Thames House photographs
We are delighted to be finally wrapping up our Thames House project. This been a challenging project with many twists and turns, but the...
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Dec 22, 2023
London School of Architecture
A very enjoyable morning today in the London School of Architecture @lsofarch – I gave a workshop to MA students talking about...
Nov 25, 2023
Climate Matters Week, Nov 2023
Giles was presenting with the AA Low Carbon group to introduce the interactive website : https://lowcarbon.aaschool.ac.uk/ which sets out...
Nov 25, 2023
Drawer House, London, 2023
The ever-wonderful Agnese Savnito, has photographed our East London 'Drawer House'. We also made a small movie to exlain the project and...
Oct 26, 2023
Architectural Association Low Carbon
We did it! We measured the annual scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions of the Architectural Association! Come join us 18:00 on Monday the...
Sep 27, 2023
2 x South London planning consents
Planning conesent received for the deep-retrofit and reconfiguration of two South London properties. Both properties have their own charm...
Aug 10, 2023
Permission granted for new build passive house in Dulwich
Both Planning Permission and Dulwich Estate License has been granted for a new-build house in Dulwich. The house will be targeting RIBA...
Jul 1, 2023
Final Completion of Archway extension & retrofit.
Delighted to sign off Final Completion today on this small but intricate retrofit and extension project in Archway. The uniquely steep...
May 29, 2023
Retrofit 23: Towards Deep Retrofit of Homes at Scale
A-Zero has been featured in the Retrofit 23: Towards Deep Retrofit of Homes at Scale Exhibition. On display from 10 May - 12 October...
May 5, 2023
Dulwich new-build house almost complete
We are delighted to be reaching completion on this new-build house in Dulwich. Located at the heart of the Dulwich Estate, the new house...
Feb 16, 2023
Rotherhithe housing on Modern House
Great to see our Rotherhithe housing development up on @themodernhouse website. Six duplex apartments for sale with “expansive,...
Feb 5, 2023
Rotherhithe housing - first glimpse
Great to see our Rotherhithe housing project finally revealed. The scaffolding came down form the park facing elevation this week. The...
Oct 1, 2022
on site....
We have been really busy across various construction sites throughout the summer. We are lucky enough to be working with some amazing...
Aug 15, 2022
Dezeen Awards 2022 - Scaffolding Board House longlisted for Sustainability Award
We are thrilled to announce that our Scaffolding board house has been long listed for the 2022 @dezeenawards_ Selected from 5,400 entries...
Jul 21, 2022
Kingston University - Net Zero Carbon: Architecture and Landscape for Climate Emergency Summer
This week, Gile was invited to give a presentation in Kingston University at the Net Zero Carbon: Architecture and Landscape for Climate...
Jul 18, 2022
Quarry House in Architecture Today
Our Quarry House was featured in this months Architecture Today magazine, as a part of the Schueco Excellence Awards, in which we were...
Jul 4, 2022
Quarry House wins two Schüco Excellence Awards for Design and Innovation
Delighted to receive two awards for our Quarry House in this year’s Schüco Excellence Awards, run in conjunction with Architecture Today....
May 27, 2022
Grand Designs Magazine - Scaffolding Board house
Our Scaffolding Board House is featured in this months Grand Design Magazine... https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/renovate/extend/recy...
Apr 27, 2022
Don’t Move, Improve! 2022
Delighted to be longlisted for this year’s Don’t Move, Improve! 2022 Awards. Our Scaffolding Board house is one of the schemes chosen by...
Mar 2, 2022
Quarry House in RIBA Journal
Our Quarry House project was published in this month’s RIBA magazine, showcasing the Schueco glazing systems we used to meet the Passive...
Feb 1, 2022
Progress on two retrofit domestic projects involving reused elements
Two projects are on site, which both explore reused and low embodied carbon materials in a different way. The first in Whitechapel is a...
Jan 22, 2022
Progress in Rotherhithe new build
Photographs of construction on our Rotherhithe housing development. Six duplex apartments are taking shape this month using prefabricated...
Oct 25, 2021
Part 2 architectural assistant
We are looking for a Part 2 environmental architectural assistant with the following skill sets: RIBA Part 2 or equivalent qualification...
Oct 13, 2021
Senior Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
Giles has been awarded a Senior fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The SFEA is an advanced level of professional standing that...
Apr 28, 2021
Planning Consent For New-build Dulwich House
We are very pleased to receive Planning Consent on this new build house in Dulwich London. Using a palette of brick, copper and slate,...
Apr 28, 2021
Quarry House Progress
Tremendous progress in our Quarry House project with the landscaping really starting to take shape and the timber cladding, steel...
Mar 31, 2021
Sound Studio Dia-grid in Construction
We are very excited to see the glulam diagrid structure take shape in our Leyton recording studio this week. We have been working closely...
Mar 17, 2021
DogTooth House Published in Dwell Magazine
'Dogtooth Brickwork Makes a Narrow London Terrace House Stand Out While Blending In' writes Dwell Magazine's Iain Aitch. Full article here :
Feb 14, 2021
Practical Completion on Highgate House
We are delighted to have got to Practical Completion on a project in Highgate involving a reconfiguration and extension of an existing...
Dec 23, 2020
Merry Christmas
In keeping with tradition, here is this years Christmas cartoon with Santa Claus’ perspective on the year just passed. A merry Christmas...
Dec 3, 2020
Planning Approval for Ridgemount
We are delighted that planning approval has been granted for our residential development in Guildford following a unanimous vote by the...
Oct 4, 2020
Practical Completion on Ealing Apartments
Our Ealing project with Designer London Developments for the reconfiguration, and extension of an existing house into 9 units is nearing...
Sep 21, 2020
CLT Installation
Cranes in place this week in Oxford this week to install the superstructure for a CLT house. We are quite excited with this as it is...
Jul 8, 2020
Practical Completion at Isleworth
We are really excited to complete this project in Isleworth. A small but intricate house with new oak joinery elements juxtaposed against...
Jun 1, 2020
Progress on Quarry House
Despite the lock-down, this project is powering on – lots of work happening at the moment in preparation for window installation and...
Mar 30, 2020
Practical Completion at Bermondsey Houses
Just before the lockdown, we completed and photographed two new buid houses in Bermondsey. Built on an incredibly skinny site with...
Mar 23, 2020
Thames House Revealed
First look at our Thames House project which was finally revealed as the scaffolding was removed last week. We are super excited to...
Mar 19, 2020
Approval for Rotherhithe Apartment Development
Some good news in these strange times… On Monday this week, the Southwark Planning Committee voted unanimously in favour of our proposal...
Mar 19, 2020
Progress on Quarry House
Progress on our Quarry House project – with windows measured up, concrete complete and steel cladding just about to start. The dry-stone...
Feb 16, 2020
Quarry House Envelope Install
The pre-fabricated envelope of our Quarry House was installed this month. The twin wall panels, fabricated by DG timber solutions, and...
Feb 16, 2020
Site Start in Highgate
We are very excited to start this week on a new project on site for the refurbishment and extension of a property near Highgate. The...
Feb 16, 2020
An Old / New Elevation in Isleworth
We have been working on a project by the Thames in Isleworth for the last few months. The project involved a substantial refurbishment...
Nov 29, 2019
Timber Frame on Quarry House
Glulam rafters going up this week in our Quarry House. Amazing how quickly these things go together when it is all prefabricated…
Oct 23, 2019
Planning for Guildford Development Lodged
We have just lodged an application for a new build development near Guildford town centre . Located on a prominent ridge, the roof...
Aug 5, 2019
Ticking Truss Barn in Premier Construction magazine
Always nice when the postman drops in a magazine with one of our projects in print! Full article on page 50 here : Premier Construction 27.2
Jul 12, 2019
Tower Bridge Steel Frame
The steel frame is in place on our Tower bridge House, a complex geometry which benefited from a BIM model to make sure everything...
Jul 10, 2019
Practical Completion on Dog Tooth House
All done! We are really pleased that this project is complete – time to take some proper photos… Good work by March Construction.
Jun 21, 2019
Completion on Larch Extension
We recently completed a small extension in North London clad in larch with the SiOO:X treatment all supplied by @russwooduk. Good work by...
Jun 10, 2019
Topping out on Thames House
We have topped out on our Thames House, with the elevator shaft reaching the final pour. Steelwork is arriving this month, after which we...
Jun 4, 2019
Concrete Pour on Quarry House
Concrete pour galore in our Quarry House this morning. All concrete is 50% Ground granulated blast furnace slag – less embodied carbon...
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