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🌾 Looking back at 2024: Dutch Barn Project, Essex 🌾 As we revisit 2024, we’re reflecting on the journey of our Dutch Barn conversion project in Essex - a perfect example of how we’re transforming a piece of agricultural history into a beautiful, modern home 🏡 The project began with a clear vision: stay true to the barn’s heritage while making it a warm, contemporary space. The architectural intent was all about being honest and expressive about the barn’s former agricultural use. We carefully balanced its raw character with refined details, like the blacksmithed metal handrails that perfectly marry industrial craftsmanship with modern comfort. One of the most exciting aspects was preserving much of the original structure, including the impressive trusses that define the triple-height living area. This blend of old and new truly defines the home. However, the journey wasn’t without challenges. We had hoped to salvage the original iron cladding, but the condition was beyond repair. Still, we adapted and pressed on, ensuring the barn’s transformation would be nothing short of stunning. Samuel Steel’s site visit in early summer, under glorious blue skies, marked a key milestone. The steel frame was rising, along with the installation of an airtight membrane - essential for making the home energy-efficient 🌱 By autumn, the frame was complete, and the stunning west-facing views from the master bedroom balcony promised breathtaking sunsets 🌅 Looking back, we’re proud of how this once redundant barn and silo progressed throughout 2024, blending agricultural charm with contemporary design. This project stands as a testament to our team's commitment to thoughtful, pragmatic design. Here’s to many more exciting transformations ahead in 2025! ✨ #BarnConversion #ReflectingOn2024 #Essex #HudsonArchitects #Design #SustainableLiving

🚉 Looking back at 2024: Wansford Road Station’s New Chapter! 🏗️ As 2024 comes to a close, we’re happy to celebrate an exciting year for the historic Wansford Road Station Building. Originally built in 1867, this heritage asset was saved from demolition and is well on its way to a new life at Railworld Wildlife Haven in Peterborough! 🌿🚂 Lying in the path of the A47 widening project, the station was carefully dismantled, with each piece meticulously labeled and stored - forming a 'kit of parts' ready for reconstruction. Thanks to the work of Hudson Architects, who conducted the feasibility study and obtained planning and demolition consents, and our partners, the station is now ready to rise again in its new location. Once completed, it will serve as the gateway to the Nene Valley Railway and Railworld Wildlife Haven, offering a café, seating, ticket hall, and visitor WC facilities. This project will greatly enhance the visitor experience for these iconic local attractions 🙌 We’re thrilled to see this piece of history being revived and look forward to what 2025 will bring! ✨ NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED - Stakeholder Railworld Wildlife Haven - Stakeholder Fordson Developments - Contractor Project Lead - Lewis Williams #UKArchitects #HeritagePreservation #2024Recap #HudsonArchitects

Warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas Eve! ✨ May this season bring peace, happiness, and cherished moments with loved ones. 📽️ : Hudson Architects Christmas Party 2024.

🌿 Looking back on an incredible year for CobBauge 🌿 As we reflect on 2024, we are filled with pride and excitement for all we achieved, alongside partners Grocott & Murfit Ltd, with the first-ever UK CobBauge home 🏡🌍 As well as the Open House events, one of our standout moments was winning the Climate Action Award at the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Awards - a huge milestone for the team and a testament to the sustainable future of construction. Our CobBauge House was also featured in the May 2024 edition of Building Magazine, shining a spotlight on the innovative work behind this project. Adding to the success, the CobBauge House was shortlisted at the Unlock Net Zero Awards for Innovation of the Year – Product. While we didn’t take home the top prize, being recognised among the best in the industry was an honor in itself. We’re also proud to have shared our knowledge with the release of the CobBauge Guide for Designers and detailed drawings, now available as open-source resources on our website. These guides have been designed to help architects, designers, builders, and sustainability advocates embrace CobBauge in their own work. 2024 was a year of remarkable achievements for Hudson Architects, and we couldn’t be more excited about what lies ahead for the future of sustainable building! 💚 #CobBauge #SustainableBuilding #Throwback #ClimateAction #Innovation #NetZero #Construction #Architecture Photos: Joakim Borén

Glowing with Festive Spirit 🎄✨ Our studio is glowing with holiday cheer! If you pass by, we hope you enjoy our decorated Christmas window: a touch of festive design to light up our special space in Norwich 🌟🏡 #Christmas #Norwich #FestiveDesign #ArchitecturalJoy #HudsonArchitects

✨🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the team at Hudson Architects! ✨🎄 The practice will be taking a brief festive pause, closing from the evening of Monday, 23rd December 2024, and reopening on Thursday, 2nd January 2025. We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our wonderful clients, friends, and industry colleagues for your continued support throughout 2024 🙏 Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a joyful, healthy, and prosperous 2025 from the entire team at Hudson Architects 🥂 💫 Photograph: Andy Perkins / Illustration: Katey Oven. #MerryChristmas #Christmas2024

🎄✨ What an incredible time we had at this year’s Hudson Architects Christmas party! 🎅🎁 Our festive celebration kicked off with a special behind-the-scenes tour of Norwich Castle, thanks to Tom Lefever from Conisbee and Rob Hamilton from Morgan Sindall Construction. It was such a unique experience exploring this iconic landmark! 🏰 The fun continued with a Christmas quiz, hosted by quizmasters Lewis and Katey, followed by the challenge of an Escape Room (spoiler: we escaped!). 🎉 Dinner at XO Kitchen was delicious, with some Secret Santa gifting to add extra holiday cheer 🎁 We rounded off the night with drinks and laughter at the pub, making memories that will last well into the new year! A huge thank you to everyone who made this event so special – here's to our fantastic team - enjoy your holiday season and we look forward to an even brighter 2025! 🎅🥂✨ #ChristmasParty #TeamCelebration #NorwichCastle #HudsonArchitects #HolidayFun #TeamSpirit #Norwich

It’s a small world after all… Last year, building on the momentum from our Net Zero Neighbourhoods talk at the Building Centre, we hosted an event as part of FANN23, the Festival of Architecture in Norwich & Norfolk. FANN23 celebrated architecture in Norwich and Norfolk, running from September to November 2023. At our event, we presented this 1:20 scale model of the Net Zero Neighbourhoods project and gave a talk on its key features. We also showcased the CobBauge and FibreBroads projects, along with a sustainable materials library. Read more about our vision for The Net Zero Neighbourhood on our website - link in comment below 🔗 #Architecture #Norfolk #HudsonArchitects #NetZeroNeighbourhood #NetZero #SustainableDevelopment #GreenBuilding 📷 : Lewis Williams

Festive fun incoming: it’s Christmas Party Time! 🎉 Please note - the Hudson Architects office will be closed from 2:45 PM today (Friday 13th December) as our team gathers to celebrate the holiday season and ring in 2025 with some festive fun! We'll be back to business as usual on Monday. We’ll be sure to share some pictures from our evening but until then, and to get you in the festive mood too, here are some snaps of Another Place, The Machrie, a previous Hudson Architects project on the idyllic Isle of Islay, all dressed up for Christmas 🎄 Wishing you all a joyful and merry weekend! 🎅✨ #Christmas2024 #HudsonArchitects #TeamBuilding 📷 : The Machrie.

A sneak peek behind the scenes... We've been collaborating with King and Company Builders and Daniel Connal Partnership on an exciting and challenging new project. Here's a mock-up that will help us explore and address some of the key challenges ahead. While we can't reveal too much at the moment, we hope to share more details with you soon. Stay tuned! 📷 : King & Company #Norfolk #Design #WorkInProgress #NewProject