New London Architecture’s group of 15 shortlisted entries for the 2023 Don’t Move, Improve! competition has been announced in celebration of what it says are the most innovative home improvements projects designers in the English capital have to offer. This year’s competition is organized.
Minimal living spaces sit within a raw exterior of rough brick walls and galvanised steel openings at this extension in east London by Studio Hallett Ike.
The House Recast by Studio Ben Allen wins Don t Move, Improve! 2021
A rich and interesting refurbishment of a Victorian house by Studio Ben Allen has been named London s best new home improvement project in the Don t Move, Improve! awards.
The House Recast is the overall winner of this year s contest, which is organised annually by New London Architecture (NLA) to showcase the diversity of homes in the UK capital.
Above: The House Recast has won Don t Move, Improve! 2021. Top image: the project was an experimental overhaul of a Victorian dwelling
Studio Ben Allen was invited to overhaul the dwelling by a retired couple who wanted to reorganise its layout while introducing a new kitchen and two bathrooms.