Thought Leadership

The Snug Way

The Snug Way

Our founding director, Paul Bulkeley, was invited to deliver the Inspiration Hour talk at this year's Royal Society of Architects in Wales annual conference in Cardiff. He chose to share on the importance of designing in accordance with our values. H...

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The Trauma Informed Design Guide

The Trauma Informed Design Guide

This guide sets out our approach to Trauma Informed Design through its application at Hope Street, a pioneering new facility for women in the justice system. ...

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Occupancy Sleepover At Hope Street

Occupancy Sleepover At Hope Street

It’s not often as the architect you get to stay in the places you have designed. But last night I seized the opportunity to have an ‘occupancy sleepover’ and experience what it is actually like to live in one of our designs. Prior to Hope Street beco...

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Trauma Informed Design

Trauma Informed Design

How can a building breed trust? As our Hope Street project, for the charity One Small Thing, moves forward on site in Southampton we have been reflecting on the journey so far. It is a progressive pilot project that supports a healing trauma service...

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The Snug Guide to MMC

The Snug Guide to MMC

To help our clients embrace MMC we have produced The Brief Guide to MMC. The world of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is expanding fast. As MMC suppliers increasingly vie for the attention of decision makers it can be increasingly difficult for...

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Snug wins the international design competition for The Wall of Answered Prayer

Snug wins the international design competition for The Wall of Answered Prayer

We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce that we have won the international design competition for The Wall of Answered Prayer. The winning team has been announced at an exclusive ceremony at The Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, i...

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Hancock House submitted to planning

Hancock House submitted to planning

We have submitted a development for affordable housing on behalf of Footstep Living. The scheme forms part of the Brewery Square development in Dorchester. The design achieves high impact on a relatively low build cost and explores our 'boring, bor...

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Spending on design fast tracks company growth

Spending on design fast tracks company growth

Global business consultants McKinsey recently conducted what they believed to be (at the time of writing) 'the most extensive and rigorous research undertaken anywhere to study the design actions that leaders can make to unlock business value.' Its...

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Winners of the British Construction Industry Awards 2018

Winners of the British Construction Industry Awards 2018

BCI Awards 2018 We are delighted that our Milford-on-sea Beach Huts won the Climate Resilience Project of the Year at the BCI Awards. This is the industries leading award and we feel very privileged to have been part of the winning team. Our thanks...

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