An award-winning project deserves photography that makes the judges feel what it is like to stand inside it.

This year, HERMANTES STUDIO won Gold at the Better Future London Design Awards 2026 for its Computershare project at Moor House. The studio turned a tired office into a flexible workplace for events, visitors and staff. It did so on a keen budget, retaining and adapting much of the existing ceilings and services to cut waste. It also translated an established corporate brand into a refined new identity.

It is a great example of the kind of story that wins awards. And it raises a question every London studio faces at entry time: how do you show all of that in a handful of images?

Why the photography carries the entry

Most judges will never visit the space. They meet your project on a screen, often alongside dozens of others, and form a view in seconds.

That makes the images the project’s advocate in the room. A strong written submission explains the thinking. The photographs prove it was delivered.

For premium studios, the gap between good and great images often decides the result. Two equally strong schemes can score very differently if one is shown with clean lines, true colours and a clear sense of how people use it, and the other is not.

Telling the story judges look for

The Moor House win shows three threads that run through many award-winning workplaces. Each one needs its own images.

Transformation. “Tired office to proud workplace” is a powerful story, but only if the images make the change visible.

Sustainability. Retained ceilings and adapted services are easy to overlook in a photograph. Yet they are often the cleverest part of the brief. We look for angles that show how old and new sit together.

Identity. When a brand is translated into a space, it lives in the details: a colour picked up in the joinery, a material that echoes the logo, signage that feels part of the architecture.

Beyond the award

The win is a moment. The images keep working for years.

The same set can lead your announcement post, anchor a case study on your website and strengthen your next pitch. It can also be shared with the client, contractors and suppliers, who are often keen to celebrate the project too. Every share puts your studio’s name in front of a new audience.

That is why we treat award photography as a long-term asset, not a one-off deliverable. Planned well, one shoot serves the entry, the press, the portfolio and the next win.

Planning an entry?

Congratulations again to HERMANTES STUDIO on a well-deserved Gold.

If your studio has a project ready for next year’s awards, now is the time to plan the photography. Get in touch with Office Curator and we will help you tell its story in a way the judges will remember.