Location: Urban

HUT re-imagines a 1930s Art-Deco building in the heart of East London’s Tech City through a shear extension and curved top-storey penthouse alongside Cat A refurbishment. Originally a garment factory, the building was later converted into a bank and offices and retains its vault in the basement. Much of the original concrete structure is retained […]

Curtain House is a grade II listed former Victorian furniture factory and warehouse in London’s Shoreditch. HUT’s renovation and extension proposals secure a prominent planning permission in this densely built up part of the city. In a former life, this building was light and airy with large open-plan floorplates. Reinstating a sense of grandeur and […]

49-51 Farringdon Road is a Victorian building set within the Hatton Garden jewellery quarter in Clerkenwell, London. HUT’s scheme brings light, efficiency and a sense of wellbeing to the office accommodation through a sensitive refurbishment and extension rooted in the area’s historic diamond trade. The Hatton Garden conservation area is one of valuable heritage and […]

A new vision for a mixed-use building on the Culture Mile in the City of London. Located prominently, adjacent Farringdon Crossrail Station and Smithfield Market, the scheme caters to creative small-to-medium enterprises with a durable but polished material palette. Ground floor cafe space with maximised glazing repairs an unfriendly existing corner condition and brings activity […]

2 Cavendish Square sits gracefully in Marylebone, offering 6 floors of upgraded office space and a warm and welcoming environment throughout the reception, common parts and end-of-journey facilities. Extensive reception glazing opens generously onto Georgian Cavendish Square and a formerly blocked doorway becomes an arched picture window. Inside, an elegant reception lounge features timber panelling […]

Overlooking Tanner Street Park in Bermondsey, a 1980s purpose-built campus of workshops is re-branded as Hatcher’s Yard. The intervention takes a low-waste and economically efficient approach. An engaging communal courtyard and a public undercroft space use materials which draw on the site’s long history as the Hatcher family’s haulage depot. Biodiverse, shade-friendly planting characterises the […]

The sensitive CAT A conversion of a former mission hall in West London to become an open-plan co-working development. This Grade II listed building in a conservation area retains its elegant neo-gothic facades and decorative internal roof structure while removal of non-original partitions has opened up the original length of the hall. New mezzanine floor […]

Forest Garden, in the heart of Leytonstone, is designed with HOS Landscapes to enhance biodiversity and provide a natural habitat for bees, bugs and butterflies as well as an enjoyable feature for residents. The garden is visually appealing and intentionally low-maintenance. It replaces large areas of impermeable tarmac with recycled building aggregate, sand, gravel and […]

The refurbishment of an existing five storey building at 33 Welbeck Street, Marylebone. The works include a new entrance, windows, reception, core and the complete refurbishment of the existing offices throughout the building. CGIs by Daniel Fisher. Photography by Joas Souza. Furniture by Salt & Pegram and Workhouse

Significant restoration, refurbishment and extension of Nos. 19-21 Challoner House, a four storey locally listed office building located on Clerkenwell Close. Externally the works include the replacement of the existing mansard with a green roof; new roof extensions above; as well as the reinstatement of numerous architectural features to the historic front elevation. The contemporary […]

A Cat B fit out for a capital and solutions company focused exclusively on the Sports, Music & Entertainment sectors. The project is characterised by a palette of white oak, black valchromat and textured paint. Key design features include a new opening connecting the two floors with oak & valchromat bleachers forming a central meeting […]

Combining the rich industrial heritage of Clerkenwell with the building’s own commercial identity resulted in the modernisation of a 4-storey office building with significant spatial and servicing upgrades to the offices, ground floor reception area and other common parts. A new rooftop pavilion creates additional floor space and provides the building with a landmark architectural […]

Comprehensive works to Ironwood Works, 73 Great Eastern Street, a 6-storey commercial building in the South Shoreditch Conservation Area. The replacement of an existing mansard roof with two new storeys of contemporary design and refurbishment works to provide high-quality commercial space, and a restaurant unit to the lower floors. Ironwood Works is a 2018 AJ […]

HUT pulled together a team of consultants on a pro-bono basis to realise this creative and rewarding project for social enterprise The Dusty Knuckle Bakery in Dalston, Hackney. Originally operating out of a 40ft shipping container, The Dusty Knuckle was founded by Max Tobias and Rebecca Oliver in 2014. They are an award-winning social enterprise […]

Within the large open-plan workspace of a growing tech company, a network of curtains provide Clippings with a flexible and expandable office. The online furniture procurement and specification company, who occupy the roof level studio of a former furniture warehouse, use the non-traditional partitions to transform the space in which they work. The bespoke track […]

A mixed-used reinvention scheme in Southwark providing 50,000 sqft of flexible commercial space based around retention of existing concrete structures across an urban block. Significant infill and roof extensions yield 50% uplift in area, with new elevation treatments and conversion of the ground floor to retail uses. Roof terraces and a characterful courtyard provide outdoor […]

A renovation of a 3-storey mid-terrace townhouse for a musician in De Beauvoir, Hackney. The full house renovation included a reconfiguration of the existing layout, a reinstated entrance hall, reclad existing stair, extended space in ground floor, a garden and ground floor WC.  The existing building was modernised; adding underfloor heating, contemporary fittings and high-performance […]

Following the success of our collaboration on the UK’s first cannabis & lifestyle boutique in Soho, we were asked to devise an iconic approach for Mr NICE’s 2-month occupation of Selfridges’ Land Rover Defender, stationed in the menswear department. Taking lead from Mr NICE’s metallic packaging and Selfridges’ 2019 Christmas theme ‘Future Fantasy’, an ambitious […]

Boutique Pilates company ‘Ten Health & Fitness’ occupy the commercial space on the basement, ground & mezzanine floors of Print Works House. The Pilates studio fit out has an industrial materiality with novel highlights such as a full height green wall helping to promote wellness. Marking a distinct development of Ten’s brand identity the studio […]

A HUT collaboration with Mr NICE to open the first UK cannabis & lifestyle boutique in Soho, London. The store is designed to encourage customers to engage with the health and well-being benefits of CBD oil, with products displayed on a natural and tactile palette of materials. Downstairs, neon lighting and a raw concrete aesthetic […]

Launched as part of British Land’s new flexible workspace brand, Storey, this furniture warehouse building located between Shoreditch and Broadgate has been refurbished and extended by HUT. A series of shared spaces within and on top of the building are designed for fast-growing businesses and corporate clients in need of creative project space. Appold Studios […]

The modernisation of this early 1900s 4-storey office building near Exmouth Market with significant spatial and servicing upgrades to the offices, ground floor reception area and other common parts. A new glazed rooftop pavilion creates additional floor space and provides the building with a landmark architectural feature. The existing building frame was re-used without the need for […]

A proposed development of a retrofitted commercial building in the conservation area of Marylebone, London. The design, whilst upgrading both the standard and sustainability of the existing office building, takes into careful consideration the character and appearance of the area, the special connection to Paddington Gardens and the setting of the nearby buildings; to provide […]

The project comprises separate two and three storey rear extensions, alongside further works to the roof creating a luxury duplex penthouse with terrace at 83 Great Titchfield Street. The refurbishment works include a new entrance & core, and the creation of a duplex commercial unit to the ground and basement, with 3 new residential apartments to the upper levels. Winner of […]