BOGLE ARCHITECTS – around the world in 10 years Text: Viktorie Součková; Photo: Archive
Over the last decade, Bogle Architects have been working across the globe on a variety of pioneering and innovative projects from their London and Prague bases. The diversity of the studio’s output is breathtaking, covering nearly every continent. In Bogota, the studio has completed the 20-storey Octava Apartamentos development, which strikes a handsome addition to the Colombian Capital’s skyline. The salmon-coloured stone façade sits as a welcome counterpoint to the adjacent red-brick apartment buildings.
Bogle Ian Bogle and Viktorie Souckova first met in London at Foster and Partners, where they worked on designing the Stirling Prize shortlisted school ‘Bexley Business Academy’. Now, 20 years later, they are working together on projects all over the world from their London and Prague studios.
At The Oxford Science Park, the Schrodinger Building is home to, amongst others, the company that developed the Coronavirus Vaccine; while in Prague this scientific journey continues with the ELI Beamlines project, which houses the most powerful lasers in the world. The Tanneries in Porto is Portugal’s largest mixed-use urban regeneration project, combining purpose-built student accommodation alongside a commercial offices quarter and luxury residential apartments. The masterplan has a ‘green theme’ running throughout the development, with vertical gardens within each of the buildings linking the ground to the sky with greenery. In Moscow, the Snegiri ECO development shows how the studio adapts its designs to meet the climatic challenges of Russia’s large temperature swing. The ‘winter’ gardens offer additional internal space in the winter season, while in the summer months become external balconies. The Royal Grammar School in Guildford is cleverly designed to provide self-shading to the classrooms to reduce energy consumption in the heat of the Dubai climate, while offering an internal oasis in the form of internal atriums. Šárecký Dvůr, Prague
