Chance de Silva Architects

Chance de Silva Architects An architectural company set up in North London that often work in interaction with other participants, as artists, designers, musicians, community groups.

We seek projects which allow exploration and experimentation. We have worked, for example, with artists Matt Hale and Frank Watson on our Venus project, and with Kirsty Brooks at Cargo Fleet. These works became an integral part of the architecture. We also explore new materials, and materials used in new ways. Venus pioneered the use of a post-patination compound on copper cladding. We researched

rusting steel in Finland for our project Cargo Fleet. Our work is not just about space, or the qualities of materials, but about what they evoke or express. Chance de Silva is best known for one-off residential projects – particularly individual houses. These include both pure residential and live-work homes. Our projects have often resulted from creating an opportunity from scratch, by site-finding and acting as enablers or developers, sometimes in partnership with others. We also carry out larger residential schemes – of apartments or mixed use – and community and healthcare projects. We have developed a specialty in obtaining difficult planning permissions, especially of marginal sites, and of bold contemporary additions in historic or conservation areas. This is in all locations: urban, suburban and rural settings. Chance de Silva’s work has been featured on TV in the UK and France, and radio in the UK, published in the national press and in books in France, Spain, China and the UK.

Congrats to St Hilda's Redcar for their Stirling Prize shortlisting in the category Client of the Year!
09/10/2023

Congrats to St Hilda's Redcar for their Stirling Prize shortlisting in the category Client of the Year!

RIBA Northeast Award for St Hilda's, Redcar:
06/06/2023

RIBA Northeast Award for St Hilda's, Redcar:

Chance de Silva has created a building that is at the heart of its community, adopting a confident application of materiality, light and space that achieves a timeless beauty, while its client has won the North East Client of the Year award

So pleased to congratulate Kirkleatham PCC on their RIBA Northeast Client of the Year Award for the new St Hilda's Churc...
06/06/2023

So pleased to congratulate Kirkleatham PCC on their RIBA Northeast Client of the Year Award for the new St Hilda's Church and Parish Centre at Redcar!

We need to talk about KEVIN - Wednesday 21st at 9.00pm on C4 - GD House of the Year
20/11/2018

We need to talk about KEVIN - Wednesday 21st at 9.00pm on C4 - GD House of the Year

What did Kevin McCloud make of his gig at Vex? Tune in and find out! Chance de Silva and Scanner’s Vex is a finalist in ...
05/11/2018

What did Kevin McCloud make of his gig at Vex? Tune in and find out!

Chance de Silva and Scanner’s Vex is a finalist in the new series of Grand Designs House of the Year.

Programmes are Wednesday nights at 9pm.

Vex will be in the episode on Wed 21st Nov, and the series starts next week (7 Nov) with the the first batch of finalists featured.

16/05/2018

Vex Bell - a sculptural sound installation (at Royal Academy at Walmer Yard) - Scanner and Chance de Silva's response to Peter Salter's idiosyncratic architecture . Great to participate alongside dancers, performers and singers.

RIBA awards judges visited Vex on Tuesday. It was soon after the house became home to a great family and their pet pengu...
24/04/2018

RIBA awards judges visited Vex on Tuesday. It was soon after the house became home to a great family and their pet penguin (pace Andrey Kurkov). The project has been shortlisted in the RIBA London awards hot on the heels of shortlists for individual house or house of the year categories of the Architects Journal, Building Design Architect of the Year and WAN awards.

OCULUS! - Sculptor Rob Olins and Chance de Silva have designed 'Oculus' a curving, timber-clad, tree-topped building on ...
21/12/2017

OCULUS! - Sculptor Rob Olins and Chance de Silva have designed 'Oculus' a curving, timber-clad, tree-topped building on Holland Park Avenue of artists studios, gallery, cafe and shared workspace.

Only a few tckets left for Steve and Scanner at the Royal Academy!
21/11/2017

Only a few tckets left for Steve and Scanner at the Royal Academy!

Explore the ways in which time can influence our relationship with architecture.

Don't mention the B-word as Chance de Silva make soundwaves in Europe with Amsterdam-based MARK MAGAZINE featuring VEX i...
30/10/2017

Don't mention the B-word as Chance de Silva make soundwaves in Europe with Amsterdam-based MARK MAGAZINE featuring VEX in its August/September edition and Steve is broadcast in conversation with The Wirebender on RADIO ON BERLIN talking about Rob Olins and Sonic Waterloo.
http://www.radio-on-berlin.com/?p=7468

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Monday 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 6pm

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+442077042575

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