Solidspace with Studio MUTT are winners of the Liverpool Townhouse competition. Participants were invited to design a high-density, land-efficient and deliverable family home that also provides private amenity space to combat the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Solidspace split level living model adapted to a townhouse provides interconnected social spaces in the home where family can come together whilst allowing different zones for living and working, and car free mews for safe play.
James Soane of Project Orange and a judge of the competition said: ‘The idea of reimagining the familiar brick terrace as a vibrant, … Read more

Solidspace founder, Roger Zogolovitch, talks to NLA’s Peter Murray OBE about the problems of small sites, the benefits of permitted development and how his book has encouraged other architects to swap side. You can watch the talk here. You can find out more about the architect-developer role and Roger’s ideas on an independent movement of small developers in his book Shouldn’t we all be developers? available via our shop. … Read more

We are seeking a qualified architect with at least three years post-part 3 experience to work with the Solidspace team for a short term project (up to six months), to carry out detailed design and specification for a pair of Solidspace split-level homes in Poole.
Solidspace is an independent architect-led developer with a collection of award winning collaborative housing projects constructed since 2003 all arranged around the Solidspace DNA. The two houses in Poole are an evolution of the neighbouring Houseboat (pictured above) built in 2016 with Mole Architects, … Read more

Weston Street is featured in The Space magazine “broken-plan living” article written by Clare Dowdy exploring new housing models that can meet people’s needs post-pandemic, providing the flexibility for living, socialising and home working. Weston Street is our development of 8 tessellating apartments in the heart of London’s Bermondsey, a culmination of 15 years of fine-tuning our split level living model which enables privacy and sociability in each home through a series of interconnected spaces.
You can read the article here and find out more about our Weston Street development here. … Read more

“We loved how the space opens up as you move through the house” Interview with Eudon Choi and Neil Byrne about their colourful home at Shepherdess Walk – our development designed with Jaccaud Zein Architects, for the My Modern House series by The Modern House.
Read the article here. Find out more about Shepherdess Walk project here. … Read more

Roger Zogolovitch is one of the contributors to the new book Architects After Architecture: Alternative Pathways for Practice, edited by Harriet Harriss, Roberta Marcaccio and Rory Hyde. Architects After Architecture reframes architecture as a uniquely versatile way of acting on the world, far beyond that of designing buildings. “In this volume, we meet 40 practitioners who have used their architectural training in new and resourceful ways. Together, they describe a future of architecture that is diverse and engaged, expanding the limits of the discipline, and offering new paths forward in times of crisis.”
“Roger Zogolovitch became frustrated by the marginalised position of the architect – stripped of agency by the conservative forces of real-estate, … Read more

The Houseboat is featured in The Guardian’s 20 best travel discoveries of 2020. The Houseboat is a Solidspace house located on a site overlooking Poole Harbour dubbed ‘a paragon in split-level living’ by The Modern House. The house is a winner of the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Award 2017 and a South West RIBA Award 2017 and has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Awards 2017. The Houseboat, designed in collaboration with Meredith Bowles of Mole Architects and executive architect Rebecca Granger has been conceived as two upturned hulls propping themselves together facing the sea, … Read more

Solidspace with Allies and Morrison have been commissioned to develop a Small Sites Identification, Capacity and Design Study for Hammersmith and Fulham Council. The Study will help the Council realise its aims for future sustainable growth in the borough which is ‘of the place’ and deeply informed by its local character. It is intended that the Study will provide a robust evidence-based strategy for future growth and intensification, in the context of focus-areas, typologies, and small sites, helping establish how areas of growth can accommodate new homes and jobs sensitively and successfully. … Read more

Following the success of our publishing projects, we have launched the Solidspace online shop where you can easily browse and purchase our publications at the push of a button, including our staple title, the second edition of ‘Shouldn’t we all be developers?’ and our team’s favourite sturdy fairtrade cotton tote bags featuring Weston Street window pattern. We will be adding more items to our shop over the coming months so stay tuned and happy reading! … Read more

Our director Sarah Allan took part in a discussion about the government’s planning White Paper hosted by The Centre for London. The discussion included experts from boroughs, the GLA, developers, housing associations, academics, architects, planners, and community engagement experts, and will inform Centre for London’s response to the White Paper. Sarah stressed the importance of small sites making up 20% of the housing delivery targets for London but how difficult it is to deliver on small sites which come in all shapes, sizes and complexity. … Read more

Roger Zogolovitch will join leading minds at Messums LIVING WITHIN: Architectural Symposium which will consider the radical changes going on in the spaces we inhabit. From the context of both our own private and individual environments to how we will engage with each other publicly in the future, we have all become increasingly aware of the space we are ‘living within’.
‘A Place Apart’ is taken from a quote by Elisabeth Frink in relation to her studio, and the title of the studio exhibition, and is a panel discussion that will examine the private realm and role of architecture in a post-covid 19 society. … Read more

Roger Zogolovitch and Petra Marko gave a talk about disruptive housing models as part of the Architecture Foundation 100 Day Studio. Roger and Petra discussed the Solidspace split-level living typology, brand and customer, and its particular application on small sites and impact on wellbeing. They offered an overview of their experience of the barriers to small scale development, land, regulation and construction and discussed possible architect’s role that disrupts the development and construction process to enable scaling up of good quality homes.
You can view the full talk on the Architecture Foundation YouTube channel here. … Read more