On Site: Work is continuing on site at Olympia Theatre

—HT is leading the design for Olympia Theatre, which is set to be operated by Trafalgar Entertainment Group (TEG) in partnership with the Shubert Organization as the largest new permanent theatre to be built in London in the last 50 years. This 1,575-seat lyric house, located at Olympia in Kensington, forms part of the Future Olympia Exhibition Centre Masterplan designed by SPPARC and Hetherwick Studio and is set to open in 2027.

On Site: Brise Soleil Installation

—The brise soleil has been installed at the Old Vic Backstage Building. 176 repurposed barndoors sourced from performing arts venues around the UK cover the façade as part of the extension to sustain and modernise the Grade II* listed theatre.

On Site: Climbing holds installation

—The 14-metre climbing wall inside the Auditorium tower at Pembroke College Cambridge is nearing completion with the holds being installed by route setters. The climbing wall sits inside the the existing grade II listed 1874 James Cubitt tower, revitalising a much admired Cambridge landmark, providing over 100 pre-programmed routes for a variety of levels.

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On Site: Mass Timber Installation

—The mass timber installation is underway for the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, marking a major milestone which brings to life the project's sustainable and regenerative design principles. The Center for Creativity & Performance will be a place for public gathering, international research, teaching, and groundbreaking theatrical production. Thank you to Shawmut Design and Construction for the video. Drone Video Credit: Harvard University Planning and Design.

On Site: Deck access view at Central Middlesex

—A view from one of three deck access buildings set around a new landscaped courtyard at HT designed Central Middlesex's new affordable homes (shared ownership and London Affordable Rent) designed for Network Homes, built by Durkan.

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On Site: Topping out at ECU City Campus

—The ECU City campus reached a major milestone, with the campus officially reaching its full structural height. The ‘topping out’ milestone marks major progress on one of Perth’s most significant developments, with internal fit-out and finishing works continuing throughout 2025 ahead of the campus opening in 2026.

On Site: Renovation works underway

—Work has started on site at Canning Town Old Library with the scaffolding up and renovation works underway to transform the listed building into the borough’s heritage centre.

On Site: Internal works

—Progress continues on site at Theatr Clwyd with the new timber foyer taking shape - its tile encased beam emerging from the protection and remedial works.

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From The Archive: Reimagine

—At the end of June we held our first open studio evening in collaboration with London Festival of Architecture for the Studio Lates Programme. We curated a small exhibition, showcasing a selection of our reimagined buildings, places and spaces, including Battersea Arts Centre, Silchester housing, Bristol Old Vic and more, and have prepared a short 'before and after' reel showcasing some of these projects across various sectors.

On Site: Structural Frames

—Greenhill Centre, Manor House North London for client LB Newham is progressing rapidly on site with all the structural frames now fully done. Scaffolding is quickly going up as is the SFS and window installation from bottom to top.

In the Studio: Staircase joinery detail

—Staircase joinery detail using maple faced poplar, located in our new Golden Lane office.

In the Studio: Paper model

—Paper model developed in our studio for a residential tower in East London

On Site: Pier inspection

—Pre-site delivery inspection of piers forming the base of the different buildings on plots NE02 and NE03 within the Wembley Park North East Lands development

In Progress: Acts of Assembly

—Our model of Malmö Stadsteater Hippodromen on its way to Prague for the 15th Quadrennial. It's part of the Performance Space Exhibition which explores how theatres and performance spaces operate as acts of assembly and sites for community: creating connections, facilitating encounters, and functioning as sites for social action and the making of culture

In Progress: Colour palette

—Sketch for an in situ artwork by Alison Turnbull at Pembroke College Cambridge. The design is inspired by the College's Waterhouse staircase while the colour palette draws from their Mineral Collection

On Site: Strip out

—As the strip out continues at Theatr Clwyd elements of the building, such as the concrete raker of the Anthony Hopkins Theatre, are being exposed and made visible for the first time in nearly 50 years

On Site: Gatehouse construction

—Pembroke College Gatehouse taking shape, with phase one due for completion in the summer

In Progress: Front of house lighting

—Painted butterfly light shades for front of house spaces at Malmö Stadsteater

On Site: Internal demolition

—Warburg Renaissance phase one internal demolition works; making way for the growing collections. The library remains open while the project progresses onsite, with completion expected at the end of 2023

In Progress: Panel review

—Reviewing the first 100 precast concrete façade panels in the factory. Around 1700 panels will be made for our plots within the Wembley North East Lands development. Here we can see slight variations in tone between the different building blocks

In the Studio: Cyanotype workshop

—Making images in the studio with iron compounds, paper and UV light

On Site: Domed auditorium

—The domed auditorium at Malmö Stadsteater nears completion. Seating 510, with space for a further 240 standing, it opens with A Midsummer Night's Dream in February 2023

In Progress: Facade mock up

—Mocking up the placement for some of the 240 barn door lights planned for The Old Vic facade

In the Studio: Lighting design

—Developing a prototype for interior lighting design

On Site: Precast panels

—Precast concrete panel detail, part of a 1:1 scale mock-up at Wembley North East Lands. Assembled off site, these form a vital stage in benchmarking the concrete finishes. The elevational treatments at the development feature of a mixture of panel designs

In Progress: Mortar selection

—Selecting dry silo mix natural mortars with the planners for our Wood Street project in Waltham Forest. The bricks and precast have been chosen to emulate the old library building previously on this site, features of which will be reused in the facade

Study Trip: Building tour

—Building tours are part of our studio calendar: both visiting work by other architects, and taking them around ours. Here at Sergison Bates' Hampstead mansion block

On Site: Material reuse

—Fit out has commenced within 6 Mill Lane on our Cambridge project for Pembroke College. Where possible we are reusing the existing materials within the space, including using existing shelving as backing material for the new services in the cafe

In Progress: Mock-up

—Visiting Sapphire Balconies R&D space to inspect a full scale mock-up balcony, as part of our Wembley Park project. This gave us an opportunity to agree key details and junctions, including how the balcony meets the precast façade

On Site: Aerial ramp

—Steelwork complete for the helical ramp at Barking Industra