what people say

“Like Venus herself, there is a chance you may find yourself falling head-over-heels in love.”

RIBA Journal: Amanda Baillieu (Venus)

“How is such a contemporary addition possible in a small rural village?”

Grand Designs Magazine: Trish Lorenz (The Pink House)

“Chance de Silva’s inspired creation of two linked buildings at Cargo Fleet, north London, successfully addresses the changing face of the domestic”

The Architects’ Journal: Andrea Wulf (Cargo Fleet)

“Out of this world”

The Sunday Times: Hugh Pearman (Venus)

“In the Whistler Street project, Brooks worked closely with the architects, who were creating a pair of experimental new-build houses using an unusual cladding material.”

Colours of Architecture: Andrew Moor (Cargo Fleet)

“We hear a lot about changes in family structures and the way people work and live, but remarkably few houses reflect this in their designs. One that does is Cargo Fleet.”

Wood Houses: Ruth Slavid (Cargo Fleet)

“The house commentates both on the changing nature of England’s industrial and built heritage, and on the increasing complexity of people’s lives. A bold and challenging statement, it raises as many questions as it answers.”

New London Architecture: Kenneth Powell with Cathy Strongman (Cargo Fleet)

“Tardis-like: the apparently narrow exterior conceals a three-level, airy. Japanese-inspired space”

The Guardian: Lesley Gillilan

“Two proud owners, one rusting house”

The Times

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/new_homes/article537921.ece

“Fleeting glance”

Architects’ Journal

http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/home/fleeting-glance/131866.article

“Designed by the architects as their home, they took the unusual step of using steel. We find out if the gamble paid off”

Grand Designs

http://www.granddesignslive.com/detail.php?page=391&s=1003