Half a century ago Cullinan Studio pioneered a cooperative, income-sharing partnership model for an architectural practice. Our structure brings challenges but also tremendous benefits – and it is founded on just three elegantly simple principles…
Read MoreIn the age of climate crisis, architects need to understand embodied carbon – and design it out of all new buildings. Here’s how we can meet the challenge…
Read MoreArchitects can help make the concept of the circular economy a reality – but the picture is bigger than simply building efficient, low-waste buildings. Here’s how we can design the circular future…
Read MoreWith the construction industry responsible for around 60% of total waste in the UK, the need for a more sustainable, ‘circular economy’ approach is clear and urgent. But what does it mean in practice to design a building on circular economy principles?
Read MorePush-Pull House, a playfully creative family home built of Cross Laminated Timber, has won the RIBA South Sustainability Award and a RIBA South Regional Award.
Read MoreRetrofitting may be a buzzword now, but at Cullinan Studio it is a fundamental part of our architectural philosophy. We have been reimagining and repurposing buildings throughout our existence, giving us a deep understanding of what makes a retrofit successful, durable, and in many ways superior to a new build.
Here we share four key insights into how we think about the art of the retrofit…
Read MoreAs a homeowner, retrofitting your property for operational net zero can provide real immediate and long-term benefits. Here’s how the right ‘whole house’ approach makes it achievable…
Read MoreWe've been exploring the benefits of nature-based design with media production company, Content With Purpose, and sustainable events and media platform, Planted...
Read MoreWe have been appointed by Southwark Council to design a new primary school specialising in providing support and learning for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
Read MoreOffices, hospitals, even power stations should not feel like alien buildings dropped into local communities, but should enhance their neighbourhoods and foster a sense of civic pride. As architects and master planners, here are our five insights for successfully integrating private or functional buildings into public spaces and communities…
Read MoreTimber is the perfect sustainable construction material as we aim for carbon net zero, but misconceptions about it endure. Here are the four most common myths that are standing in the way of a much-needed timber revolution…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Bunhill 2 Energy Centre - a revolutionary decarbonisation project in Islington - has been shortlisted for a RIBA London Award…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Push-Pull House - a creatively playful family home in Amersham - has been shortlisted for a RIBA South Award…
Read MorePassivhaus principles deliver multiple benefits to a building’s users in terms of comfort, affordability and mental wellbeing. Partner Lara Michael is a Certified Passivhaus Designer. Here she explains why Passivhaus standards are the future of architectural design…
Read MoreWe have been appointed with sustainability engineers, Etude, to drive and coordinate three Passivhaus and Net Zero Carbon in operation projects in Waltham Forest for Sixty Bricks.
Read MoreThe ZAP research project will develop scalable solutions to help combat avoidable packagin waste in construction, a sector that is the second-highest consumer of plastics…
Read MoreAchieving net zero carbon is the greatest challenge facing the construction industry today. It is a complex, multifaceted issue: meeting net zero targets will require new forms of technical expertise, imaginative uses of materials, as well as radical new approaches to design, construction and how buildings work within a community.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that the Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology has received a 2022 RIBAJ MacEwen Award Commendation.
Read MoreThe UK’s climate change targets mean that by 2030 all new buildings must operate at net zero carbon. That presents major challenges for architects – but designing to Passivhaus standards makes it achievable. Here’s how…
Read MoreWhat it means, and four challenges for architects…
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