Richard Griffiths Architects gives new life to old buildings, conserving them to reveal the heritage of the past and adapting them to enrich the present and the future.

  • We have established a leading reputation for the repair and creative adaptation of historic buildings to accommodate new or extended uses, and for the design of new buildings that respond sensitively to their historic context. In all its work, Richard Griffiths Architects remain true to the creation of a timeless architecture, in which style derives from materials, use and construction rather than from the whims of fashion.

  • Architecture I Refurbishment I Restoration I Retrofit I New architecture I Public buildings

    Heritage Consultancy I Masterplanning I Conservation advice I Contract Administration

    Feasibility Studies I Funding Advice I Public Consultation I CMP I Heritage Impact assessments I Planning & Consents

    Interior Design I Furniture and fittings Design I Sustainability

  • We have carried out award-winning projects to historic houses (Sutton House, Burghley), public buildings (Clissold House, Eastbury Manor), schools (Bedales, Brighton College), churches and cathedrals (Southwark, St Albans), as well as major renewal projects to derelict buildings (London Dock, St Pancras Hotel). We have also acted as heritage consultants advising on the creative juxtaposition of historic and new buildings in run-down inner urban areas (Oxford Castle and the Kings Cross Regent Quarter).

Recent projects

The Charterhouse

Restoration of the Great Chamber with new services and decoration throughout

The Cloudesley Centre

Restoration of a former Church to accommodate a Montessori nursery and learning spaces

Ragged School Museum

Complete refurbishment of this Victorian building with new museum spaces and exhibition, café, office spaces and venue for concerts, photography and filming

Newington Green Chapel

Transformation of a Georgian Unitarian Chapel into a community space with performance venue

Tower Hamlets Civic Centre

Redevelopment of the Grade II listed building of the former Royal London Hospital as a new Civic Centre for the Tower Hamlets Council

The College of Arms

Restoration of the courtyard elevations and railings

Bedales School Studies

Upgrade of the former Art & Design 1970s block with new oak cladding and copper seam roof to be a studies centre and sixth form building for Bedales school