Author Archives: afraz
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Opened in early 2015, Arup Associates in collaboration with HAL, designed a series of pavilions set in landscape and linked by a covered walkway, which became the focus of the sales and marketing for Ballymore’s east London waterside development, City Island. The building establishes an early presence […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Believe in Better building is the tallest commercial timber structure in the UK and was designed and constructed in less than one year. The building was conceived as a home for Sky’s Believe in Better schools outreach programme and Academy training programme for apprentices and provides […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Simpson Haugh’s proposals—including retail space, 407 residential apartments,189 affordable apartments, basement parking—respond to the site’s remarkable aspect and acknowledge its significance as a landmark at the point on the riverside where the original warehouses end and the building scale reduces. On a cluster of three sites, the […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The third site for the UK government’s Design for Manufacture competition, won by the SixtyK consortium, with Sheppard Robson as lead consultant producing the masterplan and architectural design for the site of the former Rowan Road High School. The 6.05ha site holds 217 new homes, comprising new-build […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. A new training centre for Avon and Somerset Police in Bristol, the building contains highly specialist spaces, such as two fire ranges and tactical training facilities, plus offices and classrooms. The 5,800 sq.m police training facility blends seamlessly into the base of a disused quarry and is perceiving as […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Broadgate Circle has been transformed into a new Civic hub at the heart of the Broadgate Estate. The changes dramatically improve and enrich the retail, civic and social amenity at Broadgate, whilst enhancing the original qualities of the space. The project integrates multiple functions including civic […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Moxon Architect’s Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge completes the riverside Thames Path, crossing the mouth of Deptford Creek in South East London. Planned as part of the Greenwich Reach development, the structure provides a crucial piece of public infrastructure within a sensitive part of Central London. The scheme […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The completion of the 6,060 m2 Cambridge Sports Centre in summer 2013 marked the first phase of this long-term, comprehensive strategy for sporting infrastructure and a world-class sports facility. This phase includes a sports hall and gym, with a new 50 metre swimming pool and a tennis […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. London-based Softroom were asked by Benugo restaurant group to redevelop the space beneath the glazed roof installed by Norman Foster over the Great Court of the British Museum renovated by Foster in 2000 and make better use of its location on a terrace overlooking the public plaza. According […]