About us

JWA is a RIBA Chartered architecture practice based in Leicestershire, UK. We create functional spaces that connect with people's lifestyles everywhere they go, from their home to their workplace and everywhere in between.

Our approach

"We aim to connect people with their lifestyle, capture their imagination and enhance their daily experiences."
— Rory McCabe, Design Director

Our approach is communicative, creative and collaborative. As a team, we are passionate about design and committed to providing the highest level of service.

We see each project as a close creative collaboration between our clients, the design team, specialist advisors and stakeholders in the project. Solutions are carefully tailored to brand, budget and individual project requirements.

We put dialogue at the heart of our process.

We take time to thoroughly analyse and discuss the brief, challenging assumptions and preconceptions and ensuring we understand the needs of the client and end users before developing a design strategy.

Our creative design process and lateral thinking then ensures the solution is achievable, efficient, practical, flexible and open to the future.

Our services

Commercial Architecture

Our architecture is informed by an understanding and consideration of how people experience and interact with an environment.

By focusing on intelligent design, manipulation of light, airflow and shape, we create spaces that are functional, practical and aesthetically appealing.

Space Planning

Our space planning design process defines the experience of an interior space through light, shape, surfaces and materials.

Working closely with the architect, solutions are carefully tailored to brand, budget and individual project requirements. Our long-standing relationships with a range of manufacturers and suppliers enable us to source materials in the most cost and time-effective manner for each project.

Masterplanning

During masterplanning we analyse and visualise, taking into account social, environmental, political, economic and functional considerations

From the intimate scale of a residential street to the strategic design of large-scale urban regeneration and mixed-use developments, we apply meticulous attention to detail to ensure the masterplan captures the vision and demonstrates it in an engaging and suitable format.

Residential Architecture

We undertake a wide range of residential projects. From bold extensions and stunning new build homes through to large scale residential developments, our aim for each project is to create a unique design scheme that carefully blends aesthetics, practicality, budget and sustainability.

Sustainability

We consider it our responsibility to reduce the environmental impact of our projects where possible. With 15 years experience working on highly successful sustainable projects, from zero carbon dwellings to passively ventilated large-scale public buildings, JWA spaces are always pragmatic and work to the lean-mean-clean principle.

Lean

Clever design with a focus on orientation, thermal massing, daylighting and no-cost options

Mean

Ensuring the meanest possible design, starting with minimal requirements of M&E or lighting and incorporating intelligent systems to optimise building management

Clean

Educating building occupants in a green way and specifying renewable energy sources

Clients

We enjoy establishing long-term partnerships; many of our clients have worked with us for over 15 years.

Travelodge
Hilton Hotels
Warner Hotels
Q Hotels
Holiday Inn
Ramada Jarvis
Kew Green Hotels
Premier Inn
Days Inn

Barratt Homes
Taylor Woodrow
Jansons Property
Barnes Construction
Bowmer & Kirkland
Galliford Try
McLaren Construction

Costa
McDonald's
Marston Inns and Taverns
Jessops
Three Mobile
Superdrug
Savers
A.S. Watson
Intu

Arc Carwash
BP
Moto Hospitality
Natural England
Texaco
Welcome Break

Aviva
Caterham Cars
Leicestershire County Council
Kettering Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council
Tannen Group