MawsonKerr opens Leeds studio
Adding to the creative culture at Leeds Dock, the Newcastle-founded architecture practice is targeting growth across Yorkshire with its latest office addition.
The practice has taken space at The Department and appointed associate Daniel Dyer to head the new studio.
Dyer, who lives in Garforth, has been with MawsonKerr for 12 years and has worked as project architect on a number of the practice’s low-carbon residential schemes.
MawsonKerr plans to grow its presence across Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region, targeting York, Harrogate, and South Yorkshire, as well as the Peak District.
The practice is targeting work with property developers, private clients and public sector organisations, with a focus on sustainable residential design, individual homes, historic buildings and complex development sites.
Dyer said the Leeds base would provide a permanent presence from which the practice could build relationships and grow its workload across Yorkshire.
“We are an ambitious practice and will look to grow organically over the next year as the workload develops,” he said.
MawsonKerr already has two residential commissions in the region, including the redevelopment of a derelict historic mill in Leeds and a proposed 13-home scheme in South Yorkshire.
Its previous Yorkshire projects include a café at Mount Grace Priory in North Yorkshire and renovation work at Whitby Abbey, both for English Heritage.
The practice has also worked with organisations including the National Trust and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, alongside sustainability-led developers including igloo Regeneration and TOWN.
Co-founder Will Mawson said Leeds was a “natural next step” for the practice, citing development activity across the region and growing interest in contextual and sustainable design.
