Approach

We are passionate about problem solving.  We listen carefully to our clients to fully understand their issues and needs - ensuring that they can be addressed and satisfied during the design process.  Our creative response to development challenges finds solutions that are inspiring, meet a client’s brief, and enhance commercial value.

We bring clarity to complex client briefs; essential when understanding different organisations and getting under the skin of their individual operational requirements.  We can help to simplify and rationalise these processes through clever design solutions that produce “place sensitive” architecture.

  • We understand the value of design and the positive impact that it can have on people’s lives. Responding to local and place specific design references helps to successfully evolve our built environment, enhance communities, and create commercial value that generates social benefit.

    As designers we think innovatively to meet the difficulties of a challenging brief or address specific issues that arise during a project. This enables problems, such as those with planning or construction to be looked at in different ways, enabling constraints to be turned into opportunities.

    Designing with sustainable principles has never been more important for the future security of our habitat. We collaborate with our clients and industry experts to ensure that development follows an environmentally positive pathway from inception to completion. Whether it uses a fabric first approach on new build, uses ecology and biodiversity measures to inform a regeneration masterplan, or simply recycles and reuses to give an existing building new purpose through its refurbishment, we can help you understand how best value can be achieved.

    We understand the importance of keeping pace with the changing world and creating buildings for the way people live today. Local, national, and international issues and events can place significant implications on how buildings and places are used and occupied – we design flexibility to meet changing needs.

    Respecting heritage and context through our design development process not only produces great buildings and refurbished spaces but responds to local references of a place that can successfully preserve and enhance the community and its wider aspirations.

    We believe we have a responsibility to minimise the impact of our work on this planet and therefore designing with a positive social and environmental legacy influences our approach to all projects.

    As collaborative partners we will be committed for the entire journey of your project.

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“IB Architects are very good at listening to their client's needs and tailoring their approach accordingly. They bring fresh ideas to the table but always with a commercial awareness. Importantly, they are a nice team to work with, are well connected and get the job done...!" 

Ian Gillespie Igloo Planning

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“Ian is a proactive local professional, generously offering his expertise on regional issues with innovative thinking for challenges in development and town planning.”   

Nic Davies Director Helix Partnership Homes