Happy New Year! 5 January 2012
Wishing everyone the best for 2012.
Gurvinder appears in Mix Interiors 28 November 2011
Gurvinder Khurana appears in this month’s edition of Mix Interiors, with a profile about her and her work/life balance. Read it here too.
Planning permission granted 21 November 2011
We’ve just received planning permission for another Mayfair residential project. 42 Shepherd Street is due on site in early 2012.
The Portland Building, Crawley 21 November 2011
Portland Building, our office refurbishment project for Royal London Asset Management in Crawley, has achieved a BREEAM Offices Excellent rating and currently has the highest rating for a refurbished building in the UK.
Northern Farm, Hampshire 26 October 2011
Interior shot of one of the houses at Northern Farm, Over Wallop.
Exciting developments are afoot…. 25 October 2011
We have some amazing news about Orbit getting bigger, brighter and better. All will be revealed next week…
Office Refurbishment, Mayfair 18 October 2011
After extensive stripout works and in some areas unforeseen remedial work, the contractor is now almost ready to begin the fitout at our office refurbishment at Mount Street in Mayfair.
Student Accommodation – Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith 18 October 2011
A photo of our recently completed student accommodation development in Hammersmith
Recent press 14 October 2011
We’ve been published in Mix Interiors, see our article in the iProjects section.
Apartments at 33 Eccleston Square 14 October 2011
Our Listed Building Application for 33 Eccleston Square, SW1 has been granted approval, we are creating 4 high quality residential apartments in a building that used to be lived in by Winston Churchill.
Gilwell Park Ablution Block 14 October 2011
The steelwork is up on our WC/Shower facility for campers at Gilwell Park.
Office Refurbishment, Crawley 20 September 2011
A recent photograph of our Cat A Office refurbishment in Crawley as it nears completion.
Student Castle, Newcastle 20 September 2011
Our scheme in Newcastle is finished, it looks great!
Residential Project, Mayfair 20 September 2011
A photo from a trip to the joinery workshop to see progress and monitor quality.
Borehamwood Mixed-Use Proposal 20 September 2011
We have submitted a planning application for a 125 unit residential project in Borehamwood. It has a mix of one/two bed flats and three/four bed mews houses.
Property conference 8 September 2011
Philip is attending the Thames Valley Property Forum at IQ Winnersh today, look out for him if you are there.
Hellos and Goodbyes 7 September 2011
Welcome to Charlotte Hodges who started this week as a Graduate designer, farewell to Jerome Quinodoz who has spent 2 delightful months with us as an intern student from Switzerland. We all wish him well and hope he will return to join us again.
Gilwell Park Projects 7 September 2011
Works have started on site for 2 very diverse projects, an Islamic Centre and a shower/WC facility for campers, both are for the Scout Association at Gilwell Park.
New Projects and Project Completion 24 August 2011
This month we have completed two high-end residential projects, a mews house in Knightsbridge and a mansion block flat in Chelsea. We also have two new residential projects; a house in Mayfair and a large extension to a house in Surrey.
Employment opportunity 12 July 2011
We’re recruiting Part I architecture students and graduate designers, please apply through the “Want to work with us?” tab at the top.
New team member. 12 July 2011
Jacqueline Kemp is our new Business Development Consultant, we’re delighted she is supporting us in moving the business forward
Crawley 12 July 2011
Works are progressing well on our 50,000 sqFt Cat A Office refurb in Crawley. 
Yoga Studio 12 July 2011
Out yoga studio project near More London is now on site.
Congratulations… 12 July 2011
Well done to Sorcha, who passed her Part III and will soon be an architect!
West Twyford 16 June 2011
Our multifaceted project at West Twyford Primary School in Ealing is complete. This project included new classrooms, a Children’s Centre and environmental enhancements. 
Fulham Palace Road 14 June 2011
Soon to complete, our student/retail scheme on Fulham Palace Road is taking shape. 
A new addition to the Orbit team 13 June 2011
A warm welcome to Simon Graham who joined us this week as Team Director
New appointment 1 June 2011
We’ve been appointed by Cardif Pinnacle top refurbish the communal areas in their HQ building in Borehamwood, we’ll post some visuals of the scheme when they are ready.
Wood End Library & Children’s Centre 11 May 2011
The Library and Children’s Centre in Greenford is now complete and is due to open to the public this month. The interior is fresh, light and airy and the external landscaping even features a pair of carved sheep by Chainsaw Mick!
Generator Hostel 5 May 2011
We have been instructed to refurbish London’s funkiest backpacker hostel, Generator – London in Bloomsbury. The new brand standards we helped develop will be applied to transform all the bedrooms and communal areas of this energetic 870 bed hostel.
New Children’s Centre in Wood End 4 May 2011
Harris Systems 15 April 2011
We’re doing some more work for Harris Systems at their EMEA HQ nr Reading, a fit-out of part of their offices to provide additional desking, offices and meeting space to support their continual expansion.
Clabon Mews 6 April 2011
Another of our high-end residential projects, a mews house refurbishment in Knightsbridge, started on site this week.
Northern Farm – Phase 2 5 April 2011
Following on from the success of phase one of this historic site, phase two of the proposal will be to repair, restore and convert the adjacent listed farmyard barns into office and residential accommodation of an exceptional quality has just been submitted for planning.
Happy birthday Yvonne! 31 March 2011
No. 1 Knightsbridge 31 March 2011
Works are now nearing completion for our No.1 Knightsbridge project to refurbish the existing common parts. The works included new male and female shower facilities along with a new accessible shower and washroom along with building management facilities, ready for use by the building’s new inbound tenant JP Morgan.
Harris Systems Building 635 30 March 2011
With a couple of days to spare we have just completed the speedy fit out of Harris Systems’ new customer service centre in IQ Winnersh. The project included the installation of new furniture and floors as well relocation of their existing lab equipment.
Vine Street 23 March 2011
Façade refurbishment works are now almost complete to our Royal House project on Vine Street, Uxbridge. The new elevation improves the appearance and prominence of the entrance with a new canopy and feature lighting, particularly at night, whilst concealing some existing ventilation grilles that had to remain.
Cheyne Court 2 March 2011
The strip-out for the flat we are doing in Chelsea has finished, the space has been totally opened up and we’re now ready to start.
Happy birthday Orbit! 28 February 2011
We celebrated our 5th birthday in style with a private capsule on the London Eye and dinner in the City.
Islamic Centre, Gilwell Park 25 February 2011
Not much to see yet but the new Islamic Centre at Gilwell Park has well and truly started on site. Nestled amongst the trees this beautiful building will be a worthy addition to the Park.
Crawley 15 February 2011
Happily we have just received planning permission for our large project in Crawley, works start in a few weeks.
Student Castle, Newcastle 15 February 2011
We’re delighted how successful the mock-up rooms are, they are a well needed design boost for this product, and a reflection of how students use and enjoy their private spaces. The concept will be rolled out all SC schemes.
Melbourne St., Newcastle 8 February 2011
Following on from our recent design for the studios on the Melbourne Street student accommodation project, we’ve been busy working on the common areas such as the reception, office and as you’ll see from this image, the students’ common room.
Willow Place 31 January 2011
The construction of 5 apartments and a restaurant at 35 Willow Place is well under way. With the structural frame complete since October, work has begun on the construction of the walls at ground floor. The facing stonework is looking good and hopefully is a sign of the high quality finish we hope to achieve throughout the building.
Northern Farm, Hampshire 31 January 2011
Work continues apace on the historic Northern Farm farmhouse in Hampshire. Beneath the fully enclosed scaffolding the roof structure was fully stripped to reveal the original C18th timber, repairs were carried out and the roof covering reinstated using as much of the original material as possible. The work is being carried out outside of the annual bat maternity roost season and the new roof incorporates a host of details to provide future access and roosting opportunities to bats once the work is complete.
Crawley 25 January 2011
Orbit Architects has recently issued tender documentation for the refurbishment of Portland House in Crawley.
The works will comprise of the entire refurbishment of the existing 4,860sqm building, including new open plan offices on all levels, toilet cores including a new layout at ground level to incorporate accessible and shower facilities, redesigned reception area and enhanced external works to front and rear courtyard areas.
Interior fit out in Chelsea 20 January 2011
This is one of the CGIs of the fit-out we are doing of a flat in SW3
No. 1 The Braccans 17 January 2011
Completed in late 2009, Orbit Architects is pleased to hear that their No1 The Braccans project has recently been let in its entirety to a single new tenant.
The 3,200sqm existing building was fully refurbished as part of our works with new open plan offices, toilet cores, reception area and enhanced external works to Cat-A standard for Royal London.
Cheyne Court 10 January 2011
One of our projects, a high-end fit out of a flat in Chelsea, is out to tender. The strip out and structural works start next week.
Happy New Year! 4 January 2011
Happy New Year from all at Orbit, it looks like it will be even more exciting and busy than the last one.
Christmas at Orbit 21 December 2010
As part of our Christmas festivities the whole team spent a day at Thames Reach’s hostel in Battersea on Friday. The hostel provides a home and support for ex street drinkers and rough sleepers. During our day we created and put up decorations and baked mince pies, Yule logs and cup cakes, The day was as much about engaging the residents as doing something to help as Christmas can be a difficult time of year for many of them. It was a very successful day. Following that we all went to Bistroteque in east London where we enjoyed the food, drink, cabaret and dancing.
83 Blackfriars Road, SE1 13 December 2010
We have (finally!) received planning permission for an extension to the offices we occupy. The cute scheme will infill an area of the ground floor to create a courtyard and new office space.
Generator London 13 December 2010
Orbit has been appointed to completely refurbish the Generator London hostel. London’s most famous backpacker’s hostel will be given a complete overhaul and the front of house areas brought up-to-date with the new brand Standards.
Hot Bikram, Glasgow 13 December 2010
Planning permission has been granted for our latest yoga studio project. The scheme will convert an office space in an upcoming and vibrant area and will create a 350 SqM studio.
4 Carlton Gardens, SW1 13 December 2010
Refurbishment of the common parts and WCs were handed over at the beginning of the month. The high quality facilities, in walnut and colour backed glass with LED lighting, bring new life to this historic building.
New Offices, Compton Place, WC1 13 December 2010
A planning application for a new office building in Bloomsbury has been submitted this week. The building is in a tightly constrained site at the end of a mews and will provide office and workshop space for Generator Hostels as their new HQ as well as to other local businesses. The design is contemporary and will have a large glazed elevation that will be screen printed with images from the surrounding Bloomsbury Conservation Area.
Our first Royal Opening 6 December 2010
Orbit has been invited to the Royal Opening of Harris’ New EMEA HQ. We completed the 72,000 SqFt fit out for them earlier this year and the building will be officially opened by Prince Andrew.
Student Castle launch their new website 6 December 2010
Our client, Student Castle, has launched their new website. Hopefully it will updated soon with some of the schemes we have been involved with and show images of the study bedrooms and front of house areas that we have designed for them. Click here to take a look
Northern Farm Refurbishment 6 December 2010
The refurbishment of the historic Northern Farm farmhouse in Over Wallop, near Salisbury has commenced on site. This prominent village building, in parts dating back to the mid 19thC, has been neglected for many years and following the end of the bat maternity season in November the property was completely covered by a temporary roof to enable the existing slated roof to be completely refurbished. Works to the house will follow on in the New Year.
New Harris Photographs 2 December 2010
Check out these photos we have just received, they show the Harris project we completed earlier this year at night. They really show off the fantastic colour scheme and bold signage proposal that we developed and implemented.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19333&id=106834539365339&saved
No. 1 Knightsbridge 24 November 2010
Orbit Architects has recently completed a refurbishment at No 1 Knightsbridge, London a prominent high quality office development adjacent to Hyde Park. Spread over three floors, the works now provide 33,500 sqft of new open plan Grade A office accommodation which will be occupied by JP Morgan. Works took approximately four months and the main contractor was ISG with Martin Bates Consultancy and Lamorbey Associates as project manager and services engineers respectively.
New Orbit Team Profiles 24 November 2010
We have just updated our profile photographs and added descriptions for our newest Team members, take a look;
Southcroft Avenue 8 November 2010
Orbit is delighted to have received Planning Permission for the extension of a large family house in West Wickham for a private client.
The historical character of the house will be retained and great care given to the preservation of the ‘West Wickham Oak”, one of the great trees of London, which stands within the property’s garden.
The Oriel 8 November 2010
We have completed a 700sqm fit-out for The Oriel Office Business Centre, operated by Harvard. Relocating the company from 85 to 33 Bath Road, the scheme comprised of reception area, flexible meeting rooms, managed office suites and fully serviced office accommodation.
33 Bath Road 8 November 2010
The multi-tenanted building at 33 Bath Road in Slough has recently been the subject of a revamp. Working for Overbury, we completed the refurbishment of the main reception area and rebranding of the building as Capital Point.
Generator Brand Standards 5 November 2010
Orbit has been appointed by Generator, the leading hostel operator to assist them in developing their Brand Standards to be used by developers in future projects in UK and Europe. We are working alongside internationally renowned interior designers WATG.
Orbit go dancing 5 November 2010
The Orbit team enjoyed an evening of culture and fun at the Hayward Gallery’s “Move: Choreographing You” which invites visitors to become participants – and in some cases dancers – in installations and sculptures by internationally renowned visual artists. The evening was rounded off by tapas and red wine.
Sensitive Farm Conversion 4 November 2010
Orbit is involved with a challenging project set in the picturesque village of Over Wallop on the borders of Wiltshire. The site includes an original farmhouse, untouched in many years, dilapidated barns, several of which are listed and are on the ‘at risk’ register, together with surrounding land and a paddock. Orbit has developed a strategy for refurbishment and development which is supported by the local planners. Work is about to commence on the farmhouse with work on refurbishing and converting the barns programmed for next year.
High Quality Development in Green Belt 21 October 2010
Orbit Architects has been successful in obtaining a number of planning permissions for Rabley Park, a large privately owned country house set within 12-acres of Hertfordshire countryside. Despite being located within the green belt permissions have been secured new freestanding ancillary buildings. Detailed designs are now being prepared for the remaining buildings and works are due to commence shortly.
Desso Event 21 October 2010
Some of the Orbit team had a very enjoyable evening at Desso’s Paper Moon Imaginarium event. The challenge was to create a paper sculpture to be worn on the head (not a hat apparently) and reflect light. We all discovered the possibilities of working with paper and came up with some very interesting creations!
New Reception and Information Centre 21 October 2010
Following a recent internal design competition, Orbit has developed a design for a new reception space for the Islamic Relief’s London office. As well as providing a welcome area for visitors, the space is to house a coffee and information point for passers by.
Yvonne’s return 21 October 2010
Following the birth of her delightful daughter, Helena, we are pleased that Yvonne has rejoined the Team.
Get Fit with Orbit 21 October 2010
Following development of two Hot Bikram Yoga Studios projects in London, Orbit Architects is now involved with a third project in Glasgow.. Scheme Design is in progress and start on site is planned for early next year.
High Quality Office refurbishment with a French Twist 21 October 2010
4 Carlton Gardens in Central London is famous as it was General Charles de Gaulle’s HQ during WW II and is regularly visited by French presidents to pay homage. Orbit is involved with the refurbishment o the common areas in this prestigious office building which was also a home to Lord Palmerton for a time. Two floors are almost complete and completion is due mid-November.
Supporting the Muslim Scout Fellowship 20 October 2010
We are developing yet another project for the Scout Association at Gilwell Park. The Islamic Centre is a small but iconic building which will provide a space to worship, learn about the Muslim faith and meet.
Large Scale Residential Development 20 October 2010
A planning submission for 126 residential units in Borehamwood has been submitted to Hertsmere Council. The site will see the redevelopment of a site currently occupied by an outdated office building and will make space for a contemporary development of townhouses and apartments. The design has been presented to and is supported by the design panel ‘Inspire East’.
Another Orbit baby 20 October 2010
We are delighted to announce that Louise gave birth to a baby boy. We welcome Raphael to the world and send Louise and Dan our best wishes.
New Restaurant Project 2 October 2010
Orbit Architects is delighted to be working with Claudio Pulze on the fit out of his latest restaurant in Willow Place in the heart of Westminster. Claudio is one of London’s most influential and prolific restaurateurs; having opened more than 35 restaurants in the capital since 1975, many of which have showcased the talents of some of today’s most celebrated chefs – Gordon Ramsay, Marcus Wareing and Jason Atherton to name just a few.
