bpArchitecture

are a Chartered Architects practice based in North Staffordshire.

The Practice was established in 2011 and incorporated in Nov 2014.

We work on a regional basis on larger Commercial projects from £2m to £5m construction value, and on a national basis on Education and Healthcare project up to £10m construction value.

We work on medium projects in all sectors less than £2m construction value in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire within a 50 mile radius of our office.

We work on smaller projects in all sectors less than £500k construction value in Staffordshire amd Cheshire, within a 40 mile radius of our office.

We are not taking on any projects in excess of £10m construction value or in excess of 18m construction height.

Projects are treated on a building basis, therefore if a site has a total value in excess of £10mm but has multiple blocks we can take on larger projects, where the individual building has up to £8m construction value. We can take these projects on as our PI Insurance covers us for the design value we hold up to £5m PI , ie the Structural and Civil Engineer, M&E Consultant, Cladding Contractor, Fire Engineer and other Specialist Consultants would all carry some of the liability spreading the PI risk.

For the sectors we have experience in see the portfolio menu above. this includes residentail projects.

Services: We offer a full range of Architectural, Interior Architecture, Conservation, Principal Designer and Complimentary services. see the services menu above.

Our multi-disciplinary Team encompasses wide ranging experience aquired whilst working in large practices based in London, Manchester and Warrington and for medium scale practices based in Cardiff, London, Manchester and Stoke on Trent. Working on both private and public sector projects across all sectors; we therefore offer large practice experience in an SME package.

Our experience also includes working in senior roles on projects with some of the 'Top 100' UK Building Contractors including Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Laing (John Laing), ISG, Wilmott Dixon, MACE, Lend Lease, Bovis, Bovis Lelliot.

We also have a strong working relationship working on projects utilising Offsite construction since 2008, with Extraspace Solutions, ESS Modular, Spatial Initiative and have won awards as recognised experts. We are open to approaches from other Modular Contractors who want an Architect with experince to work on their projects.

As a direct result of our background and experience our work is underpinned by a strong commercial and technical understanding.
We are constantly striving for excellence in every project we undertake. We offer a friendly service, provideing hekp and additional support where needed.
We also advise our Clients 'what they need to hear'.

We are able to provide services in wide ranging roles including:
Architect Partial Service
Architect Full Service,
Architect (concept/scheme design and design intent documentation),
Client Advisor
Architect as Lead Consultant
Architect as Lead Designer
Architects Inspection Service.
Concept Design Architect
Technical Architect
Architectural Conservation
Principal Designer
Principal Designers Inspection Service
Architects Certification and COML Professional Certificates, please note that we do not offer an Architects Certification service on projects where we have not provided the design drawings or carried out regular inspections whilst the building is constructed on site. .

The Practice is backed by an established team of consultants, who assist with Multi discipline services. .

We regularly work as a multi-disciplinary team.
We can offer multi-discplinary services, connecting to consultants we regularily work with, we are happy to source and deal with consultants on your behalf. We would prefer that the consultants are appointed and paid direct as this reduces PI premiums.
We were NHS SBS Shared Business Services Construction Consultancy Framework from 2012 until July 2023; this included our consultant team, to enable one stop shop services, these include: Architect, CA, Principal Designer, Project Manager, Building Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, Structural & Civil Engineer, M&E Consulting Engineers, Planning Consultant, Landscape Architect, Ancillary Services etc.

We regularly provide 'Full and Partial Service' work for Clients and D&B contractors to provide One Stop Design and Build Solutions for commerical projects.

We pride ourselves on the design of visionary, innovative and technical solutions [thinking outside the box] achieved by our team based in the Midlands. We get things done on time, keep client budgets in mind and meet the needs of the brief. This has resulted in a reputation for excellent service and our Clients coming back to work with us again and again.

We are keen to meet with Principals, Estate Managers, Facilities Managers, Local Authorities, Private Clients and Developers who want an Architect who cares about their project and offers a friendly, no nonsense approach to Architecture.

Covid -19 - Our current policy ........

 

We are a small business and so would appreciate timely settlement of Invoices issued.

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Our Expertise

We have specialist knowledge in:

Commercial Sectors
Education, Healthcare, Offices, Community, Retail and Industrial.

Residential Sectors
Private Residential, Residential Developments Retirement & Care, Student Accomodation, Self Build.

Type of Property
New Build, Refurbishment, Extensions, Remodelling, Conversion, Change of Use, Listed Buildings.

Techniques
Traditional Construction, Contemporary Construction, Low Carbon Design, and Modular Building.

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Latest News

Cromton House Teaching Block

bpArchitecture Phase 1 and 3A works at St Domics Priory School Stone was completed in Dec 2022. The Priory Hall and Existing Sports Changing blocks were fully refurbished to improve facilities.

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Cromton House Teaching Block

bpArchitecture The new MRI unit at St Georges Tooting was completed in August 2022. The new building uses off-site construction and was lifted in over night reducing impact on the hospital, & fitted out on site.

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Cromton House Teaching Block

bpArchitecture Skylark. A two storey cat 2 Sequencing laboratory was designed for a Client in Cambridgeshire in 2021 to provide them with space to carry out sequence testing.

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Cromton House Teaching Block

bpArchitecture North Manchester General Hospital Office Block was completed in 2021. The new 4 storey building provides temporary office space for staff, whilst the existing hospital is being rebuilt.

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Cromton House Teaching Block

bpArchitecture New Teaching Block at Crompton House School was completed in March 2020. The new 3 storey building uses off-site construction, and was brick clad and fitted out on site.

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bpArchitecture Unit 1 on our Sandy Lane was completed in 2019 and sold. This property has a Lounge, Dining Room, Kitchen, Utility Room and WC on the ground floor and 3 bedrooms with bathroom and en-suite on the first floor.

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bpArchitecture Our domestic recycling new build on Federation Road, Burslem completed on site March 2020. The walls to this building are construced in 'giant' concrete lego blocks and go up very quickly. ETA 16 weeks.

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bpArchitecture Phase 1 of Station Road Garden in Biddulph was completed late 2019. The services connections and fountains were commissioned early 2020, but not brought into use because of the pandemic.

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bpArchitecture This replacement dwelling on Wedgewood Lane was completed in Feb 2020 to allow the Client to move in...with the external areas being completed during the pandemic.

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bpArchitecture Our project at Padgbury Lane was completed in 2019. Two dwellings with five and six bedrooms, plenty of space and a fantastic outlook for both our private Clients, both of whom have now moved in.

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bpArchitecture Easter Bush Nursery nominated Offsite Awards Finalist 2019: Education Project of the Year. Completed and handed over to the University of Edinburgh in August 2018.

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bpArchitecture Newstead Academy: transforms & extends Newstead Academy into a 2FE, doubling the primary school in size. This was handed over in 2018.

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bpArchitecture Wolverhampton Homes modular homes trial scheme was completed on site February 2018.

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bpArchitecture Northmoor Academy (Grange) Primary School. Offsite Finalist 2017: Best Use of Volumetric Modular Technology and Education Project of the Year. Completed on site August 2016.

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