About RUFF Services The Team Awards Clients Vacancies Awards 2026 RIBA Regional (London) Award (Finalist)- Lion Green Road RESI Awards - Professional Services Team of the Year (Finalist) RESI Awards - Best Residential Design (Finalist) - Guildford Plaza 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

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Overview: Addresses the pressing national need for housing, five intricate pavilions are harmoniously integrated within this verdant new parkland context. Ranging across 5-7 storeys, the scheme comprises market and social rented accommodation for Croydon Council. Community Impact & Value: We worked with the developer Brick by Brick, to deliver an ambitious 9,550 sqm with the original concept designs by Mary Duggan Architects. Notably, this development stands as one of BBB's most substantial ventures. The 157 new dwellings are a testament to our practice’s aspiration to provide considered, quality design regardless of typology or tenure. Technical Insights & Challenges: The immediate context has remarkable characteristics, including it’s proximity to the Surrey Iron Railway Scheduled Monument. This 6,000 sqm setting with an 8m level change served as inspiration for delivery of the fully accessible landscape, including a children’s play areas, sensory trail and residents’ allotments. To develop the meticulous technical designs we embarked on reflection refining and enhancing the original concept. Undertaking subcontractor engagement duties allowed us to rapidly respond to significant changes to fire regulations occurring after the initial concept was completed. The project was at the forefront of responses to new Building Regulations, creating an example of best practice for buildings over 18m through careful material specification. A delicate projecting brick detail softens the overarching materiality, with three complementary brick colours used to provide differentiation between overlapping façades. Key Achievements: Completed in 2023, each block rotation carefully managed proximity and views, with its pavilion typology achieving more homes than originally envisaged possible. This unique plan arrangement generates efficient and spatially rich layouts with generous corner loggia set among the surrounding trees. This experience of continually re-engaging with the landscape from the interior spaces was key to the design. LION GREEN ROAD Client: Brick By Brick Ltd Value: 46 million Status: Completed - Awards: RIBA Regional (London) Award 2026 - Finalist BCIA 2024 Residential Project of the Year - Finalist Placemaking Project of the Year - Finalist AJ Architecture Award 2023 Housing Project of The Year (£20 million and over) - Winner British Homes Award 2023 Development of the Year (Over 100 Homes) - Winner Apartment Development of The Year - Winner Affordable Housing - Finalist Irish Construction Industry Awards 2023 Contractor International Project of the Year - Winner New London Awards 2023 Housing - Finalist Building Awards 2023 Project of the Year - Finalist NLA Housing Londoners: Innovation in Delivery and Design - Case Study Civic Trust Awards 2023 Regional Award - Shortlist Overview: Addresses the pressing national need for housing, five intricate pavilions are harmoniously integrated within this verdant new parkland context. Ranging across 5-7 storeys, the scheme comprises market and social rented accommodation for Croydon Council. Community Impact & Value: We worked with the developer Brick by Brick, to deliver an ambitious 9,550 sqm with the original concept designs by Mary Duggan Architects. Notably, this development stands as one of BBB's most substantial ventures. The 157 new dwellings are a testament to our practice’s aspiration to provide considered, quality design regardless of typology or tenure. Technical Insights & Challenges: The immediate context has remarkable characteristics, including it’s proximity to the Surrey Iron Railway Scheduled Monument. This 6,000 sqm setting with an 8m level change served as inspiration for delivery of the fully accessible landscape, including a children’s play areas, sensory trail and residents’ allotments. To develop the meticulous technical designs we embarked on reflection refining and enhancing the original concept. Undertaking subcontractor engagement duties allowed us to rapidly respond to significant changes to fire regulations occurring after the initial concept was completed. The project was at the forefront of responses to new Building Regulations, creating an example of best practice for buildings over 18m through careful material specification. A delicate projecting brick detail softens the overarching materiality, with three complementary brick colours used to provide differentiation between overlapping façades. Key Achievements: Completed in 2023, each block rotation carefully managed proximity and views, with its pavilion typology achieving more homes than originally envisaged possible. This unique plan arrangement generates efficient and spatially rich layouts with generous corner loggia set among the surrounding trees. This experience of continually re-engaging with the landscape from the interior spaces was key to the design.

Overview: This 301-unit co-living scheme provides a high-quality housing solution for young professionals, serving local demand and the wider London commuter belt. The 15,900sqm project forms a collection of four buildings on the 0.37 HA site, responding to individual characteristics of surrounding listed buildings and the wider conservation area. Community Impact & Value: Addressing a 6.5m sloping site along Portsmouth Road, the Victoria Hall buildings are linked around a central courtyard. Active street level frontages enhance semi-private and public pedestrian connectivity across the site, with rental co-working and event space to BREEAM Excellent standards. Technical Insights & Challenges: The constrained city block was designed at planning by Coffey Architects. Previously located on site, former Castle and Cannon Breweries and the Guildford Glass Factory, shaped the emerging scheme. Our detailed design respects early-stage strategy and architectural decisions, these unpin the authenticity of the final building and the quality that can be delivered. Our design led approach, on full stage delivery or detailed design for well-crafted schemes, is a great opportunity to continue our successful construction focus. With similarities to the relationship formed with Mary Duggan for Lion Green Road, collaboration provides the best result for all involved. We look at the design essence and ensure this is safeguarded and recognised throughout delivery. Key Achievements: Working to significant constraints imposed following the previous contractor’s insolvency, the fast-paced programme has driven further innovative solutions, utilising our knowledge of procurement and long lead coordination items to fulfil the client’s timeframe for delivery. Tiger Developments have delivered over 10,000 rented homes in the Co-Living sector, addressing wider demand recognised by government through the London Plan ten year targets. GUILDFORD PLAZA Client: Tiger Developments Value: 48.3 million Status: Completed - Awards: RESI Awards 2026 Best Residential Design - Finalist Guildford Design Awards 2025 Winner of Winners Multiple Housing - 30 Homes and Over - Winner Regeneration Project - Winner Public Realm - Highly Commended Overview: This 301-unit co-living scheme provides a high-quality housing solution for young professionals, serving local demand and the wider London commuter belt. The 15,900sqm project forms a collection of four buildings on the 0.37 HA site, responding to individual characteristics of surrounding listed buildings and the wider conservation area. Community Impact & Value: Addressing a 6.5m sloping site along Portsmouth Road, the Victoria Hall buildings are linked around a central courtyard. Active street level frontages enhance semi-private and public pedestrian connectivity across the site, with rental co-working and event space to BREEAM Excellent standards. Technical Insights & Challenges: The constrained city block was designed at planning by Coffey Architects. Previously located on site, former Castle and Cannon Breweries and the Guildford Glass Factory, shaped the emerging scheme. Our detailed design respects early-stage strategy and architectural decisions, these unpin the authenticity of the final building and the quality that can be delivered. Our design led approach, on full stage delivery or detailed design for well-crafted schemes, is a great opportunity to continue our successful construction focus. With similarities to the relationship formed with Mary Duggan for Lion Green Road, collaboration provides the best result for all involved. We look at the design essence and ensure this is safeguarded and recognised throughout delivery. Key Achievements: Working to significant constraints imposed following the previous contractor’s insolvency, the fast-paced programme has driven further innovative solutions, utilising our knowledge of procurement and long lead coordination items to fulfil the client’s timeframe for delivery. Tiger Developments have delivered over 10,000 rented homes in the Co-Living sector, addressing wider demand recognised by government through the London Plan ten year targets.

Selected Projects Commercial Cultural Housing EAST STREET DORA CARR CLOSE NEW ROAD TRIANGLE BARNET HOUSE BARBICAN ART GALLERY GRAYS INN ROAD THE FABRIC WORKS TOTTENHAM HALE PAVILION BRIDGE HOUSE BERESFORD STREET LION GREEN ROAD BARBICAN CINEMAS 2&3 GUILDFORD PLAZA HOUSE OF HEARST MARSTEAD LIVING

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Overview: Eight red-brick residential buildings supported by five further amenity buildings, providing a spa, community café, pavilion, restaurant and community centre forms this significant 315,500sqft / 29, 315sqm offering in North London. Community Impact & Value: Sitting within Mill Hill conservation area and greenbelt, the later living housing is targeted at local residents, whilst attracting nationwide interest to enjoy this parkland setting. 175 new purpose designed apartments nestle amongst long vistas and 7.3 HA of existing mature landscape. 4.3 HA of new publicly accessible land as been created, whilst maintaining a dedicated 3.0 HA of private historical amenity. The retention of 276 and planting of 175 new native species trees further embellishes the setting. Technical Insights & Challenges: Our detailed design and delivery started with full revisions to planning approvals, revised layouts, accommodation mix and building articulation. This allowed CField and our Client, Marstead Living, the opportunity to create and deliver new homes reflective of the sensibilities of the occupiers. This luxury amenity, catering for a senior demographic, provides adaptive homes. Generously sized beyond NDSS, providing flexible use, all bathrooms are wheelchair accessible with adaptable kitchens from day one. Maintaining the tranquillity of the sloping site moves all logistical elements below ground, creating a service basement and connecting secondary residential entrances. Design sensitivity around existing mature tree root protection zones and future excavation strategies, the lower-level link also provides building service distribution and concierge carparking. Whilst above ground, the landscape is entirely pedestrian focused, allowing free movement between neighbouring apartments and the extensive amenities. The spa and restaurant provide active ground floor frontage and exploit the scenic views and rich bio-diverse natural landscape. Key Achievements: This significant project champions reuse of brownfield sites with much needed senior residential living, providing safe, quality homes in beautiful environments. MARSTEAD LIVING Client: Marsfield Value: 94 million Status: Detailed Design Overview: Eight red-brick residential buildings supported by five further amenity buildings, providing a spa, community café, pavilion, restaurant and community centre forms this significant 315,500sqft / 29, 315sqm offering in North London. Community Impact & Value: Sitting within Mill Hill conservation area and greenbelt, the later living housing is targeted at local residents, whilst attracting nationwide interest to enjoy this parkland setting. 175 new purpose designed apartments nestle amongst long vistas and 7.3 HA of existing mature landscape. 4.3 HA of new publicly accessible land as been created, whilst maintaining a dedicated 3.0 HA of private historical amenity. The retention of 276 and planting of 175 new native species trees further embellishes the setting. Technical Insights & Challenges: Our detailed design and delivery started with full revisions to planning approvals, revised layouts, accommodation mix and building articulation. This allowed CField and our Client, Marstead Living, the opportunity to create and deliver new homes reflective of the sensibilities of the occupiers. This luxury amenity, catering for a senior demographic, provides adaptive homes. Generously sized beyond NDSS, providing flexible use, all bathrooms are wheelchair accessible with adaptable kitchens from day one. Maintaining the tranquillity of the sloping site moves all logistical elements below ground, creating a service basement and connecting secondary residential entrances. Design sensitivity around existing mature tree root protection zones and future excavation strategies, the lower-level link also provides building service distribution and concierge carparking. Whilst above ground, the landscape is entirely pedestrian focused, allowing free movement between neighbouring apartments and the extensive amenities. The spa and restaurant provide active ground floor frontage and exploit the scenic views and rich bio-diverse natural landscape. Key Achievements: This significant project champions reuse of brownfield sites with much needed senior residential living, providing safe, quality homes in beautiful environments.

Overview: The full 24,000 sqft gallery refurbishment and system upgrade saw the 8-week ‘dark period’ between scheduled shows fully utilised. Our directly appointed multi-disciplinary team delivered within this Grade II listed building, ahead of the widely acclaimed David Chipperfield’s Lee Krasner retrospective opening. Community Impact & Value: The project holistically reviewed the original gallery fabric and mechanical services. Innovatively reviving key design aspects created within the retained shell. A 21st century world leading gallery space formed, now able to host acclaimed international exhibitions, showing the world’s highest value and valued artworks. Technical Insights & Challenges: Addressing accessibility was critical. Newly located, increased lift capacity and navigation routes that align with the main staircase distribution to the upper Level 4 gallery ensure additional mobility and visibility requirements are inclusive. Display walls, lighting and flooring were also creatively adjusted throughout the space, enhancing the visual experience and wayfinding for all. Centrally located in the wider listed arts centre and residential Barbican Estate, a sensitive approach to both re-use and enhancement of the existing fabric was proposed to City of London Planners and Conservation Officers. As conservation architects, previously delivering the new Beech Street Cinemas at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, we understood the key critical approach needed to work within the statutory approval processes. Intentional use was made of existing fabric for a full system upgrade from pneumatic controls to an energy efficient electrical control system along with full AHU equipment. Key Achievements: Due to the uniquely challenging development window, we provided an extremely agile and flexible service. Clear identification of tasks and outputs generated key principles and marker stage commissioning, compressing 3 months of critical work into the short programme. BARBICAN ART GALLERY Client: Barbican Centre Value: 650K Status: Completed - Awards: NLA Retrofit Award Conservation and Retrofit Category - Nomination Overview: The full 24,000 sqft gallery refurbishment and system upgrade saw the 8-week ‘dark period’ between scheduled shows fully utilised. Our directly appointed multi-disciplinary team delivered within this Grade II listed building, ahead of the widely acclaimed David Chipperfield’s Lee Krasner retrospective opening. Community Impact & Value: The project holistically reviewed the original gallery fabric and mechanical services. Innovatively reviving key design aspects created within the retained shell. A 21st century world leading gallery space formed, now able to host acclaimed international exhibitions, showing the world’s highest value and valued artworks. Technical Insights & Challenges: Addressing accessibility was critical. Newly located, increased lift capacity and navigation routes that align with the main staircase distribution to the upper Level 4 gallery ensure additional mobility and visibility requirements are inclusive. Display walls, lighting and flooring were also creatively adjusted throughout the space, enhancing the visual experience and wayfinding for all. Centrally located in the wider listed arts centre and residential Barbican Estate, a sensitive approach to both re-use and enhancement of the existing fabric was proposed to City of London Planners and Conservation Officers. As conservation architects, previously delivering the new Beech Street Cinemas at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, we understood the key critical approach needed to work within the statutory approval processes. Intentional use was made of existing fabric for a full system upgrade from pneumatic controls to an energy efficient electrical control system along with full AHU equipment. Key Achievements: Due to the uniquely challenging development window, we provided an extremely agile and flexible service. Clear identification of tasks and outputs generated key principles and marker stage commissioning, compressing 3 months of critical work into the short programme.

Overview: Consisting of a pair of ten and thirteen storey blocks, the 176 home scheme provides a new gateway marker to the developing northern town centre and train station arrival. The former 0.5HA underutilised Network Rail site will enable additional centrally located family housing. Community Impact & Value: Increased significantly during the delivery stages, 70% of the new homes have been completed for Hounslow Council as social rental apartments for local people. The scheme is an exemplar for the joint venture between EcoWorld and Lampton 360. Our detailed design and delivery with CField enables the Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands planning concept to be delivered efficiently and within a tight time frame. Technical Insights & Challenges: Activation and passive supervision via the new residential use to the western side of the Longford River has enabled wider towpath enhancement and connection to Glebelands Park. The large building mass when viewed from the south is chamfered and stepped to provide relief and variation. The private amenity spaces are delivered through four balcony types addressing thermal bridging and assisting in softening gable and long elevations. The wide variation of apartment layouts, sizes and typology creates a welcome offer to new residents. The delivery of these behind the original designed regular façade, created fabric, building services and compliance challenges. This was developed and resolved through close working relationships with the subcontractors and main contractor, delivering a project surpassing the 2022 Part L requirements. Key Achievements: This focus on new social housing delivery shows the importance being placed on regeneration of vacant and contaminated brownfield sites. A scheme that addresses the national housing crisis whilst producing landmark buildings as targeted in the Hounslow development plan. NEW ROAD TRIANGLE Client: Hounslow Council/ EcoWorld Value: 32 million Status: Completed Overview: Consisting of a pair of ten and thirteen storey blocks, the 176 home scheme provides a new gateway marker to the developing northern town centre and train station arrival. The former 0.5HA underutilised Network Rail site will enable additional centrally located family housing. Community Impact & Value: Increased significantly during the delivery stages, 70% of the new homes have been completed for Hounslow Council as social rental apartments for local people. The scheme is an exemplar for the joint venture between EcoWorld and Lampton 360. Our detailed design and delivery with CField enables the Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands planning concept to be delivered efficiently and within a tight time frame. Technical Insights & Challenges: Activation and passive supervision via the new residential use to the western side of the Longford River has enabled wider towpath enhancement and connection to Glebelands Park. The large building mass when viewed from the south is chamfered and stepped to provide relief and variation. The private amenity spaces are delivered through four balcony types addressing thermal bridging and assisting in softening gable and long elevations. The wide variation of apartment layouts, sizes and typology creates a welcome offer to new residents. The delivery of these behind the original designed regular façade, created fabric, building services and compliance challenges. This was developed and resolved through close working relationships with the subcontractors and main contractor, delivering a project surpassing the 2022 Part L requirements. Key Achievements: This focus on new social housing delivery shows the importance being placed on regeneration of vacant and contaminated brownfield sites. A scheme that addresses the national housing crisis whilst producing landmark buildings as targeted in the Hounslow development plan.

Overview: The refurbishment of The Barbican Centre’s Cinema 2 & 3 continued the concept established by our completed Cinema 1 remodel: reusing and repurposing what existed, before carefully inserting new, sustainably sourced elements. Community Impact & Value: Located on Beech Street, a short walk from the main Barbican complex, a project priority was creating a consistent, legible, visual language that unified the separated sites. Two 152-seat auditoriums share a foyer, cafe and welcome area with a holistic approach to the visitor experience. Creating a visual language which reconnects this separated site with the rest of the Centre ensuring the space is welcoming to all was a key element of the project. Lighting, graphic signage and furniture design took cues from both the original Barbican Centre design, and concepts that we previously created as part of two separate refurbishments to the Art Gallery and Cinema 1 & Pit Theatre. Technical Insights & Challenges: In 2012, Practice Director Paul Ruff developed the facades of the Beech Street building whilst working at the award-winning Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. The design process began by looking backwards, inspiring a modern interpretation of the original exhibition hall facade. In 2021, this approach was repeated in the re-imagining of the interiors and entrance sequence to playfully reference the Barbican’s existing architecture. The iconic coffered ceiling of the main building is reinterpreted as a bright and uplifting entrance lantern at Beech Street. Key Achievements: Cinemas 2 & 3 employed enhanced technology, including digital wayfinding and refinements to paperless ticketing alongside diligent architectural changes that improved accessibility, sales and usability. Bespoke new fixtures soften the feel of the building’s retained concrete structure. The outcome of our comprehensive refurbishment is a contemporary interior that is now clearly identifiable as part of the Barbican. BARBICAN CINEMAS 2&3 Client: Barbican Centre Value: Confidential Status: Completed - Awards: AJ Retrofit Award 2022 Cultural and Religious – Shortlist Hotel, Retail and Leisure – Shortlist Overview: The refurbishment of The Barbican Centre’s Cinema 2 & 3 continued the concept established by our completed Cinema 1 remodel: reusing and repurposing what existed, before carefully inserting new, sustainably sourced elements. Community Impact & Value: Located on Beech Street, a short walk from the main Barbican complex, a project priority was creating a consistent, legible, visual language that unified the separated sites. Two 152-seat auditoriums share a foyer, cafe and welcome area with a holistic approach to the visitor experience. Creating a visual language which reconnects this separated site with the rest of the Centre ensuring the space is welcoming to all was a key element of the project. Lighting, graphic signage and furniture design took cues from both the original Barbican Centre design, and concepts that we previously created as part of two separate refurbishments to the Art Gallery and Cinema 1 & Pit Theatre. Technical Insights & Challenges: In 2012, Practice Director Paul Ruff developed the facades of the Beech Street building whilst working at the award-winning Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. The design process began by looking backwards, inspiring a modern interpretation of the original exhibition hall facade. In 2021, this approach was repeated in the re-imagining of the interiors and entrance sequence to playfully reference the Barbican’s existing architecture. The iconic coffered ceiling of the main building is reinterpreted as a bright and uplifting entrance lantern at Beech Street. Key Achievements: Cinemas 2 & 3 employed enhanced technology, including digital wayfinding and refinements to paperless ticketing alongside diligent architectural changes that improved accessibility, sales and usability. Bespoke new fixtures soften the feel of the building’s retained concrete structure. The outcome of our comprehensive refurbishment is a contemporary interior that is now clearly identifiable as part of the Barbican.