Article source: DSDHA

The Alex Monroe Studio, Snowsfields is a new jewellery studio, sited within a stone’s throw of The Shard in the Bermondsey Conservation Area, providing a showcase for Alex’s growing international business. Consisting of a handcrafted 3-storey addition to an existing Edwardian single-storey shop front, the building provides workshop and studio space, alongside a boutique store, with meeting and dining spaces on the upper levels as well as a roof terrace with views towards London Bridge. The new building operates as a bespoke ‘bookend’ to the original terrace, creating a strong prow that completes the street frontage. The design maintains the continuity of the shop fronts, whilst the additional floors form a separate metal clad volume that sits lightly above.

Image Courtesy © Dennis Gilbert

• Architects: DSDHA
• Project: Alex Monroe Studio
• Location: Snowsfields, South London
• Photography: Dennis Gilbert
• Client: Alex Monroe
• Contractor: Neilcott Construction Limited
• Structural Engineer: Structure Workshop
• Services Engineer: Con-Serv Limited
• Quantity Surveyor: Robert Martell & Partners
• Facade Consultant: Procare