Native Architects, York

Native Architects were appointed to assist the Punton family in the restoration of their 17th Century Grade 2 listed hardware store in Snaith.  Read how we restored these premises with sustainable materials whilst ensuring we showcased the building’s heritage and historical fabric. Read our article here 

We are delighted to be working with Ben, filmmaker, photographer and founder of York Creatives on a new project aimed at shining a light on people and places in the creative sector. York Creatives a grassroot collaborative network of  artists, designers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, performers, poets, writers, producers, curators, crafters and creators was set up…

Whilst the impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic continues to evolve, our priority is to ensure the health and safety of our staff and clients whilst maintaining an effective service throughout the ongoing crisis. Following the implementation of a number of Covid-19 precautions our staff are now working back in the office and we are…

In line with the latest Government advice regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19) the Native team are now working from home.  We are providing a full service and all team members are fully contactableso phone calls will be answered, emails responded to, and any telephone or website enquiries from potential clients responded to promptly. Please do not hesitate…

Rachel has been working alongside Year 5/6 teachers at St Oswald’s School in Fulford to deliver a short project engaging schoolchildren in architecture. As part of the RIBA Architecture Ambassadors scheme, Rachel encouraged the pupils to think about why buildings may have been designed in a certain way, thinking about materials, what different buildings are…

Yorspace is bringing affordable homes to York.  They’re building a tangible solution to York’s housing shortage by creating financially and environmentally sustainable homes designed to deliver a real sense of community. Their community share offer will remain open up until 31 January 2020. So if your New Year’s resolution is to join a housing revolution,…

We are delighted to be a case study for Circular Yorkshire a consortium of organisations and businesses, led by York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP, who are leading the change to a circular economy, aiming to become the UK’s first circular region, Circular Yorkshire.  A Circular Economy is the route we need to take…

Sally and Andrew visited Coventry Cathedral last week as part of the AABC Conservation Conference, for Architects and fellow professionals involved in the Conservation sector. They had a good day at the conference, and enjoyed exploring complicated conservation challenges and how they have been approached at Coventry in more detail.

Sally was at Ripley Castle last week for the Annual Tourism Society Yorkshire Conference, where she gave a presentation on “Conservation counts – how good design leads to rural tourism business success” as part of a wide range of fascinating topics covered by a variety of local professionals involved in the tourism sector. Sally’s talk…

We were delighted to see one of our straw bale house projects featured in the Yorkshire Post over the weekend. Described as “one of the biggest and best straw bale houses in Yorkshire”, the project was the result of several years of close collaboration between Native and the clients. You can read more about the…