2021 | 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.

2021

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25.11.21, Head Talk

Conserving the Authentic in honour of Jukka Jokilehto by Wayne Head

24.11.21, Portsmouth Council

Resilience and Participatory Design by Rallou Grigoropoulou and Will Henley

18.11.21, Newcastle University

Social Housing and Retrofit by Simon Bumstead

22.10.21, FX Magazine

Top of the class by Veronica Simpson

21.10.21, Head Talk

At Risk Buildings by Wayne Head

Haringey Design Awards 2021

Hornsey Library, Better Building Standards, Winner

Haringey Design Awards 2021

Hornsey Library, Heritage, Shortlisted

Haringey Design Awards 2021

Hornsey Library, Inclusive Design, Shortlisted

05.10.21, Architects' Journal

Adjaye and Mangera Yvars among firms picked in Southwark framework diversity refresh by Merlin Fulcher

Archiboo Awards 2021

Best Overall, Shortlisted

Archiboo Awards 2021

Best Visual Design, Shortlisted

Archiboo Awards 2021

Best User Experience, Shortlisted

Architect of the Year Awards 2021

Public Building Architect of the Year, Finalist

04.06.21, UCJ Mumbai

The Meaning of Detail in Architecture by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

13.05.21, UK New Towns Day

The Details Project – New Towns through Architecture and Modernism by Wayne Head and Nick Mallinger

23.04.21, Festival of Learning Spaces

Future Learning Environments – Pop-up Schools by Gabriella Watkins and Richard Taylor

16.04.21, Cold Room Talk

Passive Design Workshop by Professor Trevor Butler

13.04.21, RIBA Future Architects

RIBA Future Architects and RSAW Prep for Practice Panel

06.04.21, RIBAJ

Curl la Tourelle Head makes 60s library swing again by Elain Harwood

12.03.21, TU Wien Vienna

New Towns – Milton Keynes and Stevenage by Wayne Head and Gabriella Watkins

01.03.21, Building Design

Rethinking Design: How can we prepare schools for another pandemic? by Jordan Marshall

18.02.21, Cold Room Talk

Power, Control, Money by Neil Pinder

11.02.21, Cold Room Talk

New Towns – Milton Keynes and Stevenage by Gabriella Watkins

28.01.21, Architects' Journal

AJ Retrofit Awards 2021 shortlist revealed: Cultural and Religious Buildings, Schools and Health by Fran Williams and Rob Wilson

AJ Retrofit Awards 2021

Hornsey Library, Cultural and Religious Buildings under £5 million, Shortlisted

25.01.21, World Architecture News

Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture receives consent for Morland Gardens scheme by Georgina Johnston