Business Details
Award-Winning Architects in Richmond, London
Established in Richmond, London over 25 years ago, HTP Architecture combines experience, imagination, and practicality to deliver architectural solutions tailored to diverse projects across the UK and internationally. Our approach prioritises site-specific, energy-efficient designs while maintaining a 95% success rate in securing planning consents. We collaborate closely with clients, managing projects from concept to completion, and specialise in navigating complex planning environments, including conservation areas and listed buildings.With a team of chartered architects and specialists, we offer full-service design, project coordination, and expertise in both contemporary and traditional architecture. Our reputation is built on repeat commissions from private clients, government agencies, and framework organisations, supported by an overseas office in Oman for international projects.
Services
Architectural Design
Planning Applications
Project Management
Conservation Projects
International Projects
Highlights and features
- We have over 25 years of experience in architectural design and planning across the UK and overseas.
- Our planning applications achieve a 95% success rate, even in complex conservation areas.
- We manage projects from concept to completion, ensuring seamless execution.
- Our team includes chartered architects and specialists in both contemporary and traditional architecture.
- We operate an overseas office in Oman for international project delivery.
What people say
Smooth process from design to completion
Quickly found replacement builder
Excellent plans followed precisely
Successfully navigated conservation area planning
Delighted with project outcomes
Services
Architectural Design
HTP Architecture creates tailored architectural designs that balance creativity with practicality. Our team develops concepts sensitive to site constraints and client needs, ensuring energy efficiency and compliance with sustainability standards. We specialise in both modern and traditional styles, transforming spaces for contemporary living while respecting historical contexts.
Planning Applications
With a 95% success rate, HTP Architecture prepares and submits planning applications that meet local authority requirements. We advise on permitted development, pre-application submissions, and prior approval routes, particularly in complex environments like conservation areas and listed buildings, ensuring projects gain necessary approvals efficiently.
Project Management
We manage architectural projects from inception to completion, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contractors. Our services include tender action, construction administration, and client representation, ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget while maintaining high design and quality standards throughout the build process.
Conservation Projects
HTP Architecture specialises in working within conservation areas and with listed buildings. Our approach preserves architectural heritage while integrating modern functionality, navigating strict planning regulations to deliver sensitive, compliant solutions that enhance property value and usability.
International Projects
Leveraging our overseas office in Oman and international experience, we deliver architectural projects worldwide. Our expertise spans diverse regulatory environments and cultural contexts, ensuring designs meet local standards while maintaining the same rigorous attention to detail and client-focused service as our UK projects.
People
John Livingston
Member and Director
Chartered Architect with extensive experience in UK and international projects, specialising in complex planning applications and conservation area developments. Leads design teams to deliver innovative, client-focused solutions.
Paul Beech
Director
Chartered Architect directing HTP's project management services, ensuring seamless coordination from concept to completion. Expertise in multidisciplinary team leadership and client relationship management across diverse architectural sectors.
Hanna Kurnel Plantin
Project Architect
Architect with dual Polish-British expertise, managing residential and commercial projects. Skilled in balancing contemporary design with practical constraints, delivering spatially efficient solutions tailored to client needs.
Douglas O'Reilly
Senior Architectural Assistant
Senior assistant specialising in design coordination and project execution. Known for resolving technical challenges creatively, ensuring projects meet regulatory standards while maintaining design integrity.
Questions
What architectural services does HTP Architecture offer?
HTP provides full-service architectural design, planning applications, project management, and conservation area expertise, handling projects from concept to completion across the UK and internationally.
How successful are HTP Architecture's planning applications?
HTP achieves a 95% success rate in securing planning consents, even in challenging environments like conservation areas and listed buildings, through strategic design and local authority engagement.
Do HTP Architecture work outside the UK?
Yes, we manage international projects via our associated office in Oman, applying our UK expertise to diverse regulatory and cultural contexts while maintaining rigorous design standards.
How does HTP handle complex architectural challenges?
Our team combines creative problem-solving with technical expertise, as demonstrated by successful projects in conservation areas and listed buildings requiring innovative compliance solutions.
What project sizes does HTP Architecture handle?
We work on projects of all scales, from small residential extensions to large commercial developments, tailoring our approach to each client's unique requirements and budget.
