September 30, 2022

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Housing, Landscape, Self-build, Urban

Borneo Sporenburg Revisited

September 30, 2022

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Housing, Landscape, Self-build, Urban

One of the most successful urban regeneration projects of recent years, Borneo Sporenburg shows how strategically planned high-density low-rise housing can make an atmospheric and desirable piece of city.

March 11, 2016

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Rural, Landscape, Passivhaus, How we work, Village, Self-build

Precedents II – Dundon Passivhaus

March 11, 2016

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Rural, Landscape, Passivhaus, How we work, Village, Self-build

Rather than thinking about what it would look like, a lot of our discussions revolved around the atmosphere of the house and the way different spaces would relate to one another. Emily is an interior designer, so we each had different, but fortunately ...

September 8, 2015

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Urban, How we work, Self-build

Precedents I – Newington Green House

September 8, 2015

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Urban, How we work, Self-build

Observing the built environment and studying the work of others are a crucial part of the design process, yet these are things most architects seldom discuss. We might talk about our favorite ...

October 14, 2013

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Passivhaus, How we work, Self-build, Somerset, Village, Rural

Why Passivhaus?

October 14, 2013

Prewett Bizley

Architecture, Passivhaus, How we work, Self-build, Somerset, Village, Rural

When we started work designing a new house for ourselves the issue of energy efficiency was high on the agenda. It was 2010 and UK energy prices were rising, and continue to rise much faster than inflation. From 2005 to 2010 UK retail electricity prices doubled and ...