Journal - News

From project wins to finished spaces, dive into what’s new at Buttress.

Group photo of 80 people sitting or standing and looking into the camera

14 August 2025

Buttress transitions to 100% employee-owned

We have now transitioned to become employee-owned as part of our long-standing commitment to equity and inclusive design

Black and white photograph of a street view of the front of a shop - the shop is called Tea Stores

05 June 2023

Shopfront Design Guides

The importance of shopfront design guides in historic areas.

Row of joined-together houses (four) with a staircase on the side. They have a shared deck/balcony access. Street scene with trees.

01 June 2023

Buttress shortlisted in the 2023 Housing Design Awards

Buttress has been shortlisted in the 2023 Housing Design Awards for its RSAP scheme in Salford.

Road with a very large black box type building with large windows.

31 May 2023

Planning permission granted for City Centre Cultural Gateway

Planning permission has been granted to undergo a remarkable transformation of the city’s former IKEA building into a vibrant cultural hub.

Pink/brown block of apartments on a tree lined area

26 May 2023

Affordable Apartment Plans Submitted for Peru Street in Salford

The development forms part of the £2.5bn Crescent Salford regeneration.

Large grand Victorian mansion building in pale/yellow stone. It's three storeys with an extended porch, probably for carriages to draw up to. Although the building looks to be in a good condition, the windows are boarded up with black boards.

24 May 2023

Plans Submitted to Transform Salford’s Derelict Buile Hill Mansion

The plans will bring the historic mansion back into public use for the first time in over twenty years.

Five story apartments with balconies on a tree-lined street

15 May 2023

Plans submitted for fifty new homes in Chorlton

Plans have been submitted, on behalf of MSV Housing, for fifty later living apartments on the site of the former Chorlton Baths Leisure Centre following its closure in 2015.

03 May 2023

Buttress Completes Work at Caernarfon Castle

Buttress has completed work on the three-year-long programme of conservation and enhancement works at Caernarfon Castle for Cadw.

Victorian train with flags draped above it.

27 April 2023

First phase at the National Railway Museum’s Station Hall Completes

The protection measures inside the National Railway Museum’s Station Hall, designed to protect the building’s collection, have now been installed.

Ornate Victorian theatre fronting onto a road. It has a glass canopy at the front of the building.

04 April 2023

Morecambe Winter Gardens secures £2.7m from the Cultural Development Fund

Morecambe Winter Gardens has secured £2.7m for the continued renovation of the Grade II* listed concert hall.

03 April 2023

Lincoln Cathedral and Southwell Minster Win at the 2023 Civic Trust Awards

Buttress’ work at Lincoln Cathedral has been recognised with an AABC Conservation Award at the 2023 Civic Trust Awards.

Colour picture of vacant riding stables.

22 March 2023

Buttress appointed at Delapré Abbey, Northampton

Buttress has been appointed by the Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust as lead designer and heritage consultant for the Abbey’s Stable Development project.

CGI of a major arts and culture hub/research facility

10 March 2023

Plans submitted for major new arts and culture facility in the heart of Coventry

The scheme will provide a new home for nationally recognised collections.