Informa Workspace by Ben Adams Architects
The challenge in London was to create a new Informa workspace, on a single floor, with a doughnut plan within the Bankside Blue Fin building.
Ben Adams Architects
Established in 2010 in London, Ben Adams Architects has quickly developed a reputation for elegant, contextual architecture balancing function with an appropriate degree of innovation and flair.
Our built portfolio demonstrates an ability to design buildings that fulfill clients’ immediate needs, but which also provides enough flexibility to meet changing requirements in the future.
At Ben Adams Architects we have particular expertise in the intelligent refurbishment of existing buildings, delivering projects which are contemporary yet respectful of their site, surroundings and historic conditions.
Ben Adams
Ben founded Ben Adams Architects in 2010. His work demonstrates architectural flair, fresh thinking and commercial acumen, with projects that are individually distinctive and the result of bespoke ideas rather than formulaic solutions. Across a range of sectors, BAA has developed an award-winning portfolio of projects often working with the challenges of existing buildings and constrained urban sites to add character and desirability.
Ben divides his time between guiding the overall design direction of the practice, generating new business, and R&D to provide a pivotal link between the studio’s design ethos, client requirements, and future possibilities.
Ben is excited by genuinely new ideas, and the opportunities that emerge from tackling project constraints in an open-minded way. His approach combines a rational process driven by brief, cost and contextual analysis, with strong instincts for the appropriate design responses. He is committed to the development of long-term client relationships and skilled at establishing the trust and understanding that can be vital to project success.
Ben has taught architecture as a tutor and a critic at Cambridge University, The Architectural Association, Central St Martins and L’Ecole Speciale d’Architecture.
LOCATION: London, United Kingdom
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The Fjord Building by Ben Adams Architects
Our brief was to reinvent the building without destroying its character. Our aesthetic for the new Fjord Building is inspired by its existing industrial heritage and its local history.
British Film Institute London by Ben Adams Architects
The relocation of the BFI library to London’s Southbank gave the BFI the opportunity to rethink its existing HQ at Stephen Street and create a new vibrant and welcoming space for film lovers to enjoy.
80 Clerkenwell Road, London by Ben Adams Architects
The refurbishment of 80 Clerkenwell Road was designed to maximise lettable area, and provide CAT A offices to appeal to tenants on the City fringes.
Northampton Road Showroom, London by Ben Adams Architects
This showroom, for international furniture designers Orangebox, is next to the Grade 1 listed Finsbury Health Centre in Clerkenwell, and is part of a campus of buildings that make up the Bowling Green Lane estate and conservation areas.
Senator House by Ben Adams Architects
Senator House occupies a central location within the City of London, between the River Thames and St Paul’s Cathedral, long associated with the trading and financial services.
Bisushima Restaurant by Ben Adams Architects
Bisushima Restaurant is a new signature modern Japanese restaurant located at the top of the Page8 hotel near Trafalgar Square.
East London Office: Albert House by Ben Adams Architects
Co-working market leaders, The Office Group wanted a new location in the heart of Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout. BAA’s task was to transform Albert House, a tired office building into the kind of fresh, functional, and innovative space
Barley Mow Centre, London by Ben Adams Architects
Our remit for the Barley Mow Centre was to demolish a single storey shed, built in the 1970s, and replace it with a six-storey office building, with improved and rationalised circulation throughout.
Jamestown Road Office by Ben Adams Architects
The building has been stripped all the way back to its structural frame to create elegant new elevations, with floor to ceiling warehouse windows onto Jamestown Road and the canal.
King William Street, London by Ben Adams Architects
24 King William Street, for Beltane Asset Management, has created a new mixed use building from the bones of an existing one with two additional floors, an entirely new façade and a new interior.
Scott House, London by Ben Adams Architects
At Scott House, located at Waterloo Station, a Japanese inspired approach creates a calm and peaceful working environment set within one of London’s busiest stations.