McCloy + Muchemwa
@mccloymuchemwa.bsky.social
Architecture + Design studio based in London, UK
https://mccloymuchemwa.com/
https://mccloymuchemwa.com/
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Check out our collection celebrating the greatest, best loved, and most adorable architectural blob of them all, Future Systems' shiny, neon, curvy, symbol of early 2000s excitement about the future, Birmingham Selfridges that was completed in 2003 architectural-icons.com/collections/...
September 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Check out our collection celebrating the greatest, best loved, and most adorable architectural blob of them all, Future Systems' shiny, neon, curvy, symbol of early 2000s excitement about the future, Birmingham Selfridges that was completed in 2003 architectural-icons.com/collections/...
McCloy + Muchemwa sees narrative sketching as a means of reinterpreting complex themes and as non-neutral tool for exploring design possibilities... here applied to rethinking the balance of freedom + security in architecture and urbanism as part of a recent RIBA conference: ow.ly/nBJW50WV8ou
September 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
McCloy + Muchemwa sees narrative sketching as a means of reinterpreting complex themes and as non-neutral tool for exploring design possibilities... here applied to rethinking the balance of freedom + security in architecture and urbanism as part of a recent RIBA conference: ow.ly/nBJW50WV8ou
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drawings don't have to be 'neutral' tools or 'pretty pictures'... they are for figuring it all out and playing around... getting emotional about it... suspending disbelief... for celebrating your ideas in a special and personal way!
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
drawings don't have to be 'neutral' tools or 'pretty pictures'... they are for figuring it all out and playing around... getting emotional about it... suspending disbelief... for celebrating your ideas in a special and personal way!
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
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Chef Architects Changing Our Cities ft McCloy + Muchemwa | Cooking with an Architect... youtu.be/bRtGwcGs_nQ?...
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Chef Architects Changing Our Cities ft McCloy + Muchemwa | Cooking with an Architect... youtu.be/bRtGwcGs_nQ?...
Chef Architects Changing Our Cities ft McCloy + Muchemwa | Cooking with an Architect... youtu.be/bRtGwcGs_nQ?...
April 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Chef Architects Changing Our Cities ft McCloy + Muchemwa | Cooking with an Architect... youtu.be/bRtGwcGs_nQ?...
Bo Muchemwa is one of the judges for this year's
RIBA Journal Eyeline competition! The fantastic panel also includes 2024 winner + legend @klaustoon.bsky.social
whose awesome work is pictured below... ENTER YOUR DRAWINGS NOW! ribaj.com/eyeline/enter
RIBA Journal Eyeline competition! The fantastic panel also includes 2024 winner + legend @klaustoon.bsky.social
whose awesome work is pictured below... ENTER YOUR DRAWINGS NOW! ribaj.com/eyeline/enter
Eye Line 2025: call for entries
Pen, pencil, computer or even AI –whatever your medium, our drawing competition is open for submissions
ribaj.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Bo Muchemwa is one of the judges for this year's
RIBA Journal Eyeline competition! The fantastic panel also includes 2024 winner + legend @klaustoon.bsky.social
whose awesome work is pictured below... ENTER YOUR DRAWINGS NOW! ribaj.com/eyeline/enter
RIBA Journal Eyeline competition! The fantastic panel also includes 2024 winner + legend @klaustoon.bsky.social
whose awesome work is pictured below... ENTER YOUR DRAWINGS NOW! ribaj.com/eyeline/enter
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We spoke to Floor Kuitert of FRAME Magazine about our work with playful-installations (and play-in-general) as a tool to enhance architecture the public realm. Full article in the 'Ones to Watch' series available below...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
McCloy + Muchemwa use playfulness as a tool to enhance the public realm
Reimagining the public realm as a place for exploration, joy and connection, McCloy + Muchemwa introduce elements of unexpected play into the city, inviting people to interact with one another and the...
frameweb.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We spoke to Floor Kuitert of FRAME Magazine about our work with playful-installations (and play-in-general) as a tool to enhance architecture the public realm. Full article in the 'Ones to Watch' series available below...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
We spoke to Floor Kuitert of FRAME Magazine about our work with playful-installations (and play-in-general) as a tool to enhance architecture the public realm. Full article in the 'Ones to Watch' series available below...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
McCloy + Muchemwa use playfulness as a tool to enhance the public realm
Reimagining the public realm as a place for exploration, joy and connection, McCloy + Muchemwa introduce elements of unexpected play into the city, inviting people to interact with one another and the...
frameweb.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We spoke to Floor Kuitert of FRAME Magazine about our work with playful-installations (and play-in-general) as a tool to enhance architecture the public realm. Full article in the 'Ones to Watch' series available below...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
#FRAMEInterview #architecture #playfuldesign
frameweb.com/article/insi...
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Fantastic portraits by Elena Heatherwick of @wallpapermag.bsky.social 's 10 most exciting emerging London architects... including (amazingly) 'The Experimenters' Steve McCloy + Bongani Muchemwa!
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
March 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Fantastic portraits by Elena Heatherwick of @wallpapermag.bsky.social 's 10 most exciting emerging London architects... including (amazingly) 'The Experimenters' Steve McCloy + Bongani Muchemwa!
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
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FIRST LOOK | Hugh Broughton Architects completes first of Westminster public toilet upgrades www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/hu...
Hugh Broughton Architects completes first of Westminster public toilet upgrades
Hugh Broughton has completed the upgrade of WCs at Victoria Embankment, part of a wider programme covering eight public conveniences across the City of Westminster
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
FIRST LOOK | Hugh Broughton Architects completes first of Westminster public toilet upgrades www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/hu...
Fantastic portraits by Elena Heatherwick of @wallpapermag.bsky.social 's 10 most exciting emerging London architects... including (amazingly) 'The Experimenters' Steve McCloy + Bongani Muchemwa!
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
March 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Fantastic portraits by Elena Heatherwick of @wallpapermag.bsky.social 's 10 most exciting emerging London architects... including (amazingly) 'The Experimenters' Steve McCloy + Bongani Muchemwa!
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
Proper loos in London!
Hugh Broughton Architects’ upgrade of the Victoria Embankment public conveniences in London transforms a much-needed amenity into a durable, high-quality facility. architecturetoday.co.uk/victoria-emb...
Victoria Embankment Public Conveniences - Architecture Today
Hugh Broughton Architects’ upgrade of the Victoria Embankment public conveniences in London transforms a much-needed amenity into a durable, high-quality facility with integrated public artwork.
architecturetoday.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Proper loos in London!
Steve McCloy talks to @dezeen.com about the new Pump House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew which he designed with Hugh Broughton Architects...
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/01/k...
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/01/k...
Hugh Broughton Architects conceals Kew Pumping Station with larch slats
Hugh Broughton Architects has completed a timber enclosure made of interlocking larch slats to screen off a pump house for west London's Kew Gardens.
www.dezeen.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Steve McCloy talks to @dezeen.com about the new Pump House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew which he designed with Hugh Broughton Architects...
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/01/k...
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/01/k...
drawings don't have to be 'neutral' tools or 'pretty pictures'... they are for figuring it all out and playing around... getting emotional about it... suspending disbelief... for celebrating your ideas in a special and personal way!
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
January 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
drawings don't have to be 'neutral' tools or 'pretty pictures'... they are for figuring it all out and playing around... getting emotional about it... suspending disbelief... for celebrating your ideas in a special and personal way!
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
(Project Credits: McCloy+ Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects)
It's SUPER important for architects to keep drawing! !
@news.architectsjournal.co.uk have published a selection of Steve's recent sketches for McCloy + Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects, with exciting projects ranging from our playful installations to HBA's Antarctic research stations!
@news.architectsjournal.co.uk have published a selection of Steve's recent sketches for McCloy + Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects, with exciting projects ranging from our playful installations to HBA's Antarctic research stations!
January 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It's SUPER important for architects to keep drawing! !
@news.architectsjournal.co.uk have published a selection of Steve's recent sketches for McCloy + Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects, with exciting projects ranging from our playful installations to HBA's Antarctic research stations!
@news.architectsjournal.co.uk have published a selection of Steve's recent sketches for McCloy + Muchemwa and Hugh Broughton Architects, with exciting projects ranging from our playful installations to HBA's Antarctic research stations!
A total dream team led by McCloy + Muchemwa have won a super-exciting new project for Dulwich Picture Gallery @dulwichgallery.bsky.social... and we can't wait to get started on the next stages!
More details here: www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/winning-desi...
More details here: www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/winning-desi...
Winning Design Unveiled for ‘Reimagining Play at Dulwich Picture Gallery’ - London Festival of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture and Dulwich Picture Gallery are thrilled to announce the winning design for the 'Reimagining Play' competition: A Gift of Flowers, created by McCloy + Muchemwa in c...
www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:08 PM
A total dream team led by McCloy + Muchemwa have won a super-exciting new project for Dulwich Picture Gallery @dulwichgallery.bsky.social... and we can't wait to get started on the next stages!
More details here: www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/winning-desi...
More details here: www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/winning-desi...
Two contrasting McCloy + Muchemwa designs for visitor centres at nature reserves. One for Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve and the other for Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve in Kent, UK.
More info:
mccloymuchemwa.com/MAASAI-MARA-...
mccloymuchemwa.com/SEVENOAKS-WI...
More info:
mccloymuchemwa.com/MAASAI-MARA-...
mccloymuchemwa.com/SEVENOAKS-WI...
November 25, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Two contrasting McCloy + Muchemwa designs for visitor centres at nature reserves. One for Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve and the other for Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve in Kent, UK.
More info:
mccloymuchemwa.com/MAASAI-MARA-...
mccloymuchemwa.com/SEVENOAKS-WI...
More info:
mccloymuchemwa.com/MAASAI-MARA-...
mccloymuchemwa.com/SEVENOAKS-WI...