Gail’s Bakery, Notting Hill, London
The brief was to create a new crafted interior to refresh the environment and offer for this established, artisanal bakery. Read More >
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Sussex House Office Refurbishment, Chichester
This three storey, 1960s concrete framed building had suffered from little maintenance and upkeep in recent years. This scheme was to refurbish the two upper floors and their associated common parts to bring the first and second floors into line with contemporary office environments. As part of the overall refurbishment strategy the windows have been Read More >
The Stanley Building for The Office Group
JWA embraced the design challenge to create a series of theatrical spaces. The team was appointed to monitor the base build and then undertake all design and management work for the £3M internal fit which was completed 2014. This project has enabled JWA to push boundaries and spend time exploring the future workspace. Consequently this Read More >
Green Park House, Mayfair
Located on Stratton Street, just 75 yards down from Green Park tube station, Green Park House was built originally as an arts and crafts residence, the team worked to create a truly beautiful building, restoring the features from the original design by C J Harold Cooper in 1895. Read More >
Stratford Place, Marylebone, London
Two contrasting buildings from very different periods have been combined into one office building. The period Georgian building is accessed from Stratford Place, a cul-de-sac directly opposite Bond Street tube. It links through to a more modern office building constructed in the 1970s which fronts on to Marylebone Lane. Clients can choose what style of Read More >
Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London
Built in 1937 as an extension to Shoreditch Town Hall, this former civic building has been thoughtfully converted into serviced office and meeting room space. The design involved re-organising the internal layout installing two new passenger lifts and adding a sleek glazed upper floor. The character of the existing building has informed the design of Read More >
New Homes, Ardingly
Planning permission has been granted for two new build houses on a green field, ‘edge of settlement’ site in Ardingly. The scheme for Drake Developments, a London based developer, is to create two five bedroom semi-detached homes arranged over ground and first floors with basements to accommodate a gym, games/media room and plant room and Read More >
Goodwin Road Speculative Office Development
This scheme involved the conversion of two warehouses into three self-contained office units. One was a robust Edwardian red brick industrial building with stone dressings. The second was a 1980s double height brick shed with crude glazing and garage doors to the front. The challenge was to unite these two buildings to form a coherent Read More >
Kirby Street, Farringdon
This project involved the complete reordering of a 1960s concrete frame office building with a three-storey rear extension creating a series of landscaped terraces culminating in a lavishly planted roof garden. The plan was totally rearranged and the passenger lift relocated to bring the previously unused basement into use and providing fully serviced offices, meeting Read More >
Giraffe Restaurants for Giraffe Concepts Ltd
A new concept design was created to take the Giraffe brand – already well established in nine medium sized high street locations across London – up to a larger unit size and for roll out across the UK. The first unit in the new concept was in the Thames riverside retail development of the Royal Read More >
St Paul’s Cathedral
Our brief: to design a new café and restaurant in the Crypt at St Paul’s Cathedral. Remodelling the existing spaces of this Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument required close liaison with the Surveyor of the Fabric and the Clerk of Works to the Cathedral. A new mezzanine level was created to harmonise Read More >
Smiths of Smithfield
The restoration and transformation of a dilapidated Grade II listed former meat warehouse became the new home of London’s hottest eaterie. The structure was gutted and a new steel and glass rooftop extension with city skyline views was negotiated with English Heritage. The design intention was to create an easy-going, relaxed venue, in sync with Read More >
Canteen, Canary Wharf, London
This was the fourth restaurant for this young award-winning group. The design takes an established palette of materials and tested design elements (the signature booths, the marble facings, the specially made furniture) invents some more variants and gives them a particular accent to suit this tall and very light space overlooking the grass and trees of Read More >
Notes Café, Covent Garden
The first project for Notes, a new coffee and wine bar concept with a musical theme, took a listed building adjacent to the London Coliseum in St Martin’s Lane. The design approach respected remaining elements of the original interior while adding new elements and furniture with a ‘light touch’. Read More >
Mews Houses, Mayfair
The brief in Rose & Crown Yard is to replace two poorly set out flats arranged over garages and a redundant electricity sub-station. The proposed new development is for two terrace houses arranged over basement, ground and two upper floors. Each is complete with a secure garage space. The scheme, set in the context of Read More >
Multi Unit Housing, Woking
The original St John’s Lodge was a large 1894, Grade II listed Arts and Crafts, Edwardian country house. JWA was commissioned to divide the house into six houses and apartments and design a freestanding new build six unit apartment block. A new courtyard development of 12 houses was also created on the site. To the Read More >
Penthouses, St John’s Wood
Planning permission was obtained for a pair of two storey duplex apartments with extensive terraces. These float over the original 1960s apartment block which remained fully occupied in the build. Each apartment is entered by direct lift access at seventh floor level direct into living accommodation. A sweeping toplit helical staircase connects to the bedrooms Read More >
