About the practice

Latitude was established in 2000 by Andrew Gilbert and Michael Griffiths as an unashamedly design orientated practice that strenuously attempts to achieve high quality design solutions that meet the clients brief, budgetary and commercial requirements. As a result, the workload of the practice has steadily expanded to include a varied and interesting mix of projects including residential, commercial, education, theatres, retail, industrial and one off private houses. Projects are located across the UK and include both urban and rural sites, ranging in value from £50m to £50K. The practice has particular expertise in obtaining planning consents for difficult, contentious sites that require tenacity, persuasiveness and responsive design to unlock their potential. Projects often involve listed buildings, adapting them to modern use. Latitude believes that good Architecture has a fundamental impact on the way we live our lives and interact with the environment. The design philosophy of the practice is founded on consideration of the environmental and cultural context of the site allied to a desire to create high quality contemporary solutions that are clearly of their time. We believe in the full integration of environmental and structural design to create elegant holistic solutions where all parts are considered at an early stage to ensure economy of form, detail and cost. The manner of the design process is also important to the practice and we endeavour to make the experience enjoyable and rewarding for our staff, fellow consultants, contractors and clients by being professional and having integrity in all we do.