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What, How and Why Passivhaus – The pupils of Wilkinson Primary School Explain!

Four years has passed since we completed our first Passivhaus Schools, and since then there have been many more ground-breaking Passivhaus projects in the UK, with the standard increasingly adopted and recognised for it’s quality approach to construction by the industry and clients alike. This aside, Passivhaus ... 

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Highgate Junior School Completes

We are pleased to present the now complete Highgate Junior School, which has just opened to pupils in time for the new school year. Back in 2012, we were appointed architects after winning a design competition held by the school. Celebrating over 450 years of the institution’s integrity into the new scheme formed ... 

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The Best Workplace In The UK! – Best of the Best at BCO National Awards

We are delighted that The Enterprise Centre managed to scoop two trophies at the prestigious British Council for Offices Awards ceremony this week! The project, which previously won at the regional finals back in April, has now won ‘Best Corporate Workplace’ at national level, and the ‘Best of the Best’ ... 

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Structural Timber Awards 2016 Finalists

Buildings designed by Architype have been shortlisted in 4 categories in this year’s Structural Timber Awards. The annual awards celebrate outstanding projects, innovative products and dynamic people that are championing ... 

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The Resurrection of Self-Build

Architype was founded on the principles of community architecture and self-build, our early projects inspired by the late Walter Segal, the grandfather of self-build architecture. Looking back though the portfolio at the grainy photos of our self-build projects, (and the 1980’s hairstyles!) it seems a world away ... 

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Architype announced Sustainable Practice of the Year for 2nd year running

For the second year running, Architype has been declared ‘Sustainable Architect of the Year’ in the AJ100 Awards, surpassing competition from the

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