New 'sample' rooms at Hoxton Hotel by Project Orange, Suzy Hoodless and Adrian Kilby

I was recently asked to shoot three 'sample' rooms at the Hoxton Hotel, each created by a different designer. The designers – Project Orange, Suzy Hoodless and Adrian Kilby – were all commissioned to create a room with an East London theme while making best use of extremely tight 15 sq m spaces.

What's perhaps most interesting is how different the three interpretations of the brief are, in particular Project Orange's solution, which reconfigures the space with an exhibitionist's shower separating the sleeping area from bathroom.

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Zaha Hadid's Brixton school on front page of this week's Building Design

It has generally been a hopeless week for architectural photography, what with the torrential rain. However, I did manage to sneak down to South London to grab some shots of Evelyn Grace School for the latest issue of Building Design.

It's Zaha's first building to be completed in England, and is replete with her trademark swoops and crazy angles. I'm sure it's all meant to look very dynamic and exciting, but under grey cloud it takes on a rather oppressive and sinister tone.

Read the story in BD here>

Images of Dartington Primary School by White Design

As promised, here is a selection of images from my recent shoot for Building Design. I was really impressed with the design of Dartington Primary School, which features plenty of eco-friendly features and seemed to be going down a storm with teachers and pupils alike.

Designed by White Design, the £6m school resembles a village rather than single school building, with clusters of timber classroom buildings arranged around courtyard gardens. The roofs feature large rooflights as well as photovoltaic panels. Other sustainablity initiatives include rainwater recycling and high levels of insulation.

Read all about it in BD and on White Design's website, but in the meantime, enjoy the photos!