Herrald + Watson Architects scheme to convert an electricity sub station.


East Fleet House - Kentish Town NW5, London - Mixed-use
Herrald + Watson Architects

Estimated project vale £1.8 million

Originally an electrical substation, the project transforms the building into 2 commercial units and 5 loft style 3-4 bedroom residential units. The three new rooftop penthouses are each designed with private roof gardens.

We used the history of the building and some of the existing industrial finishes as inspiration for the design. The extension should feel like it has grown up from, or be part of the original building, reflecting the buildings former use with an elegant but playful industrious look. Being modestly set back from the facades it shouldn't detract from the grandeur of the main building.

650sqm of additional space has been created via the introduction of split mezzanine units and the extension to the roof.

Herrald + Watson Architects scheme to convert a 1950's office block.


Roof Top Penthouses with Gardens -  London - Residential
Herrald + Watson Architects

Estimated project value £3.5m

Conversion of a 1950's office block into 19 stunning 1-4 bedroom residential units which includes three new penthouses with generous private roof gardens.

Setting the penthouses back from the street facade allows the units to sit in a landscaped space, and make full use of the uninterrupted views of the surrounding countryside. The building is located within two Conservation areas which gave another reason to minimise the visual impact of the rooftop extensions; their skylights also lean away from the front street using north light to create a spacious interior.

370sqm of additional space has been created.

The entropic city

"Building rehabilitations, informal economies, festivals, dynamic public spaces.  I think this is where cities are generative, are true to themselves, and most importantly, where they are resilient.  An environment that is constantly in flux, investigating possibilities and testing changes, is more resistant to crippling change from the outside.  In other words, an entropic city evolves, where as a planned city exists in fits and starts, in booms and busts.


Institutional structures restrict entropy exactly because it is unpredictable, and neither markets nor planners like things that they can’t expect"


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Microplot



If you've seen the film 'No country for old men' by the Coen brothers then you might chuckle at this wonderfully executed set of dioramas by Florian Tremp. Titled 'No Country for Small Men' it brightened up our day.

Dinner social club



Kats latest project 'the dinner social club' is an ambitious real life social network facility. It's is all a bit hush hush at the moment but if you fill in the questionaire and sign up you'll be notified when the project goes live.  The clue is in the title.... Also check out 'Map prints' a series of lovely unique silk screen prints.

M.A.D.RE


Art galleries around the world could learn something from this site. Created for the the Museo dArte Contemporanea Donna Regina (M.A.D.RE) in Naples it gives a fully functioning interactive video tour (with excellent descriptive audio) of their outstanding collection. Cruise the second floor to see an inspiring selection of contemporary art; its an experience closer to watching a documentary than surfing the web.

Potential future for design practice



The future of architecture - we applaud 're-conceiving the role of the architect not as a designer of buildings, but as a custodian of the built environment' - out with the old, in with the new! This astute blog by Rory Hyde breaks down the new roles and opportunities available for the flexible practice like we hope to be . . . 

Downtown Cairo


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Chiara is just about to publish her latest 'urban journey' photography book on Downtown Cairo. Like a true Baudelairean flåneur Chiara immerses herself into the urban fabric to find her own perspective. Using the camera as a tool to see and record, the street photography is occasionally mixed up with intervention or staged events to portray a dynamic, edgy city. We'll keep you updated and post when the book is available.

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