 The Brassworks | |
| Founder | Shahriar Nasser [1] |
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| Website | belsizearchitects |
Belsize Architects are a British architectural practice based in North London, UK. [2]
| The Brassworks | |
| Founder | Shahriar Nasser [1] |
|---|---|
| Website | belsizearchitects |
Belsize Architects are a British architectural practice based in North London, UK. [2]
Belsize Architects have completed buildings in a number of different sectors, ranging from commercial to residential. [2] Notably, the practice has been commissioned to design new student accommodation for the University College, Oxford, after having previously completed the University College Boathouse for the institution, [3] a project which won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award in 2008. [4]
Previous projects include: Klippan House in Hampstead, London (originally known as 'Thwaitehead') – a large Victorian Grade II listed building originally designed and lived in by Ewan Christian. The practice's conversion of The Brassworks, a former Boosey and Hawkes musical instrument factory, into apartments for the Church Commissioners, was shortlisted for a RIBA Award in 2013.
Belsize Architects have also worked for the London School of Economics [5] and completed a contemporary extension to a John Nash designed house in Regent's Park, [6] London.
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