2016 | CLTH

If there’s one thing we’ve learned makes better buildings, it’s empathy. Architecture never happens in isolation—and simply by being interested and engaged, we’ve found it’s possible to open up the conversations that connect a scheme to its clients and community.

We believe that the more constraints there are, the better the architecture. If there aren’t any constraints, we create them. Challenging sites, existing buildings and complex briefs almost always present incredible opportunities for great design.

To limit our environmental impact, we start with what is already there. By manipulating the form and fabric of a building—whether new or existing—we can work with the existing conditions of topography, light and orientation, and harness the natural energy sources offered by air, ground and water.

If a site’s constraints guide the bigger design decisions, then it’s empathy that informs the smaller, social details. These details frame the human narratives that aren’t included in the brief, anticipating specific moments in the users’ lives.

Good architecture is as much about what happens on the building site as it is about what’s on the drawing board. By working alongside contractors as well as clients we can ring-fence the ideas and details that matter, championing quality and sustainability throughout construction.

2016

Work Studio Activity News Contact

Details vol. 4

City of London & Clerkenwell

02.11.16, RCN/ECN Conference

British Council Global Schools Template by Wayne Head

Details vol. 4

City of London & Clerkenwell

02.11.16, RCN/ECN Conference

British Council Global Schools Template by Wayne Head

13.10.16, Cold Room Talk

Industry Changes and the Craft of Buildings

10.11.16, Radical Essex Weekend

Details at Radical Essex Weekend by Wayne Head and Charles Holland

Details vol. 3

Radical Essex

04.01.16, City of London Talks

Forty Perspectives in One Square Mile Spanning Five Centuries by Wayne Head and Professor Marianne Mueller

01.01.16, RIBA Bookshop

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture & Literature by Wayne Head and Professor Greg Dart

Civic Trust Awards 2016

Ryelands Primary School, Regional Finalist