What Consarc Architects does

Consarc Architects is a niche London-based client advisory architecture practice serving UK public sector bodies and corporate occupiers. Founded as a partnership in 1911 and incorporated following a 1994 management buy-out by Director Liz Pickard, the firm operates with seven staff including two RIBA/ARB-qualified directors (Liz Pickard and Ioana) each with more than 25 years of continuous experience. The practice offers four interconnected service lines — Advisory (client-side technical advisory and brief writing), Workplace (workplace strategy and consultancy), Interiors (interior design and FF&E procurement), and Architecture — applied across civic, office, hotel, heritage, and regeneration typologies.

The firm differentiates through a certified RIBA Client Adviser methodology, positioning itself as an embedded extension of the client's team rather than a traditional architect. Its technology stack is methodology-driven rather than software-driven: proprietary advisory frameworks covering end-user client advisory, workplace strategy development, RIBA Stage 2/3 design testing, and Stage 4/5/6 technical advisory through to handover. The practice maintains a strategic collaboration with sister company Cartwright Pickard for base-build architecture while retaining the advisory, workplace, and interiors scope.

Consarc generates revenue through professional services fees on long-duration civic and corporate projects typically valued at £40M-£100M+ in construction cost. Acquisition channels are competitive tenders (OJEU), direct appointment, and reputation-led referrals within the UK public sector advisory market. ISO 9001 certified, the firm is privately held with no disclosed external investment and has not raised funding.

Name

Consarc Architects

Legal name

Consarc Architects Ltd

Website

https://consarc.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consarc Architects is a London-based niche client advisory architecture practice serving UK public sector bodies and corporate occupiers with brief writing, workplace strategy, interior design, and architectural services across civic, office, hotel, heritage, and regeneration projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Advisory Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Client advisory architecture
• Workplace strategy consulting
• Civic building design
• Interior design services
• Public sector architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Client Advisory Services: Fees earned through feasibilities and client advisory work, including brief writing, strategic guidance, technical advisory, and project oversight throughout the construction phase.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Consarc Architects is a niche client advisory architecture practice offering four interconnected services: client advisory (brief writing, business strategy, technical advisory), workplace consultancy (workplace strategy and activity-based profiling), interior design (mood boards, FF&E procurement, bespoke joinery), and full architecture services across civic, offices, hotels, heritage, and regeneration typologies. They embed within client teams to act as 'intelligent client' advisers throughout project lifecycles from inception through construction to handover.

Product overview

Consarc Architects is a niche client advisory architecture practice offering a unified portfolio of four interconnected services: Advisory (client technical advisory and brief writing), Workplace (workplace strategy and consultancy), Interiors (interior design and FF&E services), and Architecture (full architectural services). The practice specializes in supporting corporate occupiers and public sector clients through the complete project lifecycle from inception to completion, with particular expertise in civic, offices, hotels, heritage, and regeneration typologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Independent, impartial client advisory and technical advisory services provided as integral members of in-house client teams. Includes business strategy, brief writing, design review at RIBA Stages 2-3, and technical advisory during construction Stages 4-6 covering value engineering, specification review, contractor evaluation, site inspections, and handover. Targeted at organisations undertaking complex building projects that need support to become 'intelligent clients'.
• Workplace Services Workplace consultancy services including strategic briefing, workplace strategy development, staff interviews, activity-based worker profiling, organisational change management, and space planning for capacity and flexibility. Designed for public sector bodies and corporate occupiers undergoing workplace transformation.
• Interior Design Services Full interior design services covering branded personality concepts, moodboard presentations, material and colour schemes, bespoke joinery design, furniture selection, and loose FF&E procurement management. Applied across civic, office, hotel, heritage and regeneration typologies.
• Architecture Services Architectural design services delivered across multiple typologies including civic buildings, offices, hotels, heritage projects, and regeneration schemes. Projects range from £40M civic centres to Grade II listed hotel refurbishments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lambeth Civic Centre: carbon footprint reduced by two-thirds and taxpayer saving of £4.5m per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Cartwright PickardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company collaboration on joint projects including Lambeth Civic Centre & Town Hall and Crawley Town Hall. Cartwright Pickard provides base-build architecture while Consarc delivers advisory, workplace consultancy, and interior design services. Both companies share access to collaborative studio space on the Regents Canal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Haworth Tompkins: Boutique UK architecture practice of comparable size, similarly focused on cultural, civic, and heritage clients with strong award pedigree. Directly comparable model of a small, award-led, repeat-client practice.
• Cartwright Pickard: Consarc's sister company and most directly comparable practice — UK-based architecture firm collaborating on joint Civic projects (Lambeth, Crawley) where Cartwright Pickard handles base-build and Consarc delivers advisory/interiors. Same typologies, overlapping leadership networks, and shared studio.
• John McAslan + Partners: UK practice with recognised strength in civic, transport, and workplace projects. Shares Consarc's tendency to engage on long, multi-stakeholder, publicly procured briefs and RIBA-aligned advisory delivery.
• Feilden+Mawson: UK practice of similar scale working across heritage, civic, and workplace typologies. Comparable model in delivering institutional public-sector projects with strong design credentials.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE): Mid-sized UK practice with a long-standing civic, housing, and public-realm portfolio directly addressing local authorities — overlapping Consarc's primary public-sector client segment and civic typology.

Broad incumbents

• Allies and Morrison: One of the UK's leading architecture practices with a strong public-sector and Civic portfolio (e.g. Royal College of Art, Southwark Heritage Centre). Larger in scale but competes for the same civic, education, and workplace commissions where Consarc plays.
• AHR (formerly Aedas Hibbert): Large UK-headquartered multi-disciplinary practice with strong public-sector and education portfolios. Competes for Civic briefs at scale where Consarc positions as the more specialised, advisory-led alternative.
• tp bennett: Larger UK architecture and interiors practice with a workplace and corporate-occupier focus. Directly overlaps Consarc's private-sector office fit-out work (Knight Frank, LaSalle type mandates) while operating at greater scale.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major UK architecture, engineering, and urban-design practice with extensive Civic and public-sector mandates. Overlaps Consarc on local-authority and government advisory work where scale and breadth of services are deciding factors.

Emerging players

• Purcell Architects: UK heritage-led architecture practice with overlap to Consarc's Heritage and Civic typologies (listed buildings, hotel conversions, public regeneration). Comparable on heritage advisory depth though larger and internationally distributed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consarc-architects

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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