We are proud to be a small RIBA chartered practice. Being small makes us nimble and responsive, and it gives clients consistency. Being chartered means we're held to the same level of service and professionalism as a larger practice. At the centre of everything, we have a handful of core values that shape our projects, the way we work, and the people we work with.
Sustainability
Our practice was founded on an ambition to craft environmentally sensitive buildings. We consider all aspects of sustainability: from adopting regenerative design principles that help restore natural systems to careful consideration of upfront and lifetime carbon emissions, and designing for disassembly and re-use. We set ambitious targets for ourselves and our projects and strive to foster meaningful connections between people and nature.
People
We believe our built environment has the power to nurture us. In our design work, we strive to enhance people's well-being by creating healthy, enriching environments and reconnecting them with nature. In conducting our business, we treat people with kindness, respect and dignity, and seek out opportunities to generate social value through social generosity in our design work, and community engagement and volunteering.
Beauty
It can be difficult to capture what makes a building beautiful, but it goes far deeper than aesthetics. It is a feeling stirred bythe small, everyday moments of joy: the perfectly positioned window that offers a glimpse of a historic church spire; the tranquillity that envelops you as you close the front door; or the way trees cast shadows that dance across the floor. It is the many small details that may go unnoticed at first but, over time, come to be the things that give a building its unique character. In existing buildings, we seek to discover their beauty, preserve it and enhance it. In new works, we tirelessly seek opportunities to create beauty.
David is the founding director of Form+Folk and a chartered architect. With over two decades of experience, he leads all of our projects. Prior to founding the practice, David trained at the Birmingham School of Architecture, where his work was nominated for the RIBA Bronze Medal. Outside of architecture, David enjoys spending time outdoors and staying active and healthy.