Delvendahl Martin Architects / Practice Diary

Southwark shopfronts completed. The replacement of shopfronts...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:07 -0400

Southwark shopfronts completed. The replacement of shopfronts has been completed for all 9 sites as part of the Southwark Local High Streets regeneration project. The image above shows the replaced shopfronts along Jamaica Road. The proposal included a design code that allowed the shop keepers to choose from a range of colours and signage parameters, to ensure that the shops maintained their identity within the parade. The chosen colour was applied to all the components of the shopfront including the shutters in order to achieve a strong visual expression even when the shops are closed.

One of our residential projects in South London is nearing...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:06 -0400

One of our residential projects in South London is nearing completion. The last touches are being carried out on this Victorian house conversion for a young family, which included a significant reconfiguration of the ground floor and a large window that opens a previously restricted view towards the rear garden.

Start of term review at Cambridge with Peter Clegg from Feilden...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:41:08 -0400

Start of term review at Cambridge with Peter Clegg from Feilden Clegg Bradley and Chris Bearman from Allies and Morrison

Bow Arts project gets funding. Bow Arts Trust has been awarded...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:34:00 -0500

Bow Arts project gets funding. Bow Arts Trust has been awarded funding by the Arts Council as part of the Small capital grants programme. The project that includes improvements to the Nunnery Gallery and expansion of the office spaces, is set to go ahead with a planning application submission within the next few weeks.

These works are part of a wider development strategy for the organisation’s premises at Bow Road, looking at the reclamation of underused spaces for public and artistic use to create further opportunities for generating new income streams.

Moss Bros and Delvendahl Martin have won the award for best...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:52:00 -0500

Moss Bros and Delvendahl Martin have won the award for best installation of the Regent Street RIBA Windows Project 2012. The award was presented at the annual lunch of the Regent Street Association by the Head of Regent Street Portfolio at The Crown Estate David Shaw, and RIBA president Angela Brady.

We would like to thank the team behind the design and production of the Project

Planning permission and funding has been secured for the first...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:48:00 -0500

Planning permission and funding has been secured for the first phase of improvements to the Stratford Cultural Quarter public spaces. The proposals include enhancements to the facade of Stratford Circus and a new LED screen for Theatre Square. Works are expected to commence in February 2013.

We have completed a feasibility study for two semi-detached...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:19:00 -0500

We have completed a feasibility study for two semi-detached houses in Oxford, UK. The brief is to link the two properties and create one single family house. By locating a new staircase at the centre of the plan and perpendicular to the party wall, the theme of symmetry gets rotated to achieve a continuous flow of spaces throughout each floor. The change of level from entrance level to the back garden will be negotiated by introducing a second staircase and a new loggia accessible from the main public spaces of the house. The project is expected to be submitted for planning in early February.

6 teams / 6 masterplans for Stratford Island: End of term review...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:02:00 -0500

6 teams / 6 masterplans for Stratford Island: End of term review at Cambridge with Antony Rifkin from Allies and Morrison / Urban Practitioners and Anita Bakshi.

More images of the review in the Studio Blog

We are very pleased to have been appointed by Bow Arts Trust to...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:23:00 -0400

We are very pleased to have been appointed by Bow Arts Trust to create a phased development strategy for their premises at Bow Road for the next five years. The next phase which includes an expansion of office space and improvements to the Nunnery Gallery, is expected to start in early 2013 subject to funding.

Bow Arts provides over 400 artists with affordable work and/or living space and has grown into one of London’s most respected educational providers of professional arts services. At the same time it hosts a free public arts programme through the Nunnery Gallery featuring emerging as well as established artists.

The premises at Bow Road comprise a set of historic warehouse buildings grouped around an internal courtyard and, a 19th Century Nunnery building.

This is a selection of the images that architect and...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:08:00 -0400

This is a selection of the images that architect and photographer German Nieva took at Fabrications during Open House. To see more of German’s photographs visit his flickr album here: www.flickr.com/photos/nievagerman

Cambridge Studio 1/ Year 3 is now...

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:05:00 -0400

Cambridge Studio 1/ Year 3 is now live: http://year3studio1.tumblr.com/

STRATFORD: NOTIONS OF PLACE

With the Olympic and Paralympic games over, East London is now left with the huge task of turning all the ambitious plans for the integration of the facilities and infrastructure created for the events into a reality. Last year we learned about the plans for the Olympic Park itself and the neighbouring areas commonly referred to as the ‘fringes’.

But it is simplistic to think about these places as peripheral since they have characteristics that are as equally if not more complex than some of the new districts being planned within the boundaries of the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Studio will be concentrating on the area known as Stratford Old Town/Stratford Island to develop urban strategies and architectural proposals to make the area more connected to its surroundings.

Our model for the RIBA Regent Street Windows will be on show at...

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:35:00 -0400

Our model for the RIBA Regent Street Windows will be on show at the Open Architecture exhibition at the RIBA Galleries at 66 Portland Place. The exhibition runs from 01 October to 03 November 2012.

Fabrications has been shortlisted for the Hackney Design Awards...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:03:00 -0400

Fabrications has been shortlisted for the Hackney Design Awards 2012.

We have recently completed this pop-up shop for Bottega Veneta...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:50:00 -0400

We have recently completed this pop-up shop for Bottega Veneta in Old Bond Street. It is the first stage of a larger re-development to create a new London flagship store occupying a series of contiguous spaces within an existing building. Work on the main store is expected to start on site in early 2013.

As part of the Open House weekend, Fabrications will be hosting...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:42:00 -0400

As part of the Open House weekend, Fabrications will be hosting an evening with Barley Massey, Delvendahl Martin Architects, Fiona Sail & Sons and Out of the Dark where they will be talking about the making of the ‘Imaginerium” space, and the importance of the client-architect collaboration. The conversation will be articulated through a slide show and an exhibition of sketches, photos, and physical models illustrating the design and construction process of this vibrant new space in Broadway Market.

Details: Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (BST)

We have recently completed a feasibility study for a conversion...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:18:21 -0400

We have recently completed a feasibility study for a conversion of a four storey Victorian terraced house in North London. The proposal includes the creation of a double height space and a new staircase to link the lower levels of the house where the main public areas will be located. The project is expected to be submitted for Planning in the autumn.

The second year studios at Cambridge including ours are taking...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:55:00 -0400

The second year studios at Cambridge including ours are taking part in an exhibition at the Sugarhouse Studios in Stratford.

Along the edge of the main Olympic site in the east end, a zone of transformation can be found between the A12 and the Lea River, taking in Hackney Wick, the Lee Navigation and Old Ford Lock. Over the past year the area has been a place of significant academic enquiry by students in London and further afield. The exposition showcases the coincidental diversity of thought and endeavor by the next generation of architects, designers and writers in time for the London Architecture Festival 2012.

Participants include: Architectural Association, Bartlett School of Architecture, Cambridge School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Greenwich University, Kingston University, Oxford Brookes University, Royal College of Art, South Bank University, Sheffield University, University of East London and the University of Westminster.

Enter The Imaginerium Fabrications New craft space...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:03:00 -0400

Enter The Imaginerium

Fabrications

New craft space collaboration between Barley Massey, Delvendahl Martin Architects, Out of the Dark & Dominic Crinson

Enter ‘The Imaginerium’, an exciting new craft space built on Fabrications 12 year foundations. Premiering for the London Design Festival come along and enjoy the space, view outstanding sustainable design and craftsmanship, get involved in a hands on workshop or talk with the people behind the project.

We have recently been commissioned to design a house in the...

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:21:00 -0400

We have recently been commissioned to design a house in the outskirts of Pfullingen in Southern Germany. The site is located on a slope overlooking the old town in the foothills of the Swabian Jura mountain range.

RIBA Regent Street Windows installation article on City...

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:50:57 -0400

RIBA Regent Street Windows installation article on City University’s online news page

City engineering academics enable innovation in RIBA’s Regent Street Windows Project 2012