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5plus is a creative, award winning design studio operating as one practice across offices in Manchester and London.

22/10/2026

We recently revisited Flaxyard in Peckham, where we assisted Bouygues UK in developing and delivering 120 new low-carbon apartments for social rent in the London Borough of Southwark.

Part of Southwark Council’s programme to deliver 11,000 new council homes by 2043, the scheme transforms an underutilised site into a high-quality residential development that responds to local housing needs. The project provides 120 affordable homes designed to Lifetime Homes standards, including wheelchair-accessible accommodation, helping to create an inclusive and sustainable community for residents.

Beyond the homes themselves, the development contributes to the ongoing regeneration of the area through improvements to the public realm and a design strategy that supports future development opportunities nearby. Sustainability is embedded within the scheme, with Air Source Heat Pump technology providing an efficient low-carbon heating solution for all homes and helping to reduce operational carbon emissions.

Client. London Borough of Southwark / Bouygues UK
Location. Peckham, London
Size. 120 Dwellings

16/10/2026

We are delighted to announce that planning permission has been granted for the new London Fire Brigade Headquarters, the redesign of Lambeth Fire Station, and a new events and exhibition venue incorporating the London Fire Brigade Museum. The development will be delivered on the site of the Grade II listed former London Fire Brigade Headquarters at 8 Albert Embankment, Lambeth.

Following extensive engagement with Lambeth Council and local stakeholders, this decision represents a major step forward in the London Fire Brigade’s ambition to return to its historic home and create a modern base that will serve the organisation for generations to come.

This important consent builds on our growing body of work in the renewal and adaptation of significant civic and historic buildings, reflecting our ongoing commitment to design that respects heritage while supporting future needs.

Client. London Fire Brigade
Location. Lambeth, London
Size. 110,000 sqft

13/10/2026

Annual Practice Gathering: London

1. London Euston
2. Practice Meeting at the London Studio
3. Borough Yards
4-7. Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery
8. The Imperial Hotel Visit
9. Pit Stop
10. Peter Salter Drawings Architectural Association
11. Battersea Power Station
12. Home Time
13. Arron’s Step Count

London Euston

Practice Meeting at the London Studio

Borough Yards

Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery

The Imperial Hotel Visit

Pit Stop

Peter Salter Drawings Architectural Association

Battersea Power Station

Home Time

Arron’s Step Count

09/10/2026

This month in the studios:

1-2. Tour of Factory International with Buro Happold
3. Serpentine Visit
4. Place South Yorkshire Event
5. Lucid Party
6. Manchester Studio
7-8. Wellbeing Walk

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Tour of Factory International with Buro Happold

Tour of Factory International with Buro Happold

Serpentine Visit

Place South Yorkshire Event

Lucid Party

Manchester Studio

Wellbeing Walk

Wellbeing Walk

02/10/2026

We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to design No.2 West Bar Square, the latest phase of the ambitious West Bar Masterplan in Sheffield. Providing premium Grade A office space, the development will play a key role in shaping one of the city’s most significant regeneration projects and further establish West Bar as a premier business destination.

Identified within Sheffield’s City Centre Masterplan as a key location for inward investment, West Bar is transforming a prominent part of the city centre into a vibrant mixed-use destination. Set within the Riverside Business District, the masterplan brings together high-quality workspace, residential, hotel, retail, leisure and community uses to create a thriving new urban quarter. Founded on strong placemaking principles, the development is creating new public spaces, strengthening connections across the city and providing a flexible framework that can evolve in response to future occupier and market needs. With the wider vision now well advanced, No.2 West Bar Square represents an exciting next step in the continued delivery of this landmark regeneration project.

25/09/2026

We’re currently developing proposals for the adaptive reuse of Hanworth Park House, a Grade II listed building on Historic England’s Buildings at Risk Register. Through the restoration of the house and enhancement of its gardens, the project aims to secure the long-term future of this significant heritage asset while creating a sustainable and vibrant new neighbourhood for the London Borough of Hounslow.

The proposals will deliver 300 mixed-tenure homes, including 40% affordable housing, alongside the restoration and reactivation of Hanworth Park House as a destination for community, employment and arts uses. The masterplan has been carefully shaped around the historic building and its mature parkland setting, with new public spaces, enhanced pedestrian and cycle connections, and improved links to Hanworth Park helping to create an accessible and welcoming environment for residents and visitors alike.

The design seeks to balance heritage conservation with contemporary placemaking, respecting the character and significance of the listed house while introducing high-quality new homes that meet ambitious environmental sustainability standards. By bringing together restoration, housing delivery and community-focused development, the project aims to create lasting social, cultural and environmental benefits for the area.

Client. Hanworth Park Limited and London Borough Hounslow
Location. Hounslow, London
Size. 300,000 sqft / 300 Dwellings

28/08/2026

This month in the studios:

1-3. Imperial London Hotels photoshoot with By TOM BIRD
4-5. FitzroviaCo, Great Portland Street photoshoot with By TOM BIRD
6-7. Photoshoot deliberations and selections
8-9. Georg Baselitz exhibition White Cube
10. Yotel Manchester
11. Manchester Studio
12. Sketches

Imperial London Hotels photoshoot with By TOM BIRD

Imperial London Hotels photoshoot with By TOM BIRD

Imperial London Hotels photoshoot with By TOM BIRD

FitzroviaCo, Great Portland Street photoshoot with By TOM BIRD

FitzroviaCo, Great Portland Street photoshoot with By TOM BIRD

Photoshoot deliberations and selections

Photoshoot deliberations and selections

Georg Baselitz exhibition White Cube

Georg Baselitz exhibition White Cube

Yotel Manchester

Manchester Studio

Sketches

21/08/2026

No.1 West Bar Square has been fully let to the Department for Work and Pensions. The 100,000 sqft office building is the first completed development within the mixed-use masterplan in Sheffield and represents one of the largest office lettings in the city in recent years.

As the first phase of the West Bar Masterplan, the building delivers 100,000 sqft of office accommodation across eight floors. A generous main entrance addresses West Bar Square to the north, while the ground floor incorporates a cycle hub and retail units that will activate the frontage along Corporation Street and the arrival into the square.

The office floors are arranged around a central core, providing large, column-free floorplates that offer maximum. At the uppermost floor, an external terrace provides shared amenity space with panoramic views across the south and west of Sheffield. At lower levels, a recessed colonnade establishes a strong and distinctive base to the building. The upper floors are fully glazed, with minimal spandrel panels formed with a glazed shadow box to create a façade with exceptional transparency. Above, folded solid plate panels form a distinctive crown, designed to capture and reflect light differently from the façade below.

Client. Urbo / Sheffield City Council / Legal & General
Location. Sheffield
Size. 100,000 sqft
Photography. By TOM BIRD

14/08/2026

Look Back: Vita Student was the first phase of the Circle Square masterplan for the strategic regeneration of the former BBC site on Oxford Road and was our second Vita Student project. The development of two buildings provides 716 student homes catering for a growing number of international, undergraduate and postgraduate students studying at the Manchester universities. Generous amenity space is provided at ground and first floor in addition to retail and incubator commercial space, while the upper floors contain a rich typology of residential units, including unique duplex units with private, external terraces.

The design approach is grounded in the logic of generating an efficient layout, structure and envelope, before developing the façade to be relevant to the brand, the context, technical parameters, and the future masterplan.

Client. Property Group / Vita Group
Location. Manchester
Size. 282,770 sqft / 716 Dwellings
Photography. Felix Mooneeram

31/07/2026

This month in the studios:

1-2. Imperial Hotel Site Visit
3-4. Halifax Building Tour by
5. Bradford Walking Tour
6. ManchesterSocietyofArchitects Sister Talk and Tour
7-8. Lunchtime Cyanotypes
9. Excel Waterfront
10-11. Premier Inn Hotel Site Visit at Mix Manchester
12-13. Battersea Arts Centre Mini Golf Exhibition
14. Spacestor Showroom Visit
15. Puppies!
16. World Cup Social at our Manchester Studio
17. Summer Social by Smart Systems

Imperial Hotel Site Visit

Imperial Hotel Site Visit

Halifax Building Tour by

Halifax Building Tour by

Bradford Walking Tour

ManchesterSocietyofArchitects Sister Talk and Tour

Lunchtime Cyanotypes

Lunchtime Cyanotypes

Excel Waterfront

Premier Inn Hotel Site Visit at Mix Manchester

Premier Inn Hotel Site Visit at Mix Manchester

Battersea Arts Centre Mini Golf Exhibition

Battersea Arts Centre Mini Golf Exhibition

Spacestor Showroom Visit

Puppies!

World Cup Social at our Manchester Studio

Summer Social by Smart Systems

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