Roles & Services
We design everything from large scale masterplans to small interventions, with architecture and quality at the core of our service.
Our projects are delivered by experienced teams who provide a client-focused, design-led approach. We bring professionalism, enthusiasm and rigour to every commission, with a clear understanding of brief, context, materials and performance.
Design quality and sustainability are central to our work. We prioritise energy efficiency, low-carbon solutions and long-term value, and our projects have been recognised with multiple RIBA National and International Awards, four RIBA Stirling Prize shortlistings, and several British Construction Industry Building of the Year and Sustainability Awards.
Roles
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We are licensed professionals responsible for the overall design, concept, and often the project management of a project.
We are a professional practice established over 60 years ago. We have seen the traditional role of the Architect which encompassed the roles listed below, become segregated as procurement strategies and regulatory requirements have become more complex. Our historic depth of understanding of the requirements and responsibilities of each of these roles makes us best placed to carry them out.
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Focus: Creative vision, conceptualisation, and overall design direction.
Responsibilities:
Formulating the core visual concepts and layouts.
Coordinating and integrating the work of specialist designers.
Ensuring design consistency and alignment with aesthetics and business goals.
Often acts as a key decision-maker on significant design issues.
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Item descriptionFocuses on the "why" (business goals) and the overall "when" (schedule) The Lead Consultant is the main point of contact, but the Lead Designer may become the main contact for significant design issues.
Focus: Management, project coordination, and client liaison.
Responsibilities:
Acting as the primary point of contact for the client.
Delegating tasks and ensuring the team stays on track, on budget, and within schedule.
Directing and coordinating the work of the entire consultant team, which may include designers.
Managing the project through all stages to ensure a successful outcome.
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A Client Adviser is usually an experienced architect and professional practitioner (but not the one designing the building) working in the client team, independent of the design team, monitoring and helping the client to follow a robust decision making process from the very start and throughout the project.
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A retained services role under a design and build contract to ensure compliance with the employers requirements.
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We offer Principal Designer services to support safe, compliant, and coordinated project delivery. Working with trusted collaborators, we ensure that statutory duties are met under both CDM and Building Safety Act.
Services Include:
Principal Designer – CDM Consultancy
Building Regulations Principal Designer (BR-PD)
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We use Building Information Modelling (BIM) to support coordination, performance, and delivery across all project stages. Our team has been at the forefront of BIM adoption in Scotland, contributing to national best practice and delivering complex projects in fully integrated digital environments.
Services include:
BIM delivery in line with BS EN 19650
Cross discipline model coordination
COBie data integration
Digital twin development
BIM Execution Plans (BEP)
Environmental modelling integration
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We use physical and digital modelling to support design development, communication, and decision-making. Our in-house model making team works alongside architects to produce high-quality physical models, supported by CNC and 3D printing. We also create visualisations and animations to support planning, consultation, and stakeholder engagement.
Services include:
Physical model making (CNC and 3D printing)
Sketch and presentation models
3D visualisation and animation
Interactive digital models
Visual communication for consultation and planning
Services
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Initial/ Inception – RIBA Stage 0
Design Strategy and Thinking
Business case Support – Validation design work
Funding support – Vision visualising
Benchmarking – Balance of aspiration to budget
Programme Assessment
Site option appraisal/ Site condition review
Estates Planning and Facilities Optimisation
Project monitoring
Monthly site visits
Progress monitoring
Risk Monitoring and Reporting
Statutory compliance
Pre contract
Procurement advice
Team and contractor capability
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We deliver thoughtful, well-crafted architecture across all RIBA Work Stages (0–7), supporting projects from concept to completion. Our approach is collaborative and responsive, tailored to each client and context. Alongside core architectural delivery, we offer specialist services that support design quality, engagement, and technical coordination. We lead the design, delivering projects from inception to completion under traditional and design and Building Contracts – Many of the services below will be continuous through out all RIBA stages.
Services include:
Brief Development & Engagement – Help to Confirm Key Objectives
We support clients in shaping clear, robust project briefs as well as help to optimise their estates to align ambition with feasibility. Our team brings experience in stakeholder engagement, spatial analysis, and strategic planning to help define needs, priorities, and outcomes across sectors.
Historic information review
Feasibility studies, scoping, capacity site analysis roads parking capacity etc
Public and stakeholder engagement and consultation
Cost Reviews at all RIBA stages
Drawing Preparation at all RIBA stages
Inception ideas
brief development,
Concept design
Planning
Technical development
building warrant
production information
Detailing/ Tender
Construction
Final Construction issue
Specification Preparation at all RIBA Stages
Review of institutional design guides if applicable
inception ideas
brief development,
Outline specification/ Concept design
Stakeholder – Material collation & presentations
Planning – Material collation & presentations
Technical development/ regulatory compliance Building regulations, Construction Design Management and Building Safety Act
Building warrant – Detailed specification
Production information – NBS writing
Tender Issue
Construction Issue & compliance reviews of contractor alternatives proposals
Final Construction issue
Model Making & Visualisation
Building Information Modelling (BIM)/ Digital Twins
Physical model making (inhouse facilities including CNC and 3 D printing
3D visualisation
Architectural Fly Through & Animation
Statutory Authority engagement and consultation services
Planning
Initial consultation
Pre application consultation
Planning Application
Planning Condition Discharge Service
Building Control
Initial consultation
Full compliance review
Building Warrant Applications/ amendment to warrants
Service through to issue of the completion certification
Technical design & co-ordination
Construction Management
Contract Management/ Legal
We are contract administrators and carry out legal advisory roles, helping clients manage complexity and risk with confidence. Our team is fluent in JCT and NEC contracts and offerspecialist input across procurement, compliance, and cultural strategy.
Services include:
Contract Administrators – JCT and NEC fluent
Expert Witnesses
Building Performance Evaluation
Settlement strategies and negotiations
Building Performance Evaluation
Public Artwork Strategies
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We support clients from the earliest stages of a project, helping to define and shape places that are coherent, adaptable, and rooted in context. Our team brings experience in spatial analysis, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory coordination to ensure each masterplan is deliverable and adds long-term value.
Services include:
Strategic planning and urban design
Local and national policy review and guidance (NPF4)
GIS mapping and analysis
Stakeholder and participatory co-design
Integrated Blue Green Infrastructure
Visioning documents
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We design interior environments that complement and enhance the architecture, with a focus on clarity, comfort, and usability. Our approach is rooted in material understanding, spatial coherence, and attention to detail.
Services include:
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Consultancy Services
Social spaces
Workplace
Active circulation
Space use/ efficiency
Graphic Design
Signs and Wayfinding
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We design buildings that perform well - environmentally, socially, and economically. Our approach to sustainability is embedded from the outset, informed by experience and guided by evidence. We work across all sectors to deliver low-energy buildings, with certified expertise in PASSIVHAUS, BREEAM, LEED, and carbon assessment.
Services include:
Certified Passive House Designers
Low energy building design
BREEAM and LEED assessment
Options for reducing energy consumption
Efficient land use, building orientation and design
Materials sourcing and management of site resource use and other impacts
Daylight modelling
Carbon calculations
Whole Embodied Carbon lifecycle analysis
Low Embodied Carbon Design
Design for Low Carbon Emissions in Use
2D thermal bridge modelling
Airtightness design
AECB certification
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Our conservation-accredited architects are part of our core senior team, bringing experience and specialist expertise to the care and adaptation of historic buildings. We work across sectors and scales, combining technical rigour with contextual understanding to support sensitive sites and heritage assets. We work with existing buildings to extend their life, improve performance, and support new patterns of use. Our retrofit approach is rooted in careful analysis, technical rigour, and a respect for context - balancing environmental targets with architectural integrity. Whether adapting heritage assets, upgrading residential accommodation, improving healthcare facilities, or reconfiguring commercial offices, we aim to make buildings more efficient, comfortable, and fit for the future.
Services Include:
Conservation-accredited architectural services
Condition surveys and detailing scoping
Conservation statements and plans
Statutory authority consultation and liaison
Maintenance and safeguarding strategies
Site inspections
Retrofit strategy and design
Building fabric assessment
Energy performance upgrades
Low-carbon interventions
Creative re-use and adaptation
Integration with conservation and sustainability goals
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We embed inclusive design principles across all our work, supporting environments that are accessible, equitable, and welcoming. Our approach is shaped by lived experience, regulatory insight, and a commitment to social value.
Services Include:
Inclusive design strategy and integration
Accessibility design reviews
Stakeholder and user group engagement
Wellbeing-focused spatial planning
Inclusive design reporting and compliance