Buttress

Buttress is a leading design studio providing architecture, urban design, interiors and conservation design services.

We’re thinkers as much as makers. We believe that architecture is as much about people as buildings, and that buildings should be shaped by their surroundings, their role and the people who’ll use them.

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29 November 2023

Behind the B: Marcus Rogers

In this edition of Behind the B, we talk to Marcus Rogers and hear about his career as an architectural technologist and what building project he is most looking forward to being completed in 2024.

Birds eye view of a building with a grey sloping roof. It has a glazed from entrance with people entering. Outside is a green public area.

28 November 2023

Plans approved for Maryport's Wave Centre, Cumbria

The planning application to update and revitalise Maryport’s Wave Centre has been approved by Cumberland Council.

External image of a very large and proud Victorian building. It is three storeys with feature arch windows at the ground floor.

28 November 2023

Buttress starts work at Chetham's School of Music

After months of planning and inspection, Buttress is set to embark on a significant project to restore Whiteley Hall at Chetham's School of Music, in the heart of Manchester.

External photograph of a small construction site. There are four people in the picture, smiling at the camera, wearing high visibility jackets and construction helmets.

27 November 2023

Work starts on-site for housing for the homeless in Salford

Work has started on a site at Eccles New Road, Salford, to build eight new move-on homes for the homeless.