We’d like to wish our clients, collaborators and colleagues a very happy festive break. We hope the coming weeks bring time to rest and enjoy good company, and we look forward to working together again in the new year. Wishing you all healthy, positive and rewarding year ahead. Project: Guildford Plaza Back to News

A bright morning on Beresford Street for our final site visit of the year! Back to News

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

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 to bringing this project to life! Back to News

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 construction industry, this milestone marks an exciting step forward for us as a practice, expanding both our typologies and expertise. We can’t wait to see the spaces come to life with students and local commuters in the coming weeks. A huge congratulations to the RUFF team and everyone involved in making Guildford Plaza a reality. Here’s to more innovative, community-driven living environments ahead and to growing our team as we continue to design the future of co-living. Back to News

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