Emrys Architects

Emrys Architects That investment in thought and dialogue and design pays for itself seve We don’t like off-the-peg solutions. We believe in maximising value for money.

EMRYS Architects: Living | Working | Learning The practice is driven by a belief that time spent listening to clients, exploring ideas, on teaching, or learning, is never wasted time. We enjoy working on a broad range of projects – housing, the commercial sector, education and the arts – ranging from tiny one-off interventions to major-mixed use schemes. We develop a bespoke solution for every project: a response to brief, budget and context and to clients’ and stakeholders’ aspirations and needs. We offer the leadership, empathy and vision required to translate different – and often contradictory – agendas into the best possible results. This rich mix of projects is informed by an over-arching set of beliefs. We believe that buildings should be sustainable in their construction and efficient to run. Just as importantly, we design buildings that will themselves endure: that are flexible and robust with a quality of design, detailing and construction that will withstand the ravages of time. We gain particular satisfaction from adjusting and restoring existing buildings to give them a new lease of life. And while we relish the opportunity of creating standalone modern buildings we believe that the best contemporary architecture establishes a dialogue with the past, conversing with – as opposed to arguing against – the historic context in which it lies. We design buildings that are cost-efficient to build and manage, and we make sure we build them on budget and on time.

Creative thinking in action! ✍️ We welcomed four GCSE and A-level students into our studio through The Creative Dimensio...
22/10/2026

Creative thinking in action! ✍️ We welcomed four GCSE and A-level students into our studio through The Creative Dimension, giving them an opportunity to explore architectural design, develop new skills and experience life in a working practice.

Our younger students were set a playful design challenge: to reimagine our office car park as a year-round pavilion, exploring their ideas through sketches and with opportunities to experiment with 3D printing.

Meanwhile, one returning student, who had just completed her A-levels, took on a different challenge, developing a furniture specification resource for the studio before presenting her work to the wider team.

From initial sketches to practical design research, it was great to see the different ideas and approaches take shape, and to share our studio with the next generation of creative thinkers.

A great collaboration between The Creative Dimension Trust and Emrys Architects. Thanks to everyone involved! ✏️

16/10/2026

A milestone moment at The Courtyard in Bloomsbury, as we came together with our client GPE and the wider project team to celebrate the topping out of the building, marking an important step towards completion!

The project brings together existing buildings around a newly glazed courtyard, creating a connected and flexible workplace with new communal spaces, roof terraces and opportunities for people to come together.

A big thank you to everyone involved in bringing the project to this stage. We're looking forward to seeing the next chapter take shape.

Video: GPE and OneMountain Media

In the heart of Hackney Wick's Fish Island and White Post Lane Conservation Area, we're working on the transformation of...
09/10/2026

In the heart of Hackney Wick's Fish Island and White Post Lane Conservation Area, we're working on the transformation of two former industrial buildings, retaining and adapting their distinctive character while introducing new spaces for food, leisure and wellbeing.

At Unit 3, a former MOT centre is being refurbished and extended to create a new food hall, complete with a mezzanine and outdoor terrace. Nearby, Unit 14 will see its existing brick facade retained and its distinctive sawtooth-roofed structure adapted, with a new rooftop padel court.

Both projects draw on the area's rich industrial heritage, building on the character of Queen's Yard while supporting its continued evolution.

Here’s a look at the wider setting, with more to come as work progresses on site!

📸 Alan Williams

Old fabric, new layers 🧱 Here’s a look behind the scenes at Queen’s Mews, where work is taking shape across a row of 19t...
30/09/2026

Old fabric, new layers 🧱 Here’s a look behind the scenes at Queen’s Mews, where work is taking shape across a row of 19th-century mews buildings in Bayswater, being transformed for our client, GMS Estates.

Our team headed to site to take a closer look at progress – and enjoy some particularly satisfying exposed brickwork!

Working with the existing fabric, retained brickwork sits alongside new timber and steel structure, with old and new coming together as the project takes shape.

Building works by Davies Design & Construction Ltd (DDC)

Getting hands-on with the details. We recently welcomed SIGA to the Emrys studio for a CPD workshop exploring the fire c...
24/09/2026

Getting hands-on with the details. We recently welcomed SIGA to the Emrys studio for a CPD workshop exploring the fire classification of construction materials and building envelope performance.

With a particular focus on Part B of the Building Regulations and higher-risk buildings, the session looked at fire testing and classification, material performance and selecting appropriate materials for safe, airtight and weathertight building envelopes.

The theory was put into practice too, with the team getting hands-on with SIGA’s membranes and tapes and testing how they are installed across different construction elements – a great way to bring an important technical subject off the page and into practice.

Thanks to the SIGA team for an engaging and informative session!

Design is a conversation. Sometimes the most useful part of the process is simply getting around a table - putting ideas...
09/09/2026

Design is a conversation. Sometimes the most useful part of the process is simply getting around a table - putting ideas in front of each other, asking questions and testing them from different perspectives.

Cristian, Aleyna and Peter work through the possibilities together - and a little yellow underfoot never hurts!

📸 Alan Williams

We’re delighted that Sixty Three Coleman has been shortlisted for the 2026 Concrete Society Awards, recognising excellen...
03/09/2026

We’re delighted that Sixty Three Coleman has been shortlisted for the 2026 Concrete Society Awards, recognising excellence in the use of concrete.

Now in their 58th year, the Concrete Society Awards celebrate outstanding conception, development and ex*****on in concrete across the country.

Working alongside Deconstruct UK, exposed concrete plays a defining role throughout the project, both structurally and architecturally. Its robust, tactile character is celebrated across the workplace, forming a calm backdrop to a warmer palette of terrazzo, timber, bronze and terracotta tones.

The approach also supports the project’s environmental ambitions, with the exposed structure reducing the need for secondary finishes and the concrete frame incorporating high levels of GGBS to reduce embodied carbon.

We’re very pleased to see Sixty Three Coleman among this year’s shortlisted projects. Congratulations to everyone involved!

At Sixty Three Coleman, a simple geometric motif helps connect the building's architecture, interiors and external space...
11/08/2026

At Sixty Three Coleman, a simple geometric motif helps connect the building's architecture, interiors and external spaces.

Inspired by the overlapping rings that define the façade, the pattern is carried through the project at multiple scales - from limestone spandrels fabricated by LSI Stone and terrace balustrades to bespoke metalwork, lighting features and interior finishes.

The limestone was sourced from LSI Stone's quarry in Pedreiras, Portugal, which the Emrys team visited to see first-hand the material's extraction and fabrication.

Rather than being applied as decoration, the motif was developed as a unifying design language, creating continuity between the building's historic context and its contemporary workplace environment.

Repeated from the street through to the arrival experience inside, it helps give Sixty Three Coleman a distinctive and coherent identity.

📸 Alan Williams

Earlier this summer, we were pleased to attend the BCO Annual Conference 2026 in Edinburgh and Glasgow.Bringing together...
29/07/2026

Earlier this summer, we were pleased to attend the BCO Annual Conference 2026 in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Bringing together professionals from across the workplace sector, the conference combined expert insights with tours of award-winning projects and engineering landmarks, inspiring new ideas, challenging thinking and connecting with colleagues from across the industry.

Highlights included a tour of Bennetts Associates' transformation of Edinburgh's former Royal Infirmary into the Edinburgh Futures Institute, visits to the Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel, and congratulations to Glyn Emrys, who took part in the conference's Annual Cycle Challenge – cycling 300km from Aviemore to Edinburgh, with 3,000m of ascent, in support of charity.

It was also a pleasure catching up with Watkins Payne, along with so many familiar faces from across the industry.

Thank you to the BCO team, speakers and everyone who attended for a fantastic event!

We’re delighted that 63 Coleman has been shortlisted for Building Magazine Project of the Year at the Building Awards 20...
20/07/2026

We’re delighted that 63 Coleman has been shortlisted for Building Magazine Project of the Year at the Building Awards 2026!

The Building Awards celebrate excellence across every discipline of the built environment, recognising outstanding organisations, individuals and projects.

Delivered for CLI Dartriver, 63 Coleman transforms three outdated buildings into a contemporary workplace, carefully balancing facade retention, retrofit and new-build architecture to create a high-quality office building within the Bank Conservation Area.

Congratulations to our client and everyone involved!

Project Manager: Bellrock
Planning Consultant: DP9
Structural Engineer: Heyne Tillett Steel
Services Engineer, Sustainability, and BREEAM: FLATT Consulting
Main Contractor: Collins Construction
Fire Consultant: The Fire Surgery
Quantity Surveyor: Exigere
Building Control: Sweco
Party Wall Surveyors: Point 2 Surveys
Transport Consultant: Pell Frischmann
Acoustic Consultant: LCP
Building Surveyors: W.H.H. Van Sickle
Technology Consultant: L&P Group
Security: KABSEC Consultancy
Agent: Cushman & Wakefiled
Furniture Provider: Empire Joinery

Empire Joinery – all bespoke timber furniture including desk, seating, kitchens and internal linings
Delta Light/ Zumtobel – Internal Lighting
Consentino/Diespeker – Tiling
Splashlab – Sanitary Fittings

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