Orchard Yard, our 14-home timber cohousing scheme, is now completeSee the project
Hollis Wren Architects

Architecture studio · est. 2014

Architects for councils, schools and community clients

Feasibility, planning and full design services for public and third-sector clients. Fixed-fee stages, cost plans checked by an independent QS, and energy targets written into the contract.

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Buildings completed
31
Avg. kWh/m² a year in use
9
Architects and designers

Hollis Wren Architects

Architecture studio

Bristol, UK

Taking on two new projects from spring 2027

Selected projects

Six buildings, from a back extension to a boathouse

Each project has its numbers next to it: floor area, measured energy use, time on site and cost per square metre. We publish them because clients ask, and because they keep us honest.

All work

01Wexmoor Borough Council2024

Halden Road Library annex

  • Civic
  • CLT
  • Conservation area
  • Extension

02Private client, Hartwell2022

Lowther Street rear extension and retrofit

  • Residential
  • Extension
  • Retrofit
  • Brick

04Fernlea Primary School2021

Fernlea timber classroom pavilion

  • Education
  • Prefabricated timber
  • Passivhaus standard

05Orchard Yard Cohousing Group2026

Orchard Yard: cohousing for 14 households

  • Housing
  • Cohousing
  • CLT
  • Passivhaus

06Kestle Rowing Club2020

Millrace rowing club boathouse

  • Sport
  • Flood resilience
  • Glulam
  • Riverside

Clients and partners

  • Wexmoor Council
  • Fernlea Primary
  • Kestle Rowing Club
  • Orchard Yard Group
  • Brackenford Trust
  • Tollgate Almshouse
  • Harrow Mill Press
  • St Brannoc Parish

Services

From the first site visit to the last snag

Clear stages with fixed fees, so you know what each step costs before we start. Most clients begin with a feasibility study and decide from there.

Services & process

  • Feasibility study

    A measured look at your site, brief and budget before you commit. We test two or three options, check planning risks and give you a realistic cost range.

    From $4,500

  • Full design service

    Everything from concept design to completion: drawings, specifications, tendering, and fortnightly site inspections until the building is handed over.

    10–13% of build

  • Planning and heritage

    Planning and listed building applications, pre-application meetings, heritage statements and neighbour consultation for sensitive or protected sites.

    From $6,800

  • Interiors and joinery

    Kitchens, built-in joinery, lighting and finishes, designed alongside the architecture so the shelves, windows and light switches all line up.

    From $85/m²

Kind words from clients

They told us honestly that our first idea would not get planning, and then showed us a better one. The extension cost what they said it would, which still surprises our friends.
Placeholder portrait of Dev RamanDev RamanHomeowner, rear extension
  • “As a public client we need fixed fees and paperwork that survives an audit. We got both, plus a building the town is proud of.”
    Placeholder portrait of Marguerite HolmMarguerite HolmCapital projects manager, district council
  • “Our hall was a damp shell. They worked out which walls could stay, which could be repaired, and how to heat it for less than we spent on the old boiler.”
    Placeholder portrait of Father Anselm PriceFather Anselm PriceParish priest, St Brannoc
  • “The best site meetings I have been to. Clear drawings, quick answers and an architect who knew every detail because she drew it.”
    Placeholder portrait of Gareth LyleGareth LyleContracts manager, timber builder

Have a site, a building or just a question?

Most of our projects start with a site visit and a cup of tea. Tell us what you have in mind, and we will tell you honestly what it might take.

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