Empathise and engage

If there’s one thing we’ve learned makes better buildings, it’s empathy. Architecture never happens in isolation—and simply by being interested and engaged, we’ve found it’s possible to open up the conversations that connect a scheme to its clients and community.

Weconstraints

We believe that the more constraints there are, the better the architecture. If there aren’t any constraints, we create them. Challenging sites, existing buildings and complex briefs almost always present incredible opportunities for great design.

Passive future

To limit our environmental impact, we start with what is already there. By manipulating the form and fabric of a building—whether new or existing—we can work with the existing conditions of topography, light and orientation, and harness the natural energy sources offered by air, ground and water.

Social detail

If a site’s constraints guide the bigger design decisions, then it’s empathy that informs the smaller, social details. These details frame the human narratives that aren’t included in the brief, anticipating specific moments in the users’ lives.

Mud on our boots

Good architecture is as much about what happens on the building site as it is about what’s on the drawing board. By working alongside contractors as well as clients we can ring-fence the ideas and details that matter, championing quality and sustainability throughout construction.

Pier Yard Ramsgate
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  • Ramsgate, Kent

  • Public Realm

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  • Thanet District Council

We have been working closing with Thanet District Council (TDC) on the restoration and regeneration of Pier Yard in Ramsgate, Kent. TDC were awarded Levelling Up funding in 2021, to be utilised on 6 regeneration projects which include The Clock House, Pier Yard and The Sailor’s Church & Former Home for Smack boys, all of which will be developed together with CLTH.

Currently used predominately as car parking space or as a vehicular through-route to the East Pier and Fisherman’s Docks, we seek to reclaim Pier Yard as enhanced Public Realm space. Restoring Pier Yard to a largely pedestrianised outdoor space looking onto the newly developed Clock House Heritage Hub. The space will be reactivated with landscaping, commercial activities, and extending the Museum offering at The Clock House into the public realm to attract visitors to the Gateway to the Ramsgate Royal Harbour.

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