Great Northern Warehouse and Beetham Tower

Assael Architecture is a British

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based in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, established in 1994.

Background

Assael Architecture was established in 1994, co-founded and owned by

John Assael John Assael (born 1950) is a prominent British architect. He is particularly known for his work at the Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) and for his commitment to being an exemplar employer. ...

and Russell Pedley. Registered in the United Kingdom and a

RIBA The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally, founded for the advancement of architecture under its royal charter granted in 1837, three suppl ...

chartered practice. The firm's principal studios are located in London. It is a member of the AJ100, consisting of the 100 largest architecture practices in the UK and ranked by the ''

Architects' Journal ''Architects' Journal'' is an architectural magazine published in London by Metropolis International. History The first edition was produced in 1895. Originally named ''The Builder's Journal and Architectural Record'', from 1906 to 1910 it was kn ...

'' in 2016 as the 70th largest practice in Britain. Notable buildings include the

Great Northern Tower The Great Northern Tower is a sloped high-rise apartment building located on Watson Street in Manchester city centre, England. It is adjacent to its namesake, the Grade II listed Great Northern Warehouse. The building was proposed in 2001 and ...

in Manchester, and the Tachbrook Triangle on Vauxhall Bridge Road, Westminster, London which won a RIBA Housing Design Award in 2007.

Notable buildings

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

* Tachbrook Triangle,

Vauxhall Bridge Road The London Inner Ring Road, or Ring Road as signposted, is a route with an average diameter of formed from a number of major roads that encircle Central London. The ring road forms the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, although t ...

, London. Housing Design Awards * Rochester Row, London. Building-for-Life Award 2010 - Gold Standard * Wallis House, Great West Quarter, London *

Renaissance, Lewisham Renaissance is a mixed-use development designed by Assael Architecture and commissioned by Barratt Homes in Lewisham, Greater London comprising 788 flats in 10 buildings, retail units at ground level, a district heating centre and the Glass Mil ...

, London. * Macaulay Walk, Clapham, London * Creekside Wharf, Greenwich, London

Awards

* Architect of the Year 2016, The Sunday Times British Homes Awards * Best Housing Project 2016 for Battersea Square, The Sunday Times British Homes Awards * AJ120 2015 winner of Business Pioneer of the Year * Building Magazine's Good Employer Guide Winner 2014 and 2015 * Housing Design Award 2014, Project winner Private Rented Sector (PRS) for Young Street, Kensington & Chelsea, London * Cabe Building for Life Award 2010, Gold Standard for Rochester Row, Westminster, London

References

External links

Assael.co.uk Official website
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