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Architype awarded Bronze in the Building Good Employers Guide 2014

After being announced for the shortlist last month, we were thrilled to be awarded Bronze Position in this years Building Good Employers Guide. The Guide recognises the top employers in the construction industry from across the UK, judging them on a number of factors, such as staff ... 

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Architype shortlisted for BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2014!

Architype is delighted to be named in the Sustainability Category shortlist for Building Design Architect of the Year Award 2014! The awards recognise top architectural practices across a range of categories and with a genuine commitment to pushing the boundaries of sustainable architecture for 30 years, Architype ... 

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Welsch grown Brettstapel being manufactured

Brettstapel begins at Burry Port!

Construction at Burry Port Community School is now well underway, with the timber frame for the Key Stage 2 block commencing on site. The School Extension will be the first Passivhaus School Building in Wales, and Architype’s 5th Passivhaus School. It is also Architype's second Brettstapel building using UK ... 

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coed-y-brenin visitor centre

Coed-y-Brenin Visitor Centre Shortlisted For TTJ Award

We are delighted that our extension to the Coed-y-Brenin visitor centre has been shortlisted for this year’s TTJ Awards for ‘Achievements in Engineered Timber’! As the first domestically grown example of Brettstapel construction in the UK, the extension to the visitor centre is an innovative response to the ... 

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Our latest Passivhaus school gains recognition with a Green Apple Award!

Architype is delighted to win a Green Apple Environment Award for our most recently completed Passivhaus School, Wilkinson Primary. The Green Apple Awards are a national campaign to find Britain’s greenest companies, councils and communities. Wilkinson Primary School follows suit ... 

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Architype 30th Birthday Bash!

In celebration of our 30th year, this weekend marked the much-awaited Architype Birthday Party, held at our Hereford office; Twyford Barn. Attending from all over the country, Architype’s close knit family of colleagues, clients and collaborators came together to make a 300 strong guest list of old and ... 

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