Genesis, our newly named floating church, has been selected for inclusion into the AF’s forthcoming exhibition on religious architecture in the UK. More details to follow in the new year.
Hand Held to Super Scale /
Haddo Yard features in ‘Hand Held to Super Scale’ at the Building Centre until February 2020, an exhibition that celebrates the use of ceramics in contemporary architecture. You can see here for the exhibition website but you should go.
Rectory Lane Cemetery Bench /
Our designs for new seating to Rectory Lane Cemetery in Berkhamsted are currently in production and due for installation later this month. The benches are formed from 15mm thick galvanized steel bases with Cumaru hardwood beams spanning between to form the seat. Five benches are being fabricated, three of which will be installed in the cemetery's Garden of Remembrance.
TALKING HEADS /
This month Murray is heading north of the border to talk at this year's Archifringe event where our Frankentype model is again being exhibited. Closer to home, Murray is taking part in the LFA's Boundary Kucha and Andrew will be presenting the Floating Church at the Spiritual, Sacred, Secular conference at Westminster.
NLA AWARDS /
The Floating Church has been shortlisted in this year's NLA awards 'Culture' category. You can see the full shortlist and vote for the project in the 'People's Choice' category, here:
ROOF DELIVERY /
Progress on our Floating Church project continues apace and this month saw the delivery of the 8m long aluminium roof to Turks shipyard in Chatham. The roof will raise by 1.5m at its front edge to create a dramatic internal volume during worship, and flood the space with light.
ANT AND BEE /
Our latest project with Arrant Land, Ant and Bee, has now been granted planning permission. The two new-build houses are located on a backland site overlooking a nature reserve in Maidstone. The site is accessed via a low entrance off the street and the buildings have been conceived with simple, ‘light-touch’ structural principles to facilitate development. Anyone fancy a self-build project with us? Get in touch...
HADDO YARD - RIBA SOUTH EAST AWARDS SHORTLIST /
We’re delighted to receive news that Haddo Yard, our first housing project, has been shortlisted for the 2019 RIBA South East Awards. The shortlist features 17 projects from across the south east with the winners set to be announced on May 23rd.
ASHTON ST PETER'S SCHOOL VISIT /
Andrew has been back to his old school to give a presentation on being an architect. As part of the workshop, the students were asked to design their dream home on an infill site before swapping drawings with their neighbours to design a school extension (with varying degrees of sensitivity to their host building…). The students were impeccably behaved and produced some confident and original work which they then presented to their classmates. Keep an eye out on our ‘Other Ideas’ page where we will be posting all of the students drawings…
Progress on Tiree /
Mannal House is on course to be completed in the Spring. We think it is going to be rather special.
Merry Christmas /
Denizen Works wishes all of our clients, friends and collaborators a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here’s to a belting 2019…
Doolan Prize 2018 - Winner /
Murray attended the ceremony which saw Reiach and Hall win the 2018 Doolan Prize for the best building in Scotland. The event was held at the new V+A outpost in Dundee. Surely a contender for next year’s prize.
Doolan Prize 2018 /
Murray is delighted to have been invited to take part in judging the 2018 Doolan Prize for the best building in Scotland. Results will be announced at the new V+A in Dundee. It was a great trip with Gordon Murray PPRIAS and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu.