Murray's wellies (sitting in House No.7) have been chosen for the cover of this year's RIBA Housing Guide. Quite an honour.
Stephen Lawrence Prize 2015 /
As recipient of last year's Stephen Lawrence prize, Murray has been invited to the panel to judge this year's award recognising the best building under a £1 million. You can see all the shortlisted schemes here:
https://www.architecture.com/StirlingPrize/Awards2015/StephenLawrencePrize/StephenLawrencePrize2015
Swain's Lane Planning Approval /
We've just received news that our proposals for the renovation of a tired modernist building in Highgate have been approved by Camden Council. The building on Swain's Lane sits next to Dominic McKenzie's mirror clad building and the Manser Medal nominated Glass House by Eldridge Smerin. Our proposal is to over-clad the existing brick facade with a series of vertical charred timber fins, referencing the cemetery and woodland nature of the site. We're looking forward to this one starting on site and hope for it to be completed before the end of the year.
Teahouse in Nepal /
We have been approached to produce some ideas for a teahouse and meditation centre in Nepal. The proposed site is stunning and we're looking forward to working with the client to produce a special building.
Grand Designs /
It was great to see House No.7 featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs last night. The episode, titled, 'Living in the Wild' showcased a series of projects undertaken in remote locations and we were flattered to hear Kevin describe the project as the future of architecture in remote locations. If you missed the show, it is available to watch on YouTube - the segment on House No.7 can be found from 38m 50s here
Bristol Architecture Centre /
We were delighted to be invited to present this year's annual Stephen Lawrence Prize lecture at the Architecture Centre in Bristol. It was an enjoyable evening and it was great to see so many people interested in our work. A podcast of the lecture can be found here
New Architects 3 /
We are pleased to announce that we have been selected for inclusion in the Architecture Foundation’s 'New Architects 3' book. The book recognises the best 100 British architecture practices established in the last decade. It's quite an honour and we can't wait to see the finished book.
Archiboo - Architect's Pitch /
Murray took to the floor to represent Denizen Works at the Architect's pitch at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week. The pitches were limited to a minute in length and were presented to an esteemed panel who provided some great feedback. You can see how Murray fared via Archiboo's website here (11m35s): http://archiboo.com/event/the-architect-pitch/
Publication /
We've just received a lovely looking magazine 'Nya Rum' from Sweden featuring an 11-page spread on House No.7. We've no idea what it says but we think it looks great.
New Staff Member /
We are pleased to welcome Andrew to our team who has joined after 5 years at Edgley Design. Andrew was project architect on a number of residential projects including the RIBA award winning Pear Tree House.
Exhibition /
House No.7 is to be included in Architecture + Design Scotland's 'Best Use Of Timber' Exhibition taking place at The Lighthouse, Glasgow from mid February until the beginning of May 2015.
Publication /
House No.7 has been featured in a handsome new book, 'Houses Now: Living Style'. The book showcases a range of architect-designed contemporary houses from across the world and we're delighted to have been included.
New Staff Member /
We are pleased to welcome Thomas to Denizen Works who has joined the team on his year out from the University of Delft in the Netherlands. Welkom Thomas!