Journal

Barkitecture at Goodwood 2024

Headrush! was our entry for this year’s kennel design competition, organised by Kevin McCloud and The Duke of Richmond. Goodwoof has joined the Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival as highpoints of the estate’s annual […]

A Million Days

The Nook features in new Sci-Fi movie, A Million Days. It was a rare opportunity to attend a world premiere in Leicester Square, London of a new British indie Sci-Fi movie, A Million Days. Set […]

RIBA House of the Year 2023

Hidden House has been chosen by RIBA as one of the twenty best examples from across the UK for RIBA’s House of the Year. The jury citation states, “Carved into the Herefordshire hillside, with views […]

WigWag at Goodwood

Barkitecture is the light-hearted centrepiece of Goodwood’s annual dog event, Goodwoof, where a range of kennels are created by 16 invited architects and designers, and then auctioned by Bonhams. Hall + Bednarczyk were delighted to […]

Kelly

  With great sadness, we pay our love and respect to Kelly Bednarczyk, who died at the end of 2022. Kelly co-founded Hall + Bednarczyk Architects with Martin Hall in 2005, and was instrumental in […]

Barkitecture at Goodwood

Kevin McCloud invited us to propose a design for Barkitecture – a centrepiece of Goodwood’s inaugural dog-focussed addition to the world-famous calendar of events at the Sussex estate. The Barkitecture brief requested a novel architectural alternative to the traditional […]

Hidden House

Hidden House re-purposes a derelict 19th Century Herefordshire hill barn, incorporating it into a 21st Century rural dwelling where the main living floor is newly carved into the landscape.  The result is a home of contrasts […]

Bird’s Orchard

In the heart of the Wye Valley AONB, Bird’s Orchard is a tiny cottage, formerly a coach house, with a total floor area of just 60m2 over two storeys. Planning permission has been granted by […]

1917 Building Coleg Gwent

  A planning application has been submitted to Monmouthshire County Council for Coleg Gwent’s new catering school which will feature two public restaurants and a deli. The design approach is one of creative reuse – […]

Private Spa, Gloucestershire

Construction will shortly commence on a new spa building and internal remodel at a country residence in Gloucestershire, following planning approval by Forest of Dean District Council. The proposal aims to introduce a contemporary pavilion […]

Monmouthshire Living

Practice directors Martin Hall and Kelly Bednarczyk have been featured in the January 2020 edition of Monmouthshire Living, which also highlighted a range of recent projects. A 3 page article placed emphasis on the recent […]

Highfield Farm

A major remodel has recently completed at Highfield Farm, a much-cherished Monmouthshire country home which has been in the same family for several generations. The project required a surgical design response which preserved the farmhouse’s […]

RIBA Awards 2019

Silver How has won at the 2019 RIBA Welsh Architecture Awards, alongside five other projects such as Purcell’s £30m renewal of St Fagan’s National Museum of History. The Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) […]

BBC Arts

BBC Arts have chosen Silver How as one of Eight Architectural Delights from the RIBA Regional Awards, and given the article top billing on their website. Selected from this year’s prestigious field of 138 award […]

Croes Fach

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority have granted planning permission for a replacement dwelling near Llanbedr, designed by Hall + Bednarczyk. Responding to a sloping site, the two storey home is arranged to allow both floors […]

Country Life Feature

The Chickenshed continues to accumulate column inches in high profile publications and New Year’s Eve has seen the building featured in Country Life – the iconic British magazine beloved of blue bloods and aspiring squirearchy. […]

Home Farm Court

The practice has recently converted a neoclassical entrance building & former stables into a two bedroom home within a fine period model farm. A top lit mezzanine space is accessed via a bespoke steel staircase […]

Silver How

Named after a Cumbrian peak, Silver How is a new 400sqm family home in Llanhannock, Monmouthshire. The design repurposes an Arts & Crafts period stable, creating a generous kitchen space that links to a substantial […]

The Architecture of Wales

The Architecture of Wales, just re-issued by the University of Wales Press, is John B Hilling’s definitive 300 page book covering two millennia of Welsh architecture. We’re incredibly honoured that Llandegfedd Visitor Centre has been […]

Touchstone Journal Feature

November 2018 sees the publication of Touchstone, the journal for architecture in Wales. Hall + Bednarczyk Architects were featured in several articles, with a preview of a proposed farm house built over agricultural storage.

Ivy Farm

Autumn 2018 has seen the completion of an extensive programme of work at Ivy Farm, a grade II listed house in the Cotswolds. The 17th century building has been sensitively restored and a contemporary kitchen […]

Corn Farm

Planning permission has just been secured for a new house at Corn Farm, Monmouthshire. The five bedroom replacement dwelling has extraordinary views towards the Black Mountains.

The Paddocks

Construction documents are nearing finalisation for the on site construction of an extension and remodel of The Paddocks. The building is an interesting 1946 cottage built as a wedding present and designed by noted architect […]

High Reddings

Planning permission has been granted by Forest of Dean District Council for a replacement dwelling with panoramic views over the Severn Estuary. The 400sqm contemporary scheme of sandstone, glass and steel went before FDDC’s planning […]

Raglan Community Hall

Raglan Community Hall has been submitted as a planning application on behalf of local community group RVHA. The scheme aims to establish a social hub for the 2000 residents of the rural Monmouthshire village by […]

Exhibition at The Senedd

Recent work by Hall + Bednarczyk forms part of an exhibition at The Senedd, the seat of Welsh government. The buildings in the exhibition were recognised by the awards juries of the National Eisteddfod and […]

Savran House

Forest of Dean District Council have granted planning permission for a contemporary remodelling of Savran House, a substantial Georgian country residence. The glazed single storey extension will create a family kitchen that enjoys remarkable panoramic […]

Condé Nast Traveller: The Chicken Shed

The Chicken Shed has just been featured on Condé Nast Traveller’s pick of the “coolest places to stay around the world”: “An unexpectedly futuristic, Scandi-inspired cabin tucked away in the Welsh countryside… Call this a chickenshed? […]

Crane Farm, Cotswolds

Planning permission has been granted for Hall + Bednarczyk’s design for a 650m2 replacement dwelling overlooking its own private 20 acre lake, a waterfowl sanctuary, near South Cerney in the heart of The Cotswolds.

RIBA Journal: MacEwan Award

RIBA Journal’s inaugural MacEwen Award celebrating ‘Architecture for the Common Good’ selected Llandegfedd Reservoir Visitor Centre & Watersports Centre as one of the three winning entries from a large nationwide field submitted by many of […]

Ivy Farm

The practice recently obtained planning permission and listed building consent for a significant remodelling and contemporary extension project on a 17th Century farmhouse in The Cotswolds.

Wales Festival of Architecture

Hall + Bednarczyk’s work is exhibited in The Wales Festival of Architecture, held in Aberystwyth during April-May, with The Nook chosen for the Festival’s promotional material. Featuring photography taken by James Morris, the exhibition explores […]

Dewi-Prys Thomas Prize

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Arch Daily: The Nook

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Silver How

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National Eisteddfod 2015

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Dezeen: The Nook

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Bewley

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Homebuilding & Renovating: The Nook

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RIBA Regional Awards Shortlist

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Valley Springs

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Design Commission for Wales

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Countylife Magazine

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National Eisteddfod 2012

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RIBA Awards 2011

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RIBA Buildings of the Year 2011

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Fabric Architecture: Elmlea School

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The Guardian: Wine Warehouse

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