We are architects, interior designers and historic building consultants and we design and construct unique buildings inspired by knowledge of traditional architecture and respect for site context. We use a mixture of traditional and modern techniques and value collaborations with artists and craftsmen. This approach is directly influenced by the work of the Arts and Crafts movement and is characterised by a feeling for place translated into building form, materials and detail.
The source of our design and technical expertise is extensive knowledge of historic buildings and the way they have changed and developed as part of their social and environmental context. Our major historic building projects include the restoration of St Walburge’s Church in Preston (listed Grade 1). As well as repair and conservation we have been involved in the rethinking of the use of historic buildings to incorporate wider public and educational use. Our HLF-funded scheme for Preston Minster created a new interior that can be used for a wide range of community events. The lottery-funded arts and education project at Lanternhouse in Cumbria involved the conversion and extension of a Victorian school. The project won a RIBA National Award. We are currently designing a number of community buildings in Lancashire which involve the reuse of historic buildings and we are restoring and adapting a Regency mansion in Cumbria.
We have a record of major secular projects including two grandstands for Towcester Racecourse. Our current work includes two care homes for The Duchy of Cornwall at Newquay, houses at Poundbury, and a consultancy for The Duchy on the Isles of Scilly. Our scheme for a major development in Blackburn Cathedral Precinct including clergy housing, cathedral offices and private apartments arranged around new squares and gardens received Planning Permission in January 2007. Our approach to sustainable building is apparent in the Studio for Robert Camlin in Powys which is a discreet reinterpretation of the local farm vernacular using locally-sourced materials and self-build methods.
The practice has two partners: Dominic Roberts RIBA sits on the Northern Buildings Committee of the Victorian Society and is an Associate Lecturer at Manchester School of Architecture. Francis Roberts RIBA is a brother of the Art Workers Guild and is AABC (Architects Accredited in Building Conservation) registered.
When contacting this company, please mention you found them through www.projectbook.co.uk.| Address: | 1 Ribblesdale Place
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 3NA | | View Map: | Click here to view a map of this location. | | Tel: | 01772 562221 | | Website: | http://www.francisroberts.com | | E-mail: | architects AT francisroberts.com | | Established: | 1983 | | Employees: | 4 | | Job Value: | £5,000 - £10,000,000 | | Proficiency: | Pre 1919, Grade II, Grade II*, Grade I, Churches | | Register Listings: | Architects
Architects - Conservation
Building Designers
Building Renovation
Building Restoration
Historic Building Consultants
Interior Designers
Project Management
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Structural Engineers | | VAT Registered? | Yes | | Brochure Available? | Yes | | Viewed: | 1516 time(s) |
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| Title: | The Willows Presbytery |  |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Client: | Rev Fr Dunstan Cooper |
A new house and meeting room next to A.W.N Pugin's church of St John the Evangelist, Kirkham.
| Title: | St Mary of Furness, Barrow |  |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Client: | Rev Fr Stephen Cross |
Repair and comprehensive redecoration of an E.W. Pugin church in Cumbria.
| Title: | Summer Hill, Ulverston |  |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Client: | Brian & Rosemary Campbell |
A new house incorporating elements of the servants' quarters of a historic building and the repair and conversion of the main Georgian house.
| Title: | Flash House, Rufford |  |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Client: | Private Client |
Sensitive alteration and extension of a house in Lancashire.
