The Spring Graduate Show was a wonderful evening dedicated to celebrating the next generation of talent in our studios.

Several members of our team are recent graduates from university at bachelor’s and master’s level, alongside our Level 6 apprentice having just joined us straight from high school. The graduates themselves curated the show; designing exhibition spreads, call-out cards, and posters to promote the event. They showcased and presented their final design theses in an exhibition to the whole practice which occurred simultaneously in both our London and Manchester locations.

The work exhibited ranged across various sectors, including community healthcare, architecture in response to natural disaster, ancient craft studios, a response to the housing crisis, a ceramic museum, and an extension to the London School of Architecture.

We were delighted to see the breadth of ideas and creativity on display, to see what they have learnt so far in their design journeys, and to witness how their learning is already being translated into thoughtful and ambitious practice within our work. This provided us with a wonderful opportunity to learn more about colleagues who recently joined us, their interests, and skills.

Graduate Show Team:

Zaineb Al-Ani, Maya Barnes, Holly Meehan, Elena Regel, Lola Scholey-Conduit, Raya Yaneva

Outline of design projects:

• ‘Healing the Hamadryad’ – Zaineb Al-Ani (Part 2 Architectural Assistant)

Set on the site of the former Hamadryad Ship in Butetown, Cardiff, the project reflects on the forgotten legacy of the ship as a hospital for infectious diseases. The project explores the deinstitutionalisation of mental health care using biophilic design, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, sensitive thresholds, integrative medicine, and passive systems to prioritise dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing.

• Economics of Relocation – Maya Barnes (Part 2 Architectural Assistant)

The Moroccan Villes Sans Bidonvilles Programme (VSPB) has sanctioned the clearance of informal settlements with ‘affordable’ housing, yet these new units remain inaccessible for many low‑income residents. As a consequence, many people are still living in unsanitary and unsafe housing conditions. The 2023 Al Haouz earthquake compounded these conditions, and although the government allocated funds for reconstruction of individual plots, many families a year on still lack funds, time, and the construction knowledge to rebuild. The housing project, ‘Wust‑el Fekhara’ responds by pooling the government grants and using third‑party builders to deliver sanitary, affordable homes for displaced low‑income residents within Marrakech’s eastern urban expansion.

• Romney Marsh Wool Studio – Holly Meehan (Part 1 Architectural Assistant)

Bringing honour back to the slow, skilled process of wool making through the design of an artisan wool studio on the Romney Marshes. Purpose‑built structures define each stage of the process, allowing the journey from raw fleece to finished garment unfold on site.

• ‘From Street to Sanctuary’ – Elena Regel (Part 1 Architectural Assistant)

Responding to the Labour government’s pledge for 1.5 million new homes, the project explores how low-rise, high-density housing can better meet contemporary needs. Using the Dulwich Estate as both precedent and site, it looks at how successful mid-century modern typologies can inform new, community-driven housing models. Central to the project was a rethinking of shared space – moving beyond generic labels like “semi-public” and “semi-private” to create layered courtyards, passageways, and thresholds that extend the feeling of ‘home’ across the estate.

• Della Robbia Museum (Past Tense, Future Perfect) – Lola Scholey-Conduit (Part 1 Architectural Assistant)

By reaffirming Hamilton Squares rich artistic heritage, the Della Robbia Museum celebrates the position as a landmark of the arts and crafts movement, returning the Della Robbia Ceramic Collection to its birthplace. This project applies surrounding Georgian characteristics of the PAST by modifying traditional terracotta chimney forms into FUTURE PERFECT gallery spaces. The museum encourages the recognition of time-honoured ceramics, whilst providing studio and exhibition spaces for a new generation of the artistic movement within Birkenhead and the North-west.

• Transforming Dalston – A Proposed Extension to the LSA – Raya Yaneva (Level 6 Apprentice)

This project explores the transformation of an unused car park in Dalston into a proposed extension of the London School of Architecture. Through analytical drawings, spatial mapping, and iterative model‑making, the study examines circulation, spatial hierarchy, and landscape integration within an educational setting. The work develops core skills in architectural representation and demonstrates a research‑led, site‑specific design approach.