Projects
- Lisson Gallery, Marylebone, London (1990)
- Sway Centre, Hampshire (1996)
- The Quay Arts Centre on the Isle of Wight (1998)
- Red House, Chelsea for Alex Sainsbury (2001)
- Camden Arts Centre, London (2004)
- Faith House and Artists Studios, Holton Lee Centre for Disability, Poole Dorset (2002 - 2005)
- British embassy, Warsaw (2009)
The £27m embassy, has earned plaudits "despite being built on a second-choice site, and squeezed by budget constraints caused by the strengthening of the zloty against the pound" includes Belgian marble facing the entrance and a glazed outer façade that "is actually a brilliantly refined blast-screen".
- Anish Kapoor's house Chelsea, London
- Vassal Road Housing
- Fuglsang Art Museum. Lolland, Denmark (2008)
Fretton's design for Faith House at Holton Lee in Dorset is "a quiet space for contemplation" in the spirit a poor village church. It was made with cedar, glass and birch for £150,000 and was described as "a modern temple providing a still point in a turning world."
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