Biomimicry
14 January 2025
Following our successful inclusion on the design framework for Kew Gardens we have completed our first project: a timber enclosure for new irrigation pumps.
The pump house is part of a broader project to ensure water security across the gardens and demonstrates a commitment to the institution’s environmental sustainability goals.
The design uses interlocking timber struts that mimic the appearance of structures in nature – a fallen leaf and palm frond - to screen the machinery inside.
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News 16 July 2025
Greening Kew Gardens
Planning and listed building applications for the decarbonisation and conservation of the Grade 1-listed Palm House and Grade 2 listed Waterlily House at Kew Gardens were submitted to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames this week. The scheme will include measures to improve accessibility and will also reinstate the original landscape setting.
News 15 May 2025
The Power of Four
Our project to bring the ruined Dockyard Church in Sheerness back to vibrant life has won four awards from the RIBA South East Region: RIBA SE Award, RIBA SE Conservation Project of the Year, RIBA SE Building of the Year and RIBA Project Architect of the Year for our very own Robert Songhurst. The judges described the project as “exquisitely restored”.