Happy birthday Alfie!
Today the wisest member of the BOTA team celebrated his 13th birthday, and enjoyed a well deserved slice of homemade turkey and paté 'sponge' cake! :) Happy birthday Alf!
Best of Houzz 2017
We're delighted to have received a Best of Houzz award for our design work again this year!
Don't Move, Improve! 2017
Dan enjoying a glass of wine beside our entry, Hackney House.
New Project Photography
Our recently completed project in Bow has just been photographed...
http://www.brianotuama.com/bow-house-2
New Year's progress...
We've started 2017 with some exciting progress on site - the generous proportions of the new extension are beginning to take shape!
Season's Greetings!
The team thoroughly enjoyed the ascent and descent of the roof of the O2 Millennium Dome - a great experience. It was good to kick off the holiday season with some energetic activity!
Designer, User, Maker...
The studio recently paid a visit to the newly re-opened Design Museum in the former Commonwealth Institute. Aside from the exhibitions we'd definitely recommend a trip purely for the amazing swooping ceiling overhead...
Don't Move Improve! 2017
We're delighted that our Hackney house project has been selected for the 2017 Don’t Move, Improve! exhibition and magazine.
Stepping back into history
Brian & Kevin recently took a quick trip to Vicenza to see some of Andrea Palladio's influential work from the 16th century - including the wonderful Teatro Olimpico.
Ingenuity in Hackney
On site resourcefulness highlights a temporary solution that combines functionality and materiality!
As Featured on Houzz...
One of our projects has been featured in an editorial on Houzz. Click here to see the full article.
Latest Project in London Fields
An extension takes shape in London Fields
New Project Photography
Check out our recently completed project in Hackney which has just been photographed…...
Exploring a London landmark...
Many thanks to the team at the Barbican for a very interesting architectural tour of the iconic Barbican estate and Arts centre... and for making sure we didn't get lost!
Competition entry revealed….
We enjoyed collaborating with our friend Eli Hatleskog on a joint entry to a competition to design a new shop prototype in Norway. And now that the result has been announced we're able to share a glimpse of our entry with you. Unfortunately we didn't win this competition, but our appetite has been whetted for more!
The final stretch
Our house enlargement and refurbishment in Bow is almost done, complete with a new basement for the kitchen and dining space
In Vogue - and V.B. on the cover
Our Minuit Moins Sept cobbler's shop for Christian Louboutin is described in the October issue of Vogue as "without question, the most elegant cobbler in London".
Sunshine at the Serpentine
A few pictures from our recent outing to this year's Serpentine Pavilion. Credit to B.I.G. Architects on a very successful design; even Alfie appreciated the architecture.. and the shade!
Fine wines, charcuterie & cheese….
Our refurbishment of The Sutton Arms on Carthusian Street is complete.