We create simple, elegant, and sustainable homes using high-quality natural materials. Finely crafted and tailored in collaboration with our clients to suit their lifestyles. Here is a selection of our current and completed work.
Architects based in Greenwich, London. Counterbalance builds on over a decade of experience designing residential architecture.
At Counterbalance, we research and advocate for better housing in the UK through our series called Bigger, Better & Cheaper.
Here is a collection of case study houses we have developered to help clients understand their requirements and desires.
Here we are exploring the dfiferent room types within residential homes and the typical requirements for space.
Here we have a collection of different external wall build-ups including brick, timber cladding and render with PIR or mineral wool insulation.
Here we have a collection of different floor build-ups including concrete, block & beam and timber with PIR or mineral wool insulation.
Here we have a collection of different roof build-ups including clay and slate roof tiles with PIR or mineral wool insulation.
This series is not about being an activist or proving a point, but about expressing an idea and analyzing the consequences of it in 500 words.
In this series we embark on an extraordinary journey to walk the entire stretch of the GLA section of the River Thames.














