Award Winner! December 7, 2023

We are delighted to have delivered a distinctive and quality design solution for Elivia Homes which won the prestigious ‘Best Boutique Development’ award at last week’s 2023 Surrey Property Awards. Our design for the site in Walton-on-the-Hill was for fourteen high-quality dwellings, consisting of four individually designed houses and a large apartment (mansion) block. A…

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Celebrating Guildford design November 30, 2023

We were delighted to be part of the Guildford Design Awards last week, held at Guildford’s newly opened riverside venue ‘The Boathouse’. The event was a real celebration of some of our town’s most inspiring projects and public art, completed over the last year or so. We were thrilled that our project for a new…

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We’re in the running for two awards November 23, 2023

We’re delighted to share that, yet again, we’re in the running for two awards for our contemporary private house in Guildford. Having already won a prestigious regional Constructing Excellence award earlier in the year for this project, we are now a finalist in the national awards, with the ceremony taking place tonight. More locally, our…

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UK Passivhaus Conference 2023 November 21, 2023

Last month, our two certified Passivhaus Designers, Paul and Mollie, attended the Passivhaus Conference, UKPHC23, in Edinburgh. It was an informative conference under the heading ‘Scotland Leads the Way’. It focused on targets set by the city of Edinburgh to achieve a net zero operational CO2 target for 2030, with the Scottish government planning to…

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Collaboration at its best! November 14, 2023

It was great to feel the buzz in the office this morning and see collaboration at its best with our talented team at Lytle Associates Architects pulling together on a number of projects.

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Guildford Public House – a great opportunity to network November 7, 2023

Do join us at The Star Inn on 23rd November for another informal GPH networking evening for local property and construction industry professionals. Please RSVP to etreeby@lytle-associates.com

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Welcome to Jamie Sicely November 2, 2023

We are delighted to welcome Jamie to Lytle Associates as a Part 1 Architectural Student. After completing his Part I degree in architecture at Oxford Brookes University, Jamie is with us for his first year of practical experience. He has already made great progress, gaining experience on a range of projects and developing his AutoCAD…

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AT Awards 2023 October 25, 2023

Mark and Ollie from our office had a great time attending the CIAT Architectural Technology Awards last week. As finalists in the Award in Architectural Technology for our New Build Contemporary House, we were proud to have our work recognised by CIAT as delivering excellence in architectural technology through this innovative and sustainable project.

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An inspiring lecture on the challenges of urban housing design October 17, 2023

A number of us really enjoyed the recent Guildford Society lecture at the University of Surrey on ‘Addressing the challenges of Urban Housing Design’. Given by innovative, renowned architects Simon Hudspith and Peter Barber, both lectures were interesting and thought-provoking. With a planned visit to London in the spring to visit a couple of Peter…

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Welcome to Naneh Ghazarians October 10, 2023

We’d like to extend a big welcome to Naneh Ghazarians, who has recently joined us as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant. Naneh completed her Part 1 at the University of Portsmouth and is obviously very proud of the 1st she was awarded. Already putting her CAD skills to good use on live projects, Naneh is…

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Replacement dwelling in a stunning rural location October 3, 2023

We are currently working alongside Chartfield Consulting Limited and Andrew Black Consulting on designs for an exciting new dwelling in a rural location. We secured planning permission earlier this year to convert several existing barns on this tricky green belt site. A replacement house is now proposed as a series of interconnected buildings linked by walkways…

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Welcome to Emma Young September 21, 2023

We are delighted to welcome Emma Young as an Architectural Technologist to Lytle Associates. Emma has joined us following five years at a smaller practice in Godalming, where she worked on a number of listed buildings – including some large residential projects – from concept to completion. Prior to that, Emma was based in Winchester…

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Welcome to Gemma Mankelow September 21, 2023

We are delighted to welcome Gemma Mankelow as an Architect to Lytle Associates. After five years working for a large heritage practice, Gemma has amassed a wealth of experience working on landmark projects. She gained both strong design and technical skills whilst seeing these projects though from concept to completion. Her skills lie predominantly within…

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Guildford Public House September 7, 2023

Join us for the Guildford Public House ‘Autumn Get Together’ at The Fallen Angel at the Angel Hotel, Guildford High Street on Thursday 21 September, from 6-9pm.  These informal events, which are FREE and open to anyone in the industry, are held throughout the year at different venues in central Guildford. Come along and catch…

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We Are Hiring September 4, 2023

We are looking to employ a Junior or Senior Architectural Technician, on a permanent contract, to join our friendly office. We are a respected architectural studio in the heart of Guildford, established over 35 years ago. We are run by four directors and twenty staff and are proud to be an Employee Owned Trust (EOT).…

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Finalists August 31, 2023

Following on from winning a South East Constructing Excellence award earlier this year, we’re delighted to share that we are now a finalist in the National Constructing Excellence Awards as well as in the Architectural Technology Awards with our ‘private contemporary home’ in Guildford.

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Work Experience at Lytle Associates Architects August 17, 2023

We really enjoyed having four work experience students with us last month who are all considering architecture as a career.  Ella, Gabriella, Vinnie and Robert came from four different local schools – Godalming College, St Peters School, Howard of Effingham School and Fullbrook School. They all brought a fresh perspective to our mock brief to…

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Mollie Achieves Passivhaus Designer Certification August 8, 2023

We are delighted to announce that Mollie in our office has achieved the status of certified Passivhaus designer, allowing us to ensure that we meet this quality assured standard for our clients, strengthening the Passivhaus design knowledge at the practice.   Mollie is currently undertaking her Master of Architecture course at the University of Portsmouth…

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Guildford Public House August 2, 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Three Pigeons for another very successful Guildford Public House networking event. It was great to see some new faces as well as catch up with those of you who’ve been before. There seems to be genuine enthusiasm for these informal gatherings of local construction professionals. We…

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Supporting Guildford Arts summer exhibition July 25, 2023

As one of the patrons of Guildford Arts, a few of us were kindly given a private tour of their summer exhibition in the Yvonne Arnaud’s Mill Studio last week. It was great to view such a wide variety of pieces by talented local artists, and we are proud to support this valuable organisation that…

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Sir Mo Farah opens the Salesian School sports hall July 13, 2023

Sir Mo Farah CBE recently opened the newly completed Salesian Sports Hall in Chertsey. Our Director, Richard Wilkinson, attended this alongside staff, students and parents, as well as the journalist, newsreader and broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire. This wonderful new facility, which includes a first floor hospitality space with viewing terrace, will create a sports hub for…

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Guildford Public House July 7, 2023

Join us for the Guildford Public House ‘Summer Get Together’ at The Three Pigeons Pub, Guildford High Street on Thursday 20th July, from 6-9pm.  These informal events, which are FREE and open to anyone in the industry, are held throughout the year at different pubs in central Guildford. Come down and catch up with like-minded…

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Planning Permission for Young Epilepsy July 5, 2023

We are delighted to announce planning approval has been granted for a range of masterplan developments at Young Epilepsy in Lingfield.  The is the culmination of four years of working closely with the client to understand how the estate works, complete stakeholder consultation, capacity audits and accommodation analysis to inform a long-term campus masterplan. Our…

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Residential Project Of The Year June 30, 2023

🏆 RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR 🏆   We are absolutely thrilled that our Private Contemporary House in Guildford won the ‘Residential Project of the Year’ at the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2023. The project replaces the existing 1960s house with a new dwelling to modern living standards, using sustainable and energy-efficient materials The house…

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Happy Birthday Guildford Lido June 26, 2023

On Wednesday 21st June the Guildford Lido celebrated its 90th Birthday! As part of the celebrations Guildford’s Mayor, Masuk Miah cut the cake & met with the current staff & Scott Jagdeo from Guildford Borough Council. Jonathan Tan & Mark Chambers from Lytle Associates were on hand to walk the mayor through the soon to…

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