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We are _

Architectural Designer

19/10/2026

pembroke house, roundhay.

a house inside a park. the question wasn't how big. it was how to bring the park in. the answer: the house doesn't quite stop where the garden starts.

16/10/2026

every house has a blank. the room that doesn't work, the corner nobody sits in, the bit you apologise for when people come round.

fill in yours below, in one line. we'll reply to every answer.

swipe for ours: you'd think an architect's house would be sorted, but mine has a blank. budget, planning restrictions and two children under 7 mean we live with the same problems you do. a big kitchen, one small window, and the light gives up halfway across the room. we'll show you what we'd do next friday.

every friday from next week, we'll pick one and show the one move we'd make. if send us a photo of your blank space by message and it might be yours.

we're architects in Morley, working on projects across Leeds and Yorkshire.

14/10/2026

most architects won't tell you what they charge until you've picked up the phone or sent an email. we'd rather you knew first.

so there's a fee calculator on our website. tell it the project and the budget, and it gives you our fee. no form, no call, no email address.

because the architect is part of what your project costs. knowing our fee early means it goes into your budget from day one, not as a surprise halfway through.

it's an honest estimate, not a quote. once we've visited and seen the house, it can go up or down. if it moves, we'll explain why before anything is agreed.

try it for your project. link in bio.

12/10/2026

we're andrew and jack. two co-founders , one studio in morley.

six years in, we're pulling back the curtain. architects can seem like a scary bunch. we are _ was set up for ordinary people, and asking us something shouldn't feel like a big step.

so ask us anything about your house below. no question is too small, and we answer every one ourselves.

10/09/2026

Honestly, we’d have smashed the 80s! 😂😂

🏢 J A C K R D A V E Y

28/06/2026

It’s been one hell of a heatwave. This house is mostly glass. So why is it cool inside? 🌤️

No air-conditioning needed, No blinds down. Just design.

At the Roundhay House the overhang is sized to the sun. In summer it throws the glazing into shade, in winter it lets the low sun slip under to warm the rooms for free. And the huge rooflight? It faces north on purpose: it floods the space with soft, even daylight all day, without the direct sun that heats everything up.

All light. No overheating. Designed in from the start.

That’s what we do, create spaces that work the way you live.

👉 Planning a home or extension with lots of glass? Save this for your architect, and DM us “GLAZING” to talk it through.

17/06/2026

Same iconic arch. Different side of the pond.

Tonight England play their World Cup opener under a steel arch in Arlington, Texas and if that sounds familiar, it should.

AT&T Stadium’s twin arches span the length of three football pitches each, holding up an entire roof with zero columns in the way. Wembley does the same thing with a single arch acting like a giant crane. the whole roof hangs from it on steel cables, 133 metres up.

Two countries. Two structural solutions. One obsession with getting the arch right.

We couldn’t let tonight pass without noticing.

Come on England. 🤍

30/01/2026

We just secured planning for a project that required every bit of our technical grit and creative “listening.”
Navigating the Wetherby Conservation Area is never about taking the easy route. It’s about respecting the historic stone soul of a property while having the confidence to introduce high-performance, contemporary materials like Accoya and engineered glulam.

These watercolors aren’t just pretty pictures; they are the result of a coordinated strategy to solve a complex wayfinding challenge. We’re removing an unsympathetic later extension to reveal the building’s original form and engineering a new architectural “rhythm” that guides you home.

Whether we are crane-lifting glass for a feature in The Times or securing a one-off planning win for our local clients, the we are _ standard of detail remains the same.

We don’t just draw houses. We engineer the bridge between the heritage of the past and the vision for your future.

we are _ STUDIO
Meticulous. Purposeful. Approved.

30/01/2026

Meticulous by design.

We’ve been busy sorting the shelving in our new studio. Nearly all in, but like any good project, the last 5% is where the magic (and the most meticulous work) happens.

Technical clarity isn’t just a service we sell, it’s how we operate. Whether we’re engineering a crane-lifted roof light for a feature in The Times or designing national expo sites for industry leaders, the standard remains the same.

We’ve traded the boring, traditional “practice” model for a creative collective that actually listens.

The Local Studio Experience.

Meticulous. Rooted in Morley. Ready for your vision.

we are _ STUDIO

27/01/2026

National standards. Local soul. 🥂

We were incredibly proud to see our Roundhay project featured in The Times. A month on and we’re celebrating the architectural “engine” that made it possible for the wonderful kitchen by

The Design Logic:

Navigating a Conservation Area requires more than just a set of drawings; it requires technical grit. We designed a modern extension that dissolves the boundary between the home and the garden.

Bringing the outside in: Windows were meticulously planned to align perfectly with the landscape, creating a seamless transition.

Sculpting with light: The seamless roof light, craned into place as a single piece, was engineered to throw natural light into the very back of the deep-plan kitchen.

One with nature: The living area is set directly into the garden, turning the architecture into a frame for the trees outside.

We’re small, agile, and meticulously technical. This feature isn’t just a win for us; it’s proof that the “Studio” model, staying true to the creativity we were moulded for in education, works.

Even The Times couldn’t help but try to fill in our blank (printing us as ‘We Are Architecture Studio’). But we’re sticking with the _. Because we aren’t a traditional practice, we’re a studio built for the space in between.

we are _ Proven. Purposeful. Architecture without the ego.

- pic in The Times by Andy Haslam

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.weare-design.co.uk/

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