Sloane Street Masterplan Development, south west London
Design: John McAslan + Partners

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John McAslan + Partners working with Space Syntax win prestigious commission from Cadogan Estates to carry out an initial feasibility study and strategy to unlock the potential of this high-profile but under-performing street.

Slip House, Brixton, South London
Design: Carl Turner Architect

photograph © Tim Crocker
Slip House Brixton – 20 Jun 2013
A prototype low energy house located on a brownfield site. It’s simple sculptural form consists of three cantilevered (or slipped) boxes, the uppermost sheathed by a translucent glass screen. The house is designed to CSH level 5, and features include triple glazing, rainwater harvesting, green roof, and PVT’s combined with a solar assisted array/ heat pump, seamlessly integrated into the Architecture.

Stitched House
Design: Jonathan Tuckey Design

photograph : James Brittain
Stitched House London – 7 May 2013
This house is an example of how you can create something very timeless by using a material like brick which ages well and has reliable thermal properties. The cantilevered brick canopy is very unusual and also creates a sheltered outside space.

Shoffice, north west London
Design: Platform 5 Architects

photograph : Alan Williams Photography
Shoffice – 15 Jan 2013
This shed / office building is a garden pavilion. It contains a small office alongside garden storage space located to the rear of a 1950’s terraced house in St John’s Wood. The client wanted the building to be conceived of as a sculptural object flowing into the garden space.

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St Mary Woolnoth, City of London
Design: Nicholas Hawksmoor Architect

photo © Isabelle Lomholt
The church was rebuilt by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches. Work began in 1716 and the new church was reopened for worship on Easter Day 1727.

Sackler Crossing, Kew
John Pawson Architects

picture : RBG Kew
Reduced to its essence a bridge is a structure affording passage between two points at a height above the ground. The challenge of bridge design is to unite the perfect expression of this essence with architecture which makes possible not only a new journey, but new perspectives, new experiences and a new contextual composition.

Sadlers Wells Theatre Building
RHWL / Nicholas Hare Architects

photo : Nicolas Kane
The new Sadler’s Wells is designed to attract international dance companies, create an arts training centre and provide community and education facilities.
It features a 1,560 seat auditorium with a 15m by 15m stage and 80 seat orchestra pit.