Our Mission

An architectural rendering of a modern brick residential building with arched entrances, surrounded by trees with autumn leaves, flower beds, and a landscaped courtyard with people sitting and standing.

The on-going pressure on the housing sector has spurred an interest in alternative housing models that take into account different ways of living together.

At SHA we believe that this presents an opportunity to critically examine the way we create sustainable and community focussed accommodation. Our work in this sector looks at delivering financially viable schemes that place community and communal living at its centre.

The Climate Change Emergency requires sustainability focussed solutions but also human centric ones. The quality of social space is as important as sustainability. Architecture must serve both needs.

Housing done right has the potential to enrich our day to day lives in a meaningful way by providing spaces that encourage people to share experiences, ideas and cultures.

Watercolor painting of a row of houses with a forested mountain in the background.

We believe that architecture can help and support families, communities and individuals interact, understand and get along with each other.

Modern interior living space with exposed brick walls, large windows, wooden accents, and contemporary furniture including a white armchair and a tan leather sofa. There are people sitting and walking in the space.

We do this by designing spaces that create opportunities for social interaction.

Outdoor patio area with trees, people sitting and standing, and a person with a bicycle near brick arches.

We see co-living as one of the tools that helps provide a more sustainable and ultimately a more enjoyable rental experience. Co-living, can provide many more rental places but with a greater satisfaction. The headaches of renting are removed and the sense of living in a well-managed, intentional community comes to the fore.

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Little Valentines - A new co-living scheme in Redbridge turning 4no. houses into 71 co-living units with cafe, events space and co-working.

Little Valentines - A new co-living scheme in Redbridge turning 4no. houses into 71 co-living units with cafe, events space and co-working.

Willesden House - A substantial extension and refurbishment of a 30's styled house centred around a glazed void providing views of the sky from the ground floor.

Willesden House - A substantial extension and refurbishment of a 30's styled house centred around a glazed void providing views of the sky from the ground floor.

Napsbury Co-housing - A Co-housing community of 10 2-bed self-contained houses with shared facilities on green belt land.

Napsbury Co-housing - A Co-housing community of 10 2-bed self-contained houses with shared facilities on green belt land.

Mapledene - A glass bubble of an extension to a Victorian terraced house in a Conservation Area

Mapledene - A glass bubble of an extension to a Victorian terraced house in a Conservation Area

Putney House - A 6m2 extension that transforms this Eric Lyons house into a multi-functional room for the family.

Putney House - A 6m2 extension that transforms this Eric Lyons house into a multi-functional room for the family.

Invented Ruin - A new house on a backland site hidden behind a berm, the building looks like a house found in the wilderness, from a yesteryear - an invented ruin.

Invented Ruin - A new house on a backland site hidden behind a berm, the building looks like a house found in the wilderness, from a yesteryear - an invented ruin.

Invented Ruin - A new house on a backland site hidden behind a berm, the building looks like a house found in the wilderness, from a yesteryear - an invented ruin.

Invented Ruin - A new house on a backland site hidden behind a berm, the building looks like a house found in the wilderness, from a yesteryear - an invented ruin.

Mill Hill House - A 12m glazed strip creates a glazed strip between the extension and the main house. Paired with panoramic windows the sense of light and view creates an ever-changing sense of light throughout the day. More

Mill Hill House - A 12m glazed strip creates a glazed strip between the extension and the main house. Paired with panoramic windows the sense of light and view creates an ever-changing sense of light throughout the day. More

Broadway ZincBox - A new dwelling in Conservation Area in central Wimbledon overcoming constraints such as overlooking and sustainability requirements to create a distinctive new dwelling.

Broadway ZincBox - A new dwelling in Conservation Area in central Wimbledon overcoming constraints such as overlooking and sustainability requirements to create a distinctive new dwelling.

Wellington Road - An exposed timber raised ceiling creates a hall connecting different zones to provide a great flow of space.

Wellington Road - An exposed timber raised ceiling creates a hall connecting different zones to provide a great flow of space.

Willesden Gap House - A new 4 bedroom dwelling crafted to preserve the gap between the Victorian return house and the street behind set within a Conservation Area.

Willesden Gap House - A new 4 bedroom dwelling crafted to preserve the gap between the Victorian return house and the street behind set within a Conservation Area.