vHH Architects

We’re delighted to announce that van Heyningen and Haward has been shortlisted in the Radical Retrofit & Reinvention Architect of the Year category at the Building Design Architect of the ...

We were pleased to see that One Click LCA has become the world’s first software officially validated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for Whole Life Carbon Assessment ...

⛪ This October half term, explore Leicester Cathedral’s stunning patterns and architecture, through our creative workshop. ❇ From designing bold floor motifs to building technical 3D paper models, you’ll bring the ...

“At its heart, the project entailed a kind of at-first-glance-invisible, retrofit – very much the kind of work vHH excels at and Josh himself relishes.” Rory Olcayto met up with vHH’s ...

We are excited to announce that we have received Reserved Matters Approval for our new Passivhaus-designed primary facilities at Houlton School. The new buildings will transform the existing award-winning Houlton secondary ...

At our Commissioners House project in the The Historic Dockyard Chatham, the roof has been stripped and we have been finalising details of the new carpentry of the roof and ...

Our work on the Commissioners House project at Chatham Historic Dockyard is making progress, evident by the huge scaffold which now envelops the building. There has been some interest as ...

Countdown has begun, as our NHLF-funded project at Leicester Cathedral draws to a close. The external façade is visible now from Cathedral Gardens, but visitors will have to wait a ...

It was a beautiful day when we visited Leicester Cathedral earlier this week, with external works to Cathedral Gardens continuing apace in anticipation of the upcoming Old Town Festival. The ...

It is hard to believe that 10 years have passed since the reinterment of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral, a momentous event which was also, for us, the culmination of ...

We have recently submitted applications for Planning Consent and Scheduled Monument Consent (SMC) for works to the Commissioner’s House at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, which is both Grade 1 listed, ...

We are very pleased to have just completed the handover of the newly upgraded Rare Books Library at Newnham College. The original building was completed by van Heyningen and Haward ...

We are delighted to announce the completion of our second project for St Mary’s School, with a new extension to their main site. This continues our work delivering a long-term masterplan ...

📉 To meet net-zero targets and increase climate resilience, we urgently need to decarbonise the UK’s real estate. 🏗 Retrofitting is the best way to address this challenge, as around 80% ...

In August 2023 we were shortlisted as a finalist for the Education Architect of the Year Award, with one of the shortlisted projects being St Gabriel’s CofE Academy, a brand ...

We were proud to have recently been shortlisted as a finalist for the ASBP (Alliance for Sustainable Building Products) Awards, and are now looking forward to presenting our Houlton School ...

We were elated that Houlton School was announced as the winner of the first ever RIBA Regeneration Award at the Stirling Prize ceremony on 19th October. The judges commended the Houlton ...

There are many benefits to tracking the carbon footprint of a building. Primarily, to identify how much carbon is in each of our projects, and to identify where we can ...

We are thrilled to have been recognised for our education and net zero architecture, through a double shortlisting for BD’s Architect of the Year Awards! Education design is our bread and ...

We’re extremely proud to have been shortlisted for the first RIBA Reinvention Award for Houlton School. Houlton has already been recognised through many awards as an inspiring example of what can ...

Houlton School’s ‘intelligent design’ has been formally recognised by industry bodies this year, as it scooped a total of TWELVE award wins (so far), two commendations, and seven final shortlists ...

Houlton Secondary School, a new 6FE school with full 6th Form at the heart of the growing Houlton community, wins best “Refurbishment” for the conversion of the historic Radio Station, ...

The archaeological excavations being undertaken as part of our Leicester Revealed project continue to uncover fascinating insights into the past, and making national news! More than 120 graves have been ...

We are thrilled to announce that Houlton School has been shortlisted in not one, but FOUR RICS Awards categories! Education, Refurbishment, Heritage, and Community Benefit. The project is also shortlisted for ...

Having the language and being able to identify what works/ what doesn’t in our surroundings is the first step to building better communities. It’s never too early to learn about ...

Happy International Women’s Day! We are proud to continue be a 50/50 business, with half of our practice being incredible female architects and marketers. Since vHH’s inception we have been consistently ...

“It’s not every day that you convert a huge, abandoned radio station into a secondary school. We should be prioritising retrofit of our existing building stock over demolition, so it ...

We are very happy that Leicester Cathedral Chapter has given their blessing for work on the £12.7m Leicester Cathedral Revealed project to begin on site, with the successful tenderer, Messenger ...

We are delighted to share news of our most recent project win, for a brand-new primary school as part of the emerging Waterbeach Barracks Development, Cambridgeshire.   Following a detailed competitive ...

We are excited to be on the new Architect Design Services Framework, run by LHC/Southwark Council. vHH Architects have been appointed for Education and Social Care/Community projects £5m to £20m ...

Some fabulous events are taking place this Christmas season at the National Centre for Early Music in York, a Grade 1 listed building which vHH helped to upgrade in 1997 ...