OPEN HOUSE 2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, had a chat, left a note, brought a friend (or a dog!), and helped make the Open Office weekends a success!

We thoroughly enjoyed opening the doors to our office, gallery and studio and welcoming so many brilliant people in to have a look around, ask questions, share stories and see a little more of what we do.

We had some incredible visitors, and reading all of your lovely comments in our guest book has been such a joy. It was wonderful to hear what you thought of the space and to share our work with you.

We hope to see many of you again soon!

1 Riverside Cottage update!

33 hand-crafted copper fish, poised to shimmer, soon to grace the bay window facade of 1 Riverside Cottage.

Webb Yates visit to the BPR office!

Great to welcome the team from Webb Yates Engineers to the BPR studio last week. Always a pleasure to open up the office and talk through a selection of our work. Thank you for visiting us at BirdsPortchmouthRussum Architects.

SOLD!! Somerset House River Terrace Restaurant trilogy

We are delighted to announce that our submission for this year’s article 25 10x10 exhibition, ‘Somerset House River Terrace Restaurant trilogy’, sold at the silent auction raising £500!

Thank you to Chris Dyson for his purchase of the piece and to everyone involved in organising this wonderful event.

1 RIVERSIDE COTTAGE

Site visit 12/06/2025

1 Riverside cottage is currently in the final phase of construction works!

The cottage lies adjacent to a mounded flood defence constructed after the 1950’s floods along the east coast of England. To recreate the former relationship enjoyed with the adjacent salt marsh we inverted the living and sleeping arrangements.

BPR entry to this years Article 25 10x10 auction

Birdsportchmouthrussum architects have submitted a framed piece for this year’s Article25 10X10 Auction Showcasing their proposal for Somerset House River Terrace Restaurant. If you would like to bid on this beautiful piece you are welcome to come and view in our office. Please pass on to friends and family! Proceeds going to a wonderful cause!

CASABELLA The 'Jim Stirling 100' (Dec 2024 edition)

The ‘Jim Stirling 100’ (Dec 2024 edition) of ‘Casabella’ is full of inspiring articles, drawings and photos which recall architecture of dramatic form, rationality and beauty in an era of aspiration and hope.

Among those is ‘In Memoriam’ a drawing by Richard Portchmouth, of the shelved Columbia University Chemistry Faculty, captured as a ruin – evoking the lost opportunity.

This drawing forms part of a series of ruin drawings originating from Richard’s college thesis, RNLI HQ in Greenwich; National Gallery Sainsbury Wing for Jim Stirling and subsequent BPR projects including Stonehenge Visitors Centre.

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