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DASH-HOUND THE HIGHEST SELLING KENNEL EVER!
DASH-HOUND SOLD IN THE CHARITY AUCTION AT THIS YEARS BARKITECTURE EVENT FOR A RECORD BREAKING £7000!
Birdsportchmouthrussum architects create 'Dash-hound' the kinetic kennel for the discerning modern family.
Dogs have a wonderful fascination with propulsion and speed; often as an enthusiastic car passenger with their head projecting from the window, or on a motorcycle or bicycle, perched on a paddleboard or even under their own steam upon a skateboard.
Their love of travel and speed inspired our Dash-hound design.
Special thanks to master craftsmen @karllewinmaker for his help with the fabrication of the fibre glass chassis, and cross stitch maestro’s Billy & Jenny for their gloriously Italian leather over coat.
LA Chaise GIGOGNE presents MATRJOSKA.
The world's only 3-in-1 chair.
EXHIBITED AT BIRDSPORTCHMOUTHRUSSUM STUDIO / GALLERY ON THURSDAY 18th JULY 2024!
BirdsPortchmouthRussum Architects hosts Christopher Stead’s London Exhibition for MATRJOSKA, the world’s only 3-in-1 chair. Design as “the riddle of a solution” remains Christopher’s criterion of predilection, and underpins the conception of MATRJOSKA, his first model of nesting chairs to undergo prototype improvements - currently in the third variant.
Christopher Stead explains-
All elements for the three chairs nesting within the single armchair are derived from half panels of differing formats. This is the riddle that needed solving - to exploit efficiently both square format ply panels and rectangular format VALCHROMAT panels.
Through judicious templating, the components for all three chairs are cut from a single sheet.
The name derives from the Russian doll that conceals ever smaller lookalikes within itself - a concept quite distinct from strictly identical stacking chairs. Prevalent in industrial production, the latter can typically be only used individually, hence condemning the stored pile to useless encumbrance of space, an eyesore indeed in that very configuration.
Inversely MATRJOSKA is designed to liberate, enhance and embellish whatever space gives it pride of place in its nested or un-nested states.
La Chaise GIGOGNE is promoted as a signature brand grouping together similar projects, using different materials, for ulterior commercial production by third party dealers.
Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects’ design BONEHENGE wins the 2022 Barkitecture Competition
BONEHENGE wins the Goodwoof Barkitecture Competition!
We are delighted to announce that our competition entry BONEHENGE has won the 2022 Goodwoof Barkitecture against a very strong field of entries by prominent architects.
The competition and our winning design are featured in the following press releases -
Dezeen - Bonehenge was selected as the winning entry at Goodwoof's Barkitecture competition beating kennels including a Star Wars-informed entry from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and a cherry wood geodesic dome created by Foster + Partners.
https://www.dezeen.com/2022/06/08/bonehenge-birds-portchmouth-russum-architects/
Architects’ Journal - “Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects has won a ‘cutting edge Barkitectural competition’ for a new kennel design – beating big names such as Foster + Partners, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Hopkins”
Goodwood - “The winner was Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects with Bonehenge, sold for £2,500 in the Bonhams Auction on Sunday 29 May at Goodwoof. A little palace for cocker-spaniel, Illy, the challenge was to create something sustainable, provide generous lighting and harvest fresh rainwater for her dog bowl.”
https://www.goodwood.com/goodwoof/barkitecture/
Building Design Online - “Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects has triumphed over some of the UK’s most high-profile architects to win a competition to design a dog kennel.”
44 Reigate Hill Flats granted planning permission!
Cheers to another Birds Portchmouth Russum win!
The proposal for 44 Reigate Hill Flats has been granted planning permission!
The scheme transforms an existing car park brownfield site, providing much needed high quality residential accommodation in Reigate town centre.
The new building, comprising of three apartments, is designed to respond to its context and sit sensitively within its leafy setting.
The form of the building creates an elegant and sensitive arrangement with set backs, curves and openings all designed in response to the surrounding buildings. The building is composed of three curved walls wrapping around the corners which bring fluidity and interest to the form whilst containing the building footprint and reducing impact on neighbours.
These are punctuated by timber walls and planes of obscured glass which give lightness and delight to the composition for the residents of Fileturn House and The Dell.
Civic Trust Award 2021 Greater London Regional Finalist!
Birds Portchmouth Russum’s recently completed project 69 Highgate High Street has been named Civic Trust Award 2021 Greater London Regional Finalist! Hooray!
See project page for more images and information:
Highgate High Street
Watch this space!
6 Wood Lane on the longlist for RIBA House of the Year 2017!
RIBA have named the top 20 homes for the House of the Year 2017 award longlist .... and Birds Portchmouth Russum's 6 Wood Lane is one of them! Hooray!
See the RIBA page for more information:
RIBA House of the Year 2017
& Dezeen article here
Watch this space!
Further information:
Location: Highgate, London
Client: Private Commission
Year: 2012
Value: £600,000
Awards: Lend Lease/AJ Award , Royal Academy 2011 , RIBA Regional Award 2017
See the project page here:
6 Wood Lane
& Pictorial guide here:
Issuu - 6 Wood Lane Guide
Wood Lane wins a RIBA Award!!
Birds Portchmouth Russum’s Wood Lane, Highgate, wins a RIBA Regional Award!
All of the Birds Portchmouth Russum gang piled into 66 Portland Place on the evening of 22nd May to cheer on 6 Wood Lane and celebrate with a glass on champagne in hand!
Read more about the project below:
Location: Highgate, London
Client: Private Commission
Year: 2012
Value: £600,000
Awards: Lend Lease/AJ Award , Royal Academy 2011 , RIBA Regional Award 2017
The new 4 storey house in Highgate maximises the potential of the narrow site to add a contemporary addition to the eclectic villas along Wood Lane. The traditional relationship of living and sleeping accommodation is inverted with the bedroom set at garden level and the living area elevated above. The double height living level contains an open plan kitchen /dining / living space with an elevated crystalline conservatory on the south side and an external terrace above the entrance.
The Garden and Entrance level plinth is constructed with engineering brick to respond to its earth retaining requirements.The living area element was prefabricated off site and craned in. The living element is made by cold formed timber and resin boat building technology which ensures quality and space efficient construction.
See the project page here:
http://www.birdsportchmouthrussum.com/projects/#/wood-lane/
& Pictorial guide here:
https://issuu.com/birdsportchmouthrussum/docs/6_wood_lane_guide_bpr_architects
6 Wood Lane shortlisted for a RIBA London Regional Award 2017
Birds Portchmouth Russum's recently completed 6 Wood Lane project has been shortlisted for RIBA London Regional Award 2017. The judges have made their visit and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday 22nd May, at RIBA HQ. Check out the pictorial guide above, and join us for a night of celebration, commiseration, and everything in between.
Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects published in Country Life Magazine : 'The Secret Address Book'!
Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects are mentioned in the March edition of Country Life magazine: 'The Secret Address Book - The 100 best architects, builders and interior and landscape designers in Britain.'
Modern practice whose most recent country house success was Downley House, an original sequence of differently shaped buildings that incorporated the ruined walls and set within the existing walls of an earlier house, located in a hidden valley in the South Downs AONB.
They say: ‘Our ideas draw strength from urban, historical and social analysis, contemporary culture and art through to the technology of construction.’
We say: ‘Thought provoking practice if you’re looking to do something highly distinctive’
For further information and drawings for Downley House see our project page here:
http://www.birdsportchmouthrussum.com/projects/#/downleyhouse/
Downley House also published in previous Country Life editions:
'The Majesty of our Country Homes' - 11th June 2014, p.93
'Architecture and Landscape' - 6th February 2013, p.62-67