Small projects 2010
Shortlisted projects in the AJ's annual search for the best architecture built for a project value of less than £250,000, sponsored by InterfaceFLOR.The 2010 AJ Small Projects winner was Haworth Tompkins for Dovecote Studio.
The Highly Commended second place award was given to Burd Haward for its Outdoor Classroom at Heronsgate Primary School in London
Also Commended was Studio Octopi’s Park Avenue South kitchen extension in London
Shortlisted projects
Janus Chairs, Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland by Ryder Architecture
Janus Chairs were created as one of six sculptural shelters at Kielder Water & Forest Park, northern Europe’s largest man-made lake and England’s largest forest
Corpus Christi College Greenhouse, Oxford by Rick Mather Architects
Relocation of the gardener’s facilities formed part of the enabling works for a new multi-purpose auditorium at Corpus Christi College
Lecht Cottage, Aberdeenshire by Moxon Architects
Comprising three derelict, conjoined buildings, this project involved restoring the main house, reconstructing a shop annex and refurbishing a water-powered threshing mill for use as a gallery
Noodles, Soho, London by Gundry & Ducker Architecture
This fit-out of a pop-up restaurant in Soho is a series of plywood booths placed in a whitewashed ‘as found’ shop
The Dovecote Studio, Snape Maltings, Suffolk by Haworth Tompkins
The Dovecote Studio forms part of the music campus at Snape Maltings, founded by Benjamin Britten in derelict industrial buildings on the Suffolk coast
Superclass, Acland Burghley School, Camden, London by SCABAL
This intermediate Building Schools for the Future project at Acland Burghley secondary school includes the refurbishment of an underused assembly hall into an innovative and experimental teaching/learning laboratory
Bryanstone Road, London by Knott Architects
Knott Architects’ brief was to enlarge a family space in a London terrace, without compromising the garden, and to connect the interior and exterior
Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop, Notting Hill, London by de Rosee & Sa
[VIDEO] De Rosee & Sa was commissioned by literary agency Lutyens & Rubinstein to create an independent bookshop and office
Village Green Soapbox, Southend, Essex by Cassion Castle Architects and Fleet Architects
This 100m2 pavilion – a performance stage for Southend’s annual Village Green Festival – was commissioned by arts organisation Metal Culture and funded by the Arts Council
Parchment Street rear extension, Winchester by Dan Brill Architects
This extension provides a new kitchen/diner at the rear of a terraced property in Winchester, extending into the side return of the garden to make better use of residual space and allow for more natural light
Project Space for the Architecture Foundation, London by Carmody Groarke
This project space provides a place to host exhibitions and events, as well as workstations for up to 12 staff members
Bridge of Discovery, Creswell Crags, Derbyshire by OMI Architects
In 2009, OMI Architects completed a new museum adjacent to Creswell Crags gorge
Ravey Street, London by Theis + Khan
Theis + Khan Architects created additional space for a family living on the top floor of a Victorian warehouse
Baban Seth Quarry Community Classroom, Navi Mumbai, India by ASD Projects
ASD Projects built this classroom with help from a local non-governmental organisation and quarry residents
Fred Perry reception area, Covent Garden, London by BuckleyGrayYeoman
BuckleyGrayYeoman designed the receptionspace to Fred Perry’s new headquarters opposite Covent Garden station in London
Out of Sight – a stealth roof extension, Islington, London by Spaced Out Architecture Studio
This double-pitched, mansard roof extension adds an extra storey to a small maisonette
A Hut for Gazing & Canoodling, Lincolnshire by We Made That
We Made That’s winning commission for the Lincolnshire County Council Bathing Beauties competition to re-imagine the beach hut for the 21st century, is one of a series of bespoke huts on the Lincolnshire coast
Park Avenue South, London by Studio Octopi
[VIDEO + DESIGN DETAILS] This kitchen extension – clad in black zinc, with standing seams tracing a path across the roof – was defined by the geometry of the main house
Mountain Rescue, France by Blee Halligan Architects
This self-build project serves as an annexe to a mill house. An existing ruined outhouse was patched up and a new timber bedroom, bathroom and dressing room were added
Dr Martens pop-up store, Old Spitalfields Market, London by Campaign
Campaign constructed the interior fit-out of a store for shoe brand Dr Martens in London’s Old Spitalfields Market
Telling Tales exhibition, Victoria & Albert Museum, London by Nissen Adams
Nissen Adams designed the exhibition space for Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design, which ran from July to October last year
Fisherman’s Bridge, Lake District National Park by Honey
This bridge, situated in the Lake District National Park and made using only local fabricators, allows locals to cross the river even during floods
Outdoor classroom, Heronsgate Primary School, London by Burd Haward
Burd Haward Architects designed a new outdoor teaching space after a successful collaboration as part of the RIBA ‘Greener London’ initiative in 2007
Chatley Lodge, Somerset by AOC Architecture
This new building, situated at the bottom of the garden, provides a studio for a Victorian house in rural Somerset
Best of the rest: Non-shortlisted entries
Room with a View by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
This shelter was designed and constructed in five days by a student group led by Piers Taylor and Charley Brentnall from a limited kit of parts comprising several recently felled trees which were milled on site into required sections
Steadings refurbishment and conversion, Auchoish near Lochgilphead, Argyll by studioKAP Architects
In a remote location in Argyll, Scotland, this farm stead project was limited by four particular factors: limited budget, difficult site access, an architect client and a very small contractor
Warrenpoint Mews by Loci
Comprising a listed former coach house located to the rear of a terrace of Victorian houses, this mews was gutted by its previous owners during the 1970s and converted for use as two flats
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