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09/25

Open House Festival


Bradbury Works is part of Open House 2025. On Saturday 20th September [Y/N] Studio director Alex Smith will be giving two tours.

Numbers are limited. Check out the lisiting here.

08/25

Woodberry Works in the Press


Our project in Woodberry Down, Hackney, London has been featured in the Architects Journal.  Link here

07/25

[Y/N] in the AJ


Our scheme in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey, has been featured in the Architects Journal.  Link here

07/25

144 Staines Road East submitted to planning


We have recently submitted a planning application for three apartments and 327 square metre convenience store space near Kempton Park Racesource in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey.

12/24

Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year


This year our christmas card features our ginger bread house which is being exhibited as part of the Ginger bread city exhibition in London.  

We look forward to seeing everyone in 2025. 
09/24

Open House Festival


Bradbury Works is part of Open House 2024. On Saturday 14th September [Y/N] Studio director Alex Smith will be giving two tours.

Numbers are limited. Check out the lisiting here.

07/24

AJ Retrofit & Reuse Award Shortlist


Bradbury Works has been nominated for an AJ Retrofit and Reuse Awards in the Positive Addition (Under £5m) category. You can read more on the AJ website.

07/24

BCIA Awards Finalist


Bradbury Works has been nominated for a British Construction Industry Awards in the "Retrofit of the Year" category. You can read more on the New Civil Engineer website.

05/23

RIBA Regional Award Winners


Amazing news! Bradbury Works has won an RIBA London award. We are keeping our fingers crossed for a national award. You can read more on the RIBA website.

03/23

Civic Trust Award Winners


Bradbury Works has been awarded a 2024 Civic Trust Award — one of only 22 national winners. The judges commented “The project successfully marries architectural excellence with a deep understanding of the community's needs, making it a standout example of how thoughtful design can contribute to the social and cultural fabric of a neighbourhood.”

03/23

Darnley Road Submitted for Planning


We have submitted our appartment extension project in Hackney for planning.Can a roof extension work harmoniousl with the existing structure and transform a one bedroom apartment into a two bedroom home?

02/23

RIBA Award Shortlist


Bradbury Works has been shortlisted for an RIBA London Award. We look forwards to showing the judges around in March 2024




01/23

Civic Trust Awards 2024


Bradbury Works has been shortlisted for a Civic Trust Award. The winners will be announced in March 2024.

01/23

Building of the Year


We are delighted that Bradbury Works has been shorltisted for building of the year in the ArchDaily Awards.

12/23

Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year


We look forward to seeing everyone in 2024.


12/23

Gingerbread City / Sky News


We were featured in a Sky News story discussing climate change as the theme of this years Gingerbread City.
09/23

NTS Summer Party


It was nice to see Gillett Square so animated for NTS’s free party on a hot Saturday in September. Our Bradbury Works project forms a great backdrop to the events that take place in the square both by day and at night.
09/23

Bradbury Works Longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2023


We are delighted that Bradbury Works has been longlisted in the workplace project category of Dezeen Awards 2023.
   

08/23

Bradbury Works Shortlisted in 2 Categories for the AJ Awards 2023


We are beyond excited to announce that Bradbury Works has been shortlisted for the AJ Architecture Awards for best refurb and best workplace project (up to £20 million).
08/23

[Y/N] Studio Shortlised for BD YAYA 2023
We are proud to be a finalist for the Building Design Young Architect of the Year Award 2023.

07/23

GAGA Awards Ceremony 2023
Bradbury Works has been highly commended for the GAGA Sustainability Award for its use of galvanized steel. We would like to thank the Galvinzers Association for organizing the event and congratulate all the winners.
07/23

Summer Party


A handfull of offices from Bradbury Works have hosted a small summer gathering to celebrate and inaugurate the external terrace area. Thank you to everyone who joined us! We look forward to doing this again and at a larger scale soon.
05/23

Riverside Home Submitted for Planning


A house on stilts, designed to respond to unpredictable climatic conditions whilst providing beautiful views of the river Thames, has now been submitted for planning. Can a pragmatic response to flood risk create a unique riverside home?


03/23

Bradbury Works opened by Mayor of Hackney


Our recently re-opened Bradbury Works in Dalston has now been offically opened by Mayor Philip Glanville. The event was a great oppurtunity to thank all collaborators on the project and celebrate this great achievement.

03/23

Don’t Move, Improve! Longlist 2023


We are proud to announce that our recently completed Green House in Hackney has been featured on the longlist for the “Don’t Move, Improve!” awards. It was chosen amongst 49 other renovation projects in London that celebrate the diversity of homes across the capital which showcase exceptional innovation and creativity under this years theme #GreenAmbitions.
01/23

Website Update


We have updated our website and added our newest residential projects: Dell Cottage, Rigg Studio, Coopersale Road and Riverside Home. We look forward to seeing these develop throughout the year.

01/23

Studio 3.0


We have moved our studio to our most recently completed building, Bradbury Works in Dalston. We are excited to show people around the new building and our studio. The new studio is located just a few minutes from the station, and has improved in person meeting facilities. Please get in touch to arrange a tour and a coffee!

12/22

Seasons Greetings from [Y/N] Studio


It has been a big year for [Y/N] Studio. 2022 saw completion of Bradbury Works comprising over 1500m2 of workspace in Hackney. We also gained planning for a number of important projects including a 48 home mixed use scheme in Kent which once complete will form a key part of the future of Strood. As ever, we continue to enjoy working with our clients and collaborators. We look forward to an exciting 2023.
10/22

Rigg Studio On-Site


We are have started on site with a home studio space for an artist in Hackney.

12/22

Bradbury Works Complete


Our Bradbury Works project in Dalston for Hackney Co-operative Developments is now complete and will welcome tenants over the next few months. The project will provide much needed affordable workspaces and retail units to support local businesses. This is a very exciting project for the studio, the client and design team and the wider area as a whole.

09/22

Dell Cottage Submitted for Plannning


We were commissioned to design an extension to a historically important cottage in a village setting. The new cottage rationalises previously unsympathetic additions to provide a new open plan kitchen/living area, a triple height atrium dividing old from new and an additional bedroom with en-suite.

07/22

A Kentish Courtyard Planning


We gained planning permission for the redevelopment of a site in Strood, Kent, which will provide 48 mixed tenure apartments and 870m2 of commercial space. The project asks, is it possible to provide high quality homes and compliment a town's historical context?

07/22

Coopersale Road Planning


A new loft extension recently recieved planning permission in Hackney. The design features a new stair with master bedroom, shower room and study. The use of timber across the rooms creates a seamless transition, creating a harmonious, light filled addition to previously dark spaces.

07/22

Green House Complete


[Y/N] Studio have completed a reconfiguration and extension of the lower ground floor of a split level Victorian house in Hackney. In opposition to prevailing trends towards open-plan white spaces and boxy extensions, we pursued a more nuanced approach which responds to the householders’ particular tastes and interests.
06/22

Public House Planning Permission


Hounslow Council in west London has approved our schemefor a re-provided pub and eight new homes. A new computer generated model shows the aspired interior detailing.
01/22

Treehouse Design Competition


For a competition to reinvent the treehouse in Kew Gardens in London [Y/N] studio proposed three seperate ideas of modular rotated geometries to respond to the themes set by the context organisers.
12/21

Seasons Greetings from [Y/N] Studio


We are proud of the our achievements in 2021 which include submission of our largest planning application (48 homes and commercial space), being featured in “New Architects 4” and continuing to develop fruitful relationships with our clients.

Bring on 2022, which will see completion of our workspace project in Dalston, a project which is 5 years in the making and will be another huge milestone for us.

12/21

Bradbury Works Site Progress


The steelwork for Bradbury Street is almost complete and work is now comencing on cladding and fitting out the new workspaces.
12/21

Bradbury Works Branding


We have been appointed to design a branding and wayfinding strategy for the workspaces project in Daslton.  Here is a sneak peak of the new logo.
11/21

Clitterhouse Place


We have published our entry for the “pavillion for all’ competition.   For more information see link


09/21

[Y/N] in the AJ


Our scheme in Strood, Kent has been featured in the Architects Journal.  Link here
09/21

48 dwellings submitted to planning


[Y/N] Studio have recently submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of a petrol station site in Strood, Kent, which will provide 48 mixed tenure apartments and 870m2 of commercial space. The project asks, is it possible to provide high quality homes and compliment a town’s historical context?

06/21

New Architects 4 Film


We have created a short film describbing 2 of our projects to help publicise the launch of the New Architects 4 Publication.
04/21

Public House


We have submitted this 8 unit sheme for planning permission.  It includes re-provision of an existing pub and the design is influenced by the character and form of the houses in the surrounding area.
05/21

Defrag House almost complete


Our contractor ahs comissoned some drone shots of our almost completed project in Alvechurch.  We are looking forward to photographing the project this summer.

01/21

Bradbury Street Workspaces starts on Site


We are optimistic about the year to come which will include completion of the refurbishment and extension of the Bradbury Street Workspaces which face onto Gillett Square in Dalston.

12/20

Seasons Greetings


2020 has presented us all with more challenges than we could ever have anticipated but we feel proud of our achievements and look forward to 2021 with ever more enthusiasm.  Stay safe all, look after each other, and we hope see you next year.
10/20

Zig Zag Rooftop


We have been working on a rooftop extension in West London.

10/20

Table 2.0


We have forged closer relationships with our friends and collaborators BAT Studio on a number of projects including a furniture system for a startup. Recently we commissioned them to develop some flexible tables for our new studio space.

Table 2.0 meets the demands of a post 2020 flexible office, allowing us to meet, make, work, display and play.  The CNC birch faced ply table comes together with just 4 bolts.
10/20

Studio 2.0


We have moved the studio to Fish Island and are looking to embrace new ways of working to offer flexibility and lifestyle improvements to our staff. We look forward to inviting you over when we can!
07/20

Inhabited Roof


Is it possible to provide high quality homes and compliment a town’s historical context?  Referencing the historic local architecture, this proposal includes inhabited pitched roofs to improve the quality of light in the apartments by creating double height spaces and terraces which are recessed into the roof form like an inverted dormer.
06/20

Staycation


We showcased our concept for some Coastal Holiday Homes in 2020.
05/20

Book: New Architects 4


We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to appear in an upcoming book entitled ‘New Architects 4” published by The Architecture Foundation.  Thanks to the judges for selecting us.
05/20

Green House


We have submitted planning for ‘Green House’ a refurbishment and extension project in Hackney.

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01/20

Pragmatic Idealism Lecture


Director Alex Smith gave a talk last year at Fashion Brand Net-a-Porter about the recent work of the practice.
12/19

Merry Christmas From [Y/N] Studio


It’s been another exciting year, we have worked on some amazing projects with some amazing clients. We look forward to seeing you all next year.
12/19

Exhibtion: Gingerbread City


The Gingerbread city exhibition is now open.
11/19

Architects Declare UK


We are proud to offer our support to the Architect’s Declare Movement.
11/19

The Asterisk


We developed an asterisk shaped housing scheme in 2019.  The scheme has 60 apartments and associated comercial space.  
11/19

Tender: Haverfield Road


We have tendered a residential refurbishment project.  The scheme uses coloured crital partitions to create a layout which is flexible for the client.
11/19

SeaSIDE House


We have completed our Gingerbread City house ready to be exhibited at somerset house.

SeaSIDE house is our interpretation of a beach house,  resting on its SIDE to capture oblique sea views and with a generous rooftop terrace to allow gummy bears to chill out in a boiled sweet hottub.
10/19

Exhibtion: Gingerbread City 2019


We will be taking part in Gingerbready City 2019.

08/19

New Projects:


We have been appointed to work on 2 new residential projects in East London.  We are looking forwards to developing them with some lovely new clients.

07/19

Oslo Architecure Triennale


[Y/N] Studio team member Maegan Icke along with jewellery designer Rachel Jones-Jones are contibuting their work entitled Tool/Toy to the Oslo Architecture Triennale.   Oslo Architecture Triennale is the Nordic region’s biggest architecture festival, and one of the world’s prominent arenas for dissemination and discussion of architectural and urban challenges.   They are looking to raise money to help with some of the costs of production.  Please take a look below to see how you can help.

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07/19

Hull Waterfront to feature in Exhibition


Hull City Council are planning an exhibition of all entries submitted to the Hull Living with Water Competition.  The exhibition will be held in Trinity Market, Market Hall, Trinity House Lane, Hull, HU1 1RS from the 8th – 17th July.

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07/19

Patel Dey House Progress


The sloping timber clad external envelope of our Patel Dey House is nearly complete.

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06/19

Value(s) Exhibition


Our new practice profile has been launched with accompanying exhibition of our recent work.

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05/19

Timber Glass House featured in the Architects journal


Our Vernon Road Glass House was featured in the architects journal.

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05/19

Value(s) Exhibition: Open Studio 1st June


We are hosting an exhibition in our studio.  The Exhibition entitled value(s) looks at the last 2 years of our work and considers how establishing clear values for each project can add value and become a generator for innovative design.

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04/19

Patel Dey House Progress


Our Patel Dey House scheme is taking shape.

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02/19

Exhibition: [Y/N] Studio’s scheme longlisted for the Network Rail Bridge Competition


Our entry for the RIBA run network rail bridge competition was longlisted.  The scheme will be featured in an exhibition at the RIBA in portland place from the 28th February 2019 until 3rd April.

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01/19

Patel Dey House starts on site.


Our Patel Dey House scheme has started on site.  Expected completion date is May 2019.

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12/18

Merry Christmas From [Y/N] Studio


Its been an exciting year, we have been developing our existing relationships and are looking to grow our network.

12/18

Glass House Complete


The Glass House project in Birmingham has completed on site.
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12/18

Pocket Living + [Y/N] Studio


We are delighted to be working with Pocket Living on a series of feasibility studies.  Pocket offer compact and well designed apartments to cater for the needs of first time buyers in the capital.
10/18

Glass House Starts on Site


Our Glass House Project has started on site and is well underway.

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10/18

Acle Bridge Visitors Centre


Our Acle Bridge Visitors centre proposal is now online.

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10/18

St Martin’s Church, Brighton


Our submission for St Martin’s Church in Brighton looks to utilise the space for large scale art installations.

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09/18

Hidden Homeless


We proposed a skills exchnange centre to help tackle london’s hidden homeless crisis.

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08/18

Phedon House awarded planning


Our Phedon House sheme was awarded planning permission.  The scheme which will be clad in weathered steel is due to start on site next year.

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08/18

Stepped Nursey


As part of an invited competition for a large site in West London we proposed a nurwery and community centre.  Our scheme included a nursey which is designed to angle views towards an existing mature tree.

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08/18

Competition, 2nd Prize


[Y/N] Studio were awarded 2nd prize in an invited competition for a large site in West London.  Our scheme proposed a series of large stepped buildings which would provide large public terraces.

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07/18

Circle Square, Lanzarote


[Y/N] Studio entered a competition in Arrecife Lanzarote for a public space which creates natural shelter and enclosure from busy urban life.

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07/18

Bradbury Street Workspaces Awarded Planning Permission


We are delighted to announce that the bradbury street workspaces scheme was awarded planning permission.  Work is due to start on-site in 2019.

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07/18

[Y/N] Studio featured in the architects journal


[Y/N] Studio were featured in the architects journal’s new practices section. Practice director Alex Smith describes what its like to set up a practice in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit Vote.  

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05/18

Dolls House Update


We have posted some new images of the interior for our residential extension scheme in Alvechurch.

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03/18

Competition Win


We are delighted to announce that [Y/N] Studio have won a competition to design 4 luxury holiday homes in Greatstone, Kent.  More to follow soon.

03/18

Railway Tavern Submitted for planning


Planning has been submitted for the Railway Tavern Residential Scheme.

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02/18

Pentagonal Tower


We have worked up a pentagonal tower concept for a developer client.  The scheme makes 5 apartments per floor, all of which are dual aspect.

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01/18

2018 is going to be an exciting year for us


This year we have a number of projects either starting on site or enterring into construction stages.

01/2018

Happy New Year


We have launched our new website. Happy new year everyone!
10/17

Bradbury Street Consultation


We are speaking and answering questions at a public consultation in the Vortex Jazz Bar on 27.10.17. Come and check out our ideas for the project.

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10/17

Planning Permission Granted



Our plans for Garratt Lane have been granted planning permission.

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12/16

LoopHouse



We have been approached to extend and refurbish an Edwardian house in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Once complete, it will allow its residents to circulate in a continuous loop.


11/16

Press



Alex Smith has been quoted in Mark Magazine describing the impact of timber structures.
11/16

Hoop HQ



[Y/N] Studio are helping tech company HOOP to inhabit their new offices in Farringdon, London.


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10/16

Patel/Dey House



[Y/N] Studio have been appointed to refurbish and extend a house in Walthamstow, London.

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10/16

Garratt Lane



[Y/N] Studio are working with L&Q Housing Association to deliver 5 new homes in Wandsworth including one luxury 3 bed townhouse.

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05/14

Garden Studio



[Y/N] Studio have completed work to design a Garden Room in Cheltenham.

12/12

Pecha Kucha


[Y/N] Studio have been invited to speak at Google’s HQ as part of an upcoming Pecha Kucha Night.December



12/12

Lidoline featured in Exhibition


The Lidoline is featured in the Greater London Authority (GLA) building as part of a recent exhibition for the Highline for London competition.
09/12

Lidoline Press


The Lidoline was featured on the ITN London News and was publicshed widely in the press.

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︎ Guardian Article

09/12

"Disaster Ready Housing" to feature in new book



The new book questions the Utopian framework of architecture to explore design for real, emotional and social communities, inspired by the ideas of late architect and Royal College of Art tutor Gerrard O’Carroll. The book was been edited by Whitechapel Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick.