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Offices, hospitals, even power stations should not feel like alien buildings dropped into local communities, but should enhance their neighbourhoods and foster a sense of civic pride. As architects and master planners, here are our five insights for successfully integrating private or functional buildings into public spaces and communities…
Read MoreTimber is the perfect sustainable construction material as we aim for carbon net zero, but misconceptions about it endure. Here are the four most common myths that are standing in the way of a much-needed timber revolution…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Bunhill 2 Energy Centre - a revolutionary decarbonisation project in Islington - has been shortlisted for a RIBA London Award…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Push-Pull House - a creatively playful family home in Amersham - has been shortlisted for a RIBA South Award…
Read MorePassivhaus principles deliver multiple benefits to a building’s users in terms of comfort, affordability and mental wellbeing. Partner Lara Michael is a Certified Passivhaus Designer. Here she explains why Passivhaus standards are the future of architectural design…
Read MoreWe have been appointed with sustainability engineers, Etude, to drive and coordinate three Passivhaus and Net Zero Carbon in operation projects in Waltham Forest for Sixty Bricks.
Read MoreThe ZAP research project will develop scalable solutions to help combat avoidable packagin waste in construction, a sector that is the second-highest consumer of plastics…
Read MoreAchieving net zero carbon is the greatest challenge facing the construction industry today. It is a complex, multifaceted issue: meeting net zero targets will require new forms of technical expertise, imaginative uses of materials, as well as radical new approaches to design, construction and how buildings work within a community.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology has received a 2022 RIBAJ MacEwen Award Commendation.
Read MoreThe UK’s climate change targets mean that by 2030 all new buildings must operate at net zero carbon. That presents major challenges for architects – but designing to Passivhaus standards makes it achievable. Here’s how…
Read MoreWhat it means, and four challenges for architects…
Read MoreThe success of the new Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology shows the value of good collaboration in architectural projects. Here are five lessons that can apply to any complex building design…
Read MoreAs the architect on the pioneering Bunhill 2 Energy Centre, Cullinan Studio gained a host of insights into the practicalities of delivering innovative, green community heating. But we believe that the most exciting thing about the project is that it paves the way for ever more ambitious projects: Smart Local Energy Systems that can revolutionise the way we think about energy...
Read MoreHow can bullding with timber help to address the climate crisis?
Read MoreDesigned for patients’ mental wellbeing, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital pioneers a new approach to clinical buildings. As the architects behind the new Catkin Centre and Sunflower House, here are five insights from Alder Hey that we believe can provide a blueprint for the NHS and all healthcare providers…
Read MoreThe pioneering Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology (BCIoT) that officially opened in Dudley today, shows how a new way of working can unlock co-design to deliver better, more sustainable buildings at lower cost.
Read MoreWe were thrilled to receive BD’s Sustainability Architect of the Year Award, which recognises a consistent body of work, rather than one-off projects.
Read MoreFrom a DIY derelict to a vibrant coworking hub, Cullinan Studio’s own building has evolved along with the transformation of Islington and the Regent’s Canal. Our experience has lessons for architectural retrofit projects, and for urban regeneration…
Read MoreHow to get a green community energy project built in your city.
Read MoreThe highly anticipated Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology in Dudley has reached completion, with doors now open to its first cohort of students.
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