Powell Dobson Architects

Established over 50 years ago, the practice has over 50 staff operating from a design studio in Cardiff. We are dedicated to the design and delivery of high quality, sustainable buildings and places that are an inspiration and joy for those who use them and for the communities that they sit within. We aim to design buildings that are grounded in their response to context, climate and topography and, by adapting to these contextual factors, we create sustainable, resilient solutions that fully embrace our commitment to innovative and sustainable design. Our approach to innovation and sustainability is embedded in our design process from the outset and we have developed senior staff with specialist skills related to environmental design, zero and low carbon technologies and the wider global sustainable agenda. Our ethos to low carbon design is always a ‘fabric first’ approach, ensuing that the fundamental base elements are designed and specified in a way that provides minimal energy loss, providing an ultra-efficient building from the outset.