Circle studio (2026)

07/06/2023

Great day out to the and with some students from that I’ve had the privilege to teach over their time at the University. Appreciating # the great works of art and landscape.

Looking forward to seeing and following the brilliant things they’ll do.

18/04/2023

RIBA Youth Forum Open Architecture Late Exhibition Evening.

A great evening at RIBA Portland Place for a late exhibition evening ‘Open Architecture’ where the RIBA Youth Forum organised a series of activities over the course of the evening. CIRCLE was involved in mentoring, guiding and assisting the students to being the ideas to life alongside RIBA Education.

31/10/2021

Cassia Coop Training Centre - TYIN tegnestue architects (📍Sumatra, Indonesia) -
When Rozita was doing this project and understanding the local culture, environment, landscape and how the community way of life is translated into their everyday living, was a true lesson in understanding what it is that they wanted from the architecture that was about to inform the landscape.
How could we piece together their language in design into our vision? What were the local materials available within 5-10km of the site? What was the process of cultivating, drying and packaging the Cassia? What spaces were needed? We then realised that only the bark was used from the Cassia and the wood discarded. Conversing with the structural engineer, we designed a ‘forest of columns’ that would utilise the cassia wood and use it as timber for the construction. The result - a harmony of tradition, the contemporary and new use of materials in a way that wasn’t used before.
Even though the project went on to win ‘Archdaily Building of the Year’ in 2012 and ‘European Prize for Architecture’. The real success of the project was the story after, some five years later - the ripple effect could still be felt from the Cassia Coop Training Centre, the local houses and building began to adapt this new form of architecture into their own vernacular / architectural style. They began to believe in the potential, approach and intent.
📸: Pasi Aalto

31/10/2021

CIRCLE Q&A: What are some of the most important learnings from the start of setting up CIRCLE?

Thanks Dan Beaumont for a brilliant question. The base element to this is perseverance and grit and a clear focus on where you want to go and why.

WHY - this is the greatest factor in deciding anything. It’s the echo chamber of everything else. If this is clear then the path that it creates even with obstacles will be just growth rather than stop signs. We learnt / manoeuvred / evolved and adapted.

There’s still plenty of path to made ahead, but with the hope of creating impacts, ripples and facilitating growth for and with others.

we are CIRCLE studio.

26/10/2021

Cassia Coop Training Centre - TYIN tegnestue architects (📍Sumatra, Indonesia)
This project led by TYIN tegnestue architects, was a project founder Rozita was involved in back in 2011 and couldn’t have been done without the vision of the client, the enthusiasm of the design team and most importantly the determination from the local workforce who were dedicated into giving as much into the build as possible.
Using local knowledge was key! How to marry tradition and modern together. Working for example with carpenters to push the boundaries of architectural pieces was an exciting aspect. Most the picture boxes, window frames and doors were created without a nail in sight, the only metal were the hinges for the windows and doors.
📸: Pasi Aalto

22/10/2021

We are CIRCLE studio

We’re an interdisciplinary design / research collective based on the premise of education, opportunity & inclusivity through sustainability and storytelling.

Over the coming week we’ll share more info about who we are, what we do and what our aims and ambitions are as a collective.

Here’s a timeline to tell the story of the studio:

2011: Rozita (founder of CIRCLE studio), collaborated on a project with TYIN tegnestue architects, Cassia Coop Training Centre in Sumatra, Indonesia. Together with the practice, local community and artisans created a piece of architecture that not only was made from local sustainable materials but engaged on a form of architecture that bring about employment opportunities, further local building knowledge and empower the community all through education and opportunity.

2019: Rozita took a trip to Chile, San Pedro in the Atacama Desert. She spent time with a local with discussions about the poor infrastructure of the surrounding homes that lay on the edges of the heart of touristic hotspot. Cracked and crumbled walls, tin roofs with dents and folds - this wasn’t the architecture of the desert, these were forgotten structures. Asked to ‘fix’ this issue - this created the question. ‘How can architecture facilitate long term impact?’, ‘how can we be facilitator and creators?’ ‘How can we empower a community through toolkits and directions?’

2020: CIRCLE studio was born. Through the collective of a dedicated and talented team, bringing a diverse voice to the table on how to create long term impact with the community and for the community, both as designers, facilitators and educators. The studio strives to deliver these ambitions and goals whilst opening the door for other to join and sit at the table.

20/10/2021

We are CIRCLE studio

We’re an interdisciplinary design / research collective based on the premise of education, opportunity & inclusivity through sustainability and storytelling.

Over the coming week we’ll share more info about who we are, what we do and what our aims and ambitions are as a collective.

Here’s a timeline to tell the story of the studio:

2011: Rozita (founder of CIRCLE studio), collaborated on a project with TYIN tegnestue architects, Cassia Coop Training Centre in Sumatra, Indonesia. Together with the practice, local community and artisans created a piece of architecture that not only was made from local sustainable materials but engaged on a form of architecture that bring about employment opportunities, further local building knowledge and empower the community all through education and opportunity.

2019: Rozita took a trip to Chile, San Pedro in the Atacama Desert. She spent time with a local with discussions about the poor infrastructure of the surrounding homes that lay on the edges of the heart of touristic hotspot. Cracked and crumbled walls, tin roofs with dents and folds - this wasn’t the architecture of the desert, these were forgotten structures. Asked to ‘fix’ this issue - this created the question. ‘How can architecture facilitate long term impact?’, ‘how can we be facilitator and creators?’ ‘How can we empower a community through toolkits and directions?’

2020: CIRCLE studio was born. Through the collective of a dedicated and talented team, bringing a diverse voice to the table on how to create long term impact with the community and for the community, both as designers, facilitators and educators. The studio strives to deliver these ambitions and goals whilst opening the door for other to join and sit at the table.

Monday	09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 18:00
Thursday	09:00 - 18:00
Friday	09:00 - 18:00

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