Murray was up in Glasgow last Friday taking part in RIAS Live at the Merchant’s Hall on Glasgow’s George Square. Sharing the stage with Natasha Huq, Senior Associate at GRAS, Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President, the conversation was chaired by old friend of the studio, Rory Olcayto, Writer and critic at Pollard Thomas Edwards.
Murray’s talk focused on the future of architecture in Scotland and how the found shoe might prove to be an influence.
Further to August's announcement that Hundred Acre Wood had been longlisted for the RIBA House of the Year, we're delighted to share the news that we have made the cut for the shortlist along with five other projects, with the winner set to be revealed at the end of November. RIBA have commissioned a series of films on each shortlisted house and you can see Hundred Acre Wood here.
August saw us host two fantastic work experience students; Aaryan and Madisa. Both produced an excellent piece of work in a short space of time and we wish them all the best for their next steps, in what we are sure will be successful careers in the world of architecture. Pictured is Aaryan's micro-home, raised on stilts and located within a forest setting.
We're delighted that our planning application for Roseneath Farm was unanimously approved at committee. After a long process, it was reassuring to see the quality of the design recognised by the committee and for all of the team's the hard work to have paid off.
The proposal is for a new-build home stitched into the remnants of a former agricultural courtyard. The forms and materials of the new buildings are inspired by the agricultural context and orientated to maximise views of the landscape, whilst establishing a new relationship with the historic barn structure. This barn will be lovingly restored and accommodate external dining and living spaces, mediating between the courtyard and new living wing.
Further recognition for Hundred Acre Wood this month as we found out we have made the RIBA House of the Year Longlist and the Manser Medal AJ House of the Year Shortlist. Super stuff.
Hundred Acre Wood has been shortlisted for the 2023 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award – the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland's highest accolade. It's a great honour and after receiving a commendation for House No.7, we're hoping to go one better at this year's awards on November 30th.
Andrew and Murray attended the ceremony for this year’s RIAS Awards where we picked up our gong for 100 Acre Wood and the prestigious Laurence McIntosh Interior Awards for the best interior in Scotland, quite the thing.
This year was the second year of Murray’s tenure as an external examiner at Greenwich University and it proved another good year for course. There were a couple of students that we’d be keen to work with in the future, we just need to win some more big commissions.
We’re excited to have had two pieces selected for this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy: the Cruciform Bench maquette, and a charcoal sketch plan of the House at Loch Awe.
Rebecca and Andrew had a great time at Varnishing Day, even though Rebecca dropped her favourite canape on the floor.
Thanks to Peter Barber and Emma Kitley for selecting our work. The exhibition is open until August 20th for anyone wanting to visit.
Murray took a well-earned trip to Venice for the vernissage. It was our first year over there for the openings and it felt a good fit so we look forward to visiting again in two years and one day exhibiting some of our work.
Andrew was invited to present the practice’s work to Loughborough University architecture students at their London campus in Here East. The lecture focussed on our approach to practice and how this translated into four built projects across various scales. This is the second time we have presented to Loughborough and we hope it will be one more of many
Murray recently gave a talk about the work of Denizen Works to Design South East following his recent move to the area. He discussed the firm's approach to design and how it could be influenced by the unique characteristics of the region. We are hoping that the talk will result in commissions in the southeast of England reflecting our presence in the area.
We were invited by Jonathan Walker and Vsevolod Kondratiev-Popov, design tutors leading Unit Four of University of Greenwich architecture school, as critics for the Year 3 final crits. We thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the conversations and seeing great work that had strong focus on hand-made, physical models. Best of luck to all the students over the coming weeks.