Client List

Their approach is endlessly patient, responsive and supportive. They fully engage with their client team, teasing out the multiple and sometimes conflicting aspirations. On top of this they are great fun to work with: good humoured, unpretentious and very likeable.”Derek Neale, Director of Education, States of Guernsey

Design Engine Architects have provided the University of Winchester an imaginative, professional and practical service over the 10 years, introducing a sea change in the quality of buildings which underpins the ethos of the institution and at the same time is cost effective.”John Mann, Director of Estates, University of Winchester

The John Henry Brookes building reflects well on both client and architect. It is a place of learning, administration and relaxation that works at various speeds and various levels of privacy from the ultra-public to the ultra-concentrated. It gives the institution a focus and a sense of physical stature that it previously lacked.”Hugh Pearman, RIBA Journal

Design Engine Architects are a very professional and dedicated company. The Directors and staff are very competent and really do consider the client’s needs. Some architectural practices are only interested in the design – and what the design can do for their practice. Design Engine really do want the client to have a building they can afford to own as well as one that delights them.”Kerry Hutchins, Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Design Engine Architects have undertaken a series of projects for Gifford, including our new 2000sqm Centre of Excellence in Southampton, which they carried out with all due diligence, providing imaginative, efficient and cost effective professional input at all times.”Andy Hill Director, Gifford Centre of Excellence

Design Engine provides exceptional design skills supported by technically and socially competent staff.”David Russell, Estates Department, University of Southampton

At the competition stage, Design Engine demonstrated an innovative response to transform the sense of arrival at the University and update the image of LSE for international students arriving from all over the world. Although a comparatively small project, it was high profile with a demanding brief and a number of complex logistical puzzles to solve.”Chris Higgins 
Director of Estates (2009-2011), London School of Economics