Current Projects

Princeton University, Frick Chemistry Laboratory Princeton, New Jersey, USA A chemistry research building aiming to become a new standard in energy efficient design. The project is for a low-energy use research laboratory and teaching facility that will meet the highest technical specifications, while providing an attractive working environment. The new Chemistry Building is designed to integrate general teaching and...

UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre London In the initial stages of the project in 2007, Hopkins Architects were asked by University College London Hospital to work-up a concept design to support a high profile funding campaign. Following this, we were invited to continue our work and develop the design of a new Ambulatory Cancer Centre, the...

Gate Village, Dubai International Finance Centre Dubai, UAE A mixed development at the social heart of the Financial District. Lying adjacent to the Gate building, the project consists of a complex of ten buildings on a raised podium of car parking, which is enclosed by perimeter live/work studios. The podium level is pedestrianised with shops and restaurants. Above,...

Nuovo Ospedale della Spezia La Spezia In October 2010 we were appointed to design a major general hospital for the Liguria region, located on a panoramic site amongst olive groves above the town of La Spezia, Italy, with Italian engineering company Politecnica and healthcare specialist Dott. Gemmi. The project will replace the existing local Felettino hospital...

Guy's & St Thomas' East Wing Cladding Project London The East Wing is a thirteen storey tower in the centre of the St Thomas' Hospital site. It is situated on the south side of the river Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament and to the North of Lambeth Palace. The tower was built in 1966 and contains over 200...

Bath Spa University, Newton Park Campus UK Residential accommodation and associated spaces for 600 students improves facilities at the Newton Park Campus. Bath Spa University has appointed Hopkins Architects to consolidate its student housing at the historically important Newton Park Campus, 4 miles from Bath. The scheme will involve the construction of residential accommodation for 600 students...

Brent Civic Centre London A landmark Civic Centre building for Brent Council within the Wembley regeneration area, opposite the internationally renowned Wembley Arena and Wembley Stadium. Hopkins Architects' landmark Civic Centre building for Brent Council has recently started on site. The new development, in the context of two established icons, Wembley Stadium and Wembley...

Bryanston New Music School Dorset We were commissioned to design a music building for Bryanston School following the completion of the Sanger Building for Science and Mathematics . The building features a 300-seat auditorium along with rehearsal, practice and teaching spaces. Our proposal responds to the richly varying context, which includes the Grade I listed...

Bryanston School, Plateau Building Dorset Following the opening of our Sanger Building for Science and Mathematics in 2007, we were commissioned to design two new buildings for the school. Sanger was designed with the future planning of the school very much in mind, and the New Music School and Plateau Buildings continue the creation of...

Chepauk Cricket Stadium Chennai, India Chennai's ground at Chepauk is famous in world cricket and has a long history of exciting matches. However, since the construction of the stadium in the early seventies, the characteristic 'swing' of the ball created by the incoming sea-breeze which led to so much post-lunch excitement has dwindled away. In...

Cyprus Cultural Centre Nicosia A focal point for Cyprus' performing arts, showcasing national and international performances of music, dance, opera and theatre. Following an international architectural competition in March 2007, we were awarded a commission to design a Centre for Performing Arts for symphonic and chamber music, together with dance, opera and musical theatre....

Central Park District 08, Dubai International Finance Centre Dubai, UAE Central Park District 08 is part of the Dubai International Finance Centre masterplan. The site is located near to the extreme end of the development boundary and sits alongside one end of the axis that runs across the site, linking the Gate Building, the Emirates Towers and the World Trade...

Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai, UAE The first Phase of the Dubai World Trade Centre District, at the heart of the new business district in the city, arguably the most important area of real estate in the Gulf and the Middle East. Our design will feature a balance of public and private spaces creating a unique...

Energy From Waste, Jersey Jersey Hopkins' first Energy from Waste plant is now complete on the Channel Island of Jersey. The plant handles all of the island's waste for incineration with state-of-the-art flue gas cleaning systems to reduce emissions to the best European standards and produces up to 10MW of power. Located close to the...

Herne Hill Velodrome London Hopkins Architects have been approached to help regenerate this historic Velodrome, one of the oldest cycling tracks in the world and the site of the track cycling events for the 1948 London Summer Olympics. Once the pride of the cycling community in the country, the Velodrome has fallen into disrepair...

MCA Pune International Cricket Centre, Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium Pune, India With the development of the Indian Premier League and the World Cup in 2011, India is now confirmed as one of the most significant players in World Cricket. In 2007 the Maharashtra Cricket Association commissioned Hopkins Architects to design a new 55,000 seat stadium in Pune, 170km south-east of Mumbai...

New Science Building, Benenden School Kent Currently located in a Grade II* listed Victorian mansion set within 250 acres of ancient woodland, Benenden School is one of the UK's premier boarding schools for girls.

 

The new Science Building will provide combined accommodation for the Physics, Chemistry and Biology departments. It will contain a variety of...

South Hampstead High School London Founded in 1876, South Hampstead High School has occupied its present site for over 120 years and is noted as one of the top academic schools in the country. Our design, which includes a new school entrance building, classrooms, a library, a music school and an indoor sports hall, represents...

St Andrew's and Blackfriars Halls Norwich The St Andrew's and Blackfriars Halls in Norwich is the UK's most complete Dominican friary complex and an 'Ancient Scheduled Monument'. Hopkins were appointed after a limited competition in April 2009 with a design, which will secure the long term viability of this venue by transforming the existing buildings into...

St George's Chapel Great Yarmouth The setting of St George's Chapel forms a significant piece of Georgian town planning at the heart of Great Yarmouth; a testament to the civic pride of the town in the eighteenth century.

 

The restoration of the church as a theatre and community centre by Great Yarmouth Borough Council...

The Long House, Living Architecture Norfolk The Living Architecture organisation has built a series of modern buildings of extraordinary architectural interest and beauty throughout the UK. We were approached to design a signature rentable holiday home on the edge of a quiet village along the North Norfolk coast. The new house is inspired by the grand...

University of East London, New Stratford Library London The new Stratford Campus Library building is intended to dramatically improve the Library services, reinvigorate the Stratford Campus site and help raise the profile of the University. The new 3-storey, 4,000m2 building will offer a wide range of learning environments, including a large social 'hub' and cafe at ground floor...

WWF-UK Headquarters, Living Planet Centre Woking, Surrey A new headquarters for WWF-UK maximises on-site sustainable features. WWF-UK has moved a step closer to realising its ambition for a new Sustainable Living Planet Centre with Planning Consent being granted on Tuesday 8 February 2011 for the proposed redevelopment over the Brewery Road car park in Woking. The site,...