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August 7, 2025
Skip to content 21–25 Bruton Place DLA Architecture’s mass timber rooftop extension and deep retrofit of three mews buildings elevates a historic Mayfair street into a new, carbon-conscious, design-led workspace. Photos Stevie Campbell Found behind the bustle of Berkeley Square in west London, Bruton Place has long served as a service route to the mansions […]
June 25, 2025
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June 17, 2025
Carmody Groarke’s transformation of a 1970s warehouse into a six-storey, demountable office scheme delivers a low-tech, low-carbon landmark for Bethnal Green. Photos Johan Dehlin, Rory Allen Carmody Groarke has completed the retrofit and extension of a former textile workshop in east London. Once slated for demolition, the unassuming 1970s concrete-framed structure has been reimagined as […]
May 28, 2025
AT chats to… Eric Parry about the uncertainty generated by political headwinds and looking forward to an exchange of views on critical urban issues in London and Milan. What brings you to BCO Conference/What do you hope to achieve? I was invited to speak on the subject ‘Beyond the Workplace’ which gives a nice opportunity […]
February 25, 2025
In South London, a new co-working and wellness space paves the way for a high street’s regeneration and serves as an example of circular design principles in practice. Words Jason Sayer Photos Anton Gorlenko Sutton, South London, Zone 5. I grew up here and not long-ago Sutton High Street was full of the usual suspects: […]
January 27, 2025
In Hampshire, the renewal of a celebrated modernist icon, formerly Mountbatten House, integrates more than 20,000 new plants alongside new commercial workspace. Photos Andy Stagg Words Jason Sayer Plant, Basingstoke, a landmark of 1970s British modernism originally designed by Peter Foggo and Arup Associates Group 2 has been brought back to life. With planning and […]
May 24, 2024
Ujigawa Ohzono Architects has shared photos of a small wood-lined office they designed in Kyoto, Japan, that was once a parking lot. The owner of the land, who had been running a construction company in the local area for a long time, decided to create a place where dialogue can naturally occur, connecting with the […]
May 24, 2024
Gensler’s Richard Harrison explains why BCO Conference is better than Mipim and why it’s a privilege to take a building into the next chapter of its life. What brings you to BCO Conference? I come every year. It’s better than Mipim. It’s a much more focused and concentrated sector of the market that I’m particularly […]
May 23, 2024
Francesca Ghavami-Milnes reflects on her role as Chair of BCO’s NextGen Midlands Committee, working at Howells and blurring the boundaries between work, rest and play. What’s your involvement with the BCO? I’m the Chair of the NextGen committee for the Midlands. We gather together every four to six weeks and come up with ideas for […]
May 23, 2024
Chloe Prince reflects on BCO Conference, working at Landsec, managing buildings and the battle to make the industry inclusive and diverse. What brings you to BCO Conference? I’m part of the Next Gen committee and I focus particularly on wellbeing, social value and inclusive design. I’ve been involved for about three years and that includes […]
April 4, 2024
A pair of high-quality civic-minded office buildings by Gort Scott and Allies and Morrison mediates between a fragmented past and a more connected future at London’s White City. Words Claudia Lynch Photos David Grandorge (Gateway West), Jack Hobhouse (Gateway Central) For Allies and Morrison, London’s White City is an ongoing project. The practice started engaging […]
February 16, 2024
Gensler has turned an old warehouse into the new London headquarters of communications firm, Edelman. Photos Vigo Jansons “From the moment we walked into the empty warehouse building, we knew it was the perfect blank canvas to bring to life the vision we had for a post-pandemic workplace,” said Ruth Warder, CEO Edelman UK & […]
13 November 2026
