Bloqs

by 5th Studio 

Client Enfield Council and Bloqs  

Awards RIBA London Award 2023 and RIBA London Sustainability Award 2023 (sponsored by Autodesk) and RIBA National Award 2023 (sponsored by Forterra)

Set within Enfield’s wider Meridian Water masterplan, this slick, bright and forward-thinking new building is home to a buzzing social enterprise which seeks to provide the answer to London’s increasing need for new, inexpensive workspaces to house a growing multitude of young people wanting to pursue careers in ‘making’. A former vehicle testing facility with little architectural merit, this building was prevented from demolition and given a new lease of life, on a very tight budget. 

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Contractor Ashe Construction 

Structural Engineer ARUP 

Environmental / M&E Engineer ARUP 

Internal area 3144 m2 (gross)