E D I T I O N A L  S T U D I O

is an architecture practice committed to working within planetary boundaries.

We design homes and public spaces, specialising in Passive House and retrofit; adapting existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Through our research we advocate for a low-carbon built environment and explore how resourceful, creative design and sustainable materials can help to restore and regenerate natural systems.   

The studio is featured in the Architect’s Journal’s ‘40 under 40’ - ‘a who’s who of the nation’s next generation of boundary-pushing designers and innovators’ and the Architecture Foundation’s book - ‘New Architects 4’ showcasing ‘the best British architecture practices of the last 10 years.’

Our guide for homeowners: 'Decarbonise Your House Now!’ was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Research Grant in 2022 and we recently published ‘Retrofit Social Housing: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities’  co-authored with Karakusevic Carson Architects and environmental engineers XCO2.

Our work has been exhibited as part of ‘Retrofit 23: Towards Deep Retrofit of Homes at Scale’ at The Building Centre, London, ‘UrbanistasNW Exhibition’  at Manchester School of Architecture, ‘Retrofit Reimagined’  in Birmingham, and  ‘Towards the Mean’  at the Barbican Centre, London.

In 2023, we gave talks as part of Glasgow’s Architecture Fringe on ‘Greenwashing’ and ACAN!’s ‘Materials Stage’ at Future Build in London.

The studio is run by architects Jo Sharples and Jack Richards.


Press

Clients

Canopy Housing, Chorlton CLT, Kings Church, Manchester Ceramics Collective, National Trust, Portico Library, St Helens Borough Council, The Landing CIC, Venture Arts.


0161 470 5771
post@editionalstudio.com
M21  9ED

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02.01.24 
‘Lead Balloon:  OMA’s Aviva Studios doesn’t do justice to Manchester, or the climate’ by Jo Sharples 


01.11.22
‘Rising star: Jo Sharples, Editional Studio director is a protagonist for sustainability, promoting it through a shopfront studio’ by Eleanor Young, RIBA Journal RIBA Journal


11.07.22
‘Editional Studio on persuading domestic clients to build less and retrofit more’ Architects’ Journal’s Climate Champions Podcast, Episode 31


04.04.22
‘Future Winners - Editional Studio flying the flag for retrofit’ by Jan-Carlos Kucharek, RIBA Journal


31.01.22
‘Gothic Revival  - Jack Richards admires a contemporary but contextual addition to the Fratry at Carlisle Cathedral by Feilden Fowles’ by Jack Richards, Architecture Today


23.04.21
‘New Architects 4’ published by the Architecture Foundation.

07.12.20
‘Architects’ Journal, 40 under 40: Editional Studio’ Architects’ Journal.


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E D I T I O N A L   S T U D I O

is an architecture practice committed to working within planetary boundaries.

We design homes and public spaces, specialising in Passive House and retrofit; adapting existing buildings to reduce their energy use. Through our research we advocate for a low-carbon built environment and explore how resourceful, creative design and sustainable materials can help to restore and regenerate natural systems.   

The studio is featured in the Architect’s Journal’s ‘40 under 40’ - ‘a who’s who of the nation’s next generation of boundary-pushing designers and innovators’ and the Architecture Foundation’s book - ‘New Architects 4’ showcasing ‘the best British architecture practices of the last 10 years.’

Our guide for homeowners: 'Decarbonise Your House Now!’ was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Research Grant in 2022 and we recently published ‘Retrofit Social Housing: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities’ co-authored with Karakusevic Carson Architects and environmental engineers XCO2.

Our work has been exhibited as part of ‘Retrofit 23: Towards Deep Retrofit of Homes at Scale’ at The Building Centre, London, ‘UrbanistasNW Exhibition’  at Manchester School of Architecture, ‘Retrofit Reimagined’  in Birmingham, and  ‘Towards the Mean’  at the Barbican Centre, London.

In 2023, we gave talks as part of Glasgow’s Architecture Fringe on ‘Greenwashing’ and ACAN!’s ‘Materials Stage’ at Future Build in London.

The studio is run by architects Jo Sharples and Jack Richards.


Selected Press

Clients Canopy Housing, Chorlton CLT, Kings Church, Manchester Ceramics Collective, National Trust, Portico Library, St Helens Borough Council, The Landing CIC, Venture Arts.

0161 470 5771
post@editionalstudio.com
M21  9ED

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