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Our vision

We solve problems through architecture in an honest, open-minded way, delivering affordable, buildable, design-led solutions.

As designers, we’re driven from the outset by transformation, creation, and collaboration. We challenge each brief to ensure we save you time, money and ultimately deliver a building designed to last. We thrive on delivering your project from concept to completion.

We don’t work in a single style – we work with you to deliver your requirements.

Lungfish our vision team working together

We also use our designs to serve more than one project. That’s why we aren’t option-focused and will only present a design-led approach. It’s this experience that cements our mission: what we design gets built.

Innovation, research and development are pivotal, and form the backbone of our practice. Our aim is to always better the last building we designed. Once your building is designed and delivered, we bring together our learnings to improve efficiencies for both you, and our future clients. This data-rich approach keeps us ahead of best practice, and ensures we are compliant and sustainable.

Our approach
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We are Lungfish
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We are public sector

With our roots in the public sector, we're proud to be part of the SCAPE Group. Offering advice, speed and certainty to our local authority clients' projects, we create considered designs that are truly deliverable, for the benefit of local communities.

As a team of chartered professionals with the benefit of experience in multidisciplinary practices, we think at scale and deliver as a trusted local team with a personal touch. We nurture from within, investing in our individual talents to bring the best skills and experience together, for the benefit of our clients. From dedicated designers to technical experts, our breadth and depth of knowledge will ensure you can not only meet, but exceed your brief.

Our team
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Our Awards

Constructing Excellence Awards 2023 finalist logo

Building Project of the Year

FINALIST

Constructing Excellence Awards 2023

Constructing Excellence 2023 Project of the Year Win

Building Project of the Year

WINNER

Constructing Excellence East Midlands Awards 2023

Constructing Excellence 2023 MMC Award Highly Commended

MMC Award

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Constructing Excellence East Midlands Awards 2023

Offsite Awards 2023 FINALIST Education

Education Project of the Year

FINALIST

Offsite Awards 2023

Education Estates 2023 - Shortlist logo

Architect of the Year

SHORTLISTED

Education Estates Awards 2023

Education Estates 2023 - Shortlist logo

Project of the Year (Schools)

SHORTLISTED

Education Estates Awards 2023

CE Awards 2021 - Winner Integration Collaborative Working

Innovation and Collaborative Working

WINNER

CE East Midlands Awards 2021

Education Estates Awards 2020 - Innovation in Delivering Value

Innovation in Delivering Value

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Education Estates Awards 2020

Education Estates Awards 2020 - Project of the Year

Project of the Year Schools 2020

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Education Estates Awards 2020


Building awards 2020

Offsite Project of the Year

FINALIST

Building Awards 2020

Offsite awards 2020

Education Project of the Year

FINALIST

Offsite Awards 2020

CE Awards 2020 - Offsite shortlist

Offsite Award

FINALIST

CE East Midlands Awards 2020

Education Estates Awards 2021 Highly Commended

Innovation in Delivering Value

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Education Estates Awards 2021

Building Awards Finalist 2021

Offsite Project of the Year

FINALIST

Building Awards 2021

Education Project of the Year

Education Project of the Year

FINALIST

Offsite Awards 2021

CE Awards 2021 - OFFSITE HC

Offsite Project of the Year

HIGHLY COMMENDED

CE East Midlands Awards 2021

RICS Social Impact Awards 2020 shortlisted

Education Project of the Year

SHORTLISTED

RICS Social Impact Awards 2020

Best New Building commendation Derby civic society

Best New Building

COMMENDATION

Derby Civic Society Awards 2019

Celebrating construction 2016 highly commended

Integration and Collaboration Award

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Celebrating Construction 2016

SPACES Square logo

SPACES

SPACES Yearbook and Civic Building of the Year

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE YEAR Badge

Architectural Design of the Year

FINALIST

London Construction Awards 2018

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