Rob Wilson writes in the April 2018 edition of the AJ, “Ten years in the making, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’s slow-cooked mansion block at Weston Street for Solidspace is the latest of the developer’s signature split-level eat-live-work projects.” 
“The qualities of its materials and finish and the level of care in the detailing are everywhere evident – from the sharp tracing of timber formwork that mark finely cast concrete walls to the walnut and oak joinery which lines its interiors.”
“Everywhere there are thoughtful haptic details, … Read more

The RIBA’s press release reads…
“The 2017 Stephen Lawrence Prize, now in its twentieth year, has been awarded to The Houseboat, designed in collaboration with Meredith Bowles of Mole Architects and executive architect Rebecca Granger.
Built for clients who are architects themselves, this extraordinary house is the culmination of many years of designing and collaborating. The result is a spectacular home, conceived as two upturned hulls propped together, with breath-taking spaces facing the sea over Poole Harbour.
The Stephen Lawrence Prize was first awarded in 1998 in memory of Stephen Lawrence, … Read more

We welcomed around 300 people who joined exclusive tours around the latest Solidspace gap-site development at Weston Street SE1 on Saturday 16 September. The project has been 10 years in the making and it was the last opportunity to see the eight tessellating apartments before they are completed later this year. We are already selling apartments off-plan and have a dedicated website with further details.
Progress photos Rob Parish … Read more

The print edition, published in June 2015 sold out last year. A few copies are still available on Amazon (at a rather inflated price!). We have now published Shouldn’t we all be developers? as an ebook, which can be read on your Kindle, phone, tablet or desktop. The book is available online for £4.99 incl VAT.
“Ideas tumble from Zogolovitch’s highly-readable book.”
The Building Centre
“Planning, land, design, brand, money, interiors, and the developer’s relationship with the state form separate but overlapping themes and chapters. … Read more

Articles about The Houseboat have featured extensively in print and online, in both the consumer and architectural press. Click below to visit sites featuring The Houseboat.
Dwell
Domus
The Plan
Dezeen
Designboom
Archdaily
Archello
Architonic … Read more

In the July 2017 RIBA Journal, Wendy Perring writes “Finding the Houseboat is no easy task, but the journey is more than amply rewarded. Arriving at the site in Poole, Dorset, is the first moment of joy in a series of unfolding surprises… The obvious display of craft and consideration of every detail is evidence that the making of this house has been an act of patronage, collaboration and dedication… The Houseboat is a home, rooted in local context and crafted with perfection and love. It has joy and soul and will only improve with the patina of age. … Read more

The RIBA awards have celebrated the best architecture in the UK and around the world for the past 50 years, so we’re delighted that the Houseboat designed with Mole Architects and Rebecca Granger Architects project managing, has won a South West RIBA Award this year.
The citation says “…An extraordinary design in a coastal setting… the layout is based on an ideal of split level living developed by the client in different ways on other projects in London… the organic form of the house, … Read more

“This Dorset beach house shuns swanky Sandbanks style for something more nautical — and very nice” aptly reads the headline by Hugh Graham in The Sunday Times.
“The Houseboat is a welcome change from what [architect] Bowles calls the “Florida lite” architecture in Sandbanks: the ubiquitous white render and glass cubes that are striking in sun-drenched Miami, but jarring in temperate Britain. The curvy, woody craftsmanship is both rustic and stylish, “shiver me timbers” for the Pinterest generation.”
“Inside, Bowles did not set out to conjure up Captain Ahab. … Read more

Like London buses, three reviews of the Houseboat have come along at the same time: unlike London, we haven’t had to wait long for the coverage to arrive. Maybe it’s something about the location?
Peter Smisek writes in Icon “The planners in Poole might have an obsession with protecting existing trees but, I’m told, they are quite permissive in all else. This means the town’s Victorian terraces and Edwardian semis are kept up not with that all-pervasive melancholy so typical of English seaside resorts, … Read more

The RIBA awards have celebrated the best architecture in the UK and around the world for the past 50 years, so it’s great that the Houseboat designed with Mole Architects and Rebecca Granger Architects project managing, has been shortlisted this year. The full list of successful projects can be viewed here.
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The biennial Mies van der Rohe Award is the most prestigious prize in European architecture. Shepherdess Walk is one of the 40 shortlisted projects of which only three are from the UK. The project was a joint venture with Jaccaud Zein Architects and you can read more about the project here. … Read more

Master Plan – ‘an article about innovative ideas to inspire your ideal bedroom design’ – featured Stapleton Hall Road. The arrangement of floors on half levels generates a roof terrace that retains privacy yet provides views over London’s skyline. You can read the full article here. … Read more