Business Details
14 Years
experience
Chartered Architects in Glasgow Delivering Innovative Design Solutions
The Unum Partnership is a dynamic practice of Chartered Architects combining extensive experience across sectors throughout the UK. Established in 2012, we deliver quality, innovative, and commercially sound design solutions rooted in integrity, trust, and a commitment to exceeding expectations. Our approach prioritises understanding clients' priorities and key drivers, fostering collaborative relationships to create successful business partnerships. We invest in knowing our clients' markets and challenges, ensuring our designs align with their commercial goals while maintaining a focus on sustainability and design excellence. Our success stems from cultivating a talented, motivated architectural team that embraces teamwork, open communication, and respect for all stakeholders. We believe design excellence, sustainability, and commercial awareness are not mutually exclusive, and our client allegiance is built through consistent delivery of award-winning projects.Our Glasgow-based practice operates nationwide, delivering projects that reflect our directors' proven expertise in hotels, care homes, residential, healthcare, and leisure sectors. We prioritise creating a supportive workplace environment that recognises employees as the foundation of our success. Our client relationships extend beyond individual projects, aiming to build long-term partnerships through continuous exceedance of expectations. With a focus on problem-solving and space planning, we ensure every project meets aesthetic, operational, and budgetary requirements while maintaining a proactive team approach.
Services
Hotel Architecture
Care Home Design
Residential Projects
Healthcare Architecture
Leisure Facilities
Details
- Year established: 2012
Highlights and features
- We have over a decade of experience delivering award-winning architectural projects since 2012
- Our directors bring proven expertise in hotels, care homes, and healthcare architecture
- We prioritise client-specific solutions through deep market understanding and communication
- Our team combines technical excellence with a collaborative, client-focused approach
- We maintain a track record of successful projects across multiple sectors UK-wide
Services
Hotel Architecture
We specialise in creating innovative hotel designs that combine functionality with aesthetic appeal. Our expertise spans from airport-adjacent developments to luxury properties, ensuring each project meets commercial requirements while delivering exceptional guest experiences. With involvement in high-profile projects like the Sofitel hotel at Dublin Airport, we bring proven experience in delivering hospitality spaces that balance operational efficiency with design excellence.
Care Home Design
Our care home designs prioritise creating environments that enhance resident wellbeing while meeting operational needs. We deliver luxury care homes and assisted living facilities across the UK, with recent projects in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling. Our approach combines regulatory compliance with innovative spatial planning to create spaces that support both residents and care providers through practical, future-ready designs.
Residential Projects
We provide architectural solutions for residential developments ranging from student housing to private residences. Our modular student housing schemes demonstrate our ability to deliver cost-effective, high-quality living spaces that meet modern demands. We focus on creating functional, sustainable homes that respond to both client requirements and local planning contexts across urban and rural settings.
Healthcare Architecture
Our healthcare design expertise includes both new-build and renovation projects for medical facilities. We understand the unique requirements of healthcare environments, delivering spaces that prioritise accessibility, infection control, and patient comfort. Our work with care homes demonstrates our ability to create therapeutic environments that support both clinical operations and user wellbeing through thoughtful spatial planning.
Leisure Facilities
We design leisure facilities that combine architectural innovation with practical functionality. Our portfolio includes golf clubhouses, event spaces, and hospitality venues like the Intercontinental Hotel Ballroom. We focus on creating spaces that enhance user experience while meeting commercial viability, with expertise in both new developments and sensitive refurbishments of existing structures.
People
Mark Ritchie
Managing Director
Award-winning architect with expertise in hotels, care homes, and residential projects. Leads design teams from concept to completion, focusing on problem-solving and space planning while mentoring junior staff.
Graham Whitters
Director
Experienced architect specialising in hotel, leisure, and healthcare design. Focuses on urban design and townscape integration, bringing award-winning projects from inception to completion with emphasis on design excellence.
Questions
What architectural services does Unum Partnership offer?
We specialise in hotel, care home, residential, healthcare, and leisure architecture across the UK.
How long has Unum Partnership been in business?
We were established in 2012 and have delivered award-winning projects since then.
Which sectors does Unum Partnership work in?
Our primary sectors are hotels, care homes, residential developments, healthcare facilities, and leisure projects.
Where is Unum Partnership based?
Our main office is located at 77 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5TF.
Can Unum Partnership handle projects outside Scotland?
Yes, we operate throughout the UK and have completed projects in Edinburgh, Dublin, and London.
What makes Unum Partnership different from other architectural firms?
We combine design excellence with commercial awareness, focusing on client relationships and exceeding expectations through collaborative teamwork.
