Jefferson Sheard Architects

Jefferson Sheard Architects, with a history stretching back over 65 years, has grown to become a prominent architectural firm in the UK, recognized for its innovative and client-focused approach across a variety of sectors including education, travel, healthcare, retail, and residential. With offices in Sheffield, London, Peterborough, and Manchester, the firm is committed to crafting thinking and clever creativity to address the needs of projects of all sizes​​.

The firm boasts a diverse team of over 50 professionals, including Board Directors like Mike Hall, Joe Dickeson, and Phillip Pollington, and Regional Directors like Clare Ailward in Manchester and David Legg in Peterborough, ensuring a wide range of expertise and experience across projects​​. Their approach to architecture is holistic, focusing on achieving architecture that meets clients' requirements and the wider community by delivering services with professionalism, freshness, honesty, and humor​​.

Their portfolio includes significant projects such as the Manchester Transport Interchange, which was part of the city's regeneration plan following the 1996 IRA bombing. This project integrated bus services, the Metrolink tram system, and a multi-storey car park into a new landmark for Manchester, earning a RIBA Regional Award and a RICS Innovation Award in 2007​​.

In the residential sector, Jefferson Sheard has delivered The Stylus in Hayes, West London, a major £18.5M residential scheme for CField Construction and Paradigm Housing Association. This project transformed the site of a former EMI record pressing works into homes, featuring a mix of render, timber, zinc, and contrasting dark grey fenestration​​.

Another highlight project is the Bensham Lane in Croydon, London, where they were tasked by Optivo Development Services to design and deliver a regenerative housing scheme. This project repurposed a declining industrial site into a contemporary development consisting of 75 new dwellings set around a generous landscaped courtyard​​.

The firm has also ventured into healthcare architecture with projects like the Brainkind Neurological Centre in York, commissioned by HBD and Brainkind to design a state-of-the-art facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients requiring specialist brain injury and mental health care​​.

Each project, from transport interchanges like Chester Bus Interchange​​ to residential developments like Gough House in Kingston​​, demonstrates Jefferson Sheard Architects' ability to blend innovative design with functionality, sustainability, and community integration. Their commitment to pushing boundaries while respecting the environment and local context has solidified their reputation as a leading architectural practice in the UK.