Buildings are a legacy, yours and ours
Buildings are an investment in the future which will be used and visited by thousands over their lifetime. The work we do at brown + company is designed to outlast us, contributing to the places we live for generations to come.
We strive to develop a sustainable and contextual response for each site, driven by a deep understanding of its physical, historical and cultural surroundings.
We pride ourselves on our ability to work with our clients to define their needs, interrogate and challenge the brief, and to allow each project to maximise its potential value. The first sketches will be developed, tested and refined alongside the client and the wider design team to exceed initial expectations. Collaboration is central to our design ethos, it takes the knowledge and skills of multiple disciplines to develop the best outcomes.
We believe that we have a responsibility to create buildings which have longevity, beauty, value and purpose.
An evolution of longstanding York based architectural practice Vincent & Brown, we are brown + company.
We are a highly experienced studio of architects that offer a client focussed, personal approach to each project.
We have developed a rigorous design approach to respond to feedback and collaboration, allowing time for development and growth, and ensuring that each project enriches its site with a sustainable proposal which answers and exceeds the brief.
We start by developing the brief with the client and analysing the site and context of the project - allowing our analysis to assist in defining the brief and finding a bespoke and sensitive outcome for the site.
Taking the brief and our analysis we will begin to gather feedback and work with the client and wider design team to develop initial proposals and understand the defining factors of the project.
With the rest of the team, we will design an initial proposal which answers and exceeds the brief and rigorously test the design against the initial objectives. The cycle is repeated as often as required to refine the design before a final proposal is reached.