Forward Studio

Great to see our Whistler’s Forstal project featured in the @architectsjournal ’s Housing on the Edge. Big thanks to @jackpannell35 , for taking the lead on this article. Traditionally linked to large, expressive homes, Paragraph 84 here is approached differently, a highly constrained site, resolved through precision, environmental performance, and strong landscape integration. Developed with @commongroundworkshop , the client, and planners as one cohesive strategy, the scheme meets the ‘exceptional’ test in a more grounded, repeatable way. A step toward evidence-led design supporting sensitive edge-of-settlement development, without excess. @forwardstudio.uk , sustainable architecture, complex planning, and constrained sites. Thanks to @oflightstudio for the visual. #greybelt #passivhaus #sustainability #architecture #planning

Paragraph 84 Planning Permission Secured We’re incredibly proud to announce that planning permission has been granted under Paragraph 84 for Whistler’s Lodge in Kent, a carefully crafted family home on an exceptionally constrained site at the edge of a village settlement. Designed in collaboration with @commongroundworkshop , the project faced multiple layers of constraint: a modest site beyond the village envelope, limited precedent for new dwellings, and rigorous scrutiny around sustainability, transport and landscape impact. Rather than responding with scale or spectacle, the proposal focuses on precision, clarity and environmental performance. The home has been developed as a Passivhaus-led design, where orientation, openings, material expression and spatial sequence are shaped by environmental logic and deep landscape integration. The scheme was subject to independent Design Review Panel scrutiny, which played a key role in refining and strengthening the architectural narrative, ensuring architecture, landscape biodiversity and long-term project stewardship formed a coherent and compelling whole. Importantly, this project demonstrates that exceptional countryside homes are not defined by size or extravagance. They can emerge from constraint, collaboration and disciplined design thinking. Through rigorous testing and close partnership with the planning authority, we have helped advance an interpretation of “exceptional” grounded in performance, restraint and sensitivity to place. With a Paragraph 84 consent now secured, we are excited to continue contributing to a more thoughtful and sustainable model for homes at the edge of settlement. We look forward to applying this approach to future rural and edge-of-village projects, and more broadly to the careful development of small and highly constrained sites where exceptional outcomes depend on clarity, rigour and design precision. Project Team Architects: @commongroundworkshop and @forwardstudio.uk Planning Consultant: Rachel Humber Landscape Architects: @hcukgroup #Paragraph84 #RuralArchitecture #SustainableDesign #Passivhaus #LowEnergyDesign #SustainableArchitecture #VillageEdgeHomes #Biodiversity

Unexpected and vital. Ugo Rondinone’s the rainbow body at Sadie Coles HQ this morning. ##ugorondinone #therainbowbody #sadiecoleshq #contemporaryart #spatialexperience #inspiration #artandarchitecture #forwardstudio #designculture #materialpoetics

We’ve just submitted planning for a three-bedroom Passivhaus under Paragraph 84, on one of the most challenging rural sites we’ve worked on. Huge thanks to @jackpannell35 and the team at @commongroundworkshop our wider consultant crew, and our visionary client for their belief, clarity and commitment throughout. Great team effort! Fingers crossed for a positive outcome! More via the link here: https://lnkd.in/eri2KQBk #Paragraph84 #Passivhaus #LowEnergyArchitecture #SustainableDesign #RuralArchitecture #Kent #MassTimber #ForwardStudio #CommonGroundWorkshop #PlanningApplication #NetZeroHomes #ArchitectsOfInstagram #PassiveHouseDesign #DesignReviewPanel #CountrysideArchitecture

I love this timelapse—it shows just part of the incredible journey we’ve taken this year. We’re so excited to see where VERT lands in 2025! Forward Studio is thrilled to be part of VERT, a modular timber structure designed by @StefanDiez and @OMCC_Office , crafted from American red oak glulam, and engineered by @NH_International_AG for the American Hardwood Export Council’s sixth major installation at the London Design Festival. VERT highlights the potential of mass timber, combining low-embodied carbon construction with innovative design for circularity. The structure can be disassembled and reassembled, paving the way for adaptable, sustainable architecture. Grateful to have worked with such an incredible team—thank you! @StefanDiez 
@LouisBetin 
@OMCC_Office 
@NH_International_AG 
@StageOneLtd 
@BollingerGrohmann 
@ChelseaUAL @LDF @AHEC 📸: @PetrKrejci #SustainableDesign #MassTimber #CircularArchitecture #UrbanGreening #ForwardStudio

Forward Studio is delighted to be part of the Vert project at the London Design Festival! Designed by @stefandiez and @omcc_office , Vert is a sustainable, modular timber structure created to cool cities and enhance urban biodiversity. Constructed from American red oak glulam, and engineered by @nh_international_ag , this innovative design showcases the potential of timber to reshape our urban landscapes. Catch Vert at @chelseaual during #LDF2024! It’s been incredible working with such a talented team—thank you all! @stefandiez @louisbetin @omcc_office @I_d_f_official @nh_international_ag @stageoneltd @berner_fachhochschule @bollingergrohmann @chelseaual #SustainableArchitecture #TimberDesign #UrbanGreening #ForwardStudio 📸: @petr_krejci and @spikechen

Our studio has relocated to Shoreditch, our spiritual home. It's where I lived when I first moved to London decades ago and where we built our studio's first projects. It feels great to be back. #shoreditch #eastlondon #architecture

More pictures of our workspace project for @gungho_co on Hoxton Sq. Re-use, natural and sustainable materials feature heavily to create a multi-use, studio, showroom, event space and office. A great reason to work from work. All credit to @gungho_co for the pics. #shoreditch #hoxtonsquare #office #officedesign #interiors #workspace #sustainableofficedesign #sustainabledesign #sustainablematerials #foresso #timber #reuse #notworkingfromhome

New pictures of our recently completed commercial project on Charlotte Road, Shoreditch. Our modern glazed brick and timber facade complements this beautiful historic warehouse building in the South Shoreditch conservation area, allowing natural light into the new basement. Adaptive architecture that re-uses and remakes to create new spaces and opportunities. #shoreditch #charlotteroad #planning #conservation #londonarchitecture #reuse #adaptive #architecture #commericalarchitecture

Our new office interior for @gungho_co Awesome to work with you on creating your new home on Hoxton Sq. All credit to @gungho_co for the amazing pics. #officedesign #officeinteriors #architecture #sustainabledesign #sustainablematerials #foresso #timber #reuse #shoreditch #hoxton #hoxtonsquare

We’re in the final straight, of our Charlotte Road project, the new steel is in and the bricks have finally arrived. It’s a little cold to start bricklaying, but we’ll have updates next week. #commercialrealestate #architecture #historicarchitecture #brick #shoreditch #londonarchitecture #forwardstudiouk

I loved this piece from my recent trip to M+. Michael Joo, Untitled (5.1.14), 2014, using glass and silver nitrate. M+ Hong Kong. #architectureinspiration #michaeljoo #M+ #modernart #art #hongkong #westkowloonculturaldistrict