Stratford High Street

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 the quality of the building throughout its construction.

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Stratford High Street
Newham, London

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Proposals for a development of up to 100 homes in a Flatiron-inspired tower and a terrace of townhouses, including apartments of up to five bedrooms.

This is a super-urban site of just 0.25 hectares, so the scheme is configured to mitigate the effects of traffic noise and pollution.

A lower-rise street of family homes sits to the rear of the development away from the harsher, High Street environment, while the tower anchors the site on a prominent corner.