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.

Architects Declare Practice News

We are proud to be a signatory of Architects Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency.

The twin crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss are the most serious issue of our time. Buildings and construction play a major part, accounting for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions whilst also having a significant impact on our natural habitats.

In signing this declaration we are committing to strengthening our working practices to create architecture and urbanism that has a more positive impact on the world around us.

July 2019 Read more

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Caudale shortlisted for the British Homes Awards Project Update

We are delighted that Caudale, part of our Regent's Park Infill Sites scheme has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times British Homes Awards in the Small Development of the Year category.

Caudale comprises 8 dwellings, 3 townhouses and 5 apartments, alongside a new public garden. The homes created are generous in size responding to the needs of their inhabitants.

The British Homes Awards honour every aspect of housebuilding from one-off houses to major developments, interiors to landscaping, individual extensions to placemaking on a grand scale.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in September.

July 2019 Read more

Brentford Lock West wins an RIBA National Award 2019 Project Update

We are delighted to announce that Brentford Lock West has won an RIBA National Award.

The judges commented that 'Internally, the flats are well planned, and the arrangement of linked pavilions enables every flat to have dual aspect and enjoy a pleasant quality of natural light...The entrance hall to each townhouse provides an unusually generous and versatile space...Overall, this is a high quality work of architecture, landscaping and residential environment achieved for a modest budget.'

The RIBA National Awards are given to buildings across the UK recognised as significant contributions to architecture.

June 2019 Read more

Habitation Research News

We are delighted to feature in The B1M's powerful new documentary 'Habitation' that explores innovative solutions to the housing crisis facing one of the world’s largest cities.

Developed in association with Graphisoft, the film investigates our work alongside London-based architecture practices Alma-nac and Waugh Thistleton.

From 'urban dentistry' to embracing offsite approaches such as cross-laminated timber (CLT), the documentary demonstrates how the intensity of a housing crisis in a major city can, in fact, drive the development of innovative schemes that respond to their physical and economic contexts in a compelling way.

June 2019 View video

Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 shortlisted for the New London Architecture Awards 2019 Project Update

We are delighted that both our Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 schemes have been shortlisted for the New London Architecture Awards 2019 in the Housing Category.

Both projects will appear in the New London Architecture exhibition and publication showcasing the capital’s very best new architecture, planning and development as selected by an international jury .

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London in July.

June 2019 Read more

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