Publications.
The practice’s work has been featured in a number of internationally renowned architectural publications including the following:
Dezeen | The Architect’s Journal | Architectural Digest | Design Boom | Architizer | ArchDaily | Dwell Magazine | INHABITAT | Detail Magazine | Archello | Ignant | Enki | Elle Decoration | Living Etc | RIBA Journal | Homes of Our Time 2
Below is a list of features and links to the various articles.
Architectural Digest - The Parchment Works.
A Derelict 17th-Century British Factory Is Transformed Into an Avant-Garde Home.
“In all great architecture, creativity is among the most important traits in a design. Yet this newly renovated home is nothing if not the embodiment of creativity. It's a space that embodies an ethos of architecture that starts from within.” - Architectural Digest | Nick Mafi 2020
Dezeen - Burnt House.
Burnt House is a charred wood extension that looks like a Japanese Tea House.
“With its Japanese-style appearance, the extension stands out from the brick walls of the main house, but neat proportions and a pitched roof help to tie old and new together.” - Dezeen | Amy Frearson 2020
Dezeen - The Parchment Works.
The Parchment Works house extension built inside ruined stone walls
“Will Gamble Architects' ambition to preserve the history of the site is also evident inside The Parchment Works, where timber joists from the cattle shed and the ruin's masonry walls are visible throughout the extension.” - Dezeen | Lizzie Crookes 2020
Leibal - Burnt House.
Burnt House by Will Gamble Architects
“Burnt House is a minimal residence located in London, United Kingdom, designed by Will Gamble Architects.. The extension was modelled after a Japanese tea house, and features charred wood window seat with a grid-like glass facade inspired by traditional Japanese shoji screens. The extension serves as a large open-plan enclosure for the kitchen and dining space facing the outside courtyard garden.” - Leibal | Leo Lei 2020
Design Boom - The Parchment Works.
Will Gamble inserts a contemporary extension into the ruins of a parchment factory in the UK
“Will Gamble Architects has completed a sensitive extension to a grade 2 listed Victorian house. The project makes use of a disused cattle shed and the ruins of a former parchment factory and scheduled monument. Using a selection of honest materials, the new intervention is inserted into the remaining traces of the structures, blending the past and present together in one symbiotic relationship.” - Design Boom | Lynne Myers 2020
ArchDaily - The Parchment Works.
The Parchment Works House
“Instead of demolishing the ruin, Will Gamble Architects proposed “a building within a building” - where two lightweight volumes could be delicately inserted within the masonry walls in order to preserve and celebrate it.” - ArchDaily | Paula Pintos 2020
Architects’ Journal - The Parchment Works.
AJ Small Projects Shortlist 2020
“This contemporary extension within the historic walls of a scheduled monument in Northamptonshire is intended as a ‘building within a building’ comprising two glass boxes hidden behind the walls.” - Architects’ Journal | Fran Williams 2020
INHABITAT - The Parchment Works.
Grade II listed Victorian home undergoes a green renovation
“The Parchment Works House represents the best of green renovation that incorporates a deep respect for the past” - INHABITAT | Nicole Jewell 2020
Dwell Magazine - The Parchment Works.
A Victorian Home Takes Over the Ruins of an Old Parchment Factory in England
“Will Gamble Architects revives a crumbling, 17th century structure with a svelte addition of steel, brick, and glass” - Dwell | Kathryn M.l 2020
Dezeen - T-House.
Will Gamble Architects puts modern spin on Victorian details with T-House in London
“The ground floor extension is the most noticeable of the new additions, with its monochrome tones standing out against the building's original brickwork” Dezeen | Amy Frearson 2021
Dezeen - Filmmakers.
Will Gamble Architects contrasts old and new in London house extension
“Will Gamble Architects designed its angular form to contrast the original home, creating visual interest while ensuring the old and new elements do not compete” Dezeen | Lizzie Crooke 2022
Architects’ Journal - T-House.
Will Gamble Architects fuses contemporary and traditional in Victorian house makeover
“Designed for a young professional couple and their growing family, the project sympathetically marries pared-back contemporary elements with reintroduced Victorian features.” Architects’ Journal | Rob Wilson 2022
Architects’ Journal - Pergola House.
Will Gamble Architects adds a pergola-style extension to a Neo-Georgian house
“Will Gamble Architects has extended and reconfigured a Georgian-style house in a conservation area in Leicestershire ” Architects’ Journal | Fran Williams 2022
Dezeen - Pergola House.
Will Gamble Architects adds glass walled extension to Pergola House in Leicestershire
“The glass-walled parts of the extension are informed by garden pergolas and aim to provide a contemporary counterpoint to the existing building ” Dezeen | Alynn Griffiths 2022
Dwell Magazine - Pergola House.
A Glass Extension Enlivens an Old Georgian-Style Home in Rural England
“The redesign by Will Gamble Architects includes a sunken room to overlook the conservation area surrounding the home ” Dwell | Kathryn M 2022
Archello - Pergola House.
Pergola House
“A contemporary oak frame was proposed with full height glazing that maximises views of the gardens.” Archello | 2022
Wallpaper Magazine - The Parchment Works.
The 2022 RIBA house of the year is among these homes - The hunt for 2022 RIBA House of the Year is starting, and this longlist contains the home that will be crowned the winner on 7 December – watch as the judges whittle down a shortlist weekly
“The Parchment Works expertly combines old and new, while keeping the ruin and the bones of a cattle shed attached to the house. Inside, a minimalist, modern home transcends eras through a palette of muted colours and simple materials, such as wood and brick. Parts of the historical structure were left visible, helping to tell the story of this clever extension project.” Wallpaper* | 2022
RIBA - The Parchment Works.
The UK's best new homes – RIBA announces House of the Year 2022 longlist
“The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the longlist for the 2022 RIBA House of the Year.” RIBA | 2022
Dezeen - The Parchment Works.
Top 20 British Homes revealed in RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist
“Surman Weston's mock tudor Surbiton Springs house and a house extension by Will Gamble Architects that incorporates 17th-century ruins were also longlisted after receiving RIBA National Awards.” Lizzie Crook | 2022
Architects’ Journal - The Parchment Works.
RIBA House of the Year 2022 longlist revealed
“CAN’s PoMo-style house extension in south London with a roofline based on Disneyland mountain is among the 20 schemes in the running for the 2022 RIBA House of the Year award.” Fran Williams | 2022
RIBA J - The Parchment Works.
House of the Year 2022 longlist announced
“Extension projects among the nominees showcase the creativity of new and emerging practices. Will Gamble Architects’ Parchment Works takes an inventive approach to reuse and material upcycling, binding a ruined cattle shed to a grade-II-listed Victorian house in Northampton. CAN’s Mountain View references Disneyland’s Matterhorn bobsled ride in the roofline of a south London garden room. Brisco Loran Architects’ Garden Studio is a modest addition that enriches the spatial and material character of a Norwich house, using reclaimed materials to reduce whole-life carbon impact.” Chris Foges | 2022