The shortlists for the inaugural Harlow Architectural Design Awards (sponsored by Places for People and Architecture & Design Services) has been announced. There are two shortlists, residential and non-residential, with a mixture of buildings spanning from the start of the New Town Development to the current year.
The shortlist can be viewed and voted on here so why not take a look and see which of the buildings you think deserve to be awarded 'best in town' in January!
Last night we were privileged to attend the launch of the Harlow Architectural Design Awards held at Parndon Mill.
As sponsors of this year's awards we are keen to get people talking about architecture, what's good and bad and what makes Harlow a special place to live and work - why don't you get involved!
Nominations are now open and can be made by visiting the HADA Website.
Unfortunately not all our projects meet with universal support, especially if they are deemed to be 'different'! This particular project was for a new house in Enfield and the narrow site and the Mayor of London's space standards meant that a 'traditional' approach simply wouldn't work. Along with drawing one of our favourite activities is model building and this project Continue Reading
In December 2008, we were appointed, as part of a design and build team, by the London Borough of Hounslow to remodel and extend an existing single storey community centre to create an adult learning centre. The project had a number of interesting factors. The Client had decided to heat the building using a ground source heat pump arrangement and the location under Continue Reading
In November 2009 we were approached by a local primary school who wished to reconfigure their entrance and staff areas. Their aim was to improve the quality of both areas and to create additional space to allow staff the opportunity to prepare for lessons without being disturbed. In conjunction with the School, Local Education Authority and Diocesan Education Department we Continue Reading