilt Status: Planning pending Completion: June 2018 Client: LB Croydon Materplanner and Architect: Rick Mather Architects Planning Consultant: Turley
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Fairfield Halls & College Green Park Lane, Croydon, CR9
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Conservation & retrofit
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Conservation & retrofit
33 Grosvenor Street Mayfair, City of Westminster, W1
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Built Completion: September 2015 Client: Grosvenor Britain & Ireland Architect and Interior Designer: Squire and Partners Structural, M&E / Sustainability Engineer: Ramboll UK
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Rescuing this Grade II-listed building from disrepair, this project has refurbished and extended an Edwardian residence and created an innovative, flexible townhouse office with enhanced historic features and integrated discreet servicing.
Conservation & retrofit
Hammersmith Mission Hall 41 Iffley Road, Hammersmith and Fulham, W6 Combining neo-gothic facades and exposed roof trusses with modern prefabricated timber elements, this converted mission hall will create four new homes with distinct living spaces within the original shell of the building. Unbuilt Status: Planning pending Completion: June 2018 Client: Agate Properties Ltd Architect: HUT
Sited within a peaceful courtyard, this sheltered housing project for homeless people features a laundry, shared kitchens, and ensuite accommodation for 52 residents – all designed to encourage social interaction and engagement. Built Completion: July 2014 Client: LB Camden Architect: Peter Barber Architects Contractor: Willmott Dixon
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Mount Pleasant 52-54 Mount Pleasant, Camden, WC1
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Conservation & retrofit
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Conservation & retrofit
184 Shepherd’s Bush Road Hammersmith and Fulham, W6
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Built Completion: February 2016 Client: Westerland Real Estate Limited Architect: ColladoCollins Architects M&E / Sustainability Engineer: Hilson Moran Heritage Consultant: Turley Associates
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Extending the grade II-listed former Ford Motor Company garage with three new floors housed in a striking glass dome, the new workplaces blend the best of the old and the new in a historical narrative.
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U+I Headquarters 7A Howick Place, Victoria, City of Westminster, SW1
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Built Completion: October 2015 Client: U+I Architect: Coffey Architects
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Revealing the building’s rich history of change evidenced by layers of extension, infill and texture, this project has added a contemporary layer with a floating boardroom and central stair.
Conservation & retrofit
Waddesdon Bequest Gallery British Museum, Great Russell Street, Camden, WC1 Situated in one of the oldest parts of Smirke’s British Museum, the new design allows the collection to be better understood in its historical context, developed both from the objects outwards and from the room inwards. Built Completion: June 2015 Client: British Museum Architect: Stanton Williams
Wilton’s Music Hall 1 Graces Alley, Tower Hamlets, E1 Restoring the Grade II* listed mid-Victorian Music Hall, the project sought to do no more than essential, retaining its unique character and allowing it to safely host school workshops, creative arts and family weekends. Built Completion: September 2015 Client: Wilton’s Music Hall Trust Architect: Tim Ronalds Architects Acoustic Consultant: Ramboll
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