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Modern architectural design of the Zhejiang International Circuit in Shaoxing, featuring sleek glass facades and a distinctive roofline against a clear sky.
Modern architectural design of the Zhejiang International Circuit in Shaoxing, featuring sleek glass facades and a distinctive roofline against a clear sky.

Architecture

Designing places that perform beautifully in practice.

Architecture starts with understanding how a place will be used. We design beautiful buildings that support the people living and working in them, while responding to the technical, operational and environmental demands that shape every project. Whatever the brief, our creativity is always grounded in practical thinking.

That thinking carries across every sector we work in, from education; workplaces; and residential projects to the specialist demands of advanced manufacturing; motorsport; science and research; industrial and logistics; and defence and security.

Creative thinking. Practical architecture.

From day one, we bring structural thinking, servicing strategy, sustainability and cost planning together with spatial design, testing ideas against the realities of site, programme and budget as we go. This means ambitious concepts stay grounded and deliverable, with a clear, coordinated path to site from the earliest sketches.

The result is places that adapt as organisations change, support the people who rely on them every day and stand up to technical complexity, commercial demands and long-term change.

Our architecture services

Aerial view of a large masterplanned development featuring green fields, winding roads, and various buildings surrounded by trees and water bodies.

Masterplanning

Long-term planning that helps places evolve with purpose.
Laboratory workspace featuring shelves with various glassware, chemicals, and equipment, illuminated by natural light.

Process and laboratory planning

Where science shapes every decision.
Automated robotic arms working on a conveyor belt in a modern manufacturing facility.

Specialist facilities

Turning technical complexity into practical architecture.
Ornate architectural details of a heritage building, featuring decorative columns and a cornice against a blue sky.

Heritage buildings

Respecting the past while designing for the future.
A landscaped courtyard featuring modern brick buildings, a historic structure, a flowering tree, and people relaxing on the grass.

Retrofit

Unlocking more from existing buildings.
Elegant restaurant interior featuring round tables set with red and white tableware, plush gray and red chairs, and modern chandeliers, all against a dark backd

Interiors

Helping people do their best work.
photo (c) John Cairns

Featured project

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority – Main Gate Facility

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Oxfordshire

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Featured project

Bicester Motion Masterplan

Bicester Motion
Oxfordshire

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Architecture highlights

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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd and AMR GP Ltd

Engineering excellence for a world-class F1 home

Aston Martin – New Campus
Northamptonshire

Pye Homes / Blenheim Estate

Creating a community shaped by people and place

Church Farm Residential Development
Oxfordshire

University of Portsmouth

Redefining the student experience for a new era

University of Portsmouth Campus Transformation
Hampshire

Liverpool City Council

Combining learning, care and community

Princes SEN Primary School
Merseyside

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Graham Blackburn

Executive Group and Partner, Architecture

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