A London-wide festival that opens up and celebrates the city’s architecture, special places and neighbourhoods, with free open days and events taking place across all 33 London boroughs. This year's highlights include:
Flood Meadows at Hampton Court - A guided walk through Home Park Water Meadows with Thames Landscape Strategy. It is the site of a wetland restoration project that has increased biodiversity and sustainability on the historic site. It is not usually open to the public. The
Mission Building - The British Sailors' Society Mission, 747 Commercial Road, Stepney, on the corner with Salmon Lane. A point on the black cab's knowledge on the corner of Salmon Lane . The building is 100 years old in 2024. It was used by sailors, then a hostel and now private homes. A unique building with vista's of London. Peckham House - Surman Weston has completed its first self-build project, Peckham House, in South London. A resilient, characterful, and experiential family home, that reflects our personalities and architectural interests.
The Corner House - Designed by Langstaff Day Architects, The Corner House is a self-build, low energy sustainable CLT home on a constrained brownfield site in Stoke Newington overlooking Butterfield Green.
1 Goodwins Court: 10 year Georgian restoration - Built between 1690-1720, No. 1 Goodwins Court celebrates 300 years of existence with the completion of its painstaking 10-year restoration. Part of a row of Grade II* Listed buildings within Covent Garden’s Conservation Area, it is a rare survivor of a building type reflecting the conditions of London's Georgian working classes. Goodwins Court was the inspiration for Harry Potter's Diagon Alley.
#Merky FC HQ, Croydon - KSS were part of the team responsible for the design and delivery of the new building at Selhurst Sports Arena, Croydon the new headquarters of MERKY FC. The new building, more than just a football centre, is a community hub, providing a safe space for the community to come together and is operated by the charity Communities First Foundation on behalf of adidas.