Ben Allen founded his eponymous, award-winning, multidisciplinary design practice in 2014. Based in London, Studio Ben Allen approaches projects from the space where architecture, design and art meet, affording it a varied portfolio of completed work. After graduating from Mackintosh School of Architecture, Ben went on to work for Jonathan Tuckey Design before moving to Berlin, where he spent almost 10 years working for spatial research specialists, Studio Olafur Eliasson.

Studio Ben Allen is dedicated to ‘unique and engaging spatial sequences’ and incorporates a wealth of disciplines to bring a project to life. Working alongside Ben Allen himself are a host of experienced, in-house collaborators, including Omar Ghazal, who was Project Lead on House Recast – overall winner at the ‘Don’t Move Improve’ Awards 2021.

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Image credits: Room for One More by French+Tye (1-4); A Room in the Garden by Ben Tynegate (5-6); Vault House by 24mm Photography (7 & 10) and Mel Yates (8-9).

The Soho-based architecture and design practice, Szczepaniak Astridge, take a research-led approach to their work, prioritising wellbeing and the climate whilst marrying artistic spirit with the strength of science to create ‘Sensory Architecture’.

Szczepaniak Astridge’s approach to the procurement, collaboration and fabrication of their designs results in efficient and affordable outcomes that allow the culture’s they complement to thrive. The practice embrace the ephemeral, and consider it a key component to their designs, as it allows their constructions to change with time, growing into their true depth through their unrepeatable experience.

Szczepaniak Astridge work with ambitious individuals and organisations across the world, taking on all manner of projects – from residential homes to beauty and spa brands, and world-leading technologists – to create spaces that invigorate the senses and balance commercial and emotional value masterfully.

Image credit: Nicholas Worley

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Thomas Griem holds a BA and a diploma in architecture, studying in Berlin and London, where he won the Hubert Sands Memorial Award. In 2011 he formed TG-Studio, an interior architecture practice offering tailored bespoke concepts and architectural services to commercial and residential clients in the UK and internationally. The Studio offers planning, new build and refurbishment architecture, interior design and decoration and product design. They work in the UK and internationally.

Interdisciplinary architecture and design studio, THISS, is driven by a sense of curiosity and exploration. Led by Tamsin Hanke and Sash Scott, projects by the London-based practice sit within the realms of architecture and landscape and by using carefully selected materials and low-impact methodologies, they apply a climate conscious approach, with Tamsin recently Passivhaus Certified. The studio has an adventurous perspective and specialises in nurturing a spirit of possibility, collaboration and resilience, finding interesting ways to make challenging things happen. Both Tamsin and Sash are actively involved in teaching architecture which carries a continual focus of innovation and experimentation through the studio’s work.

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Established some 12 years ago by Founding Director Carl Turner, Turner.Works (formerly Carl Turner Architects) take on a wide range of projects – each bringing them together with like-minded people, organisations or communities to create places of purpose that imbue creativity. From shipping containers and car parks to exhibitions, work spaces and residential homes, Turner.Works design from a foundation of forward thinking, with imagination, determination and ambition as their central tenants.

With a highly skilled and multi-faceted team of architects, urban designers, makers and thinkers behind them, Turner.Works rethink spaces and places to create unique buildings to live, work and learn in. Highly energised and intuitively responsive, this design and architectural studio have collected a number of awards over the years, including the AYA Small Project Architect of the Year winners in 2017 and the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Manser Medal for Slip House in 2013.

Image credits: Kinnerton St, a collaboration with Well St Studio, by Lorenzo Zandri (1-6) Dutch Barn by French + Tye (7-10); Camberwell Coach House by Simon Cadle (11-12); Hove House by French + Tye (13-16); Ochre Barn by Damian Russell (17-19); Slip House by Tim Crocker (20-22); Stanhope Gardens by Tim Crocker (23-24).

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Up Architects are a London-based architecture and design practice who specialise in striking and contemporary residential projects. They rigorously consider all aspects of a project in order to achieve a successful end result for their clients. Without compromising on detail at any stage of the design or build process, their methodical approach ensures elegant, clever spatial solutions and technically advanced construction techniques. The practice’s designs can be built effectively and easily without compromising on their original vision.

With a minimalist aesthetic and an authentic and sensitive approach to materials, Up Architects produce beautifully crafted buildings and interiors on varying scales. Each of their projects to date showcases exceptional attention to detail and thoughtful solutions that make a home more pleasurable to live in.

Whittaker Parsons are founded on an ethos that put people at their heart, and create beautiful, bespoke buildings made in collaboration with – and consideration for – their patrons. The practice takes on projects of varying scales, and see architecture as a way of adding value to communities and the everyday lives that unfold within them.

Quality takes precedence over quantity for Whittaker Parsons, with intuitive and expert design providing the backbone for every build. Context and architectural heritage are put into focus for each project. The practice are also committed to making a positive environmental impact, and achieve this through one-on-one material research and appropriate construction techniques.

Images credit: Jim Stephenson.

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Hackney-based architecture and design practice, Yellow Cloud Studio, was founded in 2013 by architects Eleni Soussoni and Romanos Tsomos. Driven by a passion to explore new ideas and challenge stereotypes, the founders reflect their diverse architectural studies into their unique approach to each project. Spatial analysis, innovative thinking and attention to detail are core to the studio’s offering. 

Despite being a relatively young practice, Yellow Cloud Studio has been shortlisted for the New London Architecture awards and completed over 10 projects, focusing mainly on residential design, and also completing projects in the retail and commercial sectors. Their work has been featured in a variety of design publications such as Dezeen, ArchDaily and Elle Decoration.

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Image credit: Yellow Cloud Studio (header image and 1-8); Alex Forsey (9-10).