Project showcase

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2026

Creative Retrofit

$Central Foundation Boys' School, London Borough of Islington for Central Foundation Boys' School with Hawkins\Brown, BDP and Gardiner & Theobald$

Central Foundation Boys' School, London Borough of Islington for Central Foundation Boys' School with Hawkins\Brown, BDP and Gardiner & Theobald

Central Foundation Boys’ School, a top-performing non-selective comprehensive school, has transformed its inner-city campus, providing state-of-the-art learning facilities for students between years 7-11 and sixth form. The decade-long, phased redevelopment consolidated and modernised a fragmented campus, preserving the school’s heritage buildings while maintaining full operational capacity throughout construction.

The Sutton Estate, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for Clarion Housing Group with HTA Design, Civic and Durkan

Sutton Estate, Chelsea, one of the UK’;s earliest social housing developments, has been remodelled and refurbished to continue William Sutton’s vision of providing high-quality homes for those in need. Designed with local residents, the 81 affordable and future ready homes are served by ground source heat pumps, reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.

2026 Creative Retrofit

Old Court and Weaving Sheds, Kidderminster for Wyre Forest District Council with Burrell Foley Fischer, DCA Consultants, AKS Ward, SGA Consulting, Arcadis and Focus Consulting

The transformation of Kidderminster’s Grade II listed Former Magistrates’ Court has brought a once-derelict gateway site back to life as a thriving hub for enterprise, creativity and community activity. Led by Wyre Forest District Council with support from the Future High Streets Fund, the project reopens a cherished historic landmark while equipping it for modern use.

2026 Creative Retrofit

76 Southbank, London Borough of Lambeth for Wolfe Commercial Properties and Stanhope with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Multiplex, Heyne Tillett Steel, Watkins Payne, Vogt and Eckersley O’Callaghan

Originally designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, completed in 1983 as the office and marketing building for IBM, the project sees the careful refurbishment and extension of the Grade II listed building to deliver an additional 11,000 square metres of flexible and highly sustainable office space while preserving this important building for the long-term future.

2026 Creative Retrofit

Space House, London Borough of Camden for Seaforth Land and QuadReal with Squire & Partners, Atelier Ten, Pell Frischmann, Donald Insall Associates, Gustafson Porter & Bowman, Gardiner & Theobald and BAM

The iconic Grade II-listed Space House has been sensitively refurbished and extended by Squire &Partners for Seaforth Land and QuadReal. A symbol of the 1960s commercial property boom, Space House was designed by Richard Seifert and Partners and is known for its innovative architecture, with a distinctive cylindrical tower, rectilinear block and connecting bridge.

2026 Creative Retrofit

Zodiac, London Borough of Croydon for Common Projects with shedkm, Planit, Whitby Wood, Skelly & Couch, Gardiner & Theobald and Awesome Construction

Zodiac sees the transformation of a worn-out, concrete 1960s complex in West Croydon into 73 high quality homes for families at risk of homelessness, with new community facilities and a new public square. It demonstrates a commercially viable and sustainable retrofit model that serves both new and existing residents, local community groups, and the Council, all within the framework of the site’s unique architectural context.

2026 Creative Retrofit

$Tileyard North, Wakefield for City & Provincial Properties Ltd. with Hawkins\Brown, Civic, Turley and TB&A$

Tileyard North, Wakefield for City & Provincial Properties Ltd. with Hawkins\Brown, Civic, Turley and TB&A

Tileyard North is the final piece of a regeneration masterplan breathing new life into Wakefield’s waterfront, converting several long-derelict Grade II-listed mills into a world-class mixed-use creative and cultural cluster. The fully occupied Phase 1 reimagines four mill buildings, creating a new public square that accommodates a wide range of uses, including recording studios, an event space, and a gin distillery.

2026 Creative Retrofit Winner

Cockpit Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham for Cockpit with Cooke Fawcett Architects, Planning Lab, Momentum, Max Fordham LLP, New Stages and Gardiner & Theobald

Cockpit Deptford transforms a 1960s former council building housing 60 craft studios, adding 20 new affordable spaces and public amenities. A 6m-wide opening in the street façade activates a previously hidden yard as a welcoming craft garden. A new timber workshop provides specialist fabrication facilities. Through thoughtful retrofit rather than demolition, the project preserves embodied carbon whilst dramatically improving environmental performance.

2026 Creative Retrofit