What we do
Our approach
Our residential work is guided by a simple ambition, to create places where people can flourish. Across market, affordable, build-to-rent, co-living, later-living and student housing, we combine high-quality homes with landscape, shared spaces and local amenities.
The science of residential design
Residential buildings are among the most technically demanding building typologies. Their success depends upon the rigorous integration of planning efficiency, structural coordination, building services, fire strategy, façade design and construction methodology. Drawing on decades of specialist experience, we apply a disciplined approach to the planning of buildings, cores, homes and façades, ensuring architectural ambition is matched by technical excellence, buildability and long-term performance.
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Market housing
Value is rooted in the quality of the customer experience from street to home. Working closely with clients, agents and consultants, we design from an understanding of market demand and site potential. Our designs are considered from the inside out and the outside in, balancing commercial performance with high-quality architecture to create homes that are tailored to their market, respond to their context and maximise the sites potential.
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Patel Taylor have once again created a quality design, combined with a sensible approach which will certainly result in an award-winning scheme and high-quality residential offering much needed in this up and coming location. We look forward to our next project with Patel Taylor, a most professional, creative and committed architectural firm.
Omer Weinberger, Director, Avanton, August 2015
Affordable housing
Alongside our commercial clients, we work directly with Local Authorities and Registered Housing Providers, giving us insight into the complex drivers that shape successful affordable accommodation. We strive to balance operational efficiency and long-term value with the flexibility to support diverse and evolving social needs. Above all, we believe affordable homes should be designed with the same care, quality and dignity as any home, creating places where people and communities can thrive.
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Build to Rent
A strong identity to which residents can relate is essential to successful Build to Rent developments. We enjoy developing, interpreting and expressing that identity through our design work. We recognise that we are creating a lifestyle rather than simply providing homes, where the quality of customer experience and opportunities for neighbourly interaction are fundamental to building successful, stable rental communities.
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Co-living
Co-living redefines the idea of home. Rather than ending at the front door, each resident's home extends into a carefully choreographed network of shared kitchens, dining spaces, lounges, workspaces and wellbeing facilities that encourage everyday interaction and shared experiences. Our role is to balance this collective life with opportunities for privacy and retreat, creating inclusive communities where social connection is woven naturally into daily life.
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Later living
We design later-living environments that support independence, wellbeing and choice. Accessible homes are integrated with welcoming shared spaces, landscape and opportunities for social connection, enabling residents to remain active while receiving different levels of support as their needs change. From rightsizer homes to assisted living and extra care, our approach combines dignity, adaptability and efficient long-term operation.
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Student housing
We see student accommodation as the creation of thriving residential communities rather than simply a collection of bedrooms. Successful schemes balance privacy with sociability, support wellbeing and academic success, and are integrated within both the campus and the wider neighbourhood, contributing to vibrant, inclusive places. Through thoughtful placemaking, high-quality architecture and carefully considered communal environments, we create places where students can live, learn and belong while delivering resilient, adaptable assets.
