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EMPATHISE AND ENGAGE

If there’s one thing we’ve learned makes better buildings, it’s empathy.
Architecture never happens in isolation—and simply by being interested and
engaged, we’ve found it’s possible to open up the conversations that connect a
scheme to its clients and community.

WECONSTRAINTS

We believe that the more constraints there are, the better the architecture. If
there aren’t any constraints, we create them. Challenging sites, existing
buildings and complex briefs almost always present incredible opportunities for
great design.


PASSIVE FUTURE

To limit our environmental impact, we start with what is already there. By
manipulating the form and fabric of a building—whether new or existing—we can
work with the existing conditions of topography, light and orientation, and
harness the natural energy sources offered by air, ground and water.


SOCIAL DETAIL

If a site’s constraints guide the bigger design decisions, then it’s empathy
that informs the smaller, social details. These details frame the human
narratives that aren’t included in the brief, anticipating specific moments in
the users’ lives.


MUD ON OUR BOOTS

Good architecture is as much about what happens on the building site as it is
about what’s on the drawing board. By working alongside contractors as well as
clients we can ring-fence the ideas and details that matter, championing the
quality of the building throughout its construction.

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ALFRETON PARK COMMUNITY SPECIAL SCHOOL

Open, light-filled spaces for a range of activities
Outdoor learning spaces connected to park surrounds


SAILOR'S CHURCH & FORMER HOME FOR SMACK BOYS, RAMSGATE

Sensitive restoration of Grade II Listed buildings
Retention and re-use, fabric first approach to sustainability


CARSHALTON BOYS SPORT COLLEGE

Timber lined Judo Hall
Thermal mass and natural stack ventilation

15.12.2023

CLTH JOINS NHS SBS FRAMEWORK!

We are proud to have been selected as a services supplier on the National NHS
SBS Framework.

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MODELS

A tool for designing and testing space
A tool for understanding and communicating space


WHITEHALL MUSEUM

Five hundred year old Grade II* Listed museum
Sensitive extensions improving access for all




SUTTON SOCIAL HOUSING

Multiple small garage sites with access constraints

Chimneys for passive stack ventilation

14.12.2023

FESTIVE EVENING AT OUR BARBICAN OFFICE

Wanting to share our thanks to all our collaborators and friends for all their
hard work and support over the last year, the CLTH team hosted a festive drinks
and snacks evening at our Barbican office.

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WANSTONE COURT, ST MARGARET'S BAY DOVER

Sensitive extension of Grade II Listed Farmhouse

Locally sourced windfall timber frame and cladding


MORLAND GARDENS

Rooftop gardens and sheltered courtyard green spaces
100% social housing, adult education and affordable workspace


HORNSEY LIBRARY

Preservation and restoration of a Grade II Listed community asset
Retention and re-use, fabric first approach to sustainability

13.12.2023

HORNSEY LIBRARY LONGLISTED FOR RIBAJ MACEWEN AWARDS 2024

Hornsey Library has been recognised in the longlist for the RIBAJ MacEwen Award
2024 in the Heritage Renewal Category.

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REPURPOSING A PETROL STATION SITE

Infill site overlooking Kennington Conservation Area

Designed around exiting mature vegetation


MILITARY ROAD HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS, DOVER

100% social housing with sustainability focus

Sloping garage infill site overlooking Conservation Area




PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE

07.12.2023

FESTIVE OXFORD OFFICE TRIP

The CLTH team shut shop for the day on Monday for a festive day out in Oxford to
celebrate all the hard-work and achievements of the team.

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THE CLOCK HOUSE RAMSGATE

Restoration and repurpose of a Garde II* Listed building

Constrained and costal environment within the Grade II* Listed Royal Ramsgate
Harbour


WALPOLE BAY - TESTING NEW USES

Community engagements to shape the project brief
Public wellbeing spaces connected to the Grade II Listed Tidal Pool


HERNE BAY KING'S HALL

‘Access for All’ cultural, creative and community destination

Iconic symbols within the Herne Bay Conservation Area

28.11.2023

ALFRETON PARK COMMUNITY SCHOOL HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED AS A REGIONAL FINALIST FOR
TWO 2024 CIVIC TRUST AWARDS!

We are delighted to announce that Alfreton Park Community School has been
shortlisted as a Regional Finalist for the 2024 Civic Trust Awards and for the
2024 Selwyn Goldsmith Awards for Universal Design!

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CENTRAL LIBRARY

The community back at the heart of the High Street
Re-use and re-purpose of an existing retail unit


NEW TOWNS, MILTON KEYNES

Details from the 'city of firsts'
Individual character within the kilometer grid


NEWPORT HOUSING REBUILD

Zero Carbon 100% social housing scheme

Sloping Welsh valley topography

23.11.2023

CLTH WINS AJ ARCHITECT AWARD 2023 - SCHOOL PROJECT

Alfreton Park Community SEN School was last night awarded the AJ Architecture
Award 2023 for School Projects.

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NEW TOWNS, STEVENAGE

DETAILS from the UK's first New Town
Quality detailing during an economic downturn


1A COMMUNITY CENTRE


BARBICAN FLAT

15.11.2023

MODEL MAKING IN OUR LAUDERDALE TOWER STUDIO

Kilian O'Sullivan joined us in our Lauderdale Tower Studio to capture our model
making space.

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UNITY HUB AT CRAIG PARK

Co-designed with the hub's young people
Reusing, extending and transforming an existing youth club


CARLISLE LIBRARY

Preservation and restoration of a Grade II Listed community asset

Retention and re-use, fabric first approach to sustainability


BIG HOUSE FOR THE ARTS

Pockets of interaction in circulation spaces
Efficient form to absorb messy activities

13.11.2023

HAPPY DIWALI & BANDI CHORR DIVAS!

CLTH wish you all a belated but very merry Diwali and Bandi Chorr Divas!

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MASTERPLANNING IN ESSEX


REVITALISE PECKHAM RYE

Tight site and budgetary guidelines

Extending the park into the new buildings


HERNE BAY CENTRAL BANDSTAND

‘Access for All’ cultural, creative and community destination

Iconic symbols within the Herne Bay Conservation Area

02.11.2023

A DAY IN LIFE AT ALFRETON PARK SEN SCHOOL

CLTH went back to Derbyshire to experience a busy term-time day at Alfreton Park
School!

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