Welcome to Mae

Creativity-led. Community-led. Drawing on the DNA of the neighbourhood, we create welcoming places for people.
We design policy as well as buildings. Inspired by our founder’s work at CABE, our thinking advances best practice.
We manage complexity. With carefully crafted architecture, we turn challenging sites into buildings with a distinct identity.

Brentford Lock West Phase 2 wins at the 2019 RIBA London Regional Awards Project Update

We are delighted to announce that Brentford Lock West Phase 2 has won a 2019 RIBA London Award.

Brentford Lock West Phase 2, consisting of the multi-award winning Block E and newly completed Block F, completed at the end of 2018. The scheme comprises 157 homes that take inspiration from their context and the warehouses that previously occupied the site to create a vibrant, diverse neighbourhood.

May 2019 Read more

Regent's Park Estate featured in NLA research report 'Public Housing: A London Renaissance' Research News

We are delighted to be featured in New London Architecture's research report 'Public Housing: A London Renaissance' with our Regent’s Park Estate scheme.

The research explores the resurgence taking place in the provision of new public housing and the report showcases exemplars of design quality, innovation in delivery and community engagement which are making a positive contribution to public housing delivery in London.

May 2019 Read more

Regent's Park Infill Sites shortlisted for Housing Design Awards 2019 Project Update

We are delighted that Regent's Park Infill Sites has been shortlisted for the Housing Design Awards 2019 as part of a joint submission with Matthew Lloyd Architects, whom we collaborated with on the masterplan.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony held in July in London.

April 2019 Read more

Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 shortlisted for RIBA London Regional Awards 2019 Project Update

We're delighted that both our Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA London Regional Awards 2019.

Regent's Park Infill Sites creates new high quality homes for local residents displaced by the path of HS2; Brentford Lock West Phase 2 consists of two blocks delivered in phases and responds sensitively to the surrounding wharf architecture.

The shortlisted schemes, which were chosen from 200 entries, will be visited by a jury throughout March and April with the winners announced at an awards ceremony at the RIBA towards the end of May.

March 2019 Read more

Mæ selected as a finalist for BD's Architect of the Year Awards 2019 Practice News

We're delighted to have once again been selected as a finalist in the Housing Architect of the Year category for BD's Architect of the Year Awards 2019.

We are proud to be part of a part of a strong line up of contenders for this award which recognises and celebrates all-round excellence in housing design.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on the 1st May 2019.

March 2019 Read more about the award

The Presidium meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation Practice News

On 11th February Alex was invited to speak at the Presidium meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation on the issue of implementation of social housing. The meeting attended by government ministers of the Russian Federation, including the Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities, Vice-Premiers, the Russian governors and other official representatives took place in Kazan, the Republic of Tartastan.

February 2019 Read More

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Regent's Park Estate shortlisted for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2019 Project Update

We are delighted that Regent's Park Estate has been shortlisted for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2019 in the 'Excellence in Planning to Deliver Homes - Large Schemes (50 or more homes)' category.

The Regent's Park Estate project delivers 116 homes and significant public realm improvements within three years to replace homes lost to works connected with HS2.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in central London on 24 April 2019.

February 2019 View Project

New Associates Practice News

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Helen Clark and James Halsall to the position of Associate. Helen leads our BIM strategy and implementation and currently runs a number of high profile projects including the Mayor of London's Housing SPG and Brentford Lock West. James leads our sustainable and environmental design team and is currently running our large passivehaus project at Agar Grove for the London Borough of Camden.

The two bring exceptional specialist knowledge to our senior management team and will help us grow our profile and capabilities in the fields of environmental design, BIM and design for manufacture.

January 2019

ARCHITECTS.RF Practice News

Alex Ely was invited to speak at ARCHTECTS.RF and DOM.RF's programme, run by the Strelka Institute, on the future of the city. The event was attended by delegates from over 50 Russian cities leading local urban development projects Алекс Эли. Взгляд на запад. Общие основы городов и зданий Великобритании https://youtu.be/8Yb3XAdVoFk via @YouTube

December 2018