11•2023
11•2023
Belsize Lane
Belsize Lane
EBBA have been appointed to work on the restoration of Belsize Lane, the house designed and lived-in by the unsung female architect Georgie Wolton. The works will involved a careful investigation into the existing structure and the overall fabric in order to bring the building back to life. The ambition is to make a building that is highly sustainable, benefiting from natural cooling and ventilation while making a home fit for the future.
Title: Belsize Lane
Location: London
Year: 2023-Ongoing
Client: Private
Photographs: Riba Pix Archive & James Retief
Type: Dwelling
Status: Planning
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11•2023
11•2023
Cornwall House
Cornwall House
EBBA have recently gained planning for a substantial remodelling and extension to a dutch-barn in Cornwall. Looking to rationalise the changes to the original house over the years, the new form presents a clean and formal elevation to the south with a large full-width extension to the rear that connects to a landscaped garden. The materiality of the house picks up on the textures of the site and an interest in expressing the connections between all new elements. Walls, structural connecting points and how they meet are embellished to exaggerate the way the building is constructed. The project looks to use sustainable approaches in its construction, including in the new primary timber structure that repeats the gable frame detailing and in the buildup of the load bearing masonry to the new extension.
Title: Cornwall House
Location: Cornwall
Year: 2023-Ongoing
Client: Private
Photographs: EBBA
Type: Dwelling
Status: Tender
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03•2024
03•2024
WatchHouse
WatchHouse
Drawing inspiration from the modernist architectural features of lobbies found in civic buildings, the project is rooted in an approach to craft an inviting, unique space whilst establishing a sense of connection to the broader building. The concept store was developed to echo the clean lines and grid patterns characteristic of Miesian buildings, introducing sculptural objects throughout to partition the space.
The flexible nature of the space offered a new opportunity to delve into the intricate connection between the art of coffee making and the customer experience. Embracing WatchHouse’s values and passion for creating spaces where people want to ‘spend time’, we looked to imagine a sanctuary in the city – somewhere that felt beautiful and inviting, whilst also being highly functional.
Central to the design is an eight-metre stainless steel counter which acts as a stage for the theatre of coffee-making to unfold but also as a communal workspace, nurturing a fluid motion of activity around the centrepiece. Whilst the adjacent atrium offers comfortable seating, we looked to carve out pockets of relaxation throughout the store itself, incorporating a large coffee table and bench which provides customers with moments of quiet respite as they await freshly brewed coffee.
Each of the furniture pieces were designed and crafted in house by the studio, including the sculpted steel counter and the large oak table which was skillfully made from solid blocks, designed to emulate the aesthetic of stacked timber, complementing the grid-like ceiling and evoking a sense of organic unity.
Title: WatchHouse
Location: London
Year: 2024
Client: WatchHouse
Photographer: Ståle Eriksen
Type: Retail
Status: Completed
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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
11•2023
11•2023
Parade Housing
Parade Housing
EBBA have developed an ambitious building on a unique urban plot in London, providing new retail units on the ground floor with housing above. The stepped form reflects the character of the adjacent church, as well as addressing the tight constraints set by the neighbouring properties. Gradation in the brickwork and differing textures reinforce the stepping of the building as it rises to create a sense of scale that is appropriate to the site at street level. Internally the apartments above gain access to private amenity due to the stepping of the form in plan, as well as double and triple aspects ensuring good quality internal environments for all occupants.
Title: Parade Housing
Location: London
Year: 2022-Ongoing
Client: Developer
Photographs: EBBA
Type: Housing
Status: Planning
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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
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Photographs: Gareth Hacker and Jake Curtis
Styling: Nina Lilli Holden
Type: Product
Status: Completed
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