Tenderpixel Gallery

If there’s one thing we’ve learned makes better buildings, it’s empathy. Architecture never happens in isolation—and simply by being interested and engaged, we’ve found it’s possible to open up the conversations that connect a scheme to its clients and community.

We believe that the more constraints there are, the better the architecture. If there aren’t any constraints, we create them. Challenging sites, existing buildings and complex briefs almost always present incredible opportunities for great design.

To limit our environmental impact, we start with what is already there. By manipulating the form and fabric of a building—whether new or existing—we can work with the existing conditions of topography, light and orientation, and harness the natural energy sources offered by air, ground and water.

If a site’s constraints guide the bigger design decisions, then it’s empathy that informs the smaller, social details. These details frame the human narratives that aren’t included in the brief, anticipating specific moments in the users’ lives.

Good architecture is as much about what happens on the building site as it is about what’s on the drawing board. By working alongside contractors as well as clients we can ring-fence the ideas and details that matter, championing quality and sustainability throughout construction.

Tenderpixel Gallery

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Tenderpixel Gallery
Covent Garden, London

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Tenderpixel Gallery

Window screen for the Tenderpixel contemporary art gallery in Cecil Court. This unique location in London's Covent Garden, once the “heart of the early British film industry”, and also famous as Mozart's residence when he wrote his first symphony at 8 years old, is home to several art and book galleries. Prominent for the variety of its offer, the Tenderpixel gallery keeps a vibrant programme of exhibitions by emerging artists, as well as contemporary art events.

Our proposal adds a layer of privacy and comfort to the art gallery’s street window, with a translucent screen intended to shield views from the outside while still allowing the activity inside to animate the street. The screen is pleated, in a pattern that matches the gallery's wainscoting.