News Archives - U-Build

A red wooden Box Library with three large blue dots is stacked on unfinished wooden boxes with circular holes, capturing a striking scene against a clear blue sky.

Box Library Photoshoot, 2026

Captured at BLOQS, our Box Library photoshoot showcases the artistic versatility and circular potential against industrial surroundings. Under a rare burst of winter sun, our team experimented with abstract configurations to illustrate how our adaptable, CNC-cut pieces can bring projects to life.

A modern and minimalistic office space fitted with U-Build plywood cubicles, white table, chairs, green plants, and framed artwork. An overlay announces Li-Build is exhibiting at the Surface Design Show in London, 3–5 February 2026.

We’re exhibiting at the Surface Design Show, 3-5 Feb

U-Build’s first event of 2026! We’re thrilled to showcase how our innovative modular system addresses wastefulness in the world of design.

Box Library is Live

The U-Build box library has been activated and now has a network of users. From Community builds to DJ booths, we can help.

Young V&A – Learn to Build

U-Build wants to inspire the next generation of builders, doers and makers. We teamed up with the Young V&A to bring awareness to the craft

Colourful blocks with circles, made from sustainably sourced materials, are stacked on a wooden floor in front of a yellow banner that reads HOUSE of the PEOPLE - The first sitting, against a wood-panelled wall.

House of the People: A Parallel Parliament

We supplied some lovely spruce boxes for House of the People assembly, which were customised to their colours.

People wearing upcycled wicker animal masks and costumes dance and gather on a wooden stage with a woven canopy overhead during an outdoor event. A crowd watches in the background. The atmosphere appears festive and playful.

The Triumph of Art – ‘Do Your Own Thing’ at National Gallery

We were thrilled to be part of The Triumph of Art – ‘Do Your Own Thing’ on Saturday 26 July in Trafalgar Square, celebrating 200 years of the National Gallery.

A cosy room with large windows, folded quilts and pillows on a sustainable spruce bench, a coat on a hook, mugs and glasses on a white table, and a vase with dried leaves. Warm, natural light fills the space.

LCBA Additions

We headed back to LCBA to help fit out some more of their space and try to regulate the temperature through the year a little better.

People gather inside a spacious, well-lit exhibition hall featuring sustainable wooden furniture and structures made from birch and spruce. Informational posters line the walls, with groups of people seated or chatting near a presentation screen.

ACAN at Futurebuild and Beyond

U-Build supplied our system for the ACAN stand at Future Build. What do you do with a stand when it’s not needed anymore?

Peaceful Structures for Protest

We were invited to help create an exhibition space at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, dedicated to structures relating to protest and civil unrest.

A modern birch garden shed with slatted doors stands in a small fenced back garden, surrounded by benches, plants, a blue plastic chair, and a shallow circular planter on a sustainable gravel patio.

New Build – Leyton Garden Studio

U-Build returned to some existing clients in East London who wanted to continue the visual impact created in the main house, by Studio Bark, into the garden.

Photograph of Gingerbread City 2024 on U-Build modular plinth boxes

Gingerbread City Build

We helped build the exhibition for the gingerbread city 2024 Christmas show. Using recyclable material and our modular system.

U-Build – Global Community – A digital nomadic universal language

Follow our story trying to grow a global community of makers and self builders who want to try some interesting and different for themselves.

SV- Workspace Design Leave No Trace and Waste by U-Build

Architects’ Journal Feature: Sustainable Workspaces

A Lovely Architects Journal Article about our largest scale project to date, making use out of a disused space, leaving no waste or trace.

Photograph of a U-Build Tiny House - Recabin Cabin

Grand Designs Article

We are excited to have an article published in Grand Designs regarding one of our latest projects. Creating a fresh, new version.

Photo - Jim Stevenson. Nest House - Sustainable Living

ArchDaily Feature, 2023

Along with Studio Bark, we are honoured to be a part of the Archdaily publication material this month, with an article about 4 key projects we have helped create.

A woman works in a modern, birch-panelled office with open shelves, a large round window, plants, books, and a desk with a laptop. A blue New Practices 2023 badge is in the top right corner.

U-Build Awarded ArchDaily: Best New Practice 2023

ArchDaily have certified U-Build as one of the 2023’s Best New Practices, ’embodying the spirit of innovation to the world of architecture.’

An open book displays a photo of a lush garden with a modern, modular, timber-clad garden pod—perhaps crafted from birch or spruce—surrounded by greenery on the right page, and descriptive text titled MANBEY POD detailing the structure on the left.

U-Build featured in ‘Work from Shed’

Hoxton Mini Press is releasing a new book showcasing garden rooms that help people work from home in style. We’re excited to be in it.

U-Build Endorsed with ‘Sublime Magazine’ Good Brands Award, 2023

As we grow, we strive towards making a positive contribution and impact on the world. If U-Build sparks a conversation or engages anyone with alternative building systems, or maybe even sustainable lifestyle practices, we believe these are the incremental steps towards a greener future.