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We create buildings that blend purpose and place with inspired architectural design.

We offer a wide range of services in all sectors. Our team of experienced architects and designers work collaboratively to deliver tailored solutions that meet our clients' needs.

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Discover our healthcare projects, ranging from bespoke residential facilities to specialized care centers.

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Discover our portfolio of heritage projects, including estate cottage refurbishments and Grade II listed building renovations.

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Explore our diverse residential projects, from character homes to luxury apartments, crafted with excellence and attention to detail.

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Discover our healthcare projects, ranging from bespoke residential facilities to specialized care centers.

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Care

Restore

Discover our portfolio of heritage projects, including estate cottage refurbishments and Grade II listed building renovations.

A big hallway in a school.
Restore

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Building with stairs.
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Live

Explore our diverse residential projects, from character homes to luxury apartments, crafted with excellence and attention to detail.

A modern house with a lot of windows.
Live

Learn

Discover our educational projects, ranging from school facilities to specialist areas and extra services.

A wooden house with a big garden.
Learn

Develop

Explore our masterplanning projects, from community revitalization to urban development initiatives.

A old castle with a big garden.
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Portfolio

Selected projects

Private House, Tadworth

Private House, Tadworth

Lytle Associates enhanced a Tadworth residence with a ยฃ1.2m extension, featuring a pool, gym, sauna, mezzanine bar, outdoor hot tub, and fireplace.

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Tadworth
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Modern extension with indoor pool designed by Guildford architect

University of Surrey

University of Surrey

We have a long-running and excellent working partnership with the University of Surrey.

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Surrey
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University of Surrey
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University of Surrey building, front view.

Private House, Guildford

Private House, Guildford

This award-winning sustainable Guildford home started life as a humble 1960s bungalow. We were challenged to design a unique replacement dwelling that was highly sustainable and unlocked the potential of the sight and views. Being 30% beyond carbon neutral, and with its striking balance of quality traditional and contemporary materials, and innovative design, this eye-catchingโ€ฆ

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Diagram of a Passivhaus building showing optimal orientation and compact form, illustrating reduced heat loss and improved energy performance.
๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป.

Orientation and Heat Loss Form Factor are critical to achieving energy-efficient Passivhaus design. In this post, we explore how early design decisions shape long-term performance and sustainability.

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป.
Diagram of triple-glazed window installation in a Passivhaus building, illustrating thermal layers and energy-efficient design.
๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€

Triple glazing is essential to achieving Passivhaus certification, offering superior thermal performance and soundproofing. In this post, we explore how U-values, G-values, and glazing specifications contribute to energy-efficient, comfortable building design.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€
Illustration of a Passivhaus building envelope highlighting airtight construction and MVHR system airflow, representing energy-efficient and healthy indoor environments
๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ-๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐— ๐—ฉ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ฃ๐—›) ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป:

Airtightness and MVHR systems are essential to achieving the comfort, efficiency, and health benefits of Passivhaus design. In this post, we explore how these two elements work together to reduce energy loss, improve air quality, and create high-performance living and working environments.

๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ-๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ & ๐— ๐—ฉ๐—›๐—ฅ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€ (๐—ฃ๐—›) ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป: