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We’re pleased to share the completion of New Road Triangle, delivering 176 new homes in Hounslow, which also features in the @architectsjournal! Transforming a former Network Rail site, the scheme creates a new gateway to the town centre while activating the Longford River and strengthening connections to Glebelands Park. Our detailed design and delivery focused on balancing a regular façade with a diverse mix of apartment layouts, resolving complex fabric and services challenges through close collaboration with @cfieldconstruction_ and the wider team. The project delivers 124 social rent homes for local people through Hounslow Council, alongside strong sustainability and energy performance outcomes. A great collaboration with @ewl.living and Lampton Development 360. Photography: @robparrishphoto Back to News

RUFFARCHITECTS is pleased to be working once again with Buckinghamshire New University on a feasibility study exploring the potential transformation of an existing civic building into a contemporary higher-education environment. The study considers how the six-storey structure, organised around a central atrium, could be reconfigured to support a range of flexible teaching and learning spaces. Early proposals explore opportunities for adaptable classrooms, immersive learning environments, and specialist training facilities, while making the most of the building’s generous floorplates and natural daylight. The work highlights the potential of the existing structure to accommodate a future-focused learning environment through careful refurbishment and adaptive reuse, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with BNU as the project progresses. Back to News

We’re pleased to share that our new student accommodation scheme in Exeter has now been submitted for planning. The design draws inspiration from the site’s industrial heritage, articulated through a carefully considered palette of brickwork and profiled perforated metal mesh panels. A combination of stretcher and soldier coursing, together with varying scales of chevron brick detailing, adds depth and a monolithic yet dynamic character to the façades, while the considered grouping of window types establishes clarity, consistency, and hierarchy. This submission marks a key milestone in a project that balances contextual sensitivity with a bold, contemporary identity, creating a new place for student living at the heart of the city. Image: Pillar Visuals Back to News

Paul Ruff will be attending MIPIM this year as part of the London Stand! If you’re in Cannes and fancy a coffee, a quick catch-up, or a conversation about what you’re working on, he’d love to connect, drop us an email at info@ruffarchitects.co.uk . Back to News

RUFFARCHITECTS has been shortlisted for Professional Services Team of the Year - Residential, at the Property Week Resi Awards. As a London and South-west based RIBA Chartered Practice, we deliver high-quality residential architecture grounded in collaboration, commercial clarity and environmental responsibility. Over the past year, we’ve progressed more than 1,400 homes across planning and construction, spanning Social Housing, Co-Living and PBSA, while maintaining nearly 80% repeat commissions from existing Clients. Our work begins with first principles. We design genuinely affordable homes that exceed policy requirements, embrace modular and volumetric construction to improve certainty and quality, and guide Clients through complex planning, sustainability and viability challenges with confidence. From retrofit strategies to HRBs, our advice supports informed, long-term commercial and operational decisions. Thank you to our Clients and collaborators for being part of the journey, and we look forward to the awards ceremony. Back to News

Snapshots from our recent site visit at Beresford Street, Phase 1 is reaching practical completion with 301 units across 13 levels. Phase 2 is taking shape fast: the concrete frame is finished, brickwork is underway, and windows are going in. Set within the heart of Woolwich, the scheme delivers 9,537 sqm of cluster and studio accommodation alongside thoughtfully designed amenity spaces, all contributing to student well-being and community connection. The scheme carefully balances contemporary design with the sensitive heritage context, from chamfered brick detailing to a considered material palette, ensuring the building complements its surroundings while enhancing the townscape. Back to News

Delighted to share that Guildford Plaza has been shortlisted for Best Residential Design (Over 300 Homes) at Property Week’s RESI Awards 2026. Delivered on a long-vacant brownfield site in Guildford town centre, the 301-home co-living development transforms a constrained plot into a vibrant, community-focused place. Four articulated perimeter blocks frame a landscaped courtyard, resolving a 6.5m level change while maintaining step-free access throughout. The scheme combines private and cluster studios with generous shared amenities, supporting a growing community of young professionals. Sixty-seven homes are provided at 80% of market rent, alongside wheelchair-adaptable units. Drawing on the site’s industrial heritage through a layered brick palette and green detailing, Guildford Plaza also achieves BREEAM Excellent and Fitwel Two-Star ratings. Proud to see the project recognised for uniting architectural quality, sustainability and social value in the heart of Guildford. Photography: Rob Parrish Back to News

Another glimpse into our most recent work in Exeter! The central courtyard activates the outdoor spaces, providing daylight for the inward facing bedrooms as well as providing shared spaced for sitewide activity, creating a brighter, more connected student living experience. Back to News

Lion Green Road has been shortlisted for the 2026 RIBA London Awards. Set within a verdant basin in Coulsdon, the scheme brings forward 157 homes across five pavilions arranged within a flowing, park-like landscape. Designed as a landscape-led development for Brick by Brick, in partnership with the London Borough of Croydon, the project rethinks suburban density through a pavilion typology that protects open land while increasing housing capacity. Mary Duggan Architects led planning with RUFFARCHITECTS delivering Stage 3+ through to construction. Built by CField, the project completed in 2023 and is now fully occupied. We’re proud to see the ambition of this collaborative team recognised, and grateful to our client, consultants and partners who made it possible. Photography: Rob Parrish Back to News