‘I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I think of the patina of age on materials, of innumerable small scratches on surfaces, of varnish that has grown dull and brittle, and of edges polished by use.’
Peter Zumthor
2017 sees us move into The Department Store, our new offices in Brixton. Built in 1906 during Brixton’s golden era, as an extension to the Bon Marche department store, the building fell into disrepair and then decay over the later part of the 20th century. We had been looking for new premises for some time before we came to The Department Store, and from the moment we walked through the doors we knew we had found something very special. The building is like a palimpsest with layers of paint colours, materials and textures revealing its history from grand days as a department store, through to office use and then as a squatters paradise where late night illegal raves were held in the early noughties. For us The Department Store presents an opportunity to showcase our architectural mantra of ‘contemporary crafted architecture in context’. We have allowed the building to define what it wants to be, revealing its full history of use and misuse, and have placed our new layer on top. In time we will pass leaving our own traces, but the original spirit will continue. We worked with over fifty different artisans, makers and sub-contractors to realise the project - collaborations are key to everything we do and the building would be far less successful without them, so a big thank you to all internal and external creatives who have worked with us.
Some significant projects are completing this year including: Clarges Estate on Piccadilly, One Tower Bridge in Southwark, 77 Mayfair, Kingwood and Yeoman’s Row in Knightsbridge, The Harley Building in Fitzrovia and The Studio in Victoria. Our designs seek to grow each building organically out of its site, meaning that projects vary greatly in style and materiality to reflect the particular context and history of the site they occupy, but display an approach and rigour of detailing that unifies them as Squire and Partners projects.
Other projects on the boards or in the ground at the moment include: Chelsea Barracks, Landmark Pinnacle in Canary Wharf, Southbank Place in Waterloo, The Broadway and One Palace Street in Victoria, St Johns Wood Square, The Stag Brewery in Mortlake, Lancer Square, The Frames in Shoreditch, The Landmark in Manchester, Island Point affordable housing development on the Isle of Dogs and a refurbishment project for the Notting Hill Gate Estate.
Internationally, Musheireb Heart of Doha is nearing completion and is looking fantastic. Collaborating with a number of British and American architects has been a great experiencearchitects and clients should do more of this. We believe the project will set a new benchmark for international urban development and masterplanning, and are very proud to have played a small part in the big picture with six Squire and Partners designed buildings nearing completion. We also have a residential development on site in St Petersburg, Russia, and continue to build our international portfolio with projects in Dubai, Oman, Cairo and Karachi.
Moving to Brixton has allowed us to engage with a vibrant local creative community - we have been actively involved in establishing Brixton Design Trail, one of seven Design Districts for the London Design Festival, and have created a Downstairs event space as a resource to host community and industry events. We have supported Friends of Brixton Windmill in collaboration with Lambeth Council to develop an education and community centre to aid the work of the Grade II* windmill. We are also supporting the work of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice by designing a new facility in Barnet, and delivered Computer Aid’s first Zubabox project in Bogota, Columbia, repurposing a redundant shipping container to offer young people opportunities for education and developing digital skills.
London is a fantastic city to live and work in, and despite the current political uncertainty we remain positive about London’s future and the future for British designers and artists both at home and globally.
We hope you enjoy the snapshots of what we are currently involved in, and we look forward to welcoming you to our rooftop bar and restaurant where we can scratch the surface and polish the edge.
Sincerely
Michael,
Murray, Tim and Henry
The Department Store, Brixton
Type: Office
Location: Brixton, London
Status: Completed 2017
Restored and reimagined workplace which has allowed the existing fabric and layers of history of a former Edwardian Department Store to inform the new design, adding a series of contemporary crafted elements to create an inspiring modern workspace. Part of a larger regeneration project which has revived and animated an urban street by establishing a mix of creative and community uses.
Alburouj Park, Cairo
Type: Masterplan
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Status: Planning
Thirteen office buildings frame a series of animated public spaces, which establish physical and visual connections between the established Mosque and Cultural Hub. Designs take their cue from local culture, the natural landscape, craftsmanship and layering to create a family of buildings with three distinct elevation types.
Inside / Outside
Heritage and culture
Craftmanship
Awards
International Architizer Awards
Zubabox Bogota was one of 5 finalists in the Architecture + Humanitarianism category of the International Architizer Awards.
Peopl’s Choice Award
Reiss HQ was shortlisted for the Westminster People’s Choice Award which celebrates the borough’s best buildings from the past 10 years.
World Interior News Awards 2016
Squire and Partners’ Interiors team were shortlisted for Interior Practice of the Year by World Interior News Awards 2016
Evening Standard New Homes Awards Squire and Partners’ residential scheme for Galliard Homes, The Chilterns, won the Best Apartment category at the 2017 Evening Standard New Homes Awards.
BCO Award
Our bespoke workspace at 7 Clarges Street, for British Land, was shortlisted for a BCO Award in the Commercial Workplace category.
International Property Awards
One The Elephant for Lendlease won the Best UK Residential High Rise category and was shortlisted in the International category for the UK and International Property Awards.
Brixton Windmill Education Centre
Type: Education and Community Centre
Location: Windmill Gardens, Brixton
Status: Consented January 2017
A simple timber clad structure compliments a much loved local landmark, the Grade II listed Brixton Windmill.
Flour mill
Crafted timber
Village feel
The Broadway
Type: Residential-led masterplan
Location: The Broadway, Westminster
Status: On Site
A cluster of diamond-clad residential towers sit above a podium animated with commercial uses, encouraging pedestrian activity across the site and framing views of the Grade I listed 55 Broadway from Victoria Street.
Jewellery Orchards and planting Art deco
Carlyon Bay
Type: Masterplan
Location: Carlyon Bay, Cornwall
Status: Consented 2015
A collection of beachfront residences designed to have a minimal impact on the natural beauty of the site, enhancing sea defences and creating new coastal footpaths and a nature reserve.
A sense of place
Transitional landscape and material palette
Chelsea Barracks
Type: Residential
Location: Chelsea Bridge Road, Chelsea
Status: On site
A collection of finely crafted apartments arranged over three buildings set within an attractive garden setting, designed to enhance the heritage and context of this historic area of London.
Concept sketches
Concept Model
7 Clarges Street
Type: Offices
Location: 7 Clarges Street, Mayfair, London
Status: Completed 2016
Bespoke office development with highly crafted interiors inspired by Mayfair’s heritage of art and fashion.
Green Park
British fashion & tailoring
Mayfair Club
The DAKS House Check inspired both the facade composition and bespoke stone flooring pattern
Bespoke reception desk in collaboration with Based Upon
Bespoke light installation with Haberdashery
Exhibitions
Design Capital Exhibition
Alburouj Park in Cairo, Trinity Place in Saint Petersburg and The Soyuz Project in Moscow were all showcased at the New London Architecture’s London: Design Capital exhibition, which explored the global reach of London’s built environment industries.
New London Architecture’s WRK/LDN Exhibition
The Frames - creative offices for small businesses in Shoreditch - was included in New London Architecture’s WRK/LDN exhibition, exploring the boundaries between working, living and leisure in a time of flux: both internationally, technologically and culturally.
Cityscape Exhibition
Our Modelshop team personally delivered their model for the Alburouj Park project to the Cityscape Exhibition in Cairo, the largest real estate investment and property show in Egypt.
Open City Accelerate mentorship scheme
Squire and Partners mentored three students in 2017 as part of their ongoing support of the Open City Accelerate mentorship scheme, which helps students develop skills and a valuable portfolio of work to support their university applications. Over five months the mentees created incredible drawings, sketches and models which were displayed at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
The Frames, Shoreditch
Type: Office
Location: Phipp St, Shoreditch
Status: On site
Flexible creative workspace for small and growing businesses, with designs informed by the industrial warehouse character of the South Shoreditch Conservation Area.
Industrial references
20 Grosvenor Square
Type: Residential
Location: Grosvenor Square, Mayfair
Status: On site
A prestigious collection of apartments and penthouses with a prominent new entrance on South Audley Street set within a retained façade.
Concept sketches
The Harley Building
Type: Office refurbishment
Location: New Cavendish Street, Fitzrovia
Status: Completed 2017
A complete refurbishment of a neglected building on a prominent corner site in Fitzrovia, breathing life into a piece of London’s precious heritage.
Local context
Concept sketch
Light installation collaborating with Feix&Merlin
Kensington Primary Academy
Type: Primary school
Location: Warwick Road, Kensington
Status: Completed 2016
A playful façade with brightly coloured reveals expresses the vibrant nature of the activities within the school.
Playful
Kingwood, Knightsbridge
Type: Residential
Location: Hans Place, Knightsbridge
Status: Completed 2017
On the corner of Hans Place and Herbert Crescent, this residential development draws design inspiration from the richly detailed rose red brick buildings which line the garden square and form the character of the Conservation Area.
Hand crafted brickwork
Education
Open City Accelerate Squire and Partners mentored three students in 2017 as part of their longstanding support of the Open City Accelerate mentorship scheme, which helps students develop skills and a valuable portfolio of work for their university applications.
Budding Brunels
Squire and Partners take part annually in the Budding Brunels programme, providing workshops to young people aspiring to work in the construction professions. This year we supported the students in exploring our 7 Clarges Street project by hosting workshops and engaging them in site visits.
Stephen Lawrence Building Futures Programme
We are currently mentoring a group of students through the Stephen Lawrence Building Futures Programme which inspires and enables young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented groups to study and qualify as architects.
University of East London, Open Jury
Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow
Having employed several talented graduates from the Mackintosh School of Architecture over the years, Squire and Partners were pleased to once again sponsor the 2017 issue of MacMag, a student-run publication which highlights work by the students and serves as an expression of the schools ethos.
We regularly participate in University crits, offering the experience of senior level architects in practice to support academic research and development. In 2016 director Barnaby Johnston was invited to take part in the UEL Open Jury in which students’ work was assess by an invited panel.
Lancer Square
Type: Mixed use
Location: Lancer Square, Kensington
Status: On site
A new elegantly landscaped garden square is surrounded by a variety of building types which draw on the pattern and colours of brickwork in the Kensington Palace Conservation Area.
Procession of spaces
Garden square inspired by Kensington Palace Gardens
Landmark Pinnacle
Type: Residential
Location: South West India Dock
Status: On site
High rise residential accommodation supporting the Canary Wharf business district, designed as a clean rectilinear form to create a coherent marker for the termination of South West India Dock and an animated courtyard at ground level.
The Lexicon
Type: Residential-led masterplan
Location: City Road, Islington
Status: Completed 2016
Establishing a vibrant residential neighbourhood in a prominent London waterside location, a slender glazed tower responds to the linear sweep of water at City Road Basin, and steps down to address the prevailing scale at the end of the park.
Concept models
Concept sketch
Linda Farrow Window
Type: Installation
Location: Mount Street, Mayfair
Status: Completed 2016
A collaboration between Squire and Partners and luxury eyewear brand Linda Farrow, this innovative Christmas display for their flagship store comprised sixteen castings of brand icon, Julian the Bear, and nine pairs of luxury sunglasses suspended within a bespoke infinitely-reflecting box.
Concept sketches
Gold bear castings
Julian the Bear
Linda Farrow Window
Linda Farrow Window
Macaulay Road
Type: Residential
Location: Macaulay Road, Clapham
Status: Completed 2015
A trio of contemporary crafted Victorian townhouses create a bold but seamless addition to the street, with both the architecture and interiors designed by the practice.
Openable window shutters
Generous landscaped gardens
Balustrade detail
77 Mayfair
Type: Residential
Location: South Audley Street, Mayfair
Status: Completed 2017
The 21st century comes to Mayfair maintaining all the craftsmanship, materials and proportions of the past, within a crisp modern facade enclosing generous and carefully detailed flats.
Elegance
Considered detail
Timeless
Collaboration between Squire and Partners and Martin Kemp Design
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice
Type: Children’s hospice
Location: Barnet, Hertfordshire
Status: Consented 2017
Set within a nature reserve, the building creates a ‘home from home’ environment to provide support for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, and their families. A central vaulted hall provides a flexible social space, flanked by two protective ‘wings’ for more private uses.
Bay and materials
Communal barn
Family space
Talks
MIPIM UK
Henry Squire was part of an invited panel discussing Regeneration and the Importance of Placemaking at MIPIM UK in October 2016. The panelists debated the role of masterplanners in the property industry, challenges to creating a sense of place, how to attract talent to our cities and how developers can help local businesses flourish to ensure a live/work/play environment.
Clerkenwell Design Week, Room 101
Director Chris Hartiss was invited to speak at Wordsearch’s Room 101 during Clerkenwell Design Week. Focusing on The Fanciful and Misguided World of ‘Green’ Self Build, Chris got plenty of laughs for his tirade against hobbit houses and an aversion to straight lines.
100% Design
Partner Tim Gledstone presented our Zubabox solar learning lab in Bogota as part of a panel discussing Design for Good at 100% Design in September 2016. The talk focused on architects and designers that have enacted real change in their communities and beyond.
The London Society
three speakers discussing Modern
at an event which explored the enduring appeal of craft in architecture and how it contributes to London’s architectural character.
advice to architects in the specification process.
Henry Squire was one of
Craft
The Architects’ Journal Specification Live Head of Interiors Maria Cheung presented at the Architects Journal Specification Live event, focusing on kitchens and bathrooms, providing inspiration and practical
RIBA International Smalltalks Director Olga Gomez was invited to share Squire and Partners’ experiences on working internationally at the RIBA Smalltalks series, aimed at architects looking to access international markets, and included our work in Slovenia, Saudi Arabia and Russia.
One Palace Street
Type: Residential
Location: Palace St, Westminster
Status: On site
An elegant configuration of new and old buildings arranged around a triangular landscaped courtyard, creates a collection of apartments which face west to Buckingham Palace Gardens.
Parks and gardens
Neighbouring Buckingham Palace
British craftmanship
One The Elephant
Type: Residential-led masterplan
Location: One The Elephant, Southwark
Status: Completed 2016
A pavilion building facing the street addresses the prevailing local scale, while the tower announces the wider regeneration of Elephant & Castle to the city as a whole. New pedestrian access routes and landscaping create attractive community space.
Floorplate concept
Garden tower
Commissioned artwork unique to place
One Tower Bridge
Type: Residential-led masterplan
Location: Potters Fields, Southwark
Status: Completed 2017
On a site bounded by the Grade I listed Tower Bridge and the River Thames, a low linear building addresses the park and conceals the larger apartment buildings to the south. A tall slender tower articulates the skyline, while a narrow pedestrian route creates a new visual and physical link to Tower Bridge. Theatre and retail spaces draw animation to the lower levels.
Masterplan
Crafted materials
185 Park Street
Type: Mixed Use
Location: Park Street, South Bank
Status: Consented July 2015
Three elegant sculptural forms within a landscaped setting connect to Tate Modern Park and compliment the new Switch House extension.
Nature and organic shapes
Refined industrial
Art and sculptural form
Events
Great Architectural Bake-Off Squire and Partners were delighted to be part of another successful year at the Great Architectural Bake Off, hosted by WATG as part of London Festival of Architecture. Creating a St Paul’s CAKEhedral, the team pitted their baking skills against other architecture practices including Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster and Partners and Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners.
London Superhero Run Runners from Squire and Partners donned Superman costumes to take part in the London Superhero Run, raising funds for Computer Aid International – our charity partner for a series of Solar Learning Labs across Africa and South America.
10x10 Drawing the City Squire and Partners has created artworks for Article 25’s 10×10 Drawing the City charity auction every year since its inception. Partner Tim Gledstone created Brixton’s Bright Sparks for the 2016 event, after being allocated the site of Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy.
Design Foosball, Clerkenwell Design Week
An elite team of athletes from the practice compete annually in the London Design Foosball tournament organised by Towant as part of Clerkenwell Design Week. Improving on our position last year, the team made it to the semi-finals before being beaten by the winning team. A big thank you to our sponsors Domus and Knauf.
Brixton Street Gallery
As part of London Design Festival and Brixton Design Trail, Squire and Partners created a large-scale interactive public street art and skateboard installation along the entire length of Stockwell Avenue in Brixton.
London Design Festival Squire and Partners were an integral part of the production team behind Brixton Design Trail, London Design Festival’s newest Design District in 2016. Under the theme ‘Rebel Rebel’, Brixton Design Trail engaged the local community and wider design world with a series of installations, exhibitions and events throughout the town centre by resident artists, designers and creative organisations.
Southbank Place
Type: Masterplan
Location: Southbank Place, Waterloo
Status: On site
A mixed use masterplan in one of London’s most iconic locations, overlooking Jubilee Gardens and the London Eye. A rich tapestry of uses and spaces connect the River Thames to Waterloo Station, and add to the series of established cultural and open spaces along the South Bank.
Precast stone and bronzed metal façade
Riverside location
St Edmund’s Terrace
Type: Residential
Location: 50 St Edmund’s Terrace, Primrose Hill
Status: Completed 2015
Crafted stone facades, loggias, glass bays, garden mews and a rooftop of golden leaves house generous apartments and residents’ facilities, designed by the practice both inside and out.
Three Pavilions in the Park
Seamless Flow of Spaces
Nature inspired patterns translated into logo and bespoke door lever designs
Natural material palette
St John’s Wood Square
Type: Residential-led masterplan
Location: Queen’s Terrace, St John’s Wood
Status: On site
A new garden square establishes an attractive residential neighbourhood which relates to the unique characteristics and heritage of St John’s Wood. Apartment buildings frame three sides of a new garden square, which on the fourth side reveals the retained Grade II listed Riding School.
Kings troop cavalry Contemporary design language
Stockley House
Type: Residential and retail
Location: Wilton Road, Victoria
Status: Consented 2015
This residential apartment building responds to the local precedent of art deco buildings with a curved stone façade enriched with decorative bronze details referencing conjoining rail tracks from nearby Victoria station.
Railway tracks
Penthouse wall patterns
The Studio, Greencoat Place
Type: Office refurbishment
Location: Greencoat Place, Victoria
Status: Completed 2017
Celebrating the existing Victorian architecture, The Studio exploits original large floor plates and high vaulted ceilings while introducing new components of contemporary design and technology.
Industrial character retained
The Studio, Greencoat Place
Zubabox
Type: Education and community centre
Location: Bogota, Columbia
Status: Completed 2016
Intelligent repurposing of a redundant shipping container to develop a modular unit able to provide practical learning space with light, shade and utility at an affordable cost. The first Zubabox was presented to Tiempo de Juego, a charity supporting young people to reach their potential in Bogota, Columbia.
Social
Squire and Partners reward hard work with a lively social life, providing year-round events including team days out, office football and softball teams, involvement in design festivals and an annual office trip, which has been part of the practice for over 35 years. In 2016 we travelled to Berlin to explore the city’s architecture scene, and lively nightlife!
Louise Aikenhead Alice Aldous Emily Alexander Chris Allen Sanem Alper Andres Amor Nunez
Zsuzsanna Barat Richard Barnes-Holt Stephen Barrett Joe Barton Duna Bellmunt Paula Benitez
Ruiz Luis Berenguel Garcia Isadora Berlim Graca Robert Bochel Fabio Bonghi Deborah Bookman
Mary Bowden Matthew Boxall Harriet Bramley Bettina Brehler Flavio Brites Matt Brooker Jason
Brown Giuseppina Bruno Cecile Buchloh-Kollerbohm Christopher Bungard Francesca Caldesi
Beatriz Carrillo Marta Cavatorta Aljosa Cebokli Vittorio Celia Tiffany Chan Maria Cheung Catherine
Chitty Lauren Chua Federica Ciocci Lili Cioti Quinton Clarke Robert Cole Fernando Collado Lopez
Matthew Colledge Peter Cosgrave Xenia Cosmas Alison Coutinho Paul Craven-Bartle Georgia
Crowe Amaia Crucelegui Andrew Cumine Roberta Da Cal Brazao Hussam Dakkak Edward Dale-
Harris Graeme Davidson Leigh-Anne Defreitas James Denner Richard Devonshire John Dobbin
Isla Doran Carola Drager Bartosz Dudzikowski Emily Eason Samuel Ellis Catherine Farrell Teresa Fernandez de Arevalo Hannah Field Clelia Filipe Christian Fink Adriana Floistad Lucie Forsyth
Jodie Gandz Palmira Garcia Clara Garcia Puig Harriet Gargrave Natasha Gershfield Tim Gledstone
Simon Goldstein Oscar Gomes Olga Gomez Maria Gonzalez Oyonarte James Gray Michele Greco Lucy Grice Laura Guerrero Pedro Guinapo Emily Hacon Androulla Hadjichristou Nassos
Hadjipapas James Halliday Kathleen Hallquist Matthew Harding Paul Harrison Christopher Hartiss Jessica Hartshorne Giles Heather Eimear Henry Fred Hermon Viktoria Hesse Steven Hill David Hill Shane Hood Joshua Horobin Deramore Hutchcroft Saskia Ifland Ewa Jakubczyk
Lauren Jean-Jacques Tracy Jeeves Barnaby Johnston Michael Jolley Alba Jurado De La Rosa
Leo Kadis Matt Kennett Chris Kerr Tanja Kersting Edd Kilvert Fragkiskos Konstantatos Jae Kwak
Omar Lado Jessica Lai Jerry Kwong Kit Lam Rebecca Lane Marcie Larizadeh Leonidas Lazarakis
Paulo Ledesma Yeon Lee Jihyun Lee Noam Leshem Murray Levinson Stephen Lloyd Abigail Lockey Zsofia Lorant Lola Lozano Alison MacLellen Agata Madurowicz James Manby Giacomo
Manfredi Alessandro Mangiavacchi Emma Maple Carolina Martin Penuela Georges Massoud
Andy May Donal Mc Mullan Lucia McKenzie Henry McNeil Torsten Merz Beth Mills Laura Mitchell
Vaida Morkunaite Syed-Arshad Munaver Ali Juan Munoz Aguayo James Munro Tim Must
Francesca Mutch Gin Ling Ng Julia Nicholls Zuwi Nnadi Sean Normington Beverley Obasuyi
Aine O’Dwyer Martin O’Leary Rachel O’Neill Alejandro Oostlander David O’Reilly Aikari Paing
Lauren Patten Akis Pattihis Frances Peel Stefania Pindinelli Tom Pinnock Michael Poots Jeremy
Rabin Eva Ravenstein Connor Roberts Sophie Robson-Davies Belen Rodriguez Gabriel Rodriguez
Rosana Rodriguez Cortes Marian Romero Prados Adam Rothwell Stamatia Rousou Elena Ruiz
Juan Sanchez-Gonzalez Lee Sawyer Nicholas Scannell Jakob Scholdstein Katerina Scoufaridou
Philip Shears Natalia Sherchenkova Chris Simmons Annie Simpson Stavros Skordis Randeep
Sohal Wonil Son Michael Squire George Squire Henry Squire Miranda Squire Sophie Steed Anny
Stephanou Dean Stoker Wojciech Streicher Albert Suen Orlaith Swords Ana Taho Myles Taylor
Gareth Thomas Steven Thorpe Anneli Timmerman Jan Trbizan Esther Weng Marcus White Seth
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