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 industrial heritage while introducing a contemporary edge to student living in Exeter. Back to News

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 architectural language for student living. Back to News

Always a pleasure to work with the Barbican - this time auditing our main gallery for future exhibitions. Supporting a seamless curation process as artists shape not only their work, but the story it tells within the space Back to News

Early explorations for our new student accommodation scheme in the heart of Exeter. These sketches and facade studies test how the building can sit comfortably within its urban setting while offering a strong architectural identity. We’ve been refining massing, rhythm, and materiality to create a scheme that feels both contextual and contemporary. Planning submission is on the horizon, more to follow soon. Back to News

Beyond housing, Red Clover Gardens provides shared spaces for community life, residents’ allotments, children’s play areas, and a sensory trail within a fully accessible landscape. These places enrich the daily experience of living here, offering more than just a home. Our Open House tours today will share how we worked with Croydon Council and Brick by Brick to realise this vision. Back to News

Three complementary brick tones, refined detailing, and a pavilion arrangement set within trees, Red Clover Gardens was designed to be both robust and responsive to its setting. Each block is rotated to open up views and create generous loggia, so homes continually reconnect with their surroundings. Visitors to the Open House Festival will be able to step inside and see how these design choices come to life. Back to News

From a steeply sloping, wooded site to five pavilion-like blocks, Red Clover Gardens (formerly Lion Green Road) took shape through careful planning and considered construction. The level change across the site shaped not only the design but also how we built it, with every detail working to integrate new homes into their landscape. On 16 September, join us at the Open House Festival to see how those early construction challenges became part of the lived experience of the development. Back to News

Guildford Plaza is complete and has just been shortlisted in the 2025 Guildford Design Awards for Multiple Housing 30 Homes and Over, Regeneration Project and Public Realm! This 301-home co-living scheme transforms a challenging sloping site into four linked buildings around a landscaped courtyard, with shared spaces and active street frontages that connect with the town. We recently hosted the awards judges on site for the first time since completion, a milestone moment after a complex build, delivered to an ambitious programme. Back to News

We’re delighted to announce that our domestic retrofit and extension project in Bath has now reached Practical Completion delivering our clients their forever home in the heart of the Bath Conservation Area. Developed in close collaboration with contractor Greengrove, this project has been a true journey, from initial planning and tender stages right through to construction on site. It’s been a privilege to work so closely with our clients to realise their vision, and we’re excited to see the finishing touches come together, including the final completions and the transformation of the garden spaces. Back to News

Loved seeing Ebony Russell's pop-up exhibition Decorated: The Sculptural Ceramics, while visiting our client at 99 Bishopsgate last week. Her gravity-defying porcelain sculptures capture the fleeting and fragile with an unconventional, utterly captivating technique. Back to News