Raster Atelier

Architecture and urban design

Structure, then everything else

Practising since 2009
Fourteen architects

We design libraries, schools and homes whose plan is clear enough to read from the street. One module, one drawing table, and a habit of building exactly what we drew.

Now on siteKettle Lane Library, a public library on a 7.2 m grid. Opens to readers next spring.

Index of work

Selected projects, newest first, by job number.

  1. R-052Kettle Lane LibraryPublic library, 3,400 m²NorthgateOn site
  2. R-047Harrow Yard64 homes around a shared courtEastbank2024
  3. R-041Ostwald School HallAssembly hall and canteenMillbrook2022
  4. R-036Pier Nine Ferry HallWaiting hall and ticket officeSaltmarsh Quay2020
  5. R-029The Long ShedWorkshop for a furniture makerFenwick2018

Practice

A grid is a promise. Every column line we draw is one the builder can find on site.

One module

Each building starts from a single bay size. Rooms, windows and furniture are counted in it, so nothing is left over.

Structure on show

Columns and beams stay visible. You can stand in any room and see how the building holds itself up.

Nothing added

If a detail does not keep out weather, carry load or help someone find their way, we leave it out.

Ground floor plan of Kettle Lane Library on a grid of six by four column linesABCDEF1234Reading room
Kettle Lane Library, ground floor, 1:500. Columns stand on a 7.2 m grid; the reading room spans four bays without a single extra wall.

Studio

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Raster Atelier
4 Weaver Row, second floor
Northgate

Hours

Monday to Friday
9:00 to 18:00

New projects

We take on four new buildings a year. Tell us about the site, the budget and the people who will use it.

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