Refurbishing Willowmere Care Centre

Hunters has completed the extensive refurbishment of Willowmere Care Centre in Barnet, transforming what was a vacant and severely deteriorated building into a modern, specialist care facility for adults living with neurological conditions, dementia and complex mental health needs. Originally known as Apthorp Care Centre, it closed in 2021 to allow essential fire safety and maintenance works to be undertaken, it remained vacant leaving much of the building in a considerable state of disrepair. Hunters were commissioned to bring life and practicalities back into the building. What has been created is a welcoming, homely and care-focused experience.

Rita Pena Promoted to Associate Director

Hunters Architect Rita Pena has been promoted to Associate Director.

Rita has been with Hunters for over four years, working within our Healthcare Architecture Team. With over twenty years of experience and expertise, Rita has successfully led and coordinated multiple complex and challenging multi-phase schemes.

A huge congratulations from all of us here at Hunters!

Hunters Continues To Support Future Talent

From school work experience, paid university placements and social value opportunities Hunters is giving  young people first-hand insight into life at a multidisciplinary consultancy. With nine placements taking place across the practice in 2026 and consistently positive feedback from students, schools and parents, our growing programme is helping to build confidence, inspire future careers and open doors into the industry.

Placing the Community at the Centre of Church Street

We are leading the architectural design for Church Street Sites B and C in Westminster, where an exceptionally early approach to community involvement is reshaping the design brief and the future outcome of the project. Church Street is one of Westminster’s most diverse and densely populated neighbourhoods, with a strong identity, a long-established market and a community that has lived with the prospect of regeneration for many years. For Hunters, this meant that the design process could not begin with propositions. It had to begin with trust, openness and a willingness to test assumptions before they became fixed.

Collaboration at the Heart of Daleham Gardens Crisis House

Hunters collaborated with North London NHS Foundation Trust to transform the crisis House at Daleham Gardens, sensitively refurbishing part of a three-storey building to better support both residents and staff. Working closely with service users, carers and staff, who all brought valuable lived experience, Hunters ensured that the House’s refurbishment was designed around the needs of the people who would use and work in it every day.

Chelsea Botanica: A New Video Highlighting Affordable Riverside Living

Chelsea Botanica brings together 266 new homes, with 50% affordable housing. Hunters made sure that the design was carbon efficient, installing photo-voltaic roof panels and air source heat pumps. The design also included nature inspired designs to fit with the buildings botanical theme. This short video offers a look at the completed scheme and its location in the heart of London, right on the bank of the Thames.

Welcoming Two New Team Members

We are pleased to announce that we have two new members joining two different departments this week. We are welcoming Duy, and Warren to our IT department and Civils & Structures team.

Sahil Jagpal Passes His RICS APC

We’re thrilled that Sahil Jagpal from our Building Consultancy team, has successfully passed his RICS Assessment of Professional Competence and is now a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS).

Sahil is one of our Employer’s Agents & Cost Consultants and has been with us for nearly four years. Sahil has worked on a range of housing projects, including: Royal Eden Docks and Kings Road Park.

Amar Mahil, Director said “I am incredibly pleased for Sahil on achieving this qualification. He has worked exceptionally hard to reach this milestone and is a highly valued member of our team. I look forward to seeing what he accomplishes next at Hunters.”

Hunters’ Multi-disciplinary Team Upgrades St Thomas’ Radiology Theatre

Key collaboration from Hunters’ Architectural, Engineering and Principal Designer Teams has resulted in a new design and upgrade to St Thomas’ Interventional Radiology Theatre 15.  The project combines advanced imaging technology with the refurbishment of key supporting spaces, including the preparation room, anaesthetics room, control room and technical room. Following Gateway 2 approval, works are now set to commence on site.

Peter Gibson Joins Panel at UK Construction Week.

Last Week, Director Peter Gibson, who leads our technical delivery team and Principal Designer team, was invited to sit on a discussion panel at UK Construction Week. The discussion Panel brought together experienced voices from leading companies, such as Leviat, Siderise and Ibstock. They tackled the critical challenges of delivering safe and compliant masonry façades for high-rise residential buildings. Peter has relevant experience in both the Building Safety Act, and Gateway processes to help inform this much-needed conversation.