“We don’t want to be a housing developer. We want to make them obsolete.”
Most of what’s built today isn’t housing. It’s product. Volume. Compliance paperwork. A slow, soulless churn of red brick repetition, sold as security but designed for capital..We’re not here to patch that system. We’re here to replace it.
Why THE HYVVE Exists
Housing in the UK is broken.
Housing in the UK is broken, not because we lack land, or skills, or materials, but because we keep playing by rules written by the past.
THE HYVVE is a counter-system. A modular, intelligent, planning-savvy architecture that installs in days, blends with nature, and reduces planning risk by design. No wet trades. No concrete slabs. No false promises. It’s not an idea. It’s a system. And it works.
System in Action
This isn’t future-tense theory. It’s already happening.
Prototype live at Kingscote, Gloucestershire, since 2021
Planning submitted for dual-unit build in South Bucks
UK land bank forming now, ready for HYVVEBLEND activation
Partnerships with local authorities, funders, and policy advisors are underway.
Every unit is AI-verified, planning-sensitive, and built with zero wet trades. Installed in 7 days. 96% off-grid capable. Passive thermal performance baked in. Built not for volume — but for change.
Our Operating Principles
Modular — because permanence is no longer the goal
Regenerative — because sustainability isn’t enough
Intelligent — because planning shouldn’t be a war
Transparent — because housing shouldn’t be a black box
Radically Buildable — because theory means nothing if it can’t be built
A Quiet Revolution
We don’t shout. We build. We don’t run toward the complexity. We make it simpler. We believe design still matters. That beauty is part of resilience. That intelligence and ethics can and must coexist in every home we build.
Just because it is like this, doesn’t mean it has to be like this.
Our People
Ranjay Judge — Founder & Creative Lead
Ranjay is a designer, sustainability advocate, MMC thinker, and systems innovator with more than 25 years’ international experience. He’s led teams across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia — rethinking hospitality, civic living, and complex housing systems. His leadership at Space&Place and subsequent ventures reflect a steady commitment to integrity, intelligence, and new rhythms in how we inhabit.
LinkedIn →
Jaspal Jabbal — Director & Commercial Strategist
Jaspal is a commercially-minded project leader whose career has focused on identifying and qualifying high-impact business opportunities — and turning them into reality through structured delivery. With expertise spanning business case development, financial modelling, and strategic project management, he plays a pivotal role at THE HYVVE.
At HYVVEKIND, Jaspal bridges commercial insight with delivery rigour, helping bring ideas like HYVVU and HYVVEBLEND to market as commercially viable, scalable solutions.
LinkedIn →
John Spanswick OBE — Non-Executive Director
An industry veteran and former CEO of Bovis Lend Lease, John brings clarity, stewardship, and a grounded commitment to doing things right — not just for profit, but for purpose.
LinkedIn →
Tomas Otto Hansson — Advisor & Seed Investor
A long-time advocate of ethical disruption and decentralised design, Tomas provided early support — not just as capital, but as vision and conviction. He continues to champion our collective ambition.
LinkedIn →
This team is reshaping what housing can be: not a commodity, but a catalyst for human and planetary wellbeing.