200 Becontree Avenue is an affordable housing scheme designed by Archio for Be First. The housing responds to the historic Becontree Estate, the largest public housing scheme in the world, delivering a ‘gentle density’ of 19 new homes and a community space. The design references the Neo-Georgian architecture of the estate, which itself marked an important departure from Victorian approaches.

Archio, 2022

Boston Manor House is a Jacobean House built for Lady Mary Reade in 1623 and later owned by the Clitherow family from the 1670s until the 1920s. The House is now open to the public with free entry six days a week. Its beautifully restored historic interiors, including breath-taking ornate plasterwork, are joined by two community exhibition galleries, meeting rooms and an attractive modern café.

Bradbury Works in Gillett Square, Dalston, has re-opened its doors. The new award winning building includes the refurbishment of 600m2 of existing affordable workspace, the replacement of ten mini retail units, and the provision of almost 500m2 of extra workspace in a two-storey extension. Bradbury Works is the next step in the evolving unique story of this community focused public space.

Alex Smith of Y/N Studio, 2022

Leybourne Road is a pair of new build semi-detached townhouses on an old garage site next to Wanstead Flats in Leytonstone designed and developed by award winning architect developers Nelson Wright. The design is a contemporary interpretation of a familiar terraced housing typology with a focus on light quality and exposed natural finishes and a sense of craft.

Nelson Wright Architects, 2021

Set within newly created parkland, the project delivers 157 high-quality homes across five pavilion buildings for Croydon Council’s former development vehicle Brick By Brick. Designed with accessibility, landscape and materiality in mind, the scheme is now managed by Nara Living and balances historic context with modern housing needs.

Ruff Architects, 2023

The Parcels Building is a flagship mixed-use building in the Oxford Street neighbourhood commissioned by Duke Street Property. Grafton Architects led the renovation of the original 1950s building preserving the fabric and reinventing it with an elegant new Portland Whitbed limestone skin. The fit-out for Fora workspace is by Piercy & Co. It combines collaborative and focused spaces and a roof terrace.

Grafton Architects, 2023

Over the last 13 years, the 150-year-old school has reused and built upon its existing campus to provide new, state-of-the-art facilities. See how new architecture can sit with heritage buildings to create something completely new.

Hawkins\Brown, 2023