As judge at WAF – the World Architecture Festival – in Singapore recently I had the good fortune to see innovative projects from both south East Asia and around the world.
The winner of the ‘new and old’ category was People’s Architecture Office for a pre-fab and ‘off grid’ solution to adapting and preserving the historic Hutongs in the Dashilar district of Beijing. Remembering that 70% of these traditional courtyard homes have been lost to new development, their ‘plug-in’ project, which they have designed, … Read more

This month there are a number of ways to hear more about Solidspace and learn about what we do. Roger will be speaking alongside Marc Vlessing, Founding Director and CEO of Pocket and Finn Williams, architect-turned planner and area manager for the GLA on November 19 November at 6pm at the AA School of Architecture. The event will be chaired by Nicky Gavron, a London-wide Assembly Member and chair of the cross-party Planning Committee.  … Read more

Roger’s latest book, Shouldn’t we all be developers? was included in both Wallpaper* and Icon magazine this month. Read what Wallpaper* has to say about the book here and enjoy a conversation between Roger and architect, Alex Ely in Icon about the merits of filling in the gaps in the urban context. If you are keen to explore the themes of the book further join Roger for a Museum of Architecture book club event on 15 October.   … Read more

We had queues around the block when we opened our doors for Open House London last month. We kicked off the weekend with tours of Shepherdess Walk, our latest development in the heart of Shoreditch, which completes this month, offering eight new homes designed by Jaccaud Zein Architects with the Solidspace DNA inside. Four of the eight homes have already been sold but four remain available for purchase. Please contact Jemima +44 (0)20 7234 0862 if you are interested in hearing more.  … Read more

Solidspace has been shortlisted by the NLA as one of the top 100 new ideas to solve the housing crisis.  The competition attracted over 200 ideas from 16 countries across the world. Our idea focuses on our split-level Solidspace DNA model as a flexible solution to creating well designed small-scale developments in the urban context. The shortlisted ideas will be on display in a free exhibition at the NLA in The Building Centre from 15 October. More here. … Read more

You can hear more about our first custom build project in Blenheim Grove, SE15 on Thursday 10 September at 6pm. Join us at Magdalen House to find out how you can become involved by purchasing a plot, buying a built watertight shell or a fully completed customisable home. This project is created in collaboration with Inhabit Homes and Poulsom Middlehurst architects with all homes containing the split-level interlocking Solidspace DNA inside and are scheduled for completion in Autumn 2016. … Read more