Buttress

Buttress is an architecture practice whose services cover architecture, heritage consultancy, conservation architecture, urban design and interior design. Conservation and heritage advice therefore sit alongside its wider design work rather than as a separate offshoot. The practice states it is a certified B Corp and describes an employee-ownership structure, with a dedicated people and culture function supporting its teams. Its recent work includes Bath House in Chorlton, a new affordable housing scheme of 50 one- and two-bedroom apartments for people over 55, delivered for MSV and opened by Manchester City Council. The practice is based in Manchester and works with a range of public, housing and private clients on projects intended to have a lasting effect on the places they sit in. Architects, owners and public bodies looking for an architect able to combine heritage consultancy with new design may find it a relevant contact.