Approach

1

COLLABORATIVE

Creativity sits at the heart of what we do and we understand how this is best achieved through the sharing of concepts, knowledge and learning.

2

REPRESENTATIVE

Developing an understanding of significance sits at the heart of many of our projects.

This changes and evolves during the design process, much as people’s views and attitudes change over time. We look to balance heritage with modernity by learning from the past whilst utilising the most up-to-date techniques available to us.

For us representation is forward looking. It seeks to manage change to a significant place in ways that can maintain values whilst recognising opportunities to reveal or reinforce those values for present and future generations.

The process involves us looking to discover with you value intrinsic in objects, events, traditions, cultures or ideas that a brief, site, building, space or landscape have to offer. The capturing of these allows us to reimagine and integrate them into meaningful and authentic designs that can challenge the art of the possible. 

3

CONTEXTUAL

Listening, recording and understanding the stories about your buildings and how they fit into their environment and your history is essential to the success of all our projects.

This process takes time but is rewarding and enjoyable. It is key to the success of many of our award-winning projects as by doing this are we find ways of not only enhancing buildings, spaces and landscapes but also establishing that essential sense of fulfilment that comes with recognition.

We look to bring harmony to a place by allowing its tune, rhythm or essence to be supported by our work. We do not approach any project with specific stylistic or fashionable preconceptions but look to assist the formulation of an individual identity for each commission from its own heritage. This can take time but is ultimately as rewarding a revisiting a favourite place or catching a lovely memory. 

Our mission is to make beautiful buildings embedded in their locality: that age gracefully, are durable, adaptable, easy to operate and value for money,  and a source of delight for their users.

4

REGENERATIVE

Sustaining and healing our environment through our work is central to how we engage with all our projects.

With creativity, focus on reducing whole-life-carbon emissions and the utilisation of passive construction methods , we aim to tackle effectively the challenges posed by the climate emergency. We have found ways to provide tangible benefits to our clients by reducing energy use and achieving optimum environmental conditions within the spaces we create.

Our regenerative approach seeks to go beyond simply sustaining, aiming for our projects to create a legacy that improves our environment. We do this not just be reducing heat loss and utilising renewables, but by working with our clients to develop long-term strategies that track our supply chains, reduce overall maintenance and improve ecology. We are getting better at this all the time.

Hart McGregor is a registered:

• RIBA Chartered Practice
• RIBA Specialist Conservation Architects
• ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System)
• ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System)
• Green Register of Construction Professionals
• Passivhaus Designer Accreditation
• CHAS Accreditation
• Constructionline

Hart McGregor is an equal opportunities employer.