Journal Archive

OWCH! The Older Women’s Co-Housing Project

In our recent post about later-life co-housing we talked about OWCH, the Older Women’s Co-Housing project in New Barnet, also known as the ‘New Ground’ project. Our Georgie Day wrote a more detailed piece about OWCH for the RIBA Journal shortly after it opened back in 2016...A brilliantly-au

Earth Field Tests For CobBauge Buildings

Breaking, Shrinking, Swelling, Smelling. Strips, Jars & Cigars… As part of our first-of-its-kind CobBauge house, our team has been learning about the earth field tests for CobBauge buildings! With the support of our European and UK partners, this has involved completing

Atlantic Beach Regeneration Competition: Lewis Williams Has Made It To The Finals!

We are immensely proud of Architectural Assistant Lewis Williams whose submission to the Atlantic Beach Regeneration Competition has been made it to the final round! The competition’s jury anonymously selected three finalists from a very strong field of designs from all over the world. Th

Houses & Trees #2 – ‘Wood-Hoods’, ‘Neighbour-woods’ and a True ‘Forest Village’

My recent post about houses and trees was part of a long-standing interest in the topic which is at least as old as a thought-experiment called ‘Forest Village’, which I carried out over a decade ago. I come back to it from time to time, and I have recently stumbled across two other projec

Our New Role ‘Head of Sustainability’ Has Been Awarded To Jack Spencer Ashworth!

Sustainability is nothing new to Hudson Architects. Low energy buildings have been a life-long commitment of Anthony Hudson and sustainable principles have formed a cornerstone of the practice since he founded it 20 years ago. However, the world we find ourselves in is a different one to the o

A Day With The CobBauge Building Specialists!

On the eve before work commenced on the UK’s first ever CobBauge home, members of both the Hudson Architects and Grocott and Murfit teams spent a day with Cob & CobBauge building specialists Paul Barclay and his son Sol; learning how to make the perfect CobBauge mix. An insightful traini

Planning Application Submitted for Mixed Use Rural Development in Frettenham

Hudson Architects and planning consultants LaRonde Wright have submitted a hybrid planning application to Broadland District Council for a new business park and 18 new homes in Frettenham, north of Norwich. The business park comprising 750sqm of office units and 900sqm of flexible business/wor

Duke Street Riverside: Design Insights by Anthony Hudson

The dust has settled on Duke Street, the newest building at Norwich University of the Arts’, and we are celebrating its official opening. This gives us an opportunity to look back and mull over things we discussed as we designed it… The building bri

Hemp, Earth and Water: We’re Building The UK’s First CobBauge Home

Hudson Architects has secured planning permission for the UK’s first domestic CobBauge building in Fakenham, Norfolk. This follows the success of the CobBauge Research Building at the University of Plymouth. Our clients for the project are specialist Norfolk building contractors Groco

Senior Co-Housing: ‘Right-Sizing’ Later-Life Accommodation

McCarthy & Stone have recently published research which suggests a third of older people in the UK would consider moving house to ‘right-size’ their later-life accommodation, but the lack of suitable alternative housing options remains one of the primary barriers to them doing so. McCarth

Hudson Architects Has Joined The North Walsham Heritage Action Zone Project!

North Walsham’s historic town centre has been awarded a grant of over £500,000 to restore high street’s traditional shopfronts and reinstate its architectural features! We are excited to announce that Hudson Architects has been appointed as the overarching conservation and

Hickling Passive House warmed up with “only a few candles”: Here’s How It Works!

It was great to see this short piece from the BBC about a family heating their ‘Passivhaus’ home in Hickling with just a few candles! A group from Hudson Architects visited the site back in 2019 when the pair of semi-detached homes, designed by Anne Thorne Architects, were under construction.