I am incredibly pleased to share that More's Meadow has just taken home a RIBA East Award.

Rowan Haysom at Haysom Ward Miller commissioned me to photograph this community led project. The brief was straight to the point: deliver a high-quality visual archive, supply flexible marketing material and provide the photos for their RIBA award submission pack.

Shooting 'As Is'

Rowan’s direction for the shoot was brilliantly uncompromising: photograph the project exactly 'as is' - zero staging.

Instead of clearing the site to capture a pristine, empty architectural shell, we leaned into the reality of how the space is actually lived in. Seeing the children’s bikes casually left out on the central green wasn't clutter to be moved out of frame; it was genuine proof of the trust and comfort this new community already shares, beautifully landscaped by Emily Haysom.

The RIBA jury picked up on exactly this atmosphere in their citation:

"The central green has become the heart of the development, with the space used like a live-in play park. Children leave their bicycles and toys out and treat the space as their own... In this instance, the buildings were not the principle designed object, but the foil which forms the backdrop to the public realm and the community it contains and defines."

 

A Continued Partnership

It is always a privilege to collaborate with the team at Haysom Ward Miller. Since shooting their successful 2018 RIBA House of the Year submission, we have gone on to pick up three more national awards together! It was immensely rewarding to step on site with Rowan and help share the story of yet another standout piece of design which helps build a community in such a positive way.

Massive congratulations to the whole team involved along the way for a well deserved win.

Haysom Ward Miller win RIBA East Award 2026Richard Fraser Photography, architectural photographer, helps Haysom Ward Miller to win a RIBA East Award 2026 by providing the photography for the Award submission, archive and marketing material.