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Henning Stummel Architects is a design led practice which specialises in serene contemporary architecture and advocates legible urban spaces in the public realm. The practice was opened in 2000. Mr Stummel brings to his practice a wide breadth of knowledge through his education at the TH Darmstadt, ETH in Zurich, as well as collaborations with Richard Horden Associates (1989-90), Sir Norman Foster & Partners ( 1992-93) and David Chipperfield Architects from 1993 to 2000, where he rose to become a senior associate. The focus of Henning Stummel Architects is a contemplated method of combining new structures within historically sensitive sites as well as assuring that new-build constuction is ecologically considerate and a positive contribution to its locality. The practice has concluded that many answers to these concerns are often found in more established architectures, particularly vernacular building types, which prove to be excellent catalysts in determining successful projects today. Henning Stummel Architects strives to create architecture that is well defined, comprehensible without rhetoric, and has a positively enduring aesthetic. Simultaneously, the practice ensures that such projects fulfill the demands of contemporary life. The pragmatic invention often required for these concerns adds complexities which, when seen objectively and optimistically, can lead to richness of design and more meaningful architecture. The practice has been published internationally and has already received numerous awards such as a Housing Design Award (2004), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Building of the Year: London Region 2005. and it reached the finalist stage for the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Award in 2005. |
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