Our vision is to be the most ethical practice possible; we want to do our best by the people we work with, for the planet and its ecosystems, and for the places and communities our work impacts. Our aim in doing so is to ensure that our work is positive, regenerative, and works towards creating a better world.
Our values are to work in an accessible way, to empower our clients through collaborative processes to create regenerative designs that go beyond sustainability and are connected to places.
ethical values
who we work with
We work with individuals, families, Cohousing groups, community-led housing enablers, housing associations, local authorities, private developers, schools, sports clubs and community groups to develop unique projects together.
Our clients share our values - they are passionate about the environment, sustainability, natural materials. Many clients are creative people themselves, with ideas and knowledge to share which we always welcome.
We want to work collaboratively with you in a way that enables the best ideas to emerge for your project.
who we are
We have a brilliant growing team of 12 passionate, purposeful people!
We are a RIBA Chartered Practice with offices in Bristol and Devon, offering contemporary design with a focus on social and environmental sustainability across the South of the UK.
We want to inspire and enable everyone to design their own affordable, sustainable home.
Our Corten House client Jane on her project, and experience working with Barefoot Architects.
Get in touch.
Use our enquiry form and we’ll get back to you.
Most of our projects start with an Initial Design Consultation (IDC), the cost of which is deducted from our Stage 1 fee if you choose to proceed with us.
We provide a comprehensive summary report with advice relating to different aspects of the project (planning, cost, time etc) as well as the drawings undertaken and a detailed Schedule of Fees for us to progress the project with you.
Alternatively, call the Bristol office on 0117 907 0971,
or the Totnes office on 01803 446 040.
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The Initial Design Consultation (IDC) takes place on site, and is a great opportunity for us to meet each other, review the context, ask lots of questions, and discuss the project and your brief in more detail.
The meetings usually last around 2 hours and we will follow up with a comprehensive summary document incorporating the advice provided in respect of different aspects of the project (planning, cost, time etc), as well as the drawings undertaken, and a detailed Schedule of Fees for us to progress the project with you. We offer this IDC at £450+VAT (this cost is discounted from our Stage 1 fee if you choose to proceed with us).
“Many thanks for your thoughts, your creativity, your advice, your ability to interpret our answers and so much more. We now have a much clearer view of what we want to do and how to take this forward - we couldn’t have done it without you. One of the directors came to the house, looked at the existing layout, found out about how we live in the house and really worked to understand what is important to us. He then sketched out a whole range of ideas. Some of them were challenging, some intriguing, some were safer, some were radical. Throughout this he was listening to our feedback and incorporating our comments. Please mark us as 100% satisfied clients.”
- Barney, Initial Design Consultation client
