As we step into 2026, the studio is already moving at pace, beginning the year with a strong planning submission for The Fabric Works and a clear sense of momentum. Before we get too far ahead, it feels important to pause and reflect on the work, people, and moments that shaped the past year. Looking back, 2025 was a full and rewarding period, marked by progress across large construction sites, design studies, long-standing collaborations, and shared learning that has streng

Celebrating Guildford Plaza’s success at last week’s Guildford Design Awards. The project picked up wins for Multiple Housing and Urban Regeneration, then capped the night by being named Winner of the Winners! It also received a commendation in the Public Realm category, which made the evening even more memorable for the team. The ceremony at 3000 Cathedral Hill drew a lively crowd and offered a good look at the range of work shaping Guildford at the moment. Thanks to every

Guildford Plaza has been featured in the Architecture Journals! The piece highlights how the scheme we delivered with CField Construction and Coffeyarchitects introduces co-living to a sensitive part of Guildford, balancing new homes with the character of the conservation area. The AJ coverage touches on the varied building forms, the brickwork palette and the contract-green windows that have become a defining feature of the development. It also reflects the wider ambition be

Recently our team joined forces with our fantastic client and contractor partners at CField for a charity run, raising funds and awareness for Great Ormond Street Hospital. It was a brilliant evening of energy, teamwork, and good humour (plus a few tired legs!), reminding us how powerful collaboration can be both on and off-site. A huge thank you to CField for bringing everyone together and to all who donated and cheered us on! 5w Back to News

Progress is moving steadily on our Beresford student accommodation scheme in Woolwich. The slipform core and Stairmaster installation are now complete, with drainage works, the ground floor slab, and vertical reinforced concrete on the ground floor also finished. We’ve now begun shuttering for the Level 1 slabs as the building starts to rise. Exciting momentum as the project continues to take shape! Back to News

A kit of parts - an axonometric view of our student housing project reveals the complexity and coordination behind its external envelope system in disco mode! Our detailed BIM model represents months of careful organisation, collaboration, and coordinated design and aligning architecture, structure, and services into a single, coherent system. It’s always rewarding to see how digital precision and teamwork translate into real-world buildability and beauty. Another step closer

We’re proud to announce the practical completion of Guildford Plaza! Our first co-living project, and our first venture outside of London, has officially reached practical completion in the heart of Guildford’s conservation area. This scheme brings together a thoughtful mix of building scales and rich brick tones, complemented by distinctive contrasting green windows that respond sensitively to the historic context. Delivered during a challenging legislative moment for the co

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Lion Green Road for this year’s Open House Festival. It was a pleasure to welcome visitors, share the story behind the design, and see how the project continues to spark conversations about housing, landscape, and community. Back to News

The ribbon was cut by Town Mayor Cllr Howard Smith and John Nesbitt, Managing Director of Habito Co‑Living, marking the start of a new chapter for this bold co‑living development. The event brought together councillors, neighbours, collaborators, and our client, Tiger Developments, to celebrate 301 homes, co‑working space, and a refreshed public realm. It was fantastic to see the project come to life and to celebrate the achievement with everyone involved. Back to News

The facade studies explore a dialogue between brickwork and metal mesh panels, drawing inspiration from the site’s past life as a metalworks pressing factory. Layers of detail emerge through brick rustication, expressed with soldier courses, corduroy textures, and chevron shadowing, bringing depth and tactility to the elevations. Paired with the lighter expression of perforated metal, the palette speaks to both permanence and precision: grounding the building in its industri

Design developing in Exeter as the emerging facades draw on Exeter’s industrial heritage, expressed through tones and textures that emphasise depth, horizontality, and rhythm. A balance of brickwork and rustication provides weight and permanence, while critical window proportions punctuate the elevations with clarity and consistency. These studies explore how the scheme can sit confidently within its context, carrying forward the site’s history while setting a contemporary ar

Always a pleasure to work with the Barbican - this time auditing our main gallery for future exhibitions. Supporting a seamless curation...

Early explorations for our new student accommodation scheme in the heart of Exeter. These sketches and facade studies test how the...

Beyond housing, Red Clover Gardens provides shared spaces for community life, residents’ allotments, children’s play areas, and a sensory...

Three complementary brick tones, refined detailing, and a pavilion arrangement set within trees, Red Clover Gardens was designed to be...

From a steeply sloping, wooded site to five pavilion-like blocks, Red Clover Gardens (formerly Lion Green Road) took shape through...

Guildford Plaza is complete and has just been shortlisted in the 2025 Guildford Design Awards for Multiple Housing 30 Homes and Over,...

We’re delighted to announce that our domestic retrofit and extension project in Bath has now reached Practical Completion delivering our...

Loved seeing Ebony Russell's pop-up exhibition Decorated: The Sculptural Ceramics, while visiting our client at 99 Bishopsgate last week....

We’re opening the doors at Lion Green Road as part of this year’s Open City's Open House Festival. The project is featured in the...

Scaffolding is up and work is underway on our farmstead retrofit and extension in the heart of Salcombe. Using a mix of Devonian stone...