The Genesis Design Studio

What The Genesis Design Studio does

The Genesis Design Studio is a chartered architectural practice headquartered in Romsey, Hampshire, operating as The Genesis Design Studio Ltd, a privately held UK limited company. Founded in 1993, the firm provides full-lifecycle architectural design services spanning masterplanning, feasibility and sketch design, planning applications, building regulations submissions, contract administration, and on-site supervision. The practice is led by sole owner and Director Philip Blencowe, supported by a team of six including a consultant architect, a project architect, an architectural assistant progressing through RIBA Part III, and an office manager.

The firm's work is organised around six project categories: house extensions, new-build houses (including Passivhaus-standard), historic and conservation projects (including Grade I/II/II* listed buildings), education, healthcare, and commercial/retail. Its technical differentiator is sustainable, energy-efficient design — demonstrated by BREEAM Excellent and Very Good-rated buildings, an A-rated EPC Passivhaus house with a 1.89 kgCO2/m² emission rate, and AECB membership — alongside deep capability in conservation, planning-sensitive work, and sector-specific design for schools, surgeries, and care homes. Customers include private homeowners (primary), schools (Archbishop Wake, Kings, St Faith's), healthcare providers (Nightingale Surgery, CLIC Sargent's Jean's House), retail and community operators (Bradbeers, The Lights, Rossmore Library), with a geographic focus across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Surrey, Dorset, the New Forest and Southampton, and a tentative extension into the Home Counties.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees on a project-by-project basis; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct, relationship-led engagement with private and small-institutional clients across the South of England, supported by a portfolio-style website and RIBA/ARB/AECB professional credentials. The firm holds no external investment, operates from a single Romsey office, and has no acquisitions, funding rounds, or public listing.

Name

The Genesis Design Studio

Legal name

The Genesis Design Studio Ltd

Website

https://thegenesisdesignstudio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Genesis Design Studio is a chartered architects practice based in Romsey, Hampshire, providing full-lifecycle architectural design services across the South of England since 1993. It serves private homeowners, schools, healthcare providers, retailers and community clients, with particular specialisation in Passivhaus, BREEAM-rated and historic-conservation projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building design planning
• Sustainable architecture
• Historic conservation design
• Education healthcare architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Romsey

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architectural services providing design from early concepts through planning applications, building regulations and on-site support. Revenue generated through professional service fees for architectural consulting, design, planning applications, building regulations submissions, contract administration and on-site supervision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Genesis Design Studio is a chartered architectural practice that delivers full-lifecycle architectural design services, from masterplanning, feasibility and sketch design through planning applications, building regulations submissions, contract administration and on-site supervision. The practice serves private residential clients (new builds, extensions, loft conversions, refurbishments, Listed Buildings) and commercial, retail, education and healthcare clients across the South of England. Distinctive technical offerings include Passivhaus ultra-low-energy design and BREEAM-rated sustainable buildings.

Product overview

The Genesis Design Studio is a chartered architects practice offering a comprehensive suite of architectural design services. The firm operates as a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services encompass the full project lifecycle: masterplanning, feasibility and sketch design, planning applications, building regulations, contract administration, and on-site supervision. These services are delivered across six project category specializations: House Extensions, New Build Houses, Historic and Conservation Projects, Education Projects, Healthcare Projects, and Commercial & Retail Projects. The practice primarily serves the Private Housing/Residential sector, with considerable activity in Commercial/Retail, Education, and Healthcare sectors across South England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-lifecycle architectural design services from early concept and masterplanning through sketch design, planning applications, building regulations, contract administration and on-site supervision. Delivered to private residential, commercial, retail, education and healthcare clients across the South of England.
• House Extensions and Refurbishments Design and project delivery for residential extensions, loft conversions and refurbishments, serving homeowners across the South of England.
• New Build Houses Design of new-build residential houses, including energy-efficient and Passivhaus-standard properties for private clients.
• Historic and Conservation Projects Specialised conservation and restoration work on historic and listed buildings, including Grade I, II and II* properties, often involving heritage planning approvals and sensitive restoration.
• Education Projects Architectural design for primary schools, secondary schools and special needs schools, including extensions, refurbishments and new builds with BREEAM certification where applicable.
• Healthcare Projects Architectural design for doctors' surgeries, nursing homes, care homes and community health centres, including accessible design and therapeutic environments.
• Commercial and Retail Projects Architectural design for commercial and retail spaces including department stores, community hubs, libraries and public arts centres, including refurbishment, extension and heritage-sensitive work.

Quantifiable outcome

• A-rated EPC achieved for energy-efficient house with carbon dioxide emission rate of just 1.89 kgCO2/m²
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Haworth Tompkins: A UK chartered architects practice with comparable breadth across residential, education, healthcare and heritage sectors. Slightly larger but offers a directly overlapping service portfolio and similar RIBA-chartered positioning.
• Gale & Snowden Architects: A small Devon-based chartered architectural practice with a comparable sustainable-design ethos (AECB member, Passivhaus experience). Direct peer in scale, regional footprint, sustainability positioning and service mix.
• Proctor & Matthews Architects: A UK RIBA-chartered practice with strong overlap in residential, education and heritage sectors and a comparable sustainable-design approach. Direct competitor for similar UK regional and institutional briefs.
• Cullinan Studio: A UK chartered architectural practice with comparable work across residential, education and community sectors and a strong sustainability ethos. Comparable RIBA-chartered positioning and regional UK operational model.
• Levitt Bernstein: A UK chartered architectural practice with deep specialism in housing, education, healthcare and heritage — directly comparable sector mix and accreditation standing to Genesis Design Studio.

Broad incumbents

• Purcell Architects: A larger UK architectural practice with significant heritage and conservation focus alongside education and residential work. Directly comparable conservation expertise but at significantly greater scale.
• Pollard Thomas Edwards: A larger UK architectural practice with strong overlap in residential, education, healthcare and heritage sectors. A broader incumbent operating in the same professional services space.
• Stride Treglown: A larger UK multidisciplinary architectural practice covering residential, education, healthcare and commercial sectors. Operates broadly in the same industry with overlapping capabilities, competing for similar regional and institutional commissions.

Emerging players

• Mikhail Riches: A UK architecture practice recognized for Passivhaus-standard residential and sustainable housing design. Highly comparable on sustainability credentials and energy-efficient design expertise, though focused primarily on housing.
• Feilden Fowles: A UK RIBA-award-winning architecture practice with strong sustainability credentials and work spanning residential, education and cultural sectors. Comparable on sustainable design ethos, though at slightly different project scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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