Studio

Six of us, one room, a very long table. We have stayed this size deliberately since 2014.

The studio, Silverthorne Lane Bristol
Interior perspective of the studio: a long table under a tall window, with models on it

Who we are

Thornbury & Vale was founded by Ines Thornbury and Rob Vale in 2014, after both spent a decade in larger practices watching good projects get diluted between too many hands.

There are six of us now: four architects, a part-two assistant and a studio manager who keeps the rest of us honest about programme and cost. Every project has a director on it from first meeting to final inspection. Nobody gets handed over to a team they have never met.

We take on roughly eight projects a year. That is fewer than we could, and it is the whole point.

PracticeThe particulars

Founded
2014
People
Six
Registration
ARB & RIBA Chartered
Projects a year
About eight

Come and see the table.

We would rather meet than exchange emails. The studio is five minutes from Temple Meads.