News & Views
How we made it: Timber Square
Placing low-carbon materials and sustainable construction methods at its heart, Timber Square is a pioneering net-zero carbon redevelopment.
5 minutes with… Sonny Dhand
We spoke to Sonny, our head of Transport and Highways, to find out a bit more about what he and the team's expertise bring to HTS.
Digging deep with Geotechnical
We sat down with Katie, Andy and Matt to discuss all things Geotechnical and learn a bit more about what they do.
Topping out at The Delft
Formerly Minerva House, The Delft has now topped out, an exciting milestone for the entire project team.
How we made it
How we made it: 3 Copper Square
With a hybrid structure of pre-cast concrete frame and CLT panels, 3 Copper Square is the first of its kind in Europe.
How we made it: One Exchange Square
One Exchange Square is the refurbishment and extension of a 1980s office building, incorporating reclaimed steel and retaining 94% of the structure.
How we made it: The Delft
Transforming Minerva House to become The Delft, we're creating over 50% additional floor area while retaining 75% of the existing structure.
We turned 18!
We threw a house party in our Chart Street studio to celebrate the people inside and out of the practice that have made us the company we are today.
Voyage à Paris – HTS annual trip 2025
The office trip is back, with croissant and cheese making, Eiffel tower tours and haunted pastry walks in the 2025 HTS trip to Paris.
16 HTS projects featured in NLA Adaptive London
The report brings together best practice in adaptive reuse across the Capital.
How do you build a school on made ground?
Tom Watson explains how we approached building a new school on a former quarry.
Introducing the Engineers Reuse Collective
Six major UK engineering firms launched The Engineers Reuse Collective (tERC), a not-for-profit group committed to accelerating reuse in the built environment.
Spring 2025 Promotions
It's an exciting time of year as we celebrate our team's achievements and announce a series of well-deserved promotions in London and Manchester.
Topping out at Timber Square
Timber Square has reached structural completion, topping out the largest commercial CLT structure in the UK.
HTS+ in 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, Laura Batty, Senior Associate, takes us through some of the research and innovation produced by HTS+ this year.
The life of a summer intern at HTS
We spoke to our 2024 summer placement students about what they got up to during their internships, and what they got out of the experience.
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5 minutes with… Ben Brown
Ben shines a light on some of the recent research projects he's worked on in the HTS+ team, and discusses the key drivers in his career to date.
5 minutes with… Emily Exford
Fresh from the hills of Poland, we caught up with Emily to discuss her path into engineering, her work at HTS and her recent pedElle experience.
5 minutes with… Carmel Lennon
Carmel is a Director and heads up civil engineering at HTS. We spoke to her about her career, how the team has evolved and what they bring to projects.
From summit to sea: adventures in Snowdonia
Our London and Manchester teams came together in North Wales to take on hiking, gorge scrambling, mountain biking and more on our annual trip.
Community Gardening with Grown in Hoxton
This summer we volunteered our time to help our neighbours at Grown in Hoxton maintain the local community garden on Chart Street.
Laura and Emily complete pedElle 2024
Laura Batty and Emily Exford took on a challenging 3-day, 450km cycle through southern Poland and raised an impressive £2005.
Science Buildings: The Path to Net Zero
Pioneering new net-zero life science research and design study developed with Bennetts Associates, Turner & Townsend Alinea and Hoare Lea.
Rethinking real estate reuse for life sciences
Key takeaways from our Adaptive Reuse for Life Sciences roundtable, bringing together experts from across the sector to share their perspectives on retrofitting buildings for life sciences.
How we made it: 76 Southbank
How we refurbished Denys Lasdun’s iconic Grade II listed design to fit the needs of a contemporary workplace.
Structural completion at 76 Southbank
76 Southbank has topped out, a significant milestone for this concrete-framed, Grade II listed office building on the banks of the Thames.
Are we delivering future life science white elephants?
James Morgan discusses the risk of over specifying life sciences buildings and increasing embodied carbon in the context of the shortening life cycles.
5 minutes with… Sophie Davies
We sat down with Sophie to discuss her path into engineering and her role on the BCO NextGen committee, following her trip to PropSki 2024.
Adaptive reuse for life sciences
How we made it: KOVA KX
How do you upscale an existing Edwardian office building into a modern dual-purpose building for both office and laboratory needs?
How we made it: Sycamore House
Transforming an industrial building into a unique life science co-working space with high-tech labs, flexible offices and communal spaces.
How we made it: Victoria House
A Grade II listed building transformed into a life sciences hub with wet-lab, dry-lab, and office spaces spanning multiple levels
