08•2023
08•2023
Slab Collection
Slab Collection
Our latest collection for Monde Singulier by Director, Benni Allan, is inspired by the relationship of column and beam in architecture.
Slab is a new collection that offers a series of versatile pieces for any room, bringing together common building elements in new forms that can transform a space or home.
Combining simple construction methods with elevated material treatment, each piece will benefit from a uniqueness based on the finishing. A refined steel top is treated in two different ways to bring out the patina while also creating a distinctive imprint, representing the shape of the column beneath. The bases are made from solid oak planks to represent the trunk, helping to ground each of the pieces.
Available through Monde Singulier (site).
07•2023
07•2023
Ala Table
Ala Table
The Ala table is a new piece designed for working from home. Made out of an array of wedged shaped elements, the table’s wing-like form offers a comfortable way to sit and work. The scale of the desk and its sculptural form is emphasised by the size of its four legs, slotting abruptly through the surface to create an expressive connection.
Title: Ala Table
Location: USA
Year: 2023
Client: Rotaro
Photographs: Benni Allan
Type: Furniture
Status: Completed
07•2023
07•2023
Rotaro at Liberty
Rotaro at Liberty
We are excited to share our latest project for fashion rental brand Rotaro. Working within the unique spaces of Liberty we have created a project focused around ideas of circularity, both in terms of materials and spatial ideas. The environmental response towards fashion is a key message that translates into the overall concept for the space.
The essence of creating a calm and inviting space is enhance by the feeling of warmth that emanates from the cork walls. Two large column like structures help to demarcate the space and make the sense of a room within a room. Wrapping these two elements is a sculptural rail that circulates the space, making places to curate the collection.
Altogether the project has been conceived as an easily demountable system that can be re-purposed for other spaces. The project aims to make claim that beautiful spaces can be created for temporary activations while still considering the environmental impacts of materials and construction. Primarily using cork to line the space we have also sought to introduce a sculptural rail that becomes functional to hold garments in a multitude of ways.
Title: Rotaro
Location: Liberty, London
Year: 2023
Client: Rotaro
Photographs: James Retief
Type: Retail
Status: Completed
04•2023
04•2023
Ashish Exhibition
Ashish Exhibition
EBBA have recently completed the exhibition design and set for the Ashish exhibition at the William Morris Gallery alongside A Practice for Everyday Life. Working closely with the designer Ashish and the curators, the design of each of the spaces aims to create a backdrop for the mannequins while also tying into the history of the prestigious gallery.
Title: Ashish Exhibition
Location: William Morris Gallery, London
Year: 2023
Client: Waltham Forest Council & William Morris Gallery
Photographs: James Retier
Type: Cultural
Status: Completed
07•2023
07•2023
Cubitts
Cubitts
We have recently completed the latest Cubitts on Broadway Market (our hood) in the legendary F Cooke’s Pie and Mash shop. Working within the Listed interior we have looked to retain the character of the site while introducing new elements and making use of the old dining tables, transforming the space into a fresh retail space. Altogether the new material palette picks up on the tones of the existing tiles and at the same time adds warmth. In the basement we have lined the space with wood panelling, using the square motif of the tiles upstairs, creating a comfortable eye testing space and waiting area.
Title: Cubitts
Location: Broadway Market, London
Year: 2023
Client: Cubitts
Photographs: Felix Speller
Type: Retail
Status: Completed
01•2023
01•2023
Cast House
Cast House
EBBA completed the refurbishment and extension to a Victorian home in East London. The project looked to maximise the opportunities for light while creating small moments of calm.The result is characterised by intricate timber detailing and the textures found in the floors and the cast facade; a celebration of finding ways of making more with less.
The new large open plan kitchen with adjacent dining area benefits from framed views to the garden and beyond. A vaulted ceiling introduces a unique feature inspired by roman arches and the client’s interest in travel.The continuous tiled floor runs from the garden into the living space helping to connect and extend the rooms, while making the feeling of expansiveness.The lowered section of the living space and the kitchen are divided by a changing level helping to add a different atmosphere within the same space.
Similar detailing in a refined yet textured palette follow upstairs into the rest of the house. A calm master bedroom leads to a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. Everywhere there has been special attention to making the most of joinery and linings to elevate the feel of each room.
The feature facade is cast in a pigmented eco-cement with a subtle brown tone, finished in a technique that brings out the aggregate reminiscent of Brutalist architecture. Between the rougher elements are a series of screens that act as pivots that can open wide, making better connections to the garden. Altogether the extension has dramatically enhanced the quality of the spaces and provided an architecturally-ambitious project for the young couple, newborn and their Dachshund, Betty.
Title: Cast House
Location: London
Year: 2022
Client: Private
Photographs: Nick Dearden
Interior & Styling: Anahita Rigby & Sophie Surridge
Low Collection Seat: Benni Allan with Béton Brut
Type: Dwelling
Status: Completed
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07•2022
07•2022
Into Air Exhibition
Into Air Exhibition
EBBA have designed a series of wooden frames and light boxes in collaboration with artist Dawn Ng and her studio as part of her first UK solo show – ‘Into Air’ – at St Cyprian’s Church, London.
Dawn’s work investigates time through the ephemeral material that is ice. She injects blocks with pigment using colour and pattern to create topographical tributaries. The different frames are presented in a way that captures the qualities of Dawn’s process while interacting with the church itself and allowing the visitors to explore, peer into and get close to the works.
Title: Into Air
Location: London
Year: 2022
Client: Dawn Ng
Photographs: James Retief
Curator: Jenn Ellis
Presented by Sullivan+Strumpf and Apsara Studio
Type: Cultural
Status: Completed
01•2023
01•2023
Casa Agulló
Casa Agulló
Casa Agulló is a personal project led by EBBA’s Director, Benni Allan, located in Altea, Spain. EBBA worked carefully to renovate and give the project a new lease of life. The new design maintains heritage features from the original house combined with new interventions and details. The project is defined by the use of materials sourced from within 100km of the house.
The overall concept was to try to retain existing features while celebrate the house’s past. A workshop on the top floor where the previous owner used to make boats is stripped back, with the original concrete floor left bare leaving paint marks that connect with the history of the house as a place for making. The sense of the workshop has also been translated in the design of the kitchen, which acts as a workbench as well as for cooking.
Title: Casa Agulló
Location: Altea, Spain
Year: 2022
Client: Private
Photographs: Salva Lopez
Type: Dwelling
Status: Completed
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06•2022
06•2022
Low Collection
Low Collection
‘Low Collection’ is a series of furniture designed by EBBA’s director, Benni Allan, as part of an investigation into what it means to sit and how every culture has a different relationship to the act of resting.
The collection sits on liminal ground between art and function, organic and rational. The curvilinear design of the ‘Low Collection’ takes inspiration from previous trips to Japan as well as Allan’s experience of living in China and southern Spain. Celebrating both bold and clean lines the oak itself takes centre stage in each piece, highlighting the cross-cuts and the quality of the end-grain.
Each piece is made from solid oak and made in a way that expresses the true characteristics of the material. Created using a mix of both traditional and modern craftsmanship, each piece combines new machining technologies to generate the refined geometries and is hand-finished.
The collection is exhibited and represented by Béton Brut gallery in London.
Title: Low Collection
Location: London
Year: 2022
Represented by Béton Brut
Available at 1stDibs
Photographs: Gareth Hacker and Jake Curtis
Styling: Nina Lilli Holden
Type: Product
Status: Completed
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07•2023
07•2023
WatchHouse
WatchHouse
EBBA have worked alongside WatchHouse and Deidra Hodgson on the design of a new coffee shop in Marylebone. As Executive Architects we have developed from concept through to execution and delivery on site. This is part of a continued collaboration with the coffee brand on a series of new houses across the London and the UK. The design of this unique shop includes a large open plan ground floor with feature central bar in fibreglass, and a lower ground level for working and dining.
Title: WatchHouse
Location: London
Year: 2023
Client: WatchHouse
Photographs: James Retief
Type: Retail
Status: Completed