Expertise: Architecture
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Selfridges
Our teams have delivered numerous projects for Selfridges including some famous retail spaces within their flagship store on Oxford Street – an iconic London landmark. Working as executive architects on Selfridges Wonder Room, we ensured that Klein Dytham architecture’s design vision was translated into reality. Inspired by the concept of Wunderkammer and Curiosity Cabinets, the…
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Bicester Village
In the last 15 years, Hyphen has helped deliver more than 40 projects for 15 global brands in Bicester Village, one of the UK’s leading retail destinations. Located on the outskirts of a historical market town in Oxfordshire, Bicester Village is the UK’s second most popular attraction for Chinese tourists – with only Buckingham Palace receiving more annual visitors. Our most recent…
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What Stage 0 entails – and why it matters
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen Understanding an existing building’s potential and constraints before design begins helps clients make informed investment decisions. At Stage 0, Hyphen’s architectural advice tests possible uses, technical requirements and commercial viability while options remain open. Across Europe, retrofit has quietly shifted from being an outlier in development strategy to its…
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Drawing respite into Seoul: David Shipley wins 2026 Chris Henderson Drawing Prize
David Shipley’s winning project explores mental wellbeing, community and connection in Seoul through hand drawing and biophilic design. How can architecture help people pause, gather and feel connected in a dense, fast-moving city? That question sits at the centre of Putting the Heart into Seoul: Providing Respite & Wellbeing in a Modern Megacity, the winning…
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How power, cooling and flexibility are affecting data centre design
Power availability, changing cooling requirements and the need for flexibility are placing new demands on data centre projects. Hyphen’s Matilda Marku and Darragh Beggan contributed to a recent RIBAJ and Tate discussion examining these issues. Power constraints, more demanding cooling requirements and rapidly changing technology are influencing how data centres are planned and designed. These…
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The power of ‘built in’ building control expertise
By: Georgina Mullen, director at Hyphen Building control expertise within an architectural practice helps teams address compliance from the outset. Hyphen director Georgina Mullen explains how early collaboration and technical know-how can reduce the risk of costly redesign and support safe, compliant buildings. There is a phrase I’ve heard far too often in our industry:…
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Could existing buildings unlock smarter data centre development?
By: Eva Diego, CEO at Hyphen In conversation with Alexandra Gheorghiu at DCD in Spain, Hyphen CEO Eva Diego builds on her recent interviews about the importance of architectural advice at Stage Zero to explore why re-purposing existing buildings into data centres deserves far more attention. While new-build development has long been seen as the…
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Corina Cristescu
Associate
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Katia Souni
Associate
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Investing in excellence – Promotions in France
Corina Cristescu and Katia Souni have been promoted to associate in Hyphen’s France team, recognising their technical know-how, client relationships and contribution to project delivery. At Hyphen, we know that delivering architectural excellence takes people who understand what matters most to our clients and who bring the clarity, energy and trust needed to bring teams…
