Metropolitan Workshop

Ethos

Story of place is fundamental to our architecture and urbanism, overlaid by the client's brief and people's needs. Our collaborative ethos, expressed in our name, helps us establish more inclusive, participatory processes to make more enduring places and buildings.

We won BD Architect of the Year 2017 for Masterplanning and Public Realm. Current work includes major schemes in Croydon, Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Swindon and Dublin, for local authorities, major housing associations and developers. We have studios in London and Dublin.

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Awards

BD Architect of the Year Awards 2017 Winner Masterplanning & Public Realm Housing Design Award 2017 Shortlist Mapleton Crescent NLA Housing Award 2016 Winner Somerleyton Road Housing Design Award 2016 Shortlist Somerleyton Road NLA Housing Award 2015 Winner Mapleton Crescent Wandsworth Design Award 2015 Winner Balham High Road

Website

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Project sectors

One-off Homes
Retirement Living
Office Base Build
Office Fit-out
Bars, Cafes & Restaurants
Gyms & Sports Facilities
Schools, Colleges and Universities
Community Centres
Libraries
Housing Scheme (20+)
Galleries and Museums
Theatres & Performing Arts
Public Spaces
Urban Design
Studios and Workshops
Guesthouses & Hotels
Student Housing
Housing Scheme (0-20)
Private Rented Schemes
Entertainment
Healthcare
Transportation
Mixed Use-developments

Specialist skills

Sustainable Design
Passivhaus Design
Refurbishment
Masterplanning

Services offered

Full architectural service, Interior design, Feasibility, Concept design, Planning application, Renders & CGIs, Technical drawings, Masterplanning

Budget

Minimum GBP100,000
Maximum GBP100,000,000

Balham High Road

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Balham High Road

Won in a competition staged by Wandsworth Council and The Balham Partnership, and supported by the Mayor of London, the scheme comprises four projects: • Enhancing the railway bridge environment to increase footfall and unlock the potential of the adjacent areas • Public realm improvements to Hildreth Street to make it a vibrant market and café strip • Public realm improvements to Balham Community Space • A creative solution to the ‘Ugly Wall’ - a prominent but unattractive gable wall Collectively, the project helps link together Balham’s public spaces, promote Balham’s identity and encourage visitors...