Architect William Hodgson, assisted by David Eland and James Dale sought to use sustainable techniques which could be undertaken by relatively unskilled constructors. The site was constrained by the protected london plane tree and surrounded by listed buildings

This image shows our project in Shoreditch. The kitchen, with main bedroom below, overlooks the internal courtyard which was designed to provide light and natural ventilation to the house.

A large portion of the building structure is timber. Working with engineers Price and Myers we used Kerto, at strong engineered timber to provide the supports and roof structure. The concrete floor provides thermal stability.

The office building needed to relate to its listed neighbours so weathering steel was used for both the facade and roof. Expanded weathering steel mesh for the base provided both security and interest whilst letting light into ancillary spaces.