AEW Architects provides an integrated range of architectural, design and specialist consultancy services to help realise the potential of every project. This multidisciplinary approach creates better outcomes for clients, building users and the environment – now and long into the future.

We provide architectural design services across Culture & Community, Industrial, Offices, Residential, and Retail & Leisure, delivering new-build, refurbishment, retrofit, restoration and hybrid projects. Our architects work collaboratively with specialists in BIM, Interior Design, Masterplanning and Sustainability to develop practical, sustainable and context-led designs that maximise opportunities and respond to complex project requirements. Our experience spans housing, workplaces, industrial and logistics developments, civic buildings, cultural facilities, retail and leisure destinations.

Our Building Information Modelling (BIM) team provides the expertise, tools and processes needed to improve the coordination, quality and efficiency of design and information delivery. We support projects through BIM coordination, model management, quality assurance, BIM Execution Plans, Responsibility Matrices and information management. Working across our specialist sectors, our team collaborates closely with architects, designers and project teams to identify coordination issues early, reduce risk and minimise rework. We also provide bespoke BIM training and consultancy, either alongside our design teams or as a standalone service.

We understand the importance of conserving historical and listed buildings and the sensitivities of working in conservation areas. Our dedicated architectural heritage team allows us to offer expert opinion on projects that include or affect heritage assets and historical buildings. Our team's experience includes working on listed building applications, applications in conservation areas, impact assessments, quinquennial surveys, specialist fabric repairs and assisting with Heritage Lottery Funding.

We drive innovation, efficiency and value through high-quality interior design. Our dedicated Interior Design Team delivers space planning, concept design, interior design and workplace consultancy across our specialist sectors, creating functional, flexible and engaging environments for owners, occupiers and end users. Working collaboratively with our architectural, masterplanning and sustainability teams, we optimise space, enhance user experience and create interiors that support wellbeing and productivity. Services can be delivered as part of an integrated architectural commission or standalone.

Our expert masterplanners translate the physical, economic and strategic constraints and opportunities of a site into deliverable masterplans that create value for clients and communities. We consider factors including planning policy, site constraints, access, movement, heritage, landscape, infrastructure, viability and sustainability to establish a clear framework for development. Our experience spans residential, industrial, offices, retail and leisure, and culture and community, as well as complex mixed-use and regeneration schemes. We take a long-term view, testing feasibility and deliverability while creating flexible frameworks that can respond to changing needs.

We provide Principal Designer services under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) and Building Regulations, helping clients manage design risk, statutory compliance and building safety throughout a project. Our architects and technical specialists take a holistic approach, integrating health, safety and compliance into the design process from the outset. Following the Building Safety Act, we have strengthened our systems, procedures and technical expertise through extensive training, with several architects registered on the RIBA Principal Designer Register.

Our dedicated Retrofit Team delivers sustainable retrofit and refurbishment solutions that extend the life, performance and value of existing buildings. We recognise that most structures that will be in use in 2050 have already been built, making retrofit essential to achieving more sustainable towns and cities. We work with registered providers, landlords, local authorities and private clients to improve residential, commercial, industrial and community buildings. Our expertise includes energy efficiency improvements, external wall and cladding replacement, refurbishment, adaptive reuse and transforming existing buildings for new uses. We are a TrustMark-registered business for Retrofit Coordinator services.

We are dedicated to driving change through sustainability-led design, helping clients deliver buildings that reduce carbon, improve energy performance and create long-term value. Our in-house Sustainability Team works alongside clients, architects and design teams from the earliest project stages, providing practical advice, analysis and technical expertise to inform better decisions. Our services include whole-life carbon assessment, energy and environmental analysis, BREEAM, Passivhaus and net zero carbon strategies, tailored to each project’s objectives. We use data, research and post-occupancy insights to continually improve performance.