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Allegras Ambition Public Artwork Installed

We are so proud to see the public artwork we designed for the Allegra’s Ambition charity, installed onsite outside the Winchester Sports Centre at Bar End, Hampshire. We had won the competition for this public artwork last year with a design that integrates the essence of the charity’s logo into a beautifully tactile, wooden seat sculpture. The shape of the wooden structure creates a welcoming enclosure for people to gather, encouraging people to sit or lounge, or climb and crawl over the undulating surface. The…

SIPs built Courtyard House progress

The construction of Courtyard House has come on impressively since we were last onsite to visit. In the past three weeks the house build has progressed from just the finished concrete slab, to now having all the external and internal walls in place, and with most of the roof installed. The house is being built using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) a high performing composite building system which can be used as an alternative to traditional building methods. One of the key benefits of using this…

Judging Homebuilding & Renovating Awards

Darren was once again invited to be on the judging panel of the prestigious Homebuilding & Renovating Awards, in partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times. The panel of eight expert judges had the enjoyable task of reviewing all the award entries, whittling them down to a shortlist of just 25 properties. From this list they will now need to agree on the winners for each of the categories. You can also have your say, by voting for your favorite project for the Readers’…

September Practice News

A look back over our busy summer for the team at Studio BAD, with positive progress onsite in the New Forest, hosting the Urban Design talk event and Cedarwood project published. To get our news directly to your inbox you can sign up to our mailing list here. Discussing Design The recent Urban Design event was a huge success, bringing together Darren with the acclaimed writer, Owen Hatherley to discuss their thoughts on how design can inspire the spirit of the place. It was great to…

Design Talk with Owen Hatherley

Darren had the privilege of hosting a conversation with architectural critic Own Hatherley at Gods House Tower, the organic conversation took in their thoughts on urban design in Southampton, how a masterplan could help the city, the city of culture and how it can inspire the spirit of a place and create a liveable city for the future. Here we share a few key takeouts from the enjoyable evening. Discuss the SolentCity masterplan During a recent Radio 4 Solent City program that Owen looked at…

Cedarwood published in Self Builder Magazine

Our Cedarwood project has been featured in the August edition of Self Builder Magazine. The article investigates how the property, a timber-framed 1950s bungalow, has been transformed and upgraded, to create a low energy home. The owners, Lettie and Tom had fallen in love with the property and bought it at auction, but didn’t realise just how much work would be involved in bringing it up to modern standards. To read the full article, click here.