What MAST Architects does

MAST Architects (legal entity MASTARCH Ltd) is a private Scottish architectural practice headquartered at 51 St Vincent Crescent in Glasgow's west end, with a second office at 83 Princes Street in Edinburgh. The practice employs 40+ staff and delivers professional architectural services across seven sectors: residential, conservation, community, care, leisure, work, and learning, with a particular emphasis on residential, conservation, and community projects. Its client base is concentrated among Scottish housing associations (Wheatley Group, Sanctuary Housing, Cunninghame, Thenue, Elderpark, Queens Cross, Scottish Veterans Residences, and others), local authorities (West Dunbartonshire, East Ayrshire), and select private developers, secured via direct commissions and public procurement.

The practice's core offering is design-led professional services spanning new-build residential, heritage conservation and adaptive reuse, urban regeneration, community and care facilities, leisure and workplace projects, and learning environments. There is no proprietary technology, software product, or digital platform disclosed; delivery is founded on in-house architectural expertise, supported by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, Constructionline accreditation, and Investor in People status. Marketing is primarily organic - LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, an online public consultation channel, and downloadable sector brochures - with no paid acquisition or channel-based distribution model.

Revenue is generated on a project-based fee basis with publicly disclosed pricing, typical of UK architectural services. The practice has built a sustained reputation, evidenced by 30+ industry awards between 2011 and 2023 across Inside Housing Awards, Herald Property Awards, Scottish Home Awards, Scottish Design Awards, Brick Awards, and other bodies. MAST operates without disclosed external investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or leadership changes, consistent with an independently owned mid-sized Scottish professional services firm.

Name

MAST Architects

Legal name

MASTARCH Ltd

Website

https://mastarchitects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MAST Architects is a Glasgow-headquartered Scottish architectural practice with 40+ staff and a second Edinburgh office, delivering design-led residential, conservation, community, care, leisure, work, and learning projects for housing associations, local councils, and private developers across Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Conservation architecture
• Community regeneration design
• Supported housing design

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Professional architectural services including design, planning, conservation, and project delivery for residential, commercial, and public sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MAST Architects is a professional architectural practice delivering design, planning, conservation, and project delivery services across seven main sectors: residential, conservation, community, care, leisure, work, and learning. The firm serves clients including housing associations, local councils, and private developers, primarily across Scotland. Services are project-based commissions addressing new build, regeneration, heritage restoration, and specialist housing needs.

Product overview

MAST Architects is a professional architectural practice offering design and consultancy services across multiple sectors including residential, conservation, community, care, leisure, work, and learning projects. The practice operates from two locations in Scotland (Glasgow HQ and Edinburgh) and delivers projects throughout Scotland and potentially wider UK. They publish downloadable sector-specific brochures covering residential, conservation, and community/care services. The practice has approximately 40+ staff members and takes an innovative, people-focused approach to sustainable design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architectural Design Services Design and delivery of new build residential developments, housing association projects, and private residential commissions for housing associations, local councils, and private developers across Scotland.
• Conservation Architectural Services Specialist conservation work including heritage restoration, sympathetic design, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings for heritage property owners and organisations.
• Community Architectural Services Design of community facilities, regeneration projects, and public realm improvements for local authorities and community organisations.
• Care Sector Architectural Services Design of care homes, assisted living, and sheltered housing schemes for housing associations, councils, and specialist care providers.
• Leisure Architectural Services Design of leisure and recreation facilities, sports venues, and cultural buildings for public and private clients.
• Workplace Architectural Services Design of commercial buildings, workplaces, and office fit-outs for commercial clients.
• Learning Sector Architectural Services Design of educational facilities, schools, and learning centres for public sector education clients.

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)coreOthersProfessional membership body for architects in Scotland. MAST retains membership of RIAS as part of their professional standing.
• ISO Certification BodiescoreOthersMAST Architects has achieved ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) certifications.
• Investor in PeoplecoreOthersMAST has achieved Investor in People and Investor in Young People accreditations, demonstrating commitment to staff development.
• ConstructionlinecoreOthersConstructionline accreditation for construction industry compliance and procurement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architectural heavyweight with significant UK public-sector and conservation work. Indirect competitor for flagship briefs; representative of the scale ceiling MAST faces on larger mandates.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major UK-wide multidisciplinary design firm with broad residential, education, and public-sector capabilities. Larger established incumbent competing for the same regeneration briefs at a national scale.

Direct peers

• 7N Architects: Edinburgh-headquartered practice with strong credentials in housing, heritage, and public-sector work. Comparable on Scotland geography, scale, and design-led differentiation.
• CDA Architects: Scottish practice with strong public-sector and education portfolio. Comparable on geographic footprint, mid-size scale, and public-sector client type.
• John McAslan + Partners: Glasgow-headquartered practice with broader UK and international reach. Comparable on architectural services for housing, heritage, and education sectors, though at a larger scale.
• Studio E Architects: Glasgow-based practice active in residential, conservation, and community work. Comparable on Scottish geography, sector mix, and design-led approach.
• Page\Park Architects: Glasgow-headquartered architectural practice of comparable scale with strong focus on residential, conservation, and community-led work — the most directly comparable Scottish peer to MAST in terms of sector mix, geography, and public-sector client base.
• Anderson Bell + Christie: Scotland-wide architectural practice with deep housing association and local authority relationships. Comparable on client mix, geography, and regeneration sector exposure.
• Collective Architecture: Glasgow-based award-winning practice working across housing, education, and community regeneration. Highly comparable in mission, Scottish geography, and affordable-housing client base.
• Reiach and Hall Architects: Edinburgh-based practice active across residential, education, and cultural projects. Comparable Scottish mid-size peer with overlapping public-sector and community briefs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mastarchitects
• Facebookfacebook.com/mastarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mast-architects-llp
• Instagraminstagram.com/mastarchitects/?hl=en

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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