We are an award winning practice of architects, masterplanners, urban designers, place makers, problem solvers, researchers, artists and visualisers. We have over 30 years experience with an international portfolio that stretches across a broad range of sectors. Our approach is underpinned by an overarching commitment to imaginative design that responds to the specific cultural and social contexts of each project. We design places that are adaptable to change in order to create sustainable environments with both present and future needs in mind.
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Looking forward to visiting Porto next week and seeing the wonderful work of Domus Social in the city. It's an honour to be invited to speak at The Future of Housing conference, part of the 20 year anniversary celebrations of Domus Social - the municipal company responsible for Porto's public housing. https://lnkd.in/etXaXhJH
This Friday, Senior Associate Harrison Symonds will be speaking at the forum “New Neighbourhoods in Old Places: Designing and Delivering Innovative and Sustainable Housing Development.” This one-day event, organised by The Historic Towns and Villages Forum, will gather built environment professionals to explore how we can transform places through heritage while addressing the housing crisis and responding to the climate emergency. Harrison will present our approach to integrating new housing projects with historic contexts in some of the UK’s most sensitive locations. He’ll discuss what we value about historic places and how we can reimagine these qualities for 21st-century placemaking and housing design. 🗓 Date: November 1, 2024 🕒 Time: 10:15 AM – 4:30 PM 📍 Location: Kellogg College, Oxford 🔗 Secure your spot and book your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eDAZ-Q5c
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Great to hear that the apprenticeship course at the University of Cambridge has been declared Outstanding by Ofsted! For the past four years, I have jointly led the Urban Design Masterclass alongside Andrew Matthews. We fully endorse the apprenticeship route providing greater accessibility to an architectural education. Congratulations to Professor Timothy Brittain-Catlin, the talented students and all staff involved in making this happen! Including contributions from Meredith Bowles, Pedro Baganha, Paul Keogh, Stephen D. Willacy, Georgina Bignold, Annalie Riches, Jo McCafferty, Jonathan Brookes, Jonathan Gimblett and Dr Husam AlWaer
Ofsted has declared apprenticeships at the University of Cambridge to be Outstanding across all five of its metrics, including quality of education and leadership, following its visit in September. This was the first time that our MSt in Architecture (degree apprenticeship) had been inspected and the result is further evidence of the impact of our innovatory programme. Professor Timothy Brittain-Catlin said: we are delighted that Ofsted has recognised the hard work contributed by everyone involved with our apprenticeship. We strongly believe that fairer access to architectural education, greater involvement with practices and constant engagement with the challenges of environmental sustainability and building safety are critical to the future health of the profession.
We had a fantastic evening at the Mick Lally Theatre in Galway, where directors Stephen Proctor and Andrew Matthews presented ‘Clachans: Narratives for New Neighbourhoods’. The event formed part of the Architecture at the Edge Festival and explored the practice’s innovative approach to designing residential communities, including our recent project at Wilkinson’s Brook, Tyrrelstown, Fingal. Drawing inspiration from historic Irish Clachan clusters, Stephen and Andrew presented how to create higher density, low-rise neighbourhoods that foster identity and belonging - offering an alternative to car-dominated suburbia. The evening included a thought-provoking discussion with Dr. Eoin Flaherty (NUIM), author of Rundale and 19th Century Irish Settlement, who brought additional insights into Ireland’s historical settlement patterns. As the leading advocate for architectural excellence in the west of Ireland, Architecture at the Edge investigates the role and impact of architecture in our lives and the world we live in. The festival emphasises how design can enhance the quality of life while addressing societal issues through responsible architecture.
Stephen Proctor and Andrew Matthews will be speaking at the Architecture at the Edge Festival in Galway. Clachans: Narratives for New Neighbourhoods - a talk and discussion - will share the vision behind Wilkinson’s Brook, Fingal, a residential development inspired by the historic Irish Clachan clusters. Discover how this approach aims to create high-density, low-rise neighbourhoods with a true sense of place and identity, offering an alternative to suburban sprawl. They will be joined by Dr. Eoin Flaherty (NUIM), author of Rundale and 19th Century Irish Settlement, for a discussion. 🗓 4 Oct 2024,5pm - 7pm 📍 Mick Lally Theatre, Galway 🔗 Book now at https://lnkd.in/edrBGgN9
Thanks Garry Colligan - It's great to see Horsted Park 10 years on from completion and improving with time. This project was a prototype for increasing densities in low rise family housing and has gone on to influence our design thinking on new neighbourhood designs at Abode Great Kneighton, Cambridge, Wilkinsons Brook, Ireland and most recently at Benfield Valley, Hove. You can find out more about the project @ https://lnkd.in/eyR-mHhj
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10 years old and, if anything, looking better than when it was built. Yes, the hard landscaping is a bit worn but that is more than compensated by the lush, mature landscape, always an exceptional aspect of this project. Of course, this is a well-crafted scheme, built to last. Also aesthetically, it has a timeless quality, embedded as it is in the vernacular of Kent. It is a remarkable achievement by Proctor & Matthews Architects, one of the few practices to truly challenge the norms of volume housebuilding. Credit also to the developer, Countryside Properties, for being brave enough to go with the “non-standard” house types that made this innovative scheme possible. The seemingly simple move of positioning gardens to the side of houses makes possible so many of the things that make this scheme exceptional: farmstead groupings; direct overlooking of play spaces; courtyard gardens. But it is not something housebuilders do. A call out also for the highway authority, for having faith in the project team: there’s not a radiused kerb in sight! While in places, there are wide expanses of hard standing, these retain a humanity due to the place-led approach to street geometry (rather than the dictates of refuse vehicle turning circles). Chapeau to all involved!
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The Individual House category saw three beautiful homes presented to the jury. Andrew Matthews (Proctor & Matthews Architects) and David Hollick presented Hollick and Bucknall House; Rupert Cook and Socrates Miltiadou of Miltiadou Cook Mitzman architects LLP presented Islington Courtyard House and Graham Bizley of Prewett Bizley Architects presented Dundon #Passivhaus! #ATAwards AccuRoof Brick Development Association (BDA) The Concrete Centre Leviat in the UK and Ireland Total Synergy VMZINC
We are excited to be working with Dorchester Living to create a strategic masterplan for Heyford Park. The large brownfield site (used as a major American airbase during the Cold War period) presents an extraordinary opportunity to celebrate the heritage of this unique location. The proposals retain almost all of the historic structures, runways and taxiways, giving them new significance within a framework that supports 6000+ new homes, significant new landscape structures and additional business and education facilities. We are working in collaboration with the landscape architect Kim Wilkie. Find out more about the project @ Architects’ Journal https://lnkd.in/etSBrrWH #HeyfordPark #Masterplan
Excited to see Wilkinsons Brook Featured on Architecture Today! Located on the northern edge of Tyrrelstown - an expanding settlement to the northwest of Dublin, the project provides 69 two, three and four bed homes clustered around defined neighbourhood spaces. Find out more about how we created a model for higher density family housing in Ireland below: https://lnkd.in/eBfdagJu Team: Contributing architect: de Blacam and Meagher Architects Executive architect: Doran Cray Architects Client & contractor: Glenveagh Properties plc Structural & Civil engineer: DBFL Consulting Engineers Ltd. M&E consultant: ENX Engineering Landscape consultant: Bernard Seymour Landscape Architects
It's fantastic to be shortlisted for an NLA Award for our work at the Carpenters Estate with the London Borough of Newham and Populo Living. The £1billion resident-led masterplan will restore the estate into a vibrant neighbourhood in the heart of Stratford. The proposals will deliver over 2000 high-quality and sustainable homes (with 50% being genuinely affordable), 10,000 sqm of commercial space, a new central neighbourhood park, improved connections and a wide range of community uses to meet residents wishes for a ‘real piece of London’. https://bit.ly/4fUL3dK Congratulations to the whole team! Tibbalds: Planning and Lead Consultant Proctor & Matthews Architects: Masterplanning Metropolitan Workshop LLP: Masterplanning LDA Design: Landscape Architect make:good: Engagement CampbellReith: Engineering XCO2: Environment #NLAAwards #London #masterplan