About Us

OUR DESIGN APPROACH

We approach every new project with creative thinking and an open mind.

We like to spend a lot of time with our Clients to truly understand not only their brief but also their underlying aspirations. Buildings are so much more than simply their functions. Because of this we like to include our Clients in every stage of the design process guiding them at every step along the way to achieve their goals. We enjoy the engagement and the benefits for the project gained from input from a broad range people, from as many different fields and backgrounds as possible. This is what we believe is the unique benefit of working with a team of global architects. It is the exploring, sharing and cross fertilisation of ideas between countries and sectors that creates unique and exceptional value with each opportunity.

Equipped with many years of expertise we enjoy the challenge of creating environmentally responsible, people focused, commercially successful, meaningful projects that go beyond expectations for all our clients, maximising the economic and social value at every scale creating unique place identities.

Our office network spread across Europe combined with that of our partner offices allows us to build highly skilled inter-disciplinary teams to design solutions for the most complex projects that involve architecture, master planning and urban design, interiors, public realm and landscape design, sustainable design, general designer role and client consultancy with the ability to service our Clients at a local and global level.

Putting all facets of sustainability at the forefront of our work (environmental, social and commercial) – and combining this with the use of advanced technology in our work (BIM, energy modelling, advanced simulations) we ensure that our design solutions reflect the highest level of international expertise and best practice as interpreted to respond to the local context.

Our three core design principles applied to every project are:

• Every successful project needs to be based on an in-depth analysis and understanding of the context and brief – often beyond the obvious.
• Every successful design solution needs a ‘Strong Concept’ that structures the design process – providing consistency in every decision.
• Every place we create needs to relate to the people and the place. This is the foundation for a successful design – especially when seeking successful solutions that merge global commercial expertise with local sensitivities of the people and the place. Those relating to local culture, history as well as the scale and character of the place. Only then can we succeed in creating commercially successful legible and harmonious environments.