What Proctor & Matthews does

Proctor & Matthews Architects is a private UK architectural and urban design practice founded in 1988 by Andrew Matthews and Stephen Proctor, headquartered in London with a secondary studio in Sheffield. The firm provides masterplanning, residential architecture, urban design, and community/sports facility design, with a portfolio spanning large-scale strategic masterplans (Carpenters Estate in London covering 2,000+ homes, Riverside Sunderland across 33.2 hectares, Heyford Park covering 500 hectares and up to 10,000 homes), residential neighbourhoods (Abode at Great Kneighton, Vaux Sunderland, Wilkinsons Brook Dublin, Benfield Valley Hove), commercial buildings (Turner House in Mumbai), and retrofit work (James Riley Point tower to Passivhaus standard). Revenue is generated through project-based professional fees typically structured around RIBA work stages, secured via design competitions (e.g., the RIBA competition for White Hart Street, Mansfield, in 2023), direct appointments from public sector clients (Sunderland City Council, Populo Living/London Borough of Newham, Homes England, Mansfield District Council, Fingal County Council), and commissions from private developers (Countryside Properties, Glenveagh, Igloo Regeneration, Raiaskaran). The practice also generates advisory revenue through authorship of Homes England sustainable placemaking guidance and self-published research, and delivers work through multi-disciplinary teams that include partners such as Metropolitan Workshop, FaulknerBrowns, Mawson Kerr, and Tibbalds CampbellReith. Projects are delivered across the UK, Ireland, India, and Sweden, and the firm has accumulated more than two dozen industry awards since 2012 across RIBA, Pineapple, Housing Design Awards, RTPI, RIAI, and Planning Awards bodies.

Name

Proctor & Matthews

Legal name

Proctor and Matthews Ltd

Website

https://proctorandmatthews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Proctor & Matthews Architects is a UK architecture and urban design practice founded in 1988 that delivers masterplanning, residential, and urban regeneration projects for local authorities, housing agencies, and private developers across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Fees generated from architectural and masterplanning services for residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. Projects range from individual building design to large-scale urban masterplans. Revenue is project-based and typically structured around RIBA work stages.
2. Urban Design and Masterplanning: Comprehensive urban design and masterplanning services for large-scale neighbourhood developments, often delivered in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams for public sector clients.
3. Publications and Advisory Services: Revenue from published works and contributions to governmental advisory guidance documents on placemaking, parking design, and urban quality.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Proctor & Matthews is an architecture and urban design practice delivering masterplanning, residential, mixed-use, and community building projects. Founded in 1988, the firm combines architecture, urban design, and landscape expertise to provide context-driven design services for public- and private-sector clients across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, and India.

Product overview

Proctor & Matthews Architects is an established architectural and urban design practice offering masterplanning services, residential architecture, urban design, and community facility design. The practice's core service offering centres on producing imaginative placemaking solutions that respect historical contexts and cultural identities. Their portfolio includes large-scale masterplanning projects (Riverside Sunderland, Heyford Park, Carpenters Estate), residential developments (Vaux, Abode at Great Kneighton, Wilkinsons Brook), commercial buildings (Turner House Mumbai), and publications on design philosophy. Projects range from neighbourhood masterplans and housing developments to community centres and public realm design, with a focus on sustainable, high-density, and heritage-sensitive development.

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Products and services

• Architecture & Masterplanning Services End-to-end architectural design and masterplanning services for residential, mixed-use, and community projects, delivered to public- and private-sector clients.
• Urban Design Urban design services spanning masterplans, public realm, and regeneration schemes for local authorities and private developers.
• Residential Architecture Design of residential housing and mixed-use developments for housing associations, public bodies, and private developers.
• Community & Sports Facilities Design Architectural design for community buildings and sports facilities, including projects such as Worksop Leisure Centre.
• Architectural Publications (Books) Published book of the practice's work, including 'From Boundaries to Belvederes' (September 2023), articulating the firm's design philosophy and project archive.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carpenters Estate residents voted 73% in favour of proposals through a formal ballot, demonstrating strong community support.
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Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Mawson Kerr ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal practice collaboration on Vaux Sunderland - the first phase of the Riverside Sunderland masterplan. Mawson Kerr contributed to the detailed design of the neighbourhood as part of the Proctor & Matthews-led team.
• Metropolitan WorkshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAppointed alongside Proctor & Matthews as masterplanners and architects for the Carpenters Estate regeneration in Stratford. Ongoing collaboration on the landmark estate regeneration initiative delivering 2,000+ homes.
• de Blacam and MeaghersecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish architectural practice that designed two of the seven typology variants during the development of dwelling types at Wilkinsons Brook, Dublin.
• Doran CraysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExecutive Architects for Wilkinsons Brook, Dublin, taking responsibility for construction stages and ensuring original design aspirations were implemented.
• Tibbalds / CampbellReithcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the multidisciplinary team led by Tibbalds CampbellReith JV for the Carpenters Estate masterplan, providing planning and infrastructure expertise.
• LDA DesignsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture and urban design consultancy forming part of the multidisciplinary team for Carpenters Estate regeneration.
• make:goodsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity engagement specialists who worked with residents during the Carpenters Estate masterplanning process, helping establish the 'The Dovetail' engagement hub.
• XCO2secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability consultancy forming part of the multidisciplinary team for Carpenters Estate masterplan.
• FaulknerBrowns ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading architecture practice collaborating on the Riverside Sunderland masterplan with specialist input alongside Proctor & Matthews and Mawson Kerr.
• ECD ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRefurbishment specialists appointed alongside Proctor & Matthews for the James Riley Point tower restoration and the residential refurbishment of the 1960s tower to Passivhaus standards.
• Land Development AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish state body partnered with Fingal County Council and Glenveagh Properties to bring Wilkinsons Brook scheme to market.
• Fingal County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partnered with Land Development Agency and Glenveagh Properties to deliver Wilkinsons Brook housing scheme.
• David Birkbeck (Design for Homes)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative input on 'Parking - What Works Where (Second Edition)' guidance document published by Homes England.
• Maccreanor LavingtonsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the collaborative team for 'Delivering Quality - Local Centres' publication and collaborated on 'Parking - What Works Where' guidance.
• PJAsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative input on Homes England sustainable placemaking guidance documents.
• DAG (Gallery)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRespected gallery collaborating with developer Raiaskaran to display Indian fine art throughout Turner House through temporary exhibitions and artist collaborations.
• O'Donnell and Tuomey ArchitectssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrently collaborating with Proctor & Matthews to deliver social housing for Dublin City Council.
• David Lock AssociatessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading practice leading the borough-wide Pathfinder Design Code for Gedling Borough Council with Proctor & Matthews involvement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Levitt Bernstein: London architecture practice with a substantial housing and estate regeneration portfolio including social housing and masterplanning — competing for the same public sector regeneration commissions as Proctor & Matthews.
• Mikhail Riches: Award-winning London practice known for sustainable residential design and council housing — directly comparable in typology (housing-led, sustainability-focused) and award profile to Proctor & Matthews.
• Haworth Tompkins: London-based practice with a comparable profile in residential architecture, masterplanning, and mixed-use neighbourhood design, including housing-led regeneration work for public sector clients.
• Feilden+Mawson (formerly Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios' housing peers): UK architectural practice with significant experience in residential, conservation-led, and masterplanning work — relevant peer given P&M's heritage-sensitive and context-responsive design approach.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE architects): Long-established London practice with strong residential, housing estate regeneration, and masterplanning credentials — direct competitor for council housing and large-scale urban regeneration briefs.
• Allies and Morrison: London-based architectural practice with strong residential, masterplanning, and urban regeneration credentials, comparable in size and project typology to Proctor & Matthews. Both firms compete for similar public-sector masterplanning commissions in London and the South East.
• Karakusevic Carson Architects: London-based practice specialising in council housing, estate regeneration, and large-scale residential masterplans — directly overlapping with P&M's core estate regeneration work such as Carpenters Estate and Riverside Sunderland.
• Mae Architects: London-based practice specialising in high-quality housing design, sustainability, and estate regeneration — directly comparable to Proctor & Matthews on project typology and award recognition in the housing sector.
• PRP Architects: One of the UK's largest housing-specialist architectural practices, working extensively on residential developments, estate regeneration, and masterplanning for both public and private sector clients.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with much larger scale and broader portfolio, but with overlap on mixed-use, masterplanning, and commercial developments including the Mumbai commercial sector in which P&M also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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