About Form+Folk

Each step represents reaching a significant milestone in the project, with each one building on the outputs of the last. This is also how we structure our fees — again, it keeps things simple.

Sustainability underpins everything we do, and we always try to consider it in the broadest possible terms. It’s not a ‘look’, and it’s not an energy standard. It’s much bigger than that. It’s about thinking strategically, critically, and ethically about the needs of the project, the planet and future generations, and then finding solutions that reconcile those ideas. Here are some of the strategies we use:

• Exploring ‘no-build’ solutions and embracing sufficiency

• Developing retrofit strategies for existing buildings

• Designing for re-use and flexibility

• Specifying bio-based materials

• Keeping designs simple, robust, and well put together

• Energy modelling and lifetime carbon assessment

• Making projects net-zero ready

Buildings and places should be shaped by the people and communities that will use and benefit from them. No matter the project, we enjoy working closely with all stakeholders to create real social, economic, and environmental value for the widest range of people. As a RIBA Chartered Practice and a signatory to Architects Declare, we also believe that openly sharing what we learn with our peers can drive positive change in our profession and industry.