Shoreditch, East London | £5.75m | won in competition 2003, completed 2005 | with Gregori Chiarotti Architects

The complete re-working of two furniture factories and a new extension, brought Amnesty International UK's 170 staff together in a single 'home'. Carefully judged relationships between the 250-seat auditorium, teaching, exhibition and working spaces with the surrounding urban context, have enabled staff integration and provided new opportunities to engage with their members and the public.