Selected projects | studio-givanni

'Architecture has the potential to elevate the human condition,

through articulating the beauty of the everyday'

Gian Givanni

Studio Givanni is an architecture and urban design practice committed to developing sustainable environments, which we believe should be accessible to all members of society. This aspiration can be achieved through careful consultation and the conscientious implementation of outstanding architecture.

Westover Amersham

The Westover redevelopment in Amersham is located in an established suburb on the edge of the Green Belt. The vision is to create a series small and mid sizes apartments intended for young families, couples and seniors wishing to downsize. The proposal will replace a single dwelling on a large sloping rectangular site. The buildings mass is intended to read as two tiers which make use of the existing terrain. An upper tier which will contain dual aspect accommodation, and lower tier which will accommodate single aspect apartments and the buildings entrance.

Nunhead Southwark

The site sits to the east of Nunhead Resveoir and has laid dormant for many years. Self-seeding sycamores trees have inhabited the site creating a natural pocket of urban woodland which provides a visual amenity to the local community. The proposal is to create a development which will maintain and improve the accessibility of the open space whilst providing affordable family homes. A new pocket park is envisaged which has been designed to retain many of the existing trees, in addition to new ones. The accommodation provision of ten affordable three-bedroom apartments will occupy a small area of the site and seeks to make good use of the steep topography of the site.

Ambledown Rickmansworth

Ambledown is a design for a residential development in the heart of the Loudwater conservation area, Rickmansworth. The design approach has been to create a flexible contemporary envelop which can be adapted by residents to suit changing needs. The simplicity of the design seeks to build on vernacular craftsmanship whilst creating an addition to the conservation which is of this idiom.

Rye Hill Park Peckham

Rye Hill Park is a development for affordable housing which will provide a mixture of unit types for families and individuals. The design is conceived of as 2 linked volumes which fit the grain of the existing street pattern. The use of timber screens will give a sense of privacy and provide solar shading.

Bodicariya Kolkata

Bodicariya is a mixed-use masterplan for the Chakma community in Rjharrt Newtown Kolkata, West Bengal. Studio Givanni have been commissioned to establish a proposal comprising of office space, a new school and technical training centre. Work is due to start on site 2019.

Merano Vauxhall

Merano is a mixed-use residential tower designed for St James of the Berkley Group. Working with Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, Gian Givanni led the design team from concept design through to construction information in conjunction with delivery architects EPR.

Riverlight Nine Elms

Riverlight is a mixed-use residential led development consisting of 800 units of mixed tenure over 6 blocks. Designed for St James of the Berkley Group and working with Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, Gian Givanni led the design team from concept design through to construction information in conjunction with EPR.

The Jam Factory Borough

The Jam Factory development is the conversion of the original Victorian structure into 250 dwellings over 3 blocks. The project, completed in 2003, was one of the first developments of its kind in the area to provide high quality 'loft style’ conversions in the up and coming district of Bermondsey Street.

Apartment A-506

A506 is an apartment in Borough South London designed for the photographer Hugh Gilbert. The design approach is based around a series of glazed internal walls of varying opacity. The interplay of light and shade, opacity and transparency create a delicate play of constantly changing tones to the interior spaces.

Placemaking, The Mayors Office and The GLA

Studio Givanni has worked closely with the Culture Team at the GLA to produce a number of vision documents, which advocate the importance of the arts within the built environment and act as frameworks for future development.