Business Details
We are an Employee Ownership Trust architectural practice based in the South West of England. Our directors bring decades of combined post-qualification experience across residential and cultural projects. We specialise in creating uniquely tailored architecture for private residential and cultural clients. Our work focuses exclusively on Devon and Somerset, drawing inspiration from the distinctive coastlines and countryside. We have considerable experience working within designated landscapes including National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This local expertise has earned us an enviable reputation for planning success and built schemes. We utilise intelligent design to drive sensitive modern interventions that balance a sense of place with modern living aspirations.
Our approach builds close relationships of trust and collaboration, listening to clients to understand how they want to live. We lead consultant teams and manage projects from concept to completion with a trusted network of professionals and craftspeople. Our small studio environment ensures each project receives dedicated attention from directors with specific technical competencies. We are committed to contemporary quality architecture that resonates with the landscape, materials, and culture of our region. Our practice delivers practical, creative architectural designs through rigorous problem-solving and ambitious vision for our clients.
Our approach builds close relationships of trust and collaboration, listening to clients to understand how they want to live. We lead consultant teams and manage projects from concept to completion with a trusted network of professionals and craftspeople. Our small studio environment ensures each project receives dedicated attention from directors with specific technical competencies. We are committed to contemporary quality architecture that resonates with the landscape, materials, and culture of our region. Our practice delivers practical, creative architectural designs through rigorous problem-solving and ambitious vision for our clients.
Highlights and features
- We operate as an Employee Ownership Trust for long-term stability.
- Our directors offer decades of combined post-qualification experience.
- We hold an enviable reputation for planning success in AONBs.
- Our trusted network of craftspeople delivers high-quality sustainable workmanship.
- We provide director-led expertise across listed buildings and rural design.
Services
Private Residential Architecture
We create uniquely tailored homes for private clients inspired by the Devon and Somerset coastline and countryside. Our intelligent design balances a sense of place with modern living aspirations through sensitive contemporary interventions. We manage the entire process from concept to completion using a trusted network of local craftspeople.
Cultural Architecture
We deliver architectural projects for cultural clients across the South West of England. Our designs respond to distinctive regional contexts including dramatic coastlines, rolling countryside and historic hinterlands. We combine creative vision with technical competence to realise ambitious cultural schemes.
Listed Building Refurbishment
We possess considerable experience refurbishing Grade II listed farmhouses and historic buildings in sensitive village settings. Our approach respects original fabric while introducing intelligent modern interventions for contemporary living. Director Richard Ellis brings over 26 years of expertise resolving complex listed building briefs.
Planning in Designated Landscapes
We have earned an enviable reputation for securing planning consent within National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Our thorough understanding of local building traditions and context drives sensitive design solutions. We navigate complex planning authorities to deliver built schemes in protected landscapes.
Full Architectural Service
We lead consultant teams and manage projects from initial concept through to completed construction on site. Our small studio ensures director-level attention across all stages including technical design and construction administration. We craft architecture to delight through collaborative problem-solving and ambitious vision.
