A #ColourPalette begins to emerge for a community church project we have been working on, drawing on the coastal colours of its setting 🌊🐚🏖️ These sit alongside the warm, natural textures & tones of the wooden structure & clay works plaster 🌅 #CoastalArchitecture (2/2)

At APG we often lay out a #MaterialitySamples board during the detailed design stages of a project 📒🌈 Having material samples in the office allows us to compare the real tactile experience of our material choices for both the #architectural fabric & interior finishes✨ (1/2)

garden spaces were maximised through utilisation of roof levels with winter gardens and pocket balconies 🌿😎 #BristolHousingFestival #BrighterPlaces #NetZero

that complements the local area 🚲🚏🥬 ♿ The team enjoyed working up this concept scheme sketch for a high-density site in the centre of #Bristol 🌇 Achieving the required unit numbers drove the dense massing form; (2/3)

APG staff recently produced these boards for @brighterplaces_ Midland Road #DesignCompetition in association with @BristolHf 🏘️✏️ The competition invited local #architects to submit innovative & solutions-focused proposals for a 100% affordable, climate-smart development (1/3)

As the students sit down to start their courses 📚👷🏼, we're over the moon with this footage of the recently completed @ExeterCollege #Retrofit Training Academy in its final days of construction 🚁 (Huge thanks to @EX2electrical for the #drone footage!) #ExeterArchitecture

Great to share a round with Leighton from Gwella Contracting Services Ltd and Sam from Classic 🤝 Thanks again for organising such a great event with the weather staying nice too ☀️😊 #FridayFeeling

Thank you to @ClassicSWLtd for a great golf day at @Yelvertongolf course on #Dartmoor 🏌️‍♂️ Such a unique experience sharing the course with all of the animals roaming in Dartmoor 🐴 We saw the lot! Ponies, sheep and cows - all adding to the challenge of the course ⛳️🐮 (1/2)

Our #FlexibleWorking hours ⏱ mean we can have the pleasure of working in beautiful locations around the UK ⛰🌊 The mobile office 🚐 is perfect for checking in whilst on the road (and also enjoying the stunning views!). #BeachOffice #RemoteWorking #WorkWithAView

Landscape Visual Impact Assessments 📸 form an important part of our landscape design process🏡 They also offer a great opportunity to explore nature 🌳 and new places, & develop a better understanding of the areas we are working in 🏘 #NatureIsNurture #SiteAnalysis #Architect

The APG Green Breakfast is our monthly #TeamMeeting 🤝, where we keep everyone up-to-date with projects, BCorp, business and more over a coffee and pastries 🥐☕️ #Collaboration #SharingKnowledge #MeetingsAreBetterWithFood

APG is #CarbonNeutral🌳🎉🌱 With our carbon footprint 👣 it was necessary to use offsetting to reach neutral as soon as possible, but over the next year we will be taking steps to reduce our #CarbonEmissions directly 📉 Find out more here: https://t.co/hMUUIxv1kP #GreenBusiness

Over the summer APG staff have been taking some well-deserved time off 😎 Taking proper breaks from work is essential for physical 🏃🏼‍♀️& #MentalHealth 🧠🧗🏻‍♂️ The team’s #summer adventures have brought great experiences, photographs, & stories back to the office 😊☀️ #APGAdventures

It is with mixed emotions that we bid farewell to APG #ArchitecturalAssistant, Reuben Strickett, as he returns to his studies at the @UniofBath 🏛️ Reuben has been an invaluable member of our #team, & this week we had a farewell picnic 😋 Keep climbing up those walls Reuben! 🌟

🌱 Grass seed is bedding in and the planted facade of climbing Trachelospermum will start to creep up the support structure. This will provide dappled shade in the summer and a scented external seating area for break times between lessons ⛅🥤 (2/2)

Finishing details 🌿🤩 The timber finned facade at Exeter College's new #Retrofit Training Academy pairs beautifully with the galvanised structure & concrete plinth, which extends the foundations up to act as informal seating spaces around the perimeter of the building 🎒👨‍🎓(1/2)

Near to completion 🏁🌟 More updates from @exetercollege's newly built #Retrofit Training Academy 🏗️ A plinth sits ready for the 1:1 training assets 👨‍🏫 which will be completed in Phase 2 with materials & support from GCAP business affiliates 🏫 #ExeterConstruction #ExeterCollege

While computers 🖥 form the backbone of our work, #HandSketching for ideation & visuals is still an important part of what we do ✍🏼 Putting pen on paper allows early ideas to flow and develop more freely, bringing images to life for our clients & consultations 🏡 #Architecture

The building provides a protective, naturally ventilated space for #RetrofitTraining on a series of 1:1 three-storey assets within 🌎♻️ Keep your eyes peeled for more updates over the coming days 👀 (2/2)

After >> Before 🤩 Our #Retrofit Training Academy at @ExeterCollege is nearing completion 🏫🏁 Scaffolding has now been struck, revealing the massing for the first time, clad in vertical timber fins and lined with a translucent polycarbonate skin🛠️ (1/2)