House of the Year shortlist spotlight: Green House, Tottenham, London by Hayhurst & Co (@hayhurstandco)

Tucked away down an alley in London’s Tottenham, this exceptional five-bedroom house blurs boundaries between inside and outdoor spaces. A ‘riad’ style central atrium, bamboo and sliding polycarbonate screens, reference the greenhouses that once stood on the site. At the same time, double-aspect views of the gardens and a roof terrace further emphasise the connection to nature. A simple block form plan and creative use of sustainable materials inform the aesthetic, providing generous space and light within the modest budget.

👉 Explore this shortlisted project at architecture.com/houseoftheyear, or via the link in our bio.

🏆 The winner of RIBA House of the Year will be announced on 30 November 2023.

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Green House, Tottenham. Shortlisted for RIBA House of the Year 2023.

The RIBA Journal writes:

Although the House of the Year jury had done its homework in advance of visiting, the impact of the house still came as a surprise. ‘When you step inside, it is so much more than drawings and photos suggest,’ it reported. ‘Your eye is simultaneously drawn skywards through the lightwell at the heart of the plan – a beautiful calm space – and down and out across the main living space towards a verdant rear garden.’

Jurors praised the blurring of boundaries between interior and exterior, sensitivity to neighbours, and rich spatial organisation. ‘Although the house was designed to be efficient in response to site and budget,’ said jury member Bev Dockray, “it felt luxurious, homely, deeply private and relaxing.

An “extraordinary ordinary” house.’

The winner will be announced on 30th November.

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We are delighted to announce that our Green House in Tottenham has been shortlisted as one of the 6 houses in this year’s RIBA House of the Year.

The RIBA’s jury chair, Dido Milne said this year’s shortlist ‘includes a range of exciting new typologies, including a rethink of the family terraced house and a model for collective rural living.’
She added: ‘Here we have everything; from homes inserted into tight urban sites and new life breathed into existing structures, to detached rural homes where the architect has been given free rein to reimagine the baronial hall or lakeside retreat.

‘Localism is a recurring theme, with architects engaging with the local vernacular without being slaves to tradition, and local sourcing of materials targeting both embodied and operational carbon to deliver genuinely sustainable design.

Milne described the ‘most notable aspect’ of the year’s projects as ‘the power of “collaboration” to deliver great buildings.’

She said: ‘The fundamental importance of the client and architect relationship is evident in all the shortlisted projects which demonstrate demonstrate how an architect can bring a client’s dreams to life.’

A massive shout out to our super -collaborative clients (you know who you are… 😉) and the super-talented team at Hayhurst & Co.

Congratulations to all the teams behind the shortlisted projects.

More to follow on Green House shortly…

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Nick was honoured to be a judge for this year’s @ribajournal Rising Stars who were announced yesterday.

Nick was part of an amazing panel of fellow judges comprising @eleanor.young.336 Eva MacNamara Lucy Clark @bettsbubbles sifting through and discussing all the entries.

As noted in the editorial, this year’s cohort are leading architecture into areas beyond traditional boundaries – so many young architects engaged in community, climate challenge and care for the environments they are making and awareness of who they are making them for. The future’s of the profession is looking exciting!

Well done everyone. @clementine.blakemore @elena.arch @marfsummers @sophiamalik_studio @j.h.purkiss @larrybotchway @j.w.hawthorne @oliverbeetschen Faye Sedgewick @hamzashaikh.design

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Our competition winning design for Filwood Community Centre in Bristol is based around the construction of a series of 2D MMC extensions plugged in to the existing building which will receive a non-structural retrofit.

The approach include extending to the front of the building to create a civic presence at the top of Filwood Broadway to showcase the activities taking place in the centre. Extensions in the courtyard to help provide a more fluid connection between in and out and to activate the external spaces and a nursery with secure play-space and accommodation for hire to the rear of the site in a building that is conceived as the centre’s ‘third hall’.

Together, this creates an architectural strategy that minimises demolition, maximises the potential social value with strategically-placed ‘enabling interventions’ that increases the centre’s useable floor area by 75%.

An architectural approach of retrofit and intervention. Along with @youandme_archi @bd_landscape @integral_engineering_design and @greengaugebec we will be working with the Knowle West community over the next 12 months with the project due to be on site during 2025.

Drawings: Sahba Akbar & Dovile Ciapaite

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We are thrilled to announce that we have won the competition to overhaul the Filwood Community Centre in Bristol.

We have been totally inspired by the work that the centre does for the Knowle West Community and are looking forward to working with Bristol City Council and an amazing array of local stakeholders to help realise their vision for a new centre.

Architecture: Hayhurst & Co with @youandme_archi
Structures: @integral_engineering_design
MEP & Sustainability: @greengaugebec
Landscape: @bd_landscape

Hayhurst & Co. Team: Sahba Akbar, Dovile Ciapaite, Jonathan Nicholls and Nick Hayhurst.

We are looking for a RIBA Part 2 architectural assistant to join our London studio.

We are currently working on a wide range of exciting projects including one-off homes, community and cultural projects around the UK.

You will be working on a number of projects at various RIBA stages with a focus on one-off homes in the first instance.

As a RIBA Part 2 qualified architectural assistant you will have a minimum of one years’ experience in professional practice. You will have excellent communication skills and a desire to contribute to a creative team-working environment. Ideally, you should be able to work in a range of media including Revit, Enscape, Vectorworks, Adobe Creative Suite as well as an ability to make physical models.

🔗 Full Details🔗

Please submit a PDF of your CV, portfolio and professional work samples (less than 5MB, no weblinks) to jobs@hayhurstand.co.uk, subject line “Architectural Assistant – YOUR NAME” with covering letter. No agencies please.

Deadline for applicants is end of day, November 1, 2023.

Interviews will commence the week of November 13, 2023.

Starting in January 2024.

We are looking for a Senior Architect to join our team.

We are currently working on a wide range of exciting projects including one-off homes, community and cultural projects around the UK.

You will be involved in working on a number of projects at different RIBA stages with a focus on community projects in the south-west at the early RIBA stages and supporting other team members working on one-off homes. As a small studio, you will be involved in all aspects of the practice from design, detailing and delivering projects as well as contributing to the development of the practice generally.

As a Senior Architect, you will have a minimum of five years’ post-qualification experience, excellent communication skills and a desire to contribute to a creative team-working environment.

🔗 Full Details 🔗

Please submit a PDF of your CV, portfolio and professional work samples (less than 5MB, no weblinks) to jobs@hayhurstand.co.uk, subject line “Senior Architect – your name” with covering letter.

Deadline for applicants is end of day, November 1, 2023.

Interviews will commence the week of November 13, 2023.

Starting in January 2024.

‘A masterclass in bringing a Victorian house back to life with a glorious extension’

A lovely article about Grain House in @houseandgardenuk Lots of talk about materials and weathering and creating spaces that are both subtle and dynamic.

Words by @dominic_bradbury
Photographs by @mark_anthony_fox

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