Balcorne Street

Balcorne St Hagen Hall
Balcorne Street
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Studio Hagen Hall's transformation of a constrained terraced house takes inspiration from the precision and elegance of sailing boat joinery, with ingenious storage solutions concealed within the bespoke elm veneer furniture and fittings.
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Oak Barbican Kitchen Francisco Sutherland 4
Oak Barbican Kitchen
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Within the brutalist architectural icon of London’s Barbican Estate, this refurbished kitchen by Francisco Sutherland pairs oak veneer with stainless steel to create a visually stunning and highly practical space.
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Hastings Pier
Hastings Pier
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The original Victorian pier was built in 1872, rebuilt in 1922 and finally destroyed by fire in 2010. The architect dRMM became involved when Hasting Pier Charity took over the derelict structure and set up a design competition which was won by the practice.
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Strange House
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This tiny two-bedroom house, only 75 square metres on plan, sits unobtrusively within the confines of an old brick wall in Deptford, London.
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Studio
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The architect James Wyman has designed and built a small live work studio in an Oxford garden. It is distinguished by the careful detailing of its timber elements, winning the Small Projects category of the Wood Awards in 2014.
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The Fishing Hut
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Poised above a man-made lake in Hampshire, the Fishing Hut is a small but beautifully crafted timber building; it has an elegant simplicity achieved by the integration of design, structure and sustainability.
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Pocket House
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Pocket House is an award-winning family house, distinguished by its character, the quality of its detailing - much of it in timber - and by the skill with which the architect has made use of a dauntingly restricted site.
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RoominaRoom
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'RoominaRoom' is a practical solution to a client's need for additional living space within a large existing room; it is also an innovative and imaginative new insertion, highly practical yet celebrating the form and possibilities of timber.
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Royal Academy of Music Theatre and new Recital Hall
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Two exceptional performance spaces, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, have been seamlessly integrated into the Royal Academy of Music. Founded in 1822, the academy is Britain's oldest conservatoire and is housed on the edge of Regents Park in a Grade II listed historic building which has long been extended and...
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Shingle House
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Shingle House is one of six specially commissioned dwellings for 'Living Architecture', a social enterprise launched by writer Alain de Botton which offers holiday homes for rent in some of the most beautiful landscapes of the UK.
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