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About RUFF Services The Team Awards Clients Vacancies Awards 2025 Guildford Design Award - Winner of Winners - Guildford Plaza Guildford Design Awards - Multiple Housing - 30 Homes and Over (Winner) – Guildford Plaza Guildford Design Awards - Regeneration Project (Winner) – Guildford Plaza Guildford Design Awards - Public Realm (Highly Commended) – Guildford Plaza 2024 British Construction Industry Awards - Residential Project of the Year (Finalist) - Lion Green Road British Construction Industry Awards - Placemaking Project of the Year (Finalist) - Lion Green Road British Home Awards - Director Paul Ruff Judging 2023 AJ Architecture Award - Housing Project of The Year (£20 million and over) (Winner) - Lion Green Road British Homes Award 2023 - Development of the Year (Over 100 Homes) (Winner) - Lion Green Road British Homes Award 2023 - Apartment Development of The Year (Winner) - Lion Green Road British Homes Award 2023 - Affordable Housing - (Finalist) - Lion Green Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023 - Contractor International Project of the Year (Winner) - Lion Green Road New London Awards 2023 - Housing (Finalist) - Lion Green Road Building Awards 2023 - Project of the Year (Finalist) - Lion Green Road Inside Housing Development Awards 2023 - Affordable Housing Development (Finalist) - New Road Triangle NLA Housing Londoners: Innovation in Delivery and Design - Case Study - Lion Green Road Civic Trust Awards - Regional Award Shortlisting - Lion Green Road 2022 NLA Dont Move, Improve: Urban Oasis category (Winner) - Church Road Dezeen Awards: Emerging Architectural Studio (Shortlist) Dezeen Awards: Urban House category (Longlist) - Church Road AJ Retrofit Award (Finalist) - Church Road AJ Retrofit Award 2022 (Finalist) - Barbican Cinema 1 2021 NLA Retrofit Award - Conservation and Retrofit category (Finalist) - Barbican Art Gallery 2020 NLA Don't Move Improve Award 2020 (Finalist) - Wetherhill 2019 Oxford Preservation Trust Award (Winner) - Dora Carr Close Civic Trust Award (Finalist) - Dora Carr Close Housing Design Awards (Finalist) - Dora Carr Close RIBA Regional (South) Award (Finalist) - Dora Carr Close 2018 BD Awards: BD Young Architect of The Year AR Future Projects Award - East Street AR Future Projects Award - Mcleod Road 2017 RIBA Rising Start Award AJ Retrofit Award (Finalist) - 106 St Margarets

Overview: Corbett Close is a collection of 11 affordable family homes on the edge of the Green Belt, proposed as part of a trio of developments along Fairchildes Avenue. Our four-storey pavilion orientates itself to views of both the stunning natural setting, and the new green corridor linking the three development sites. A collective vision links our series of proposals, stitching together the street offering a striking, contemporary typology that subtly references the existing built vernacular of New Addington Croydon. Community Impact & Value: An efficient building footprint maximises the landscaping and amenity for the benefit of the residents and the existing local community. Breaking centrally, the volume expresses the position of the stairwell, visually lifting the building. The core is carved, creating space for an open stairwell introducing light from multiple orientations giving a sense of expansiveness with layered views between interconnected volumes. Technical Insights & Challenges: A stepped brick profile creates interest and texture that rises up the building and wraps around to emphasise a corner entrance. The refined material palette includes a brick selection that compliments those of the adjacent sites. These materials origionate from a local quarry that operates the only hand fired kiln in the UK, helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the development and grounding the textured articulation. Key Achievements: Our landscape strategy implements sustainable drainage and planting of new indigenous species with a view to improving local biodiversity and animal habitats. The sensitivity to the edge of greenbelt setting allows these additions to positively contribute to the activity along the green corridor. Improving access routes and reactivating the bridleway bordering the site promotes connectivity and community access. CORBETT CLOSE Client: Brick By Brick Ltd Value: Confidential Status: Planning Overview: Corbett Close is a collection of 11 affordable family homes on the edge of the Green Belt, proposed as part of a trio of developments along Fairchildes Avenue. Our four-storey pavilion orientates itself to views of both the stunning natural setting, and the new green corridor linking the three development sites. A collective vision links our series of proposals, stitching together the street offering a striking, contemporary typology that subtly references the existing built vernacular of New Addington Croydon. Community Impact & Value: An efficient building footprint maximises the landscaping and amenity for the benefit of the residents and the existing local community. Breaking centrally, the volume expresses the position of the stairwell, visually lifting the building. The core is carved, creating space for an open stairwell introducing light from multiple orientations giving a sense of expansiveness with layered views between interconnected volumes. Technical Insights & Challenges: A stepped brick profile creates interest and texture that rises up the building and wraps around to emphasise a corner entrance. The refined material palette includes a brick selection that compliments those of the adjacent sites. These materials origionate from a local quarry that operates the only hand fired kiln in the UK, helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the development and grounding the textured articulation. Key Achievements: Our landscape strategy implements sustainable drainage and planting of new indigenous species with a view to improving local biodiversity and animal habitats. The sensitivity to the edge of greenbelt setting allows these additions to positively contribute to the activity along the green corridor. Improving access routes and reactivating the bridleway bordering the site promotes connectivity and community access.

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 behind the project, which sits at the intersection of community-focused design and a changing housing landscape. We’re pleased to see the scheme recognised in this way and grateful to everyone involved. It’s encouraging to watch interest grow around thoughtful approaches to co-living, and we’re looking forward to continuing that work across future projects. Photography: Rob Parrish Back to News

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 everyone who played a part in delivering the scheme and well done to all the other winners and shortlisted teams.ening of energy, teamwork, and good humour (plus a few tired legs!), reminding us how powerful collaboration can be both on and off-site. Back to News

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