London, United Kingdom · 2018
Watsons' Street
A neglected Victorian chapel restored and repurposed as a contemporary home, artist's studio and gallery.
EP 018210 October 2023 · 45 min
Infill, Inspire, Innovate: Exploring Non-Traditional Architecture With Alex Nikjoo
YouTube · 44:40Audio only · Transistor00:00 · Introduction to non-traditional architecture9 chapters ↓
Follow the showApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeRSS
About this conversation
Infill, Inspire, Innovate: Exploring Non-Traditional Architecture With Alex Nikjoo
Non-traditional architecture often starts with awkward sites, overlooked opportunities and practical problems that need a sharper commercial and design response.
Stephen Drew speaks with Alex Nikjoo about infill sites, sustainable upgrades, adaptive reuse, construction payments, AI, developers and the reality of building a practice around relationships and delivery.
The conversation covers:
How infill and brownfield sites can become design opportunities
Why sustainable upgrades often depend on budget and client commitment
How payment disputes affect construction projects
Topics in this episode
Each topic opens its knowledge hub with jobs, people, courses and more episodes.
Transcript
Back to playerRead the conversation.
Automatically generated. Words and speaker labels may contain mistakes. Play a passage to hear the original.
Opening of the conversation
Timestamps jump to the nearest marked moment in the video.
- · Stephen Drew
Stephen Drew
Hello everyone. It's a Thursday. Almost there. One more day for the weekend. I hope you're ready. Cause me and I do some cool design stuff in a minute. You'll see what I mean. I've known this guy for a while. He's done better than me. Got his part three. That helps. Okay, cool. Nearly there. 20 seconds. My goodness.
It's hot. Ooh, I had to turn the fan off for this. Livestream, but don't worry, I'll make it eight seconds.
Continue the conversation
What’s your take?
An episode ends. A good conversation carries on.
View in forum →The conversation
Loading the conversation…
The guest, the practice, the work
Follow the conversation into the directory.
London, United Kingdom · 2024
Lode
A low-energy three-bedroom townhouse unlocking a former delivery yard and parking space on a constrained North London backland site.
EP 0257 · 84 minHe Started His Own Architecture Practice at 29Alex Sutton
EP 0256 · 52 minWhy Architects Have Zero Power in the UK Right NowJay Morton
EP 0254 · 78 minRunning an Architecture Practice Isn't What You ThinkTim O'Callaghan
EP 0253 · 73 minHow to Future Proof Your Architecture CareerAmi Nigam
Roles in this world
Live Architecture roles on the jobs board right now.
The newsletter
Get the next conversation in your inbox.
New episodes, the companion guides and the Friday session. No spam, unsubscribe any time.