Works have begun on the Urban Nature Project for the Natural History Museum

Work has begun on the redevelopment of the Natural History Museum’s gardens as part of its Urban Nature Project. This is the first step in transforming the five-acre site into a free-to-visit green space in the heart of London. Work was started by moving pond flora and fauna to temporary homes, the first step in reinvigorating the wetland system in the gardens. To help preserve the gardens’ biodiversity, a team worked to collect plants from the current ponds so that they can be replanted after the construction period. To protect aquatic biodiversity, water, plants, invertebrates and sediment will be stored in temporary homes over the winter, allowing them to thrive when moved back to new ponds in spring. More information on the pond relocation works here.

FF Away day in South London

Feilden Fowles spent a day out-and-about together visiting our newly completed project at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses, followed by a guided tour of Goldsmiths CCA with Assemble, and a delicious dinner on Deptford High Street.

National Railway Museum’s Central Hall gains planning permission

Plans have been approved for the National Railway Museum’s new building called Central Hall, which will transform this major attraction and herald the start of delivering the York Central development. Central Hall will be a new welcome space and gallery located between the museum’s Great Hall and Station Hall. It will connect the existing museum buildings and is a cornerstone of the museum’s masterplan — the museum’s journey to transform its offer and become the world’s railway museum.

Carlisle Fratry wins RIBA National Award

We are extremely proud that the Fratry at Carlisle Cathedral has won a prestigous RIBA national award. It is a huge honour and testament to the hard work of all the wider project and construction teams, and visionary client in delivering this special community project. More on the Fratry here.

Ty Pren features in Low-Tech Design book by Detail Magazine

Detail Magazine have published a book on Low-Tech design which features Feilden Fowles’ first project, Ty Pren. Projects in the book are analysed and mapped according to several criteria and visually presented in charts for comparative analysis throughout the book. A link to the German text can be found here.

Horniman Museum and Gardens competition win

We are honoured to be selected as the winning architectural design team following an open competition to upgrade the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South London. A huge thanks to our whole team who include the talented J&L Gibbons, Skelly & Couch, Structure Workshop, Fiona Raley, OFR and Michael Grubb Studio. We are all looking forward to working on this unique and exicting commission. More information on the project here.

Green Templeton College student facilities submitted for planning

Feilden Fowles has submitted plans for 51 student homes, a dining hall and a café for a Green Templeton College, Oxford. New student ‘study bedrooms’ will be delivered across three buildings, which are organised around a landscaped courtyard. The blocks will also contains communal spaces, while smaller gardens will be created around their perimeter. More information published in the AJ here.

Make low-tech our mantra and design clean and simple

Edmund Fowles has authored an article discussing how the impact of carbon-rich technologies that launched the modernism and high-tech movements, now fuel climate change. Accordingly, a reset to sustainable, low-tech design is now imperative. Thanks to input from Structure Workshop, Skelly & Couch, Mae Architects and Practice Architecture. You can read the full article here.