Business Details
We founded our practice in 1977 as an architectural firm dedicated to conservation excellence. Over more than four decades we have evolved into a multi-disciplinary team offering architecture, archaeology and heritage consultancy. Our seven partners and thirty staff operate from Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders serving clients across the United Kingdom and internationally. We specialise in the conservation of major historic buildings alongside the design of award-winning contemporary architecture. Our archaeological division Addyman Archaeology provides expert fieldwork, historic building analysis and specialist survey techniques since 1996. We prepare feasibility studies, conservation management plans and heritage statements that balance preservation with modern social and economic needs.
Our dedicated architectural history team delivers rigorous research and expert witness reports for complex heritage projects. We are committed to sustainable design principles that respond to future challenges while respecting the past. Quality management and continuing professional development underpin every project we undertake. Clients trust us to improve the built environment through scholarly conservation and well-mannered contextual design. Our approach integrates scholarly conservation with contextual design true to its time and place. We strive to create lasting value for communities by conserving heritage and inspiring contemporary solutions.
Our dedicated architectural history team delivers rigorous research and expert witness reports for complex heritage projects. We are committed to sustainable design principles that respond to future challenges while respecting the past. Quality management and continuing professional development underpin every project we undertake. Clients trust us to improve the built environment through scholarly conservation and well-mannered contextual design. Our approach integrates scholarly conservation with contextual design true to its time and place. We strive to create lasting value for communities by conserving heritage and inspiring contemporary solutions.
Highlights and features
- We have over 45 years conservation architecture experience.
- Our seven partners lead a team of thirty.
- We integrate archaeology, heritage consultancy and architecture seamlessly.
- Our Addyman Archaeology division founded in 1996.
- We deliver award-winning sustainable design across the UK.
Services
Architecture
Our architecture service conserves major historic buildings and designs award-winning contemporary structures throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. We balance scholarly conservation with well-mannered contextual design that responds to future sustainability challenges. Clients benefit from integrated expertise across conservation, new build and master planning disciplines.
Archaeology
Addyman Archaeology provides commercial archaeological contractor services including evaluations, excavations and photogrammetric surveys for development projects. Our specialist team delivers historic building analysis, desk-based assessments and community archaeology across the United Kingdom. Clients receive expert advice on archaeological issues arising from construction and heritage management.
Heritage Consultancy
Our heritage consultancy prepares conservation management plans, heritage statements and feasibility studies for nationally significant built heritage. Architectural historians and conservation architects provide expert advice balancing preservation with social, cultural and economic needs. Clients gain authoritative research, condition reports and expert witness support for complex heritage decisions.
