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Ian Springford Architects were established in January 2000 and have enjoyed consistent year on year growth ever since. The practice employs architects and interior designers and is based in Edinburgh with work across the country. The practice has recently established a London office to manage its workload in the capital and increase the practices geographic coverage. The practice has a diverse workload including residential, commercial office, healthcare and hotel and leisure sectors… Show more Ian Springford Architects were established in January 2000 and have enjoyed consistent year on year growth ever since. The practice employs architects and interior designers and is based in Edinburgh with work across the country. The practice has recently established a London office to manage its workload in the capital and increase the practices geographic coverage. The practice has a diverse workload including residential, commercial office, healthcare and hotel and leisure sectors. The practice undertakes projects with construction values ranging from £100,000 to £30m. We believe this diversity in project type and scale allows us to bring a fresh perspective to all our work with a cross pollination of ideas and construction techniques between sectors.The practice has a particular expertise in converting and refurbishing existing buildings, particularly 20th century buildings. Our work in the hotel sector demonstrates our ability to deliver complex, highly serviced buildings with strong design qualities. The practice has won many awards for the quality of its design work and is at the forefront of sustainable design. We are currently in the process of acquiring Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland accreditation in sustainable building design. Show less

UArchitects is fascinated by the interplay of different levels of scale and thinking: the scale of the city and that of mankind; thinking in abstraction and thinking in tangibility. The cohesion of these levels is not to be found in one compulsive, dogmatic theme but rather in different concepts and concrete projects. The exploring attitude is not to find definitive answers but to raise questions in order to continue the reflective working method with regard to the assignment and to… Show more UArchitects is fascinated by the interplay of different levels of scale and thinking: the scale of the city and that of mankind; thinking in abstraction and thinking in tangibility. The cohesion of these levels is not to be found in one compulsive, dogmatic theme but rather in different concepts and concrete projects. The exploring attitude is not to find definitive answers but to raise questions in order to continue the reflective working method with regard to the assignment and to UArchitects, (2012)The practice produces work for competitions and design projects in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Projects include work for the education, housing, government buildings and commercial sectors.As a trainee at UArchitects, I am responsible for tasks such as the creation of presentation models for clients, as well as designing the layouts for presentation booklets, which explain the practices proposals. This is followed by assisting fellow colleagues with daily design tasks. Show less