The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. An impressive executive fit-out of a commercial office block on Old Bailey, London. The design features extensive timber veneered boards throughout, custom reception desks, meeting rooms, curved, textured plastered walls, curved glass office partitions, auditoria and meeting rooms. The building offers terraces with outstanding views […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Newhall development for Bellway Homes displays best practice in housing provision along with sustainability and high quality landscaping, creating a carefully considered new neighbourhood. The architect created 239 new, high quality dwellings, with 11 different housing types creating variety and interest, with a controlled palate […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. A new-build housing scheme containing 116 private residences and 28 affordable homes. The architect created a clear sense of place with the massing of the structure and enhanced the street by providing amenities for the local population at street level. The scheme features landscaped, communal […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. This new stage in Swansea adds to the impressive portfolio of Aberrant Architecture’s public design work. The design inhabits a space between public art and architecture, the stage was commissioned for the Swansea Boulevard and Waterfront Connections Art Programme. The stage is unregulated and can […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. An extension and remodelling of a spectacular Regency style house in Putney, London, by Zoe Defert Architects and Sophie Bates Architects. The new basement contains large, new spaces, a playroom, a home cinema, guest facilities, a gym and a steam room. The whole scheme features […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. New offices, meeting areas and flexible work spaces for Sky executives designed by Arup Associates are inserted into a historic building in the West End of London. The scheme features double-glazed partitions, single glazed doors with full-height pull handles, and carefully controlled lighting insertions. The […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Won in competition, HAL Architects have designed this marketing pavilion as part of the Royal Wharf development, near the Thames Barrier. The building is elevated and therefore maximises views along the Thames, to the new landscaped park. The design features filigree timber cladding, extensive glazing, […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Haptic architects have installed a creative recladding of an unremarkable car park at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, which they won through competition. The design includes graphic design contributions from Bob Design, and engineering from Eckersley O’Callaghan. The design features sculptural powder coated […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Paul Murphy Architects designed a 23,000 sqft fit out for UCL Information Services at 1 St Martin’s Le Grand in London. The new spaces are designed to reflect UCL’s move toward agile working in all of their spaces, and consist of meeting rooms, flexible conference […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Royal Parks Foundation Drinking Fountain commission was won by Moxon Architects in 2010, a sculptural and elegant structure that is also highly functional. The refined, flared shape of the body of the design is evocative of natural forms, and appropriate to its siting. The […]