2024 Peak Architects Commercial Brochure

About Us

Welcome to Peak Architects, an agile and experienced practice with expertise across key sectors from housing, education and hospitality through to industrial units, urban and rural residential developments, retail and public sector buildings.

We are an award-winning RIBA Chartered architectural practice with offices in Sheffield and the Hope Valley with a proven track record of delivering inspiring designs and buildings.

We fully understand what developers, public bodies, funders and operators require to create successful projects, and our designs are based on financial feasibility to ensure they stack up to the core of the business case.

Our strong, value driven approach sees Peak Architects trusted by our clients because we go out of our way to understand their needs and expectations.

Our growing team excels at working together with our clients in order to deliver the best outcome, always focused on guiding the client through different phases of the design, planning and construction stages to handover.

Our Team

The practice is led by Paul Holden, who has over 30 years’ experience within the architectural and construction industry across the globe. As well as being an architect, Paul is a qualified urban designer who has delivered landmark developments in central London and Birmingham.

Established in 2015, the company has quickly built a proven track record of delivering inspiring designs and buildings across a large variety of sectors in the architectural design and interior design fields.

Since its inception, the company has grown significantly to a team of fifteen and uses a variety of media from model making and hand drawn sketches to the latest computer modelling and 3D visualisations to communicate its ideas and allow the client to be central to the developing designs and decision making process.

Heritage and Conservation

Central to our approach is the conservation, protection and sensitive conversion of historic buildings to preserve their character and fabric. We have a series of principles that we advocate, these being:

• Use of traditional materials and construction techniques where possible which preserve and enhance the building’s local context;

• Sensitive integration of sustainable construction methods and technology;

• Placing new elements and facilities as free standing ‘sculptural elements’ within the spaces;

• Where possible, off-site manufacturing is promoted to lessen works on site to reduce the programme, impact on the site and improve build quality;

• In developing and implementing any heritage project, early stakeholder engagement is essential in ensuring an agreement on the approach, layout and methodology.

Peak Park

Peak Architects have considerable experience and a good working relationship with Peak District National Park Planning Authority. The key to our approach is to engage early with the Planning Authority and, where buildings are listed, with Historic England.

This approach has allowed us to maintain a high planning success rate in providing innovative design solutions that utilise locally derived materials and reinforce the character of the National Park, whilst being bespoke to each client.

We have an extensive network of consultants and contractors who work locally and nationally and can, as necessary, assist in providing a comprehensive design service for new build, retrofits or conversions in the Peak District National Park.

Sustainability

Sustainability is a fundamental aspect of all buildings and we believe it should be embraced as an opportunity to add value, promote innovation and enhance the environment within which we live. It requires a holistic approach and it is crucial that it should be bedded into a building at the outset.

Above all, sustainability must be a practical attribute, neither bolted on as a series of clever accessories, nor so overburdening or complex that it makes living in the building impractical.

Peak Architects have an extensive working knowledge of refurbishment of buildings utilising ‘Enerphit’ principles and ‘Passivhaus’ design when applied to new build projects.

Every client is different, every project is unique!

Our Work

The design of the principle brick massing takes its cue from the traditional neighbouring houses with contemporary detailing. To the rear, each house has a single storey projecting block, clad in dark stained timber fins, which the brickwork boldly complements. Conservation

Hill View Class Q

Riber View

Working with the developer Clowes Developments, Peak Architects have been responsible for the works from development appraisal to assist in the purchase of the land through to the delivery on site.

The scheme comprises of 51 residential apartments on the former Matlock ‘Ford’ workshop and sales plot adjacent to Matlock Town Football Club.

Glossop Road

The proposal provides a contemporary approach which references the architecture and materiality of the adjacent ‘conservation area.

Lydgate lane

The proposed scheme utilises a pallet of London stock brick and bronze standing seam cladding; the design presents a solid formal facade to the adjacent road and becomes more open and transparent as it addresses the adjacent open green space.

New Build | Residential | Sustainability

Oscar Works

Peak Architects were employed directly by the landowner to develop options for the redevelopment of a redundant warehouse/factory building, known as The Oscar Works.

Working closely with the planners and commercial/ residential agents, a scheme was submitted to the planners to provide: 17,500 sqft of commercial space; 207 student ‘cluster’ apartments across four distinct residential blocks.

Newstead General Housing

In collaboration with Sheffield City Council, Peak Architects have designed and secured planning on Newstead General Housing scheme, assisting in the local authority’s mission to increase council housing by 2029.

Located in southeast Sheffield, the scheme comprises of a mix of two, three and four bed houses with off street parking and gardens, together with one and two bed apartments with communal gardens, balconies and allocated parking.

Peak Architects worked closely with the Council to deliver well considered contemporary homes which sit nicely in their surroundings and enhance the existing community.

Starting on site in summer 2022, it is due for completion at the end of 2023.

Sustainable Design | New Build | Affordable Housing

Newstead OPIL Housing

Location Sheffield

Client Sheffield City Council

Status

On site 2024

In partnership with Sheffield City Council, Peak Architects are delivering 141 ‘Old People’s Independent Living’ apartments, with environmental sustainability and future adaptability built in. The design incorporates indoor/outdoor social and communal spaces, including a community hall and café.

Key to the development is its integration into the wider residential community by extending existing parkland and improving cross site pedestrian and cycle links.

Clarkehouse Road

As part of the proposals, a later 1980s office extension was demolished; opening up the site to provide off-street parking and additional accommodation in the form of a pair of bespoke townhouses and an apartment pavilion, providing an additional two apartments.

Bike & Boot Hotel,

Peak Architects assisted in the delivery of this 3 star 60 bed hotel on the site of the former Rising Sun pub in the Hope Valley. The Bike & Boot Hotel is a new leisure-orientated hotel brand that seeks to address the changing UK hospitality offer. The rooms have a design-led feel with purpose designed entertainment, designed to appeal to anyone enjoying the outdoor activities that the Peak District has to offer. Hospitality

Chatsworth Farm Shop

The proposals were required to improve the restaurant’s visible presence and capacity and create additional kitchen space to meet the demands of the restaurant.

This development delivered a mix of houses, apartments and extra care accommodation across a ‘retirement village’ within which there was a mix of communal and support facilities.

Works undertaken whilst practice founder worked for the developer Dandara in jersey. New

Arundel Gate

Working with a Sheffield based developer, proposals were devekoped for a 60 bedroom student studio scheme. The design includes a ground floor restaurant and bar with associated back of house facilities and deliveries on a lower ground floor level.

The designs were developed to allow for a Pre-App planning submission with outline cost plan, outline specification and scope of works to allow development appraisal to be developed.

Chatsworth House Stables

Conversion of the Grade I* listed stable courtyard at Chatsworth House, to provide a new restaurant and retail space. Working within the confines of the Listing; strategies were incorporated to incorporate underfloor heating and a rationalised ventilation system.

The works were completed within a 15 week programme.

Conservation and Heritage | Refurbishment & Extension

Coxmoor Golf Club

Peak Architects were invited to enter a limited competition for the refurbishment and extension of the Club House for Coxmoor Golf Club. Our bid was based upon an innovative design that incorporated the original elements whilst providing flexible accommodation. Combining existing structures and new linking forms the overall design which was unified by a lightweight roof structure.

Refurbishment and Extension | Hospitality & Leisure

The Bank House

The building incorporates underfloor heating, utilising the ‘Ty Mawr’ insulation and lime screed system, together with an innovative mechanical heat recovery system which uses excess heat from the adjacent glasshouse pump room to heat and ventilate the education rooms and toilets.

Church of the God

Peak Architects were employed to provide a new Community Hub that created a new entrance to the existing Church, as well as providing a welcoming inclusive outreach to the local community. Design concepts propose an open glazed ground floor that opens onto a central landscaped courtyard. Corten cladding is proposed which ties into the existing brickwork on the existing buildings.

Community & Ecclesiastical | New Build

Barrow Farmstead

Conversion, reconfiguration and extension of the historic Barrow Farmstead for the Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estate . Set in a conservation area on the outskirts of Wentworth village, the scheme will provide a variety of commercial serviced office accommodation in this stunning rural setting.

Conservation | Refurbishment | Hospitality | Peak Park

SHEFFIELD | HOPE VALLEY