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Planning has been granted for the refurbishment of 80-85 Tottenham Court Road by the London Borough of Camden. The project, delivered for BPS & Puresonte Capital, is located in the heart of London’s West End. The refurbishment transforms an existing commercial building to meet the expectations of today’s workplace while significantly enhancing its environmental performance. […]

Looking forward to our talk at Kronospan Design Centre, where we will discuss the inspiration behind the design of Kronospan UK’s new showroom in the heart of Clerkenwell. Wednesday 20th May at 3pm – see you there!

HUT Principal Andy Whiting and Build the Way alumni Jamila Saha joined David Taylor for a chat on the Detailer podcast this January. The Detailer podcast features “commute-sized conversations with host David Taylor and guests exploring the built environment, cities, design and more”. The episode, which was recorded within one of the show flats at […]

For a positive start to the year, countering the negativity of 2025, the Architects’ Journal have collected the views of 16 architects on why you should still be an architect in 2026. HUT Associate Director Marta Ferreira is included in this compilation. Have a read here.

Associate George Jamieson reflects on HUT’s recent research piece.   Last year, we completed an in-depth research study into the embodied carbon savings achieved through intuitive design decisions made during the technical design of Challoner House. This feels especially timely now that the building has been in full occupation for over a year, allowing us […]

HUT’s transformation of an underutilised Clapham carpark into 36 homes is featured in this month’s Premier Construction News. With 95% of the apartments sold, Clapham Quarter is one of the top performing developments in London according to data from Molier Research. Have a read of the article here. Thank you Ben Simmonds for the feature. […]

HUT has achieved Higher-risk building Gateway 2 approval for our Regent’s Park multiple flat refurbishment and reconfiguration project, with approval achieved within 9 weeks.

Associate Director Todd Courtney reflects on recent presentation of our research piece on Challoner House.   Challoner House was a building typical of city-fringe workplace stock. Composed of an amalgamation of historically significant structures that have been incoherently edited over several decades, with poor energy performance and tired interiors. Through a deep retrofit approach, HUT […]

HUT’s Clapham transformation project is showcased in the Architects’ Journal, turning an underused 2700sqm car park into 36 new homes. A big thank you to the AJ and Frances Williams for the feature! Huge thanks to our client Matthew Rosson at Landhold Developments, and a shout-out to the brilliant HUT team, Todd Courtney, George Jamieson […]

HUT are delighted to announce that The Drill Hall  has won the Architectural Design Excellence Award at the 2025 British Construction & Infrastructure Awards. After face-to-face review by a panel of expert judges, they awarded the design based on its sensitive approach to unifying a collection of buildings into a coherent mixed used development. Lightwells […]

HUT are looking for some friends to share our beautiful new studio with. Located near Exmouth Market, we have space for about 8 desks, ideally for people with whom we might even collaborate on projects. Our studio comes with a large soundproof board room, two small meeting rooms, laser cutter, 3D printer, and of course […]

Challoner House has been Highly Commended at the Architects’ Journal Retrofit and Reuse Awards, in the Adaptive Reuse into Office category! Some generous words from the AJ: “Challoner House exemplifies a thoughtful and sensitive adaptive reuse, transforming a modest historic building in Clerkenwell into a quietly beautiful, light-filled office space. Its ‘fabric-first’ approach prioritises retention […]

A big ‘welcome’ to the 2025-26 Build the Way trainees! Build The Way is a nine month entry-level architecture traineeship providing an alternative and accessible route into a career designing and making buildings, spaces, cities, and communities. Over 9 months, trainees learn the fundamentals of architecture, how to communicate thoughts and illustrate ideas. Trainees also […]

HUT’s retrofit of 18 Clerkenwell Close has been featured in OnOffice magazine! With a focus on health and wellbeing, the project transforms the tired 1970s brick building into a welcoming workplace. Well done team!

Delighted to announce that our Challoner House project has been shortlisted in the AJ Retrofit and Reuse Awards 2025, in the Adaptive reuse into office category. Well done to the team and all other nominated practices! Read all about the project here.  

Our transformation of a 70s building in the heart of Clerkenwell has been featured in the Architect’s Journal. A full refurbishment and extension project creating external amenity spaces to the stepped rear facade. Shortlisted for a Mix Interiors Award 2025, the interiors have a consistent domestic-style aesthetic, through the use of a green colour palette […]

This week HUT hosted 60 Year 3 Primary School children in our studio for World of Work Week, in partnership with Inspire Education Business Partnership. Members of the team explained the role of the Architect within the wider construction industry and hosted a lively Q&A session. We finished the day with teams of children reimagining […]

Kyle Blake-Green, Build the Way trainee at HUT, joined a panel discussion held by LFA, called ‘Young Voices Shaping Playful Spaces’. The panelists shared insights on the power of using voice to collaborate, communicate and create, and how to ensure young people’s voices are both heard and shape their local built environment. Well done Kyle!!

Great to see our project Warwickshire Barn featured in this months issue of the Homebuilding & Renovating magazine! Read more about this project here!

HUT designed Kronospan’s first UK showroom for recycled wood experts. The new showroom represents Kronospan’s ethos through its design, driven by the circular economy in all respects. Kronospan is a vertically integrated company, managing the production process from Seed to Surface. Their product base is made almost entirely from recycled wood content, and what virgin […]

Drill Hall is a substantial renovation and conversion project, transforming an industrial building into offices, cafe and residential apartments in the heart of Mile End. The restoration of the dilapidated building juxtaposed with the new additions brings new purpose and longevity to the unique site, cementing its place within the cityscape, street and local community.

We’re thrilled to announce that 18 Clerkenwell Close has been shortlisted for a Mix Interiors Award in the Workplace 5-10k Sq Ft category. This thoughtfully repurposed office space represents a striking departure from conventional corporate design, prioritising comfort and well-being in the heart of London. The building’s rich history—from a Victorian mission to a wartime […]

Andy and Rachael are running the Hackney Half marathon and fundraising for Build The way, an incredible initiative that’s opening doors for young Londoners passionate about design and cities. Every mile they run is a step toward supporting this mission — and they’d love your support along the way. As a community interest company, Build […]

HUT’s recently completed Drill Hall project is featured in the highly anticipated 2025 edition Architecture Yearbook, an annual special publication by Architecture Magazine. Find out more about the project on pages 58-61 via this link.