Award Winners! We are pleased to announce that our Cranham Lodge project was the winning design at the RIBA South West 2013 Regional Awards. See ‘News' for more details.

We are a design led architectural practice dedicated to environmentally conscious design. We maximise efficiency in the use of materials, energy and space. Above all, we bring natural light and sound ecological thinking into each building, new and old.

The buildings we design are living and working places, reflecting the values of their inhabitants whilst sitting comfortably in their surroundings.

We work throughout Bath, Bristol and the South and South West and have projects ranging from houses and oak framed buildings through to sizeable new and remodelled school buildings.

Batterham Matthews Design has a passionate interest in the ways buildings are put together and are leaders in sustainable architecture in the South West.

Sustainability

At Batterham Matthews Design we aim to integrate solutions to environmental issues into the design process wherever possible.

We endeavour to reduce wastage of both energy and resources by utilising existing buildings where possible and re-using excavated material. This helps to reduce the amount of on site material transported.

We design for the use of minimum energy consumption through maximising natural daylight, using passive solar energy and highly insulating buildings. Natural materials continue the theme with natural cross ventilation being used to avoid the use of air conditioning wherever possible.

Finally, the landscaping in and around the new design is intended to complement; we see the ‘inside outside' relationship between the built and natural environment as an important reminder of the dependency of one upon the other.