We Made That

Tempted by a change of scene? Feel like your skills could offer more? Political and social conscience nagging you? Itchy feet?

COME AND MEET US! We’re looking for the very best people to join our growing team. You should be talented, ambitious and tenacious. Right now there are several roles we’re hoping to fill to work on exciting new projects:

• Project architect [job description pdf]
  
• Architectural assistant (Part II) [job description pdf]
  
• Urban research assistant [job description pdf]

Drop in and visit us any time between 4pm and 7.30pm, Wednesday 14th June. Meet the team, hear what we’ve got going on! LEAVE YOUR PORTFOLIO AT HOME.

Join us to talk about what you think of Tolworth, your ideas for its future, and the opportunities you see for change.

The Tolworth Area Plan will help to inspire new initiatives to transform the area, supporting communities and delivering economic growth and prosperity. Kingston Council, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London are embarking on an ambitious programme to ensure a bright future for the Tolworth area.

Drop-in any time:


• 11am to 4pm Tuesday 13 June, Tolworth Community Library 
• 11am to 4pm Friday 16 June, 21st Floor, Tolworth Tower 

• 9.30am to 1pm Saturday 17 June, Goals! Tolworth

Download the invite here 

The Unlimited Edition is a newspaper exploring, celebrating and speculating about the future of particular places. Each issue is place-based, delving into key themes which shape our cities. We are inviting guest writers, artists, policy-makers, urban designers and community members to contribute creative snapshots of the city to issue VI of the paper.

If you have an idea, we’d love to hear from you.

Contributions can take many forms - written, photographed or drawn. Edition VI: Aarhus will launch in summer 2017 and copies of the newspaper will be circulated for free in the UK and Denmark. For more information get in touch with editor Hannah Martin: hannah@wemadethat.co.uk 

Download Issue V, Bermondsey here. See more about previous issues and the series here.

​Our recent work mapping employment and heritage in the Charlton Riverside area has now been published for consultation by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The report will inform the development the the Charlton Riverside Masterplan which is also subject to consultation until 12th April 2017.

The report reveals an area with a rich creative and industrial economy, and a fascinating history of technology and innovation. In light of the emerging masterplan proposals for 5,000-7,500 new homes and 4,000 new jobs in the area, the report provides a valuable resource for the local authority and design teams working in Charlton Riverside.

The consultation version of the report can be found here and the full consultation details, including the Masterplan and how to respond here.

Photo: Philipp Ebeling

We Made That are collaborating with Hawkins\ Brown on a masterplan for the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC), along side Peter Brett Associates. The Victoria Road and Old Oak Lane masterplan outlines opportunities for regeneration; the canal, HS2 work sites, housing, conservation areas, new build residential towers, rail cuttings, 1980s housing estates, and a rich mix of commercial, light industrial and warehousing uses, some the oldest at Park Royal.

Along side transformations to public realm, cycling and walking connectivity, we are identifying opportunities and proposing development typologies that allow industrial sites to intensify their offer as well as integrate with their emerging surroundings.

More

​We have moved studio. Please note our new Bermondsey address and phone number.

We Made That

Unit 21 Tower Workshops
58 Riley Road
London SE1 3DG

studio@wemadethat.co.uk

T +44 (0)20 72523400

​Croydon Council has recently announced its new Place Review Panel. The panel will ensure that Croydon’s increasing popularity as a development location will continue to be shaped by its commitment to delivering quality design and placemaking throughout all aspects of the built environment including public realm, infrastructure and buildings. We’re pleased that Holly has been selected as a member of the panel, and look forward to contributing to Croydon’s bright future!

Urban Design London are hosting a discussion of design policies in the upcoming London Plan on 13th October 2016. Holly will be speaking about how the new London Plan should support boroughs to have a stronger role in upholding design quality, alongside Deborah Saunt (DSDHA), Jillian Horn (Peynore & Prasad) and Jo McAfferty (Levitt Bernstein). 

​We Made That have been commissioned by the London Borough of Barnet to develop a Town Centre Strategy for Finchley Church End. But do local people identify with the name ‘Church End’? Or does everyone know it as ‘Finchley Central’? We will be asking, “Is it Finchley you’re looking for?” at two events on Saturday 17th and Wednesday 21st September, outside Tesco on Ballards Lane. 

Join us to share your views on the Town Centre and help us test ideas for a new public space.

We Made That have been appointed to deliver the Tolworth Area Plan, a major place-making strategy and masterplan in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; supporting the growth and development of the area, including some 600+ new homes. The practice will lead a team of urban experts, featuring economists Regeneris, property advisors Aspinall Verdi, planning policy experts Tibbalds and transport input from Arup.

The team has been put together to ensure that the Tolworth Area Plan will be robust, ambitious and positioned to maximise growth benefits for the area in an equitable manner.

We are recruiting for two new positions at We Made That.

ARCHITECT/ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT(+3YRS POST PART III)

We are on the hunt for a highly ambitious architect or landscape architect to join the expanding team. Read the full job description here.

PART II/ III ARCHITECT

We’re seeking a new team member to deliver exciting projects, on route to gaining their Part III. Read the full job description here.   

Please check your experience fits the criteria prior to applying. Please send a digital copy of your CV to jobs@wemadethat.co.uk (max 10MB) along with a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria.

More info

​A team of We Made That, Retail Revival and Maddison Graphic have been appointed to prepare a Town Centre Strategy for Finchley Church End in the London Borough of Barnet. We will be developing a holistic series of proposals to include public realm upgrades, guidance for development sites and initiatives to support local businesses to prosper.

​We are disappointed the UK has voted to leave the European Union. 

We Made That will continue to be open, generous and committed to a shared conversation across borders. We recognise that divisions of inequality have created borders within the UK and there is dissatisfaction with the status quo. We respect the right of opinion of all those who voted, but as a practice we live and work in areas that voted overwhelmingly to remain. 

We value the social, cultural and economic benefits of exchange within Europe and beyond. Our team will continue to intelligently and energetically pursue the values we hold dear.

Europe, please don’t disown us.

[Image credit: Rosalie Schweiker]

Our work exploring London’s supply of industrial land - in association with AECOM, Cushman & Wakefield and Maddison Graphic - has been recently released by the Greater London Authority. The report tracks levels of industrial land being released for other uses since 2010 to be around 3 times greater than the current policy guidelines. In this context, what does the future look like for industry in the capital?

Read more: London’s Industrial Land Supply & Economy Study

We Made That are leading a team, including Regeneris Consulting and Aspinall Verdi, to investigate the spatial and economic potential of growth in Uxbridge Town Centre and Uxbridge Road.

The strategy area context is varied; from industrial uses and Heathrow International Airport in the south, to large suburban residential areas centrally and the Metropolitan Centre of Uxbridge in the west with the Colne Valley Regional Park beyond. The Growth Strategy will identify development opportunities and projects required to realise opportunities, and provide an economic regeneration resource for the borough.

We Made That were engaged by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to develop an Urban Framework for Plumstead. It presents a compelling vision for the Plumstead neighbourhood that helps realise its potential and, importantly, provides an investment framework ensuring that regenerative actions are coordinated. 

There is potential to bring enhanced economic and neighbourhood vitality to Plumstead. This can be achieved through intensification of the core of Plumstead High Street. Commercial activity, workspace, civic, cultural uses and new homes all have a place in the future of the area. The Urban Framework actions establish a range of viable and deliverable options for the regeneration of the area. 

Croydon South End and Blackhorse Lane regeneration projects feature in the Mayor of London’s ‘High Street Stories’ publications.

“‘The regeneration’s had a huge impact – you feel proud that you’re in a good place.’ - Saran Ragendran, Manager, Kanavar restaurant. Importantly, that change has had an impact beyond just the restaurant business. It’s being seen as an inspiration across the borough. As Linda Arthur, owner of South End’s Bar TXT says, ‘The whole of Croydon is inspired by what has happened in the restaurant quarter.’ “

Download High Street Stories here. 

With significant levels of development planned for the Erith Western Gateway, We Made That were commissioned to develop an implementation strategy and associated set of public realm proposals to ensure that the benefits of growth can be maximized in the – currently struggling – town centre. Recommendations include supporting new town centre uses, training and work opportunities and resolving connectivity issues currently blighting the town.

Our team, including transport specialists Urban Movement, assisted LB Bexley in securing £16.6m in funding from TfL Major Schemes, the London Enterprise Panel ‘Growing Places Fund’ and the London Regeneration Fund. 

We are delighted to be working with the Kilburn Neighbourhood Plan Forum (KNPF) to assist with the development of their emerging plan. We Made That are undertaking place-based analysis and research to provide a firm base from which KNPF can involve the local community to plan a future for the neighbourhood that reflects the community’s vision. 

Kilburn Neighbourhood Plan Forum