The shortlist has been announced for the RIBA London (East) Awards and we’re pleased that our workspace project, 3 Mills Studios, has been selected.

The £6 million renovation project at 3 Mills Studios has successfully upgraded a series of historic buildings, creating 10,000 square feet of new workspaces while enhancing public access to and enjoyment of the site. Gort Scott, in collaboration with Freehaus, worked alongside the 3 Mills team and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to deliver a project that balances the adaptation of historic buildings with the needs of creative businesses. 

Located on the banks of the River Lea in Bromley-by-Bow, 3 Mills is a unique remnant of historic London and is the city’s oldest surviving industrial centre. The project involves the adaptive reuse of three key buildings: the locally listed Gin Still, the Grade II listed Custom House, and Rush House. 

The project revitalised disused or under-used, at-risk heritage buildings, transforming them into lettable spaces for creative enterprises, significantly improving their environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and economic viability.

The New Court, Girton College is the overall winner in this year’s AR Future Projects awards!

The New Court is the most significant addition to Girton, the UK’s first full-time institution for the higher education of women, since its foundation in 1869. The project will allow Girton to accommodate a larger number of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the heart of the College, while improving conference and performance facilities, including an iconic auditorium. 

With an emphasis on sustainability, the new buildings will utilise innovative structural solutions to reduce carbon and meet Passivhaus Plus targets, all set within a bio-diverse landscape that extends an existing Orchard and includes waterways and wetlands.

Launched in 2002, The Architectural Review’s Future Projects awards are a window into tomorrow’s cities. Celebrating excellence in projects still on the drawing board or currently under construction, and the potential for positive contribution to communities, neighbourhoods and urban landscapes around the world. View the highly commended and shortlisted projects here.

As a member of the panel, Jay joins a diverse range of disciplines with significant experience and knowledge of the design and delivery of high-quality development. With expert knowledge of Oxford, its opportunities and constraints and the city’s aspirations.

 The Oxford Design Review panel was set up in 2020 in partnership with Oxford City Council to provide pre-application design advice to applicants and Oxford City Council. Gort Scott has worked on projects of varying scale within Oxford, including a masterplan for Grade II listed Oxford Covered Market, a transformative development for St Hilda’s College, and Oxford North life sciences laboratory.

Our proposals for 326 new affordable homes and ten townhouses at Silvertown were approved by Newham Council Planning Committee. 

The development is a key element in an early phase of the £3.5 billion programme led by The Silvertown Partnership – in conjunction with the Greater London Authority and Homes England – to regenerate 50 acres within the Royal Docks Opportunity Area in Newham. Founded on the area’s rich industrial heritage, the diverse Silvertown neighbourhood will form a vibrant new centre for the Royal Docks and Newham, bringing around 6,500 new homes, 500,000 sq.ft of leisure space, 1,200,000 sq.ft of workspace, and a high quality public realm and network of green spaces.

Our work was informed by our knowledge and expertise about High Streets and public spaces, and a desire to create a characterful and successful new neighbourhood with plentiful opportunities for social integration and interaction. The development forms a significant part of the western boundary of the masterplan – knitting into the existing fabric of Silvertown, introducing new neighbourhood connections, and creating welcoming public spaces for the whole community. 

Construction is due to commence in the autumn.