Over a kilometre of ‘earth tubes,’ offsite manufacture, and air tests using an aircraft engine were all required to make the UK’s largest Passivhaus building a reality. Passivhaus is the fastest-growing energy performance standard in the world, but in the UK... View Project

A CLT office building currently on site in Paris is set to become an emblem of timber construction in France, as the country’s largest building of its kind. Jess Unwin speaks to its architects about how modern engineered timber is... View Project

The Aylesbury Estate, in Walworth, half a mile south east of Elephant & Castle in central London, is one of the capital’s notorious estates. Designed by architect Hans Peter ‘Felix’ Trenton in 1963 it was part of the boom in... View Project

Britain’s first new stand-alone dental hospital and school in 40 years, on the site of a former BBC studio, also has healthy environmental credentials. On the outskirts of Birmingham, the BBC’s long-defunct Pebble Mill Studios site in Birmingham is being... View Project

High-end boutique hotel 11 Cadogan Gardens comprises four attached four-storey Victorian townhouses in a small street tucked away behind Sloane Square in west London. The internal remodelling of this grand old building was, on the surface, a tantalising proposition for... View Project

Since being awarded university status 11 years ago, Southampton Solent is establishing a growing reputation across many academic disciplines, including its industry-renowned maritime, media and sports courses. In light of its growing stature, the University realised it needed a new academic... View Project

Connecting two different buildings, bringing together a school community and linking new structures with the natural and historical setting were the challenges for Wellington Performing Arts Centre, Berkshire. A new auditorium with capacity for 1,400 people will not only provide... View Project

The University of Nottingham’s brand new Ingenuity Centre is one of those rare buildings that looks cutting edge yet captures a sense of heritage. The new centre will be home to start-up enterprises and entrepreneurs creating businesses based on cutting edge... View Project

The new headquarters of the British team competing for next year’s America’s Cup under Sir Ben Ainslie is a highly flexible office building as well as a sustainability exemplar in marine sport. This has been embodied in the team’s new... View Project

Tottenham Court Road is arguably the most complex and challenging of the 10 new stations being constructed for Crossrail. Occupying a subterranean area the length of three football pitches, between Soho’s Dean Street and Charing Cross Road, and running directly... View Project

Designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress and centrepiece of the UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015, The Hive was reassembled at Kew Gardens in London and opened to the public on 18 June 2016. This pavilion highlights the role of the humble... View Project

A post-war building in very poor condition has been completely refurbished and extended to create a series of residential and live-work units in the heart of Bermondsey. Construction took just eight months, due largely to the adoption of prefabricated CLT structures to form the... View Project