HelloWe are award winning architects with extensive experience in a wide ranging portfolio of health, education, commercial and conservation work in urban, country and historic settings with offices in Castle Eden, County Durham and design studios in the North Yorks Moors.
Latest Projects
Restoration of the Albert Memorial, Saltburn, Cleveland12th June 2021
BBA flythrough of the early concept sketch repairs We’re working with Redcar and Cleveland District Council to restore the Albert Memorial in the Valley Gardens in Saltburn. The Memorial has surprising beginnings. It is the relocated portico from the first Barnard Castle railway station, built in 1854. The railway soon had two stations and the […]
Tyne to Tees, Shores and Seas. The SeaScapes Partnership.4th June 2020
Seascapes is a Heritage Coast Partnership, with National Lottery Heritage Funding to develop the UK’s first marine Landscape Partnership scheme. The Partnership is made up of local, regional and national partners that work in the coastal, marine and heritage sectors. The purpose of the initiative is to increase the value of the seascape between the […]
Repairs to St Cuthbert, Peterlee4th June 2020
One of our favourite churches in the Durham Diocese is St Cuthbert’s at Peterlee. We carry out its Quinquennial Inspections and have been managing repairs. It’s a lovely, modern church (designed by Donald McIntyre FRIBA whilst with the firm of Cordingley & McIntyre and built in 1957) and it’s a complete composition from the inclusive […]
New Servery and accessible wc at St Romald, Romaldkirk14th May 2020
At the Grade I church of St Romald at Romaldkirk, Co Durham, we were asked to design facilities that would enhance the church’s mission and improve the visitor experience. A servery and accessible wc was seen as the best way to provide much needed facilities. The project had been in gestation for many years and […]
Latest News
Tender Opportunity, The Old Co-op Buildings, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston, Durham21st April 2021
Sacriston Enterprise Workshops CIC are seeking construction tenders for the interior fit out of Unit C within the old Co-op buildings. Contact Emma Pattinson, Director, SEW CIC by email at sacristonenterpriseworkshops@gmail.com for the tender papers. The tender papers will be issued by Emma on Wednesday 12th May 2021 and are to be returned to Emma […]
Hylton Castle National Award5th February 2021
Following The Hylton Castle Project win of the regional Conservation and Regeneration Award at the Constructing Excellence North East Awards last year, it was eligible to go forward to the national awards held this January 2022. And wouldn’t you know it- it won! So the project has won not just the regional CE award but […]
Historic England Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund29th January 2021
BBA have been working with Saltburn Community and Arts Association, Cleveland, to obtain emergency funding from the Historic England Covid-19 Heritage at Risk Fund. The building has some eligible repair needs and we assisted the client in specifying repairs and obtaining tenders for the work. It is such a worthy fund and we are grateful […]
Award for Hylton Castle10th October 2020
We are really pleased to announce that The Hylton Castle Project has won the Conservation and Regeneration Award at the CENE 2020 Awards. We are very grateful to CENE, the Judges, the headline sponsor CDM and award Sponsor, SES Engineering, for this award. The award acknowledges the long term vision (and staying power) of the […]